Chess Olympiad 2026

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Standings
CIV
Seeded 134, category D
3 won, 2 drawn, 5 lost, 1 unpaired
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Cote d’Ivoire as a nation

Cote d’Ivoire

In numbers

162

place of 206 after round 11

8

match points from 10 matches

15½

game points; TB1 131½, TB3 97

2008

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	FM Simplice Armel De Gondo	2071	8	1½	1786	−43
2	CM Yoboue Hermann Manan	2061	9	1½	1784	−52
3	Yao Aubin Maximilien Tanoe	2002	8	4½	1916	−15
4	CM Franck Anderson Nean	1993	8	4½	2011	+3
5	Marc Arnold Amako	1915	7	3½	1848	−13

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 2 v Kiribati KIR

3½–½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1FM Simplice Armel De Gondo 20711Boata Tierata Tekanene 0 2Martin Ataake ½CM Yoboue Hermann Manan 2061½ 3Yao Aubin Maximilien Tanoe 20021Tamaroa Rutio 0 4Tebou Tata Itaaka 0CM Franck Anderson Nean 19931

Round 3 v South Africa RSA

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1IM Jan Karsten 23861FM Simplice Armel De Gondo 20710 2CM Yoboue Hermann Manan 20610IM Caleb Levi Levitan 23161 3Charlton Mnyasta 22361Yao Aubin Maximilien Tanoe 20020 4CM Franck Anderson Nean 19930James Dinham 21241

Round 4 v Sierra Leone SLE

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Winston Gerald Mansfield Thomas 1928½FM Simplice Armel De Gondo 2071½ 2Yao Aubin Maximilien Tanoe 20021CM Ronald Lwebuga 18800 3Joseph Adeshole Brian Beckley 1802½CM Franck Anderson Nean 1993½ 4Marc Arnold Amako 19151Samzu.o.h. Agbaje 16360

Round 5 v El Salvador ESA

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1FM Simplice Armel De Gondo 20710FM Daniel Arias 22271 2FM Santiago Jose Guevara Ruiz 21601CM Yoboue Hermann Manan 20610 3CM Franck Anderson Nean 19930FM Ibarra Carlos Roberto 22831 4FM Marvin Andres Guevara Ruiz 20291Marc Arnold Amako 19150

Round 6 v Bermuda BER

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Christian Guanzon 19291FM Simplice Armel De Gondo 20710 2CM Yoboue Hermann Manan 20611CM Don Dacres 18460 3Nathan Dennis 1777½Yao Aubin Maximilien Tanoe 2002½ 4Marc Arnold Amako 19151Dylan Flanagan 16720

Round 7 v Madagascar MAD

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1FM Simplice Armel De Gondo 20710IM Fy Antenaina Rakotomaharo 24261 2CM Dylan Rakotomaharavo 21291CM Yoboue Hermann Manan 20610 3Yao Aubin Maximilien Tanoe 20020CM Miora Andriamasoandro 20761 4Ny Andolalaina Fitia Noah Rabarison 20180CM Franck Anderson Nean 19931

Round 8 v Uruguay URU

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1GM Georg Meier 26121FM Simplice Armel De Gondo 20710 2CM Yoboue Hermann Manan 20610IM Facundo Vazquez 24111 3IM Luis Ernesto Rodi 22241CM Franck Anderson Nean 19930 4Marc Arnold Amako 19150IM Bernardo Roselli Mailhe 23111

Round 9 v Maldives MDV

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointWhite on board 1

1CM Yoboue Hermann Manan 20610FM Shuaau Muhammed 22071 2CM Hassan Mohamed 18721Yao Aubin Maximilien Tanoe 20020 3CM Franck Anderson Nean 19931CM Ali Abdul Rahman 18580 4Mohamed Raakin Fayaz 17500Marc Arnold Amako 19151

Round 10 v Oman OMA

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1FM Salim Al Amri Salim Mohammed 19511FM Simplice Armel De Gondo 20710 2CM Yoboue Hermann Manan 20610Mohammed Khalfan Al Saidi 19341 3CM Mana Al Kathiri 18860Yao Aubin Maximilien Tanoe 20021 4Marc Arnold Amako 1915½Mahad Al Amri 1760½

Round 11 v Tanzania TAN

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointWhite on board 1

1CM Yoboue Hermann Manan 20610Parsa Naser 18461 2Patrick Christopher Sarota 16880Yao Aubin Maximilien Tanoe 20021 3CM Franck Anderson Nean 19931Farkad Abeid 17730 4Rashid Mansour Sharif 17781Marc Arnold Amako 19150

Team awards

Promotion Party

2promotions

Round 4, 2 in 4 games (0.5 per game)
Cote d’Ivoire CIV

Most promotions by the team's players.

Theory Match

59½opening moves

Round 5
Cote d’Ivoire CIV0El Salvador ESA4

The match that stayed in the book longest: the opening phases of its four boards added, in moves.

Comeback Match

Round 6, board 1 lost
Cote d’Ivoire CIV2½Bermuda BER1½

Lost on board 1 and still won the match.

Space Invaders

47.14per 100 moves

Round 6, 99 of 210 moves crossed the middle
Cote d’Ivoire CIV

Most moves into the opponent's half per 100 of the team's own moves.

Quick Draw

1:00per move

Round 6, 206 moves timed in 4 games
Cote d’Ivoire CIV

Fewest seconds per move over the team's games with usable clocks.

Time in the Bank

1:18:55left on average

Round 6, over 4 games
Cote d’Ivoire CIV

Most time left on the clock after the last move, on average.

Thrill Ride

9eval swings

Round 11
Cote d’Ivoire CIV2Tanzania TAN2

The match with the most swings between a one-pawn lead for White and one for Black over its four boards; every board needs Lichess's full analysis.

Forward March

6.94retreats per 100 moves

Round 11, 10 of 144 moves went backwards
Cote d’Ivoire CIV

Fewest retreating moves per 100 of the team's own moves.