Chess Olympiad 2026

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Standings
DJI
Seeded 184, category E
3 won, 0 drawn, 8 lost
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Djibouti as a nation

Djibouti

In numbers

193

place of 206 after round 11

6

match points from 11 matches

16

game points; TB1 99½, TB3 85

1723

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	Mohamed Bilal Houssein	1807	11	5	1938	+30
2	Mohamed Mahamoud Mahamoud	1760	6	1	1585	−57
3	Ali Dima Mohamed	1741	11	3½	1702	−13
4	Farhan Nour Nour	1658	9	4½	1823	+50
5	Salah Ibrahim Sabri	1647	7	2	1007	−47

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 Cyprus CYP

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Mohamed Bilal Houssein 18071FM Rafail Antoniou 22440 2FM Konstantinos Michaelides 22271Mohamed Mahamoud Mahamoud 17600 3Ali Dima Mohamed 17410FM Alexandros Isaakidis 22411 4Savvas Konstantinides 19661Farhan Nour Nour 16580

Round 2 v Afghanistan AFG

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1CM Khaiber Farazi 21281Mohamed Bilal Houssein 18070 2Mohamed Mahamoud Mahamoud 17600CM Habibullah Amini 20471 3Homayoun Mohtaat 19281Ali Dima Mohamed 17410 4Farhan Nour Nour 1658½CM Sulaiman Ahmad Ashrafi 2044½

Round 3 v Mali MLI

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1FM Bakary Traore 2134½Mohamed Bilal Houssein 1807½ 2Ali Dima Mohamed 17411Oumar Keita 18920 3Baba Moulaye Abdalla Maiga 18451Farhan Nour Nour 16580 4Salah Ibrahim Sabri 16470Youssouf Niare 17291

Round 4 v Grenada GRN

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Mohamed Bilal Houssein 1807½Renniel Gilbert 1848½ 2Gennard Roberts 15641Mohamed Mahamoud Mahamoud 17600 3Ali Dima Mohamed 17410Jaedyn C.R.Pierre 1 4Vladimir Mendez 1651½Farhan Nour Nour 1658½

Round 5 v Niger NIG

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Saidou Rigo Boubacar 17420Mohamed Bilal Houssein 18071 2Ali Dima Mohamed 17411Aboubacar Akarintkitt 0 3Mouhammed Oumarou 0Farhan Nour Nour 16581 4Salah Ibrahim Sabri 16471Ibrahim Mounkaila 0

Round 6 v Laos LAO

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Mohamed Bilal Houssein 18071CM Chi Yang 16910 2Souminta Yomvilath 14951Mohamed Mahamoud Mahamoud 17600 3Ali Dima Mohamed 1741½Bounthengnoy Sengphachan ½ 4Kongkham Douangphachanh 0Salah Ibrahim Sabri 16471

Round 7 v Maldives MDV

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1FM Shuaau Muhammed 22071Mohamed Bilal Houssein 18070 2Mohamed Mahamoud Mahamoud 17601CM Hassan Mohamed 18720 3Ahmed Aboobakuru 17100Ali Dima Mohamed 17411 4Farhan Nour Nour 16581Mohamed Raakin Fayaz 17500

Round 8 v Ethiopia ETH

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Miki Abdissa Bekele 20681Mohamed Bilal Houssein 18070 2Ali Dima Mohamed 17410Flawer Habtu Moges 19961 3Robel Brhane Abrha 20261Farhan Nour Nour 16580 4Salah Ibrahim Sabri 16470Petros Olana Bulcha 19341

Round 9 v Suriname SUR

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Mohamed Bilal Houssein 1807½FM Roger Matoewi 1893½ 2CM Suradj Hanoeman 19431Mohamed Mahamoud Mahamoud 17600 3Ali Dima Mohamed 17410Orasji Roger Junior 19441 4Ethan Tjin Kon Kiem 18281Salah Ibrahim Sabri 16470

Round 10 v Jersey JCI

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1CM Jem Gurner 21081Mohamed Bilal Houssein 18070 2Ali Dima Mohamed 17410Paul A Carpenter 18581 3Gary Clark 18310Farhan Nour Nour 16581 4Salah Ibrahim Sabri 16470Gus Weber 17391

Round 11 v Guinea GUI

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Mohamed Bilal Houssein 1807½Bansoumane Sougoule 1658½ 2Pepe Amara Traore 15931Ali Dima Mohamed 17410 3Farhan Nour Nour 1658½Mamadou Diandia Barry ½ 4Aguibou Fofana 1Salah Ibrahim Sabri 16470

Team awards

Whitewash

Round 5
Djibouti DJI4Niger NIG0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Sprint Match

112moves

Round 5, 17 + 22 + 52 + 21
Djibouti DJI4Niger NIG0

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

Quietest Match

44captures

Round 5
Djibouti DJI4Niger NIG0

The match with the fewest captures over its four boards.

Quick Draw

1:09per move

Round 5, 108 moves timed in 4 games
Djibouti DJI

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

Comeback Match

Round 7, board 1 lost
Djibouti DJI3Maldives MDV1

Lost on board 1 and still won the match.

Thrill Ride

6eval swings

Round 7
Djibouti DJI3Maldives MDV1

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.

Escape Artists

3games saved

Round 7, the deepest hole -4.34
Djibouti DJI

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

Thrill Ride

9eval swings

Round 10
Djibouti DJI1Jersey JCI3

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.

Safety First

5average castling move

Round 10, castled in 3 of 4 games
Djibouti DJI

Earliest castling on average, over the games in which the team castled at all.