Round 8 · results
Round 9 live from Fri 25 Sep, 15:15 Samarkand · 10:15 GMT
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46th Chess Olympiad · Samarkand, Uzbekistan · 15–27 September 2026
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Open
Seed 139 · average 1978Captain: Mohamed Haddouche
| Board | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FM Alrehaili, Ahmed Abdullah S | 2106 |
| 2 | Alsemail, Mohammed Fahad M | 1982 |
| 3 | Khayat, Emad | 1939 |
| 4 | Alshnaiber, Yazeed | 1884 |
| 5 | Alotaibi, Mohammed Dhaidan N | 1868 |
Women
Seed 116 · average 1741Captain: Abdulrahman A Masrahi
| Board | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abrar, Mohammed Ahmad Almalki | 1820 |
| 2 | WCM Alsemairi, Dalia | 1802 |
| 3 | Alreshidi, Shrouq Ali M | 1699 |
| 4 | Alsanea, Mashael Abdulmohsen Mohammed | 1643 |
| 5 | Alotaibi, Maitha Abdulrahman A | 1543 |
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This is a real match from a previous Olympiad, measured exactly the way your own rounds would be.
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Board by board
| Board | Player | Opponent | Result | Moves | average loss per move | Flagged | Clock low point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 B | Hasford, John Kojo 1956 | Fancy, Stuart 1921 | Win | 42 | 46.7 | 3 | 51.5% |
| 2 W | Anhwere, Bernard 1893 | McCoy, Tom 1883 | Win | 55 | 23.8 | 3 | 3.1% |
| 3 B | Fomevor, Cephas Clinton 1873 | Jones, Rupert 1849 | Win | 31 | 36.7 | 6 | 8.1% |
| 4 W | Frempong-Smart Daniel 1863 | Stuart, Terry | Win | 36 | 15.4 | 1 | 42% |
Notes for the captain
Every game in full
Where the game turned
The complete game, move by move
Shaded moves are the ones that cost material or position: inaccuracy, mistake, blunder.
Where the game turned
The complete game, move by move
Shaded moves are the ones that cost material or position: inaccuracy, mistake, blunder.
Where the game turned
The complete game, move by move
Shaded moves are the ones that cost material or position: inaccuracy, mistake, blunder.
Where the game turned
The complete game, move by move
Shaded moves are the ones that cost material or position: inaccuracy, mistake, blunder.
Average loss per move is how much, on average, each move gave away against the best available move, in hundredths of a pawn. Lower is better. The clock low point is the smallest share of the starting time the player had left. Below a tenth counts as severe time trouble. A move is only measured when the positions either side of it were both evaluated.
Game records from lichess.org broadcast relays, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. The analysis shown here is shared under the same licence.
Example
And the dossier on your next opponents.
The same evening, before the next pairing: every opponent you are about to face, and every game they have played here.
| Round | Colour | Opponent | Result | Moves | average loss per move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black | Deac, Bogdan-Daniel 2680 English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined | Lost | 47 | 29.8 ⏱ |
| 2 | White | Tchouka, Yakini 1932 King's Indian Attack, with e6 | Won | 33 | 20.3 ⏱ |
| 3 | White | Romanov, Evgeny 2567 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation | Lost | 53 | 22.2 ⏱ |
| 4 | Black | Asante Debesai Zerabruk 1908 Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations | Won | 23 | 9.7 |
| 5 | Black | Saraci, Nderim 2446 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation | Won | 64 | 6 ⏱ |
| 6 | White | Meier, Georg 2591 Queen's Gambit Declined: Vienna Variation, Quiet Variation | Lost | 68 | 21.7 ⏱ |
| Round | Colour | Opponent | Result | Moves | average loss per move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White | Shevchenko, Kirill 2673 Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation | Lost | 37 | 37.8 ⏱ |
| 2 | Black | Egbe, Kossi Thierry 1847 Modern Defense: Three Pawns Attack | Won | 41 | 34.5 ⏱ |
| 3 | Black | Lazov, Toni 2360 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense, Main Line | Lost | 59 | 34.1 ⏱ |
| 4 | White | Kibrom Weldegebriel Beraki 1885 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | Won | 30 | 15.7 |
| 5 | White | Ondozi, Murtez 2371 Semi-Slav Defense | Drew | 99 | 15.8 ⏱ |
| 6 | Black | Rodriguez Vila, Andres 2417 French Defense: Chigorin Variation | Won | 59 | 41.4 ⏱ |
| 7 | Black | Barrish, Daniel 2281 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation | Lost | 51 | 28.1 ⏱ |
| Round | Colour | Opponent | Result | Moves | average loss per move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White | Parligras, Mircea-Emilian 2537 Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | Lost | 51 | 19.2 ⏱ |
| 2 | Black | Semeko, Lumen Paco 1740 Zukertort Opening: Black Mustang Defense | Drew | 66 | 39.8 |
| 4 | White | Samuel Merhawi Gebrehiwet 1788 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Belezky Line | Won | 52 | 38.3 |
| 5 | White | Fejzullahu, Afrim 2221 Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted | Won | 48 | 16.8 ⏱ |
| 6 | White | Roselli Mailhe, Bernardo 2362 French Defense: Exchange Variation | Lost | 58 | 31.2 |
| 7 | Black | Levitan, Caleb Levi 2193 Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation | Lost | 69 | 42.4 |
| Round | Colour | Opponent | Result | Moves | average loss per move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black | Lupulescu, Constantin 2590 King's Indian Defense: Semi-Averbakh System | Lost | 23 | 44.4 ⏱ |
| 2 | White | Amewounou, Komlan Kouessan 1825 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | Won | 27 | 6.6 ⏱ |
| 3 | White | Risteski, Emil 2367 Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation | Lost | 27 | 52.1 ⏱ |
| 4 | Black | Lilay Weldu Gebru 1977 Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Original Marshall Attack | Won | 27 | 13 ⏱ |
| 5 | Black | Uruci, Endrit 2348 Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack | Lost | 33 | 29.4 |
| 7 | White | Karsten, Jan 2311 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Adams Attack | Lost | 44 | 36.8 ⏱ |
Example
And what actually scores against them.
Knowing an opponent opens with a certain move is half the work. The other half is knowing how that move has gone at this event.
Across the whole event, 1.d4 was played 1,362× and White scored 53.4%.
How Black answered it
| Reply | Games | Black scored |
|---|---|---|
| 1…Nf6 | 832 | 49.4% |
| 1…d5 | 402 | 43.3% |
| 1…e6 | 44 | 36.4% |
With Black, they have met Nf3 d5 — 1× here.
Across the whole event, 1.d4 was played 1,362× and White scored 53.4%.
How Black answered it
| Reply | Games | Black scored |
|---|---|---|
| 1…Nf6 | 832 | 49.4% |
| 1…d5 | 402 | 43.3% |
| 1…e6 | 44 | 36.4% |
With Black, they have met e4 e6 — 2× here.
Across the whole event, 1.e4 was played 1,949× and White scored 51.3%.
How Black answered it
| Reply | Games | Black scored |
|---|---|---|
| 1…c5 | 830 | 53.0% |
| 1…c6 | 259 | 51.2% |
| 1…e6 | 166 | 50.6% |
With Black, they have met Nf3 Nc6 — 1× here.
Across the whole event, 1.e4 was played 1,949× and White scored 51.3%.
How Black answered it
| Reply | Games | Black scored |
|---|---|---|
| 1…c5 | 830 | 53.0% |
| 1…c6 | 259 | 51.2% |
| 1…e6 | 166 | 50.6% |
With Black, they have met e4 e5 — 2× here.
Scores come from games between players of the same standard as your team, not grandmasters. Lines played too few times are left out rather than reported as a trend. Which opening suits your player is your call; these are the numbers behind it. 3,941 · 45th Chess Olympiad, Budapest 2024 — every relayed game of the Open section · 25+
Example
Each player across the whole event.
By the rest day the question changes: is this player holding up? Every round they have played, and what changed between the halves.
FM Hasford, John Kojo 1956
3/9 · average loss 34.4 per moveTaller is better — each bar is one round, inverted so a clean game stands tall. Green won, grey drew, orange lost.
Every round in detail
| Round | Colour | Opponent | Result | Moves | average loss per move | Clock low point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Fawzy, Adham 2507 Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack | Lost | 38 | 44.8 | 7.2% ⏱ |
| 2 | W | Khoder, Akram 2239 Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch Variation | Lost | 63 | 28.2 | 5.7% ⏱ |
| 4 | B | Alfaro, William 2133 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation | Lost | 24 | 37 | 65.1% |
| 5 | W | Moncur, Cecil 1839 Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense | Drew | 35 | 25.7 | 39.4% |
| 7 | B | Fancy, Stuart 1921 Pirc Defense: Chinese Variation | Won | 42 | 46.7 | 51.5% |
| 8 | B | Ortega Amarelle, Mariano 2453 Czech Defense | Lost | 27 | 45.6 | 42.7% |
| 9 | W | De Mey, Juan Pablo 1992 Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights, Vienna Variation | Drew | 51 | 18.2 | 32.5% |
| 10 | W | Ah-Kye, Benitot Emmanuel 1815 Indian Defense: Knights Variation | Won | 49 | 13.9 | 59.1% |
| 11 | B | Kudakwashe Chinake 1859 Queen's Pawn Game | Lost | 43 | 49.9 | 48.4% |
IM Anquandah, Francis Eric 1941
3/9 · average loss 28.9 per moveTaller is better — each bar is one round, inverted so a clean game stands tall. Green won, grey drew, orange lost.
Every round in detail
| Round | Colour | Opponent | Result | Moves | average loss per move | Clock low point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W | Wageih, Kareim 2402 Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation | Drew | 70 | 7.2 | 17.5% |
| 2 | B | Arkadan, Adib 2181 Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Normal Line | Lost | 43 | 46.6 | 7.2% ⏱ |
| 3 | B | Sihlongonyane, Sikhanyiso 1813 Scandinavian Defense: Main Line | Drew | 69 | 22.5 | 0.7% ⏱ |
| 4 | W | Rocha, Maximiliano 2156 Italian Game: Paris Defense | Drew | 52 | 19.8 | 3.3% ⏱ |
| 6 | W | Pace, Colin 2186 Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Exchange Variation | Lost | 49 | 49.2 | 31.2% |
| 8 | W | Alho, Diogo 2192 Sicilian Defense | Lost | 42 | 39 | 4.4% ⏱ |
| 9 | B | Stetsenko, Ilya 1903 Catalan Opening: Closed, Main Line | Lost | 31 | 42.4 | 17.5% |
| 10 | B | Chinasamy, Devarajen 1975 Rapport-Jobava System | Drew | 38 | 15.7 | 19.2% |
| 11 | W | Young, Christopher 1758 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation | Won | 40 | 17.4 | 3.5% ⏱ |
Anhwere, Bernard 1893
4/9 · average loss 36 per moveTaller is better — each bar is one round, inverted so a clean game stands tall. Green won, grey drew, orange lost.
Every round in detail
| Round | Colour | Opponent | Result | Moves | average loss per move | Clock low point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Wafa, Hamed 2368 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation, Early Deviations | Lost | 28 | 53.8 | 0.8% ⏱ |
| 3 | W | Mbongeni, Mabuza 1784 Indian Defense: Knights Variation | Lost | 46 | 53 | 6.1% ⏱ |
| 4 | B | Sanchez, Steven 2072 King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense | Lost | 39 | 26.8 | 13.6% |
| 5 | B | Ferguson, Joseph 1797 Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Indian Variation | Won | 41 | 12.9 | 32.6% |
| 6 | B | Darmanin, Jake 2119 Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with d6 | Drew | 56 | 42.3 | 7.1% ⏱ |
| 7 | W | McCoy, Tom 1883 Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line | Won | 55 | 23.8 | 3.1% ⏱ |
| 8 | B | Mirulla, David 1904 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Adams Attack | Won | 50 | 26 | 5.3% ⏱ |
| 9 | W | Pesqueira, Jose 1880 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Fianchetto | Drew | 38 | 22.6 | 9.9% ⏱ |
| 11 | B | Shaw, Clifford 1744 Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Pin Defense | Lost | 13 | 63.2 | 50% |
Fomevor, Cephas Clinton 1873
4.5/9 · average loss 29.9 per moveTaller is better — each bar is one round, inverted so a clean game stands tall. Green won, grey drew, orange lost.
Every round in detail
| Round | Colour | Opponent | Result | Moves | average loss per move | Clock low point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W | Sadek, Sameh 2269 Slav Defense | Lost | 52 | 25.8 | 0.6% ⏱ |
| 2 | W | Assaad, Joe 2150 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation | Lost | 49 | 36.1 | 0.6% ⏱ |
| 3 | B | Nxumalo, Vuyo 1746 Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, New York System | Won | 46 | 29 | 0.6% ⏱ |
| 5 | W | Pride, Avian 1742 Semi-Slav Defense | Won | 30 | 26 | 18.2% |
| 6 | W | Novak, Attila Robert 2135 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Main Line | Lost | 33 | 35.8 | 0.6% ⏱ |
| 7 | B | Jones, Rupert 1849 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense | Won | 31 | 36.7 | 8.1% ⏱ |
| 9 | B | Antonio, Kyell-Jean 1763 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense | Drew | 30 | 9.7 | 9.9% ⏱ |
| 10 | W | Lam Kin Cheung, Stephane 1677 Benoni Defense: Old Benoni | Lost | 56 | 46.8 | 4% ⏱ |
| 11 | W | Tracey, Shaun M 1684 Dutch Defense: Classical Variation | Won | 59 | 23 | 1.9% ⏱ |
Frempong-Smart Daniel 1863
3.5/8 · average loss 39.2 per moveTaller is better — each bar is one round, inverted so a clean game stands tall. Green won, grey drew, orange lost.
Every round in detail
| Round | Colour | Opponent | Result | Moves | average loss per move | Clock low point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | B | Kassis, Antoine 2085 Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack | Lost | 50 | 36.8 | 7.6% ⏱ |
| 3 | W | Mtsetfwa Philani 1688 Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan | Won | 104 | 38.5 | 0.7% ⏱ |
| 4 | W | Ortiz, Marcos 2191 Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan | Lost | 35 | 36.9 | 28.6% |
| 5 | B | Whyms, Chapell 1701 Slav Defense: Chebanenko Variation | Won | 38 | 32.1 | 14.3% |
| 6 | B | Mizzi, Jack 2053 Slav Defense: Chebanenko Variation | Drew | 77 | 24.8 | 16% |
| 7 | W | Stuart, Terry Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan | Won | 36 | 15.4 | 42% |
| 8 | W | Vaz, Jose Carlos 1909 Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan | Lost | 28 | 91.7 | 49.4% |
| 10 | B | Lee Luen Mang, Stefan 1803 Slav Defense: Modern Line | Lost | 32 | 37.3 | 52.7% |
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