Chess Olympiad 2026

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Standings
AUS
Seeded 32, category A
5 won, 3 drawn, 3 lost
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Australia as a nation

Australia

In numbers

56

place of 206 after round 11

13

match points from 11 matches

25½

game points; TB1 269½, TB3 129

2505

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	GM Bobby Cheng	2570	9	5½	2595	+3
2	GM Temur Kuybokarov	2534	8	4	2456	−5
3	IM Rishi Sardana	2518	9	5	2405	−9
4	GM David C Smerdon	2461	9	5	2306	−12
5	IM James Morris	2442	9	6	2467	+5

Boards follow the order the players have appeared in, as the team list keeps it; board 5 is the reserve. Games and scores count played games only. Performance and rating change come from Lichess. A name opens the player’s page.

Who carries the team

Each board from the player’s rating (hollow) to the performance so far (filled); red, the largest lift, grey, a board below its rating. The grey line is the team’s average rating, the score closes the row. A performance on few games moves a long way.

Matches

Round 1 v Senegal SEN

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1GM Bobby Cheng 25701GM Felix Izeta Txabarri 24520 2Hadji Saidou Nourou Ba El 19570GM Temur Kuybokarov 25341 3IM Rishi Sardana 25181Cheikh Sidy Mohamed Deme 18640 4Mlik Omar 16180GM David C Smerdon 24611

Round 2 v Cyprus CYP

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1GM Andreas Kelires 2532½GM Temur Kuybokarov 2534½ 2IM Rishi Sardana 2518½FM Konstantinos Michaelides 2227½ 3FM Alexandros Isaakidis 2241½GM David C Smerdon 2461½ 4IM James Morris 24421Savvas Konstantinides 19660

Round 3 v Netherlands NED

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1GM Anish Giri 27571GM Bobby Cheng 25700 2GM Temur Kuybokarov 25340GM Jorden Van Foreest 27061 3GM Loek Van Wely 26430IM Rishi Sardana 25181 4IM James Morris 2442½GM Erwin L'Ami 2595½

Round 4 v Albania ALB

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1GM Bobby Cheng 25701IM Franc Ashiku 23880 2FM Mateu Boci 2317½IM Rishi Sardana 2518½ 3GM David C Smerdon 24610FM Aleksander Xhembulla 22921 4FM Ergit Ramaj 23170IM James Morris 24421

Round 5 v Bosnia & Herzegovina BIH

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1IM Sanjin Culum 24411GM Bobby Cheng 25700 2GM Temur Kuybokarov 2534½IM Rijad Burovic 2414½ 3IM Dejan Marjanovic 23900GM David C Smerdon 24611 4IM James Morris 2442½GM Dalibor Stojanovic 2412½

Round 6 v Uzbekistan 3 UZB

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1GM Bobby Cheng 2570½IM Saidakbar Saydaliev 2475½ 2IM Bakhrom Bakhrillaev 24120GM Temur Kuybokarov 25341 3IM Rishi Sardana 25181IM Almas Rakhmatullaev 24180 4IM Asrorjon Omonov 23471GM David C Smerdon 24610

Round 7 v Hungary HUN

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1GM Richard Rapport 27260GM Bobby Cheng 25701 2GM Temur Kuybokarov 2534½GM Peter Leko 2676½ 3GM Benjamin Gledura 26201IM Rishi Sardana 25180 4IM James Morris 24420GM Gleb Dudin 25601

Round 8 v Colombia COL

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointWhite on board 1

1GM Bobby Cheng 2570½IM Santiago Lopez Rayo 2431½ 2IM Manuel Campos Gomez 2428½IM Rishi Sardana 2518½ 3GM David C Smerdon 24610GM Cristhian Camilo Rios Gomez 24121 4FM Juan Sebastian Herrera 22900IM James Morris 24421

Round 9 v Scotland SCO

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1IM Frederick Waldhausen Gordon 2455½GM Temur Kuybokarov 2534½ 2IM Rishi Sardana 25180FM Rishi Vijayakumar 23871 3IM Konstantinos Megalios 23730GM David C Smerdon 24611 4IM James Morris 2442½FM Murad Abdulla 2323½

Round 10 v Singapore SGP

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1GM Bobby Cheng 2570½GM Jingyao Tin 2584½ 2GM Jagadeesh Siddharth 24971GM Temur Kuybokarov 25340 3GM David C Smerdon 2461½FM Zi Han Goh 2347½ 4FM Ashwath Kaushik 2303½IM James Morris 2442½

Round 11 v Egypt EGY

3½–½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1GM Bobby Cheng 25701GM Adham Kandil 23820 2IM Hamed Wafa 2358½IM Rishi Sardana 2518½ 3GM David C Smerdon 24611FM Ahmed Kandil 23530 4IM David George Samir 23170IM James Morris 24421

Team awards

Whitewash

Round 1
Australia AUS4Senegal SEN0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Finishers

2checkmates

Round 1, 2 of 4 wins by checkmate on the board
Australia AUS

Most checkmates delivered on the board.

Zeitnot Nation

39.7% under five minutes

Round 11, 92 of 232 moves in 4 games
Australia AUS

Highest share of moves played with under five minutes on the clock.

Zeitnot Nation

25.5% under five minutes

553 of 2169 moves in 44 games
Australia AUS

Highest share of moves played with under five minutes on the clock.