Chess Olympiad 2026

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Standings
LIE
Seeded 130, category D
4 won, 2 drawn, 4 lost
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Liechtenstein as a nation

Liechtenstein

In numbers

133

place of 206 after round 11

10

match points from 10 matches

20

game points; TB1 149½, TB3 102

2029

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	CM Andrew Heron	2131	10	4½	2136	−1
2	Markus Krieger	2184	10	6	2180	+5
3	FM Marcel Mannhart	2047	10	5½	2115	+15
4	Renato Frick	1894	4	1	1865	−10
5	FM Willy Iclicki	1887	8	3	1863	−6

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 Bulgaria BUL

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1GM Arkadij Naiditsch 25741CM Andrew Heron 21310 2Markus Krieger 21840GM Momchil Petkov 25441 3GM Martin Petrov 2528½FM Marcel Mannhart 2047½ 4Renato Frick 18940GM Radoslav Dimitrov 24751

Round 2 v Burkina Faso BUR

3½–½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1CM Andrew Heron 21311Aurelien Tegawende Lefebvre 17970 2Nicolas Carbonell 17450Markus Krieger 21841 3FM Marcel Mannhart 20471Saidou Koita 17070 4Ilbouldo Soumaila ½FM Willy Iclicki 1887½

Round 3 v South Korea KOR

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointWhite on board 1

1CM Andrew Heron 21310IM Junhyeok Lee 24011 2IM Hongjin Ahn 23280Markus Krieger 21841 3FM Marcel Mannhart 20471FM Sehyun Kwon 22740 4Younggyu Lee 20551FM Willy Iclicki 18870

Round 4 v Lebanon LBN

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1IM Akram Khoder 23041Markus Krieger 21840 2FM Marcel Mannhart 20470FM Zayne-Eddine El Zein 22911 3CM Adib Arkadan 21481Renato Frick 18940 4FM Willy Iclicki 18870Ahmad Ali Hazimeh 19481

Round 5 v Thailand THA

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1IM Prin Laohawirapap 2363½CM Andrew Heron 2131½ 2Markus Krieger 21840FM Thanadon Kulpruethanon 22201 3Faris Rashid Alriyami 19091Renato Frick 18940 4FM Willy Iclicki 18870Tupfah Khumnorkaew 20781

Round 6 v Gambia GAM

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1CM Andrew Heron 21311FM Ebrima Bah 20760 2Joseph Dalliah 19380Markus Krieger 21841 3FM Marcel Mannhart 20471Matthew Luke Aziz 18030 4Essa Ndow 17010Renato Frick 18941

Round 7 v Trinidad and Tobago TTO

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1FM Quinn Cabralis 22691CM Andrew Heron 21310 2Markus Krieger 2184½FM Ryan Harper 2085½ 3FM Joshua Johnson 22541FM Marcel Mannhart 20470 4FM Willy Iclicki 18870IM Vishnu Singh 21971

Round 8 v San Marino SMR

3½–½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1CM Andrew Heron 21311Mirko Leardini 18630 2Nicola D`Amico 1819½Markus Krieger 2184½ 3FM Marcel Mannhart 20471FM Ezio Righi 18690 4FM Enrico Grassi 18350FM Willy Iclicki 18871

Round 9 v Barbados BAR

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1FM Justin Blackman 22551CM Andrew Heron 21310 2Markus Krieger 21841FM Martyn Del Castilho 22310 3Emar Edwards 1958½FM Marcel Mannhart 2047½ 4FM Willy Iclicki 1887½CM Justin Parsons 1906½

Round 10 v El Salvador ESA

0–2

In progressWhite on board 1

1CM Andrew Heron 21310FM Daniel Arias 22271 2FM Santiago Jose Guevara Ruiz 21601FM Marcel Mannhart 20470

Round 11 v Mauritius MRI

3½–½

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Stefan Lee Luen Mang 18980CM Andrew Heron 21311 2Markus Krieger 21841Rayen Sarathy Sawmynaden 18740 3CM Devarajen Chinasamy 1951½FM Marcel Mannhart 2047½ 4FM Willy Iclicki 18871Stephane Lam Kin Cheung 17420

Team awards

Whitewash

Round 6
Liechtenstein LIE4Gambia GAM0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Check, Please

14checks per game

Round 8, 56 checks in 4 games
Liechtenstein LIE

Most checks given per game over the team's finished games.

Favourite Piece

30.97% of the team's moves

Round 8, Queens, 70 of 226 moves
Liechtenstein LIE

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

Promotion Party

2promotions

Round 11, 2 in 4 games (0.5 per game)
Liechtenstein LIE

Most promotions by the team's players.