Chess Olympiad 2026

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Standings
GEQ
Seeded 167, category E
3 won, 3 drawn, 5 lost
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Equatorial Guinea as a nation

Equatorial Guinea

In numbers

147

place of 206 after round 11

9

match points from 11 matches

22

game points; TB1 152½, TB3 87

1985

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	FM Xavier Mompel Ferruz	2340	11	10½	2402	+21
2	Angel Estanislao Gatjens Capche	1831	11	4½	1820	−22
3	Oscar Naranjo Gonzalez	1784	8	1½	1758	−24
4	Eugenio Ndemesogo Nguema Oye	–	7	2	1710	–
5	Deogracias Asumu Eyama Oye	–	7	3½	1690	–

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 Bangladesh BAN

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1IM Rahman Mohammad Fahad 2431½FM Xavier Mompel Ferruz 2340½ 2Angel Estanislao Gatjens Capche 18310FM Tahsin Tajwar Zia 23621 3GM Niaz Murshed 23421Oscar Naranjo Gonzalez 17840 4Eugenio Ndemesogo Nguema Oye 0FM Sajid Sakline Mostafa 23161

Round 2 v Libya LBA

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1FM Xavier Mompel Ferruz 23401Mohammed Midhat Abdulrahman 20910 2CM Ali Elier 22101Angel Estanislao Gatjens Capche 18310 3Oscar Naranjo Gonzalez 1784½FM Yousef A. Alhassadi 2149½ 4CM Tawfik ezzeddin Kweiri 21401Eugenio Ndemesogo Nguema Oye 0

Round 3 v Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VIN

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1CM Brian S Cottle 18800FM Xavier Mompel Ferruz 23401 2Angel Estanislao Gatjens Capche 18311Oris L Robinson 15500 3Vedant Shetty 18120Oscar Naranjo Gonzalez 17841 4Deogracias Asumu Eyama Oye 1Jahnyiah Gumbs 0

Round 4 v Kenya KEN

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Kuka Kyle 20120FM Xavier Mompel Ferruz 23401 2Angel Estanislao Gatjens Capche 18310FM Simiyu Jadon 21661 3CM Oluka Robert Mcligeyo 21381Oscar Naranjo Gonzalez 17840 4Eugenio Ndemesogo Nguema Oye 0CM Ben Magana 19921

Round 5 v Guinea GUI

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointWhite on board 1

1FM Xavier Mompel Ferruz 23401Bansoumane Sougoule 16580 2Pepe Amara Traore 15930Angel Estanislao Gatjens Capche 18311 3Oscar Naranjo Gonzalez 17840Mamadou Diandia Barry 1 4Aguibou Fofana 1Eugenio Ndemesogo Nguema Oye 0

Round 6 v Palau PLW

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointWhite on board 1

1FM Xavier Mompel Ferruz 23401Aron Pedro 15980 2CM Tito Cabunagan 1776½Angel Estanislao Gatjens Capche 1831½ 3Oscar Naranjo Gonzalez 17840CM Cyril Tomas Montel Jr 19201 4Santiago Jr Tan 1899½Deogracias Asumu Eyama Oye ½

Round 7 v Cameroon CMR

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1FM Ebosse Kingue Victor Patrick 19950FM Xavier Mompel Ferruz 23401 2Angel Estanislao Gatjens Capche 18310Donkeng Hussel 20201 3Noumbo Vidal 18821Oscar Naranjo Gonzalez 17840 4Deogracias Asumu Eyama Oye 0CM Makem Pierre 18331

Round 8 v Greenland GRL

3½–½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1FM Xavier Mompel Ferruz 23401Egon Mattaaq 0 2Hans-Christian Dahl 1858½Angel Estanislao Gatjens Capche 1831½ 3Eugenio Ndemesogo Nguema Oye 1Aputsiak Niels Janussen 0 4Carl Fleischer 16400Deogracias Asumu Eyama Oye 1

Round 9 v Guam GUM

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1FM Xavier Mompel Ferruz 23401CM Elmer Prudente 19830 2CM Tuan An Tran 19451Angel Estanislao Gatjens Capche 18310 3Eugenio Ndemesogo Nguema Oye 0Cristian Tenezaca 18751 4James Marcus Justo 20601Deogracias Asumu Eyama Oye 0

Round 10 v Eswatini SWZ

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1CM Mabuza Mbongeni 18240FM Xavier Mompel Ferruz 23401 2Angel Estanislao Gatjens Capche 18311Ngwenya Kwanele Mangaliso 16940 3Mabuza Nkosivile 16751Oscar Naranjo Gonzalez 17840 4Deogracias Asumu Eyama Oye 0Santiago De Nobrega 17651

Round 11 v Grenada GRN

3½–½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1FM Xavier Mompel Ferruz 23401Renniel Gilbert 18480 2Gennard Roberts 1564½Angel Estanislao Gatjens Capche 1831½ 3Eugenio Ndemesogo Nguema Oye 1Omario Pope 14310 4Jaedyn C.R.Pierre 0Deogracias Asumu Eyama Oye 1

Team awards

Whitewash

Round 3
Equatorial Guinea GEQ4Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VIN0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Escape Artists

2games saved

Round 3, the deepest hole -5.72
Equatorial Guinea GEQ

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

Promotion Party

2promotions

Round 4, 2 in 4 games (0.5 per game)
Equatorial Guinea GEQ

Most promotions by the team's players.

Perfect Board

95.5%

Board 1, 10½/11
FM Xavier Mompel Ferruz 2340 Equatorial Guinea GEQ

Best score on each board of the team list, over at least three finished games.