Chess Olympiad 2026

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KGZ
Seeded 79, category B
6 won, 1 drawn, 4 lost
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Kyrgyzstan as a nation

Kyrgyzstan

In numbers

62

place of 206 after round 11

13

match points from 11 matches

25

game points; TB1 251, TB3 124

2264

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	IM Erzhan Zhakshylykov	2352	9	4	2360	+7
2	IM Nikita Khoroshev	2340	6	2½	2412	+5
3	IM Eldiyar Orozbaev	2349	10	6	2378	+8
4	FM Ruslan Sezdbekov	2216	10	7	2397	+52
5	Timur Daudov	2063	9	5½	2291	+84

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 Burkina Faso BUR

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Aurelien Tegawende Lefebvre 17970IM Erzhan Zhakshylykov 23521 2IM Eldiyar Orozbaev 23491Nicolas Carbonell 17450 3Saidou Koita 17070FM Ruslan Sezdbekov 22161 4Timur Daudov 20631Ilbouldo Soumaila 0

Round 2 v Georgia GEO

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili 2550½IM Erzhan Zhakshylykov 2352½ 2IM Nikita Khoroshev 23401GM Nikolozi Kacharava 25250 3GM Baadur Jobava 25761IM Eldiyar Orozbaev 23490 4FM Ruslan Sezdbekov 2216½GM Luka Paichadze 2461½

Round 3 v Brazil BRA

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1IM Erzhan Zhakshylykov 2352½GM Luis Paulo Supi 2582½ 2GM Alexandr Fier 2537½IM Nikita Khoroshev 2340½ 3FM Ruslan Sezdbekov 2216½GM Andre Diamant 2504½ 4IM Diego Rafael Di Berardino 24710Timur Daudov 20631

Round 4 v Norway NOR

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1GM Johan-Sebastian Christiansen 26561IM Erzhan Zhakshylykov 23520 2IM Nikita Khoroshev 23400GM Elham Amar 25771 3GM Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal 25711IM Eldiyar Orozbaev 23490 4Timur Daudov 2063½GM Aksel Bu Kvaloy 2505½

Round 5 v Belgium BEL

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1IM Nikita Khoroshev 2340½IM Sim Maerevoet 2461½ 2IM Elias Ruzhansky 2427½IM Eldiyar Orozbaev 2349½ 3FM Ruslan Sezdbekov 2216½GM Mikhail Gurevich 2533½ 4FM Arben Dardha 22291Timur Daudov 20630

Round 6 v Honduras HON

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1IM Ricardo Urbina 21500IM Erzhan Zhakshylykov 23521 2IM Eldiyar Orozbaev 23491FM Alejandro Jose Chinchilla 21660 3CM Luis Fernando Soliz Gabarrete 20310FM Ruslan Sezdbekov 22161 4Timur Daudov 20631CM Nilson Cardenas Carbajal 20370

Round 7 v Finland FIN

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1IM Erzhan Zhakshylykov 23520GM Tomi Nyback 25931 2IM Toivo Keinanen 24981IM Nikita Khoroshev 23400 3IM Eldiyar Orozbaev 23490FM Henri Lahdelma 23531 4FM Oliver Wartiovaara 2340½FM Ruslan Sezdbekov 2216½

Round 8 v Cape Verde CPV

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1IM Mariano Ortega Amarelle 23751IM Erzhan Zhakshylykov 23520 2IM Eldiyar Orozbaev 23491FM Diogo Alho 22120 3CM Jose Carlos Vaz 19910FM Ruslan Sezdbekov 22161 4Timur Daudov 20631CM David Mirulla 18900

Round 9 v Uzbekistan 3 UZB

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1IM Erzhan Zhakshylykov 2352½IM Saidakbar Saydaliev 2475½ 2IM Bakhrom Bakhrillaev 2412½IM Eldiyar Orozbaev 2349½ 3FM Ruslan Sezdbekov 2216½IM Mukhammadali Abdurakhmonov 2390½ 4IM Asrorjon Omonov 23471Timur Daudov 20630

Round 10 v Malta MLT

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1CM Jack Mizzi 2216½IM Nikita Khoroshev 2340½ 2IM Eldiyar Orozbaev 23491CM Matthew Portelli 21870 3CM Attila Robert Novak 2144½FM Ruslan Sezdbekov 2216½ 4Timur Daudov 20631CM Colin Pace 21320

Round 11 v Scotland SCO

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1IM Erzhan Zhakshylykov 2352½IM Frederick Waldhausen Gordon 2455½ 2IM Andrew N Greet 24160IM Eldiyar Orozbaev 23491 3FM Ruslan Sezdbekov 22161FM Rishi Vijayakumar 23870 4IM Konstantinos Megalios 23731Timur Daudov 20630

Team awards

Whitewash

Round 1
Kyrgyzstan KGZ4Burkina Faso BUR0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Finishers

2checkmates

Round 1, 2 of 4 wins by checkmate on the board
Kyrgyzstan KGZ

Most checkmates delivered on the board.

Slingshot

281points lower on average

Round 3
Kyrgyzstan KGZ2½Brazil BRA1½

Won a match against the team that looked strongest on paper: the largest gap in average rating, all four boards played and rated.

Whitewash

Round 6
Kyrgyzstan KGZ4Honduras HON0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Favourite Piece

29.06% of the team's moves

Round 6, Queens, 59 of 203 moves
Kyrgyzstan KGZ

For each piece, the team whose own moves have the highest share of it.

Comeback Match

Round 8, board 1 lost
Kyrgyzstan KGZ3Cape Verde CPV1

Lost on board 1 and still won the match.

Slingshot

163points lower on average

Round 11
Kyrgyzstan KGZ2½Scotland SCO1½

Won a match against the team that looked strongest on paper: the largest gap in average rating, all four boards played and rated.