Chess Olympiad 2026

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Standings
BRU
Seeded 151, category D
3 won, 2 drawn, 6 lost
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Brunei Darussalam as a nation

Brunei Darussalam

In numbers

169

place of 206 after round 11

8

match points from 11 matches

19½

game points; TB1 122½, TB3 91

1905

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	CM Md Omar Ak Hafizon Pg	2100	10	4	1935	−39
2	Muhammad Ahsanuddien Badarudin	1850	9	4½	1978	+21
3	Rodney Lim Teck Guan	1902	9	3½	1803	−26
4	Ahmad Akmal	1843	6	1	1791	−15
5	Md. Danish Zaqwan Md. Hadi	1830	9	5½	1938	+31

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 Iceland ISL

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson 25311CM Md Omar Ak Hafizon Pg 21000 2Muhammad Ahsanuddien Badarudin 18500IM Hilmir Freyr Heimisson 23421 3GM Johann Hjartarson 24611Rodney Lim Teck Guan 19020 4Ahmad Akmal 18430GM Hannes Stefansson 24251

Round 2 v Guinea GUI

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1CM Md Omar Ak Hafizon Pg 21001Bansoumane Sougoule 16580 2Pepe Amara Traore 15930Muhammad Ahsanuddien Badarudin 18501 3Rodney Lim Teck Guan 19021Mamadou Diandia Barry 0 4Aguibou Fofana 0Md. Danish Zaqwan Md. Hadi 18301

Round 3 v United Arab Emirates UAE

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1IM Omran Al Hosani 23171CM Md Omar Ak Hafizon Pg 21000 2Muhammad Ahsanuddien Badarudin 18500FM Al Taher Abdulrahman Mohammad 22621 3FM Sedrani Ammar 21891Ahmad Akmal 18430 4Md. Danish Zaqwan Md. Hadi 18301FM Fareed Ahmed 21320

Round 4 v Tunisia TUN

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1CM Ahmed Bouzidi 2153½CM Md Omar Ak Hafizon Pg 2100½ 2Rodney Lim Teck Guan 19020CM Mohamed Khalil Abdallah 21791 3CM Yacine Barbaria 21761Ahmad Akmal 18430 4Md. Danish Zaqwan Md. Hadi 18300FM Hamed Ben Ghanem 20991

Round 5 v Bermuda BER

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1CM Md Omar Ak Hafizon Pg 2100½Christian Guanzon 1929½ 2Nathan Dennis 17771Muhammad Ahsanuddien Badarudin 18500 3Rodney Lim Teck Guan 19020Dylan Flanagan 16721 4Wolde Place 16660Ahmad Akmal 18431

Round 6 v Solomon Islands SOL

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Fred Resture 18540CM Md Omar Ak Hafizon Pg 21001 2Muhammad Ahsanuddien Badarudin 18501Chris Kaituu 18900 3Junior Lui 18190Rodney Lim Teck Guan 19021 4Md. Danish Zaqwan Md. Hadi 18301Melanie Chottu 0

Round 7 v Democratic Republic of the Congo COD

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointWhite on board 1

1Muhammad Ahsanuddien Badarudin 18501FM Mashala Kabamwanishi 19400 2Nkubuluku Diangienda Chadi ½Rodney Lim Teck Guan 1902½ 3Ahmad Akmal 18430Makuwa Mbayo Gaetan 18041 4Josue Kanda ½Md. Danish Zaqwan Md. Hadi 1830½

Round 8 v Timor-Leste TLS

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointWhite on board 1

1CM Md Omar Ak Hafizon Pg 21000Helder de Araujo 19051 2Andrade Pinto 18200Muhammad Ahsanuddien Badarudin 18501 3Rodney Lim Teck Guan 1902½Paulo Fernandes de Carvalho 1810½ 4Mario Melo Nascimento 1788½Md. Danish Zaqwan Md. Hadi 1830½

Round 9 v Jamaica JAM

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1FM Joshua Christie 22161CM Md Omar Ak Hafizon Pg 21000 2Muhammad Ahsanuddien Badarudin 18500FM Shreyas Smith 22721 3FM Raheem Glaves 21271Ahmad Akmal 18430 4Md. Danish Zaqwan Md. Hadi 18300FM Jaden Shaw 21001

Round 10 v Macau, China MAC

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1CM Tong Kuan Mak 19151CM Md Omar Ak Hafizon Pg 21000 2Muhammad Ahsanuddien Badarudin 1850½CM Seak Hin Ieong 1914½ 3De V R Joao Car Bartilotti 15451Rodney Lim Teck Guan 19020 4Md. Danish Zaqwan Md. Hadi 1830½David Sun 1591½

Round 11 v Palau PLW

3½–½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1, + and − mark forfeits

1CM Md Omar Ak Hafizon Pg 21001Aron Pedro 15980 2FM John Ranel Morazo 2242½Rodney Lim Teck Guan 1902½ 3Ahmad Akmal 1843+CM Tito Cabunagan 1776−4CM Cyril Tomas Montel Jr 19200Md. Danish Zaqwan Md. Hadi 18301

Team awards

Whitewash

Round 2
Brunei Darussalam BRU4Guinea GUI0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Whitewash

Round 6
Brunei Darussalam BRU4Solomon Islands SOL0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Escape Artists

2games saved

Round 6, the deepest hole -6.85
Brunei Darussalam BRU

Most games won or drawn from a position the engine had at −3.00 or worse.

Bloodiest Match

102captures

Round 8
Brunei Darussalam BRU2Timor-Leste TLS2

The match with the most captures over its four boards.

Sprint Match

107moves

Round 9, 37 + 25 + 29 + 16
Brunei Darussalam BRU0Jamaica JAM4

The match whose four boards were over quickest, in moves added together; forfeits never count.