Chess Olympiad 2026

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Standings
KIR
Seeded 205, category E
2 won, 2 drawn, 6 lost, 1 unpaired
Kiribati as a nation

Kiribati

In numbers

191

place of 206 after round 11

7

match points from 10 matches

16½

game points; TB1 65½, TB3 67

–

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	Benetio Bio	–	6	2	1772	–
2	Boata Tierata Tekanene	–	8	2	1547	–
3	Martin Ataake	–	8	4	1890	–
4	Tamaroa Rutio	–	8	2	1625	–
5	Tebou Tata Itaaka	–	8	3½	1644	–

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 Sudan SUD

0–3

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1, + and − mark forfeits

1Benetio Bio 0IM Omar Eltigani 22591 2FM Ahmed Hassan 2190−Boata Tierata Tekanene −3Martin Ataake 0FM Mohamed Abdalla Abdelazeez 21691 4CM Siddig Eltag 21491Tamaroa Rutio 0

Round 2 v Cote d’Ivoire CIV

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack 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 4 v Tanzania TAN

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Parsa Naser 18461Boata Tierata Tekanene 0 2Martin Ataake 0Henry Marwa Michael 18071 3Patrick Christopher Sarota 16881Tamaroa Rutio 0 4Tebou Tata Itaaka 0Farkad Abeid 17731

Round 5 v Burkina Faso BUR

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Boata Tierata Tekanene 0Sylvain Morand 17631 2Nicolas Carbonell 1745½Martin Ataake ½ 3Tamaroa Rutio 0Saidou Koita 17071 4Ilbouldo Soumaila 1Tebou Tata Itaaka 0

Round 6 v Vanuatu VAN

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1Tasso Jayson 18271Boata Tierata Tekanene 0 2Martin Ataake 1Delrieu Pierre 17310 3Marc Delrieu 15641Tamaroa Rutio 0 4Tebou Tata Itaaka 1Lesly Nompavos 15420

Round 7 v Chad CHA

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Benetio Bio 0CM Jamal Adam 20161 2Arso Ahmed Hassaballh 18801Boata Tierata Tekanene 0 3Martin Ataake 1Aboubakar Ali 0 4Mahamat Idriss Seidna 1Tebou Tata Itaaka 0

Round 8 v Marshall Islands MHL

4–0

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

1Javid Bruce John 0Benetio Bio 1 2Boata Tierata Tekanene 1Noah Lemeto Halferty 0 3Abon Arelong −Martin Ataake +4Tebou Tata Itaaka 1Aruo Aloka 0

Round 9 v Fiji FIJ

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1CM Goru Arvind 17521Benetio Bio 0 2Boata Tierata Tekanene 0CM Rudr Prasad 17691 3CM Ronald Terubea 18270Martin Ataake 1 4Tamaroa Rutio 1Yash Krishen Maharaj 18130

Round 10 v Papua New Guinea PNG

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Benetio Bio 0Resurrecion Barredo 1 2Ishmael Amnol 1Martin Ataake 0 3Tamaroa Rutio 0CM Tom McCoy 19031 4Kavaea Evara ½Tebou Tata Itaaka ½

Round 11 v Central African Republic CAF

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Prince Mika Bosco Baninga 18360Benetio Bio 1 2Boata Tierata Tekanene 1Nathan Christian Zoumagui Magba 18360 3Francois Gamba 17210Tamaroa Rutio 1 4Tebou Tata Itaaka 1Exel Ngoupet 0

Team awards

Bloodiest Match

97captures

Round 5
Kiribati KIR½Burkina Faso BUR3½

The match with the most captures over its four boards.

Finishers

1checkmate

Round 7, 1 of 1 wins by checkmate on the board
Kiribati KIR

Most checkmates delivered on the board.

Whitewash

Round 8
Kiribati KIR4Marshall Islands MHL0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Whitewash

Round 11
Kiribati KIR4Central African Republic CAF0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Quick Draw

1:05per move

Round 11, 148 moves timed in 4 games
Kiribati KIR

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

Finishers

4checkmates

4 of 12 wins by checkmate on the board
Kiribati KIR

Most checkmates delivered on the board.