Chess Olympiad 2026

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Standings
MDV
Seeded 152, category D
4 won, 1 drawn, 6 lost
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Maldives as a nation

Maldives

In numbers

151

place of 206 after round 11

9

match points from 11 matches

19

game points; TB1 137, TB3 93

1879

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	FM Shuaau Muhammed	2207	10	7	2254	+18
2	CM Hassan Mohamed	1872	11	5½	1977	+22
3	CM Ali Abdul Rahman	1858	7	1	1679	−32
4	Ahmed Aboobakuru	1710	6	1½	1754	−6
5	Mohamed Raakin Fayaz	1750	10	4	1753	−8

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 Portugal POR

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1FM Shuaau Muhammed 22070IM Andre Ventura Sousa 24511 2IM Jose Francisco R P Neves Veiga 24041CM Hassan Mohamed 18720 3CM Ali Abdul Rahman 18580IM Bruno Andre Leite Martins 24081 4GM Luis Galego 24001Ahmed Aboobakuru 17100

Round 2 v Laos LAO

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1CM Chi Yang 16910CM Hassan Mohamed 18721 2CM Ali Abdul Rahman 18580Souminta Yomvilath 14951 3Bounthengnoy Sengphachan ½Ahmed Aboobakuru 1710½ 4Mohamed Raakin Fayaz 17501Kongkham Douangphachanh 0

Round 3 v Syria SYR

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1FM Shuaau Muhammed 2207½FM Mazen. Fandi 2322½ 2Rodi. Bakr 2092½CM Hassan Mohamed 1872½ 3Ahmed Aboobakuru 17100IM Talal Alzaim 20471 4IM Bashir Eiti 22701Mohamed Raakin Fayaz 17500

Round 4 v Monaco MNC

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1GM Igor Efimov 22630FM Shuaau Muhammed 22071 2CM Hassan Mohamed 18720Riccardo Costalonga 21841 3IM Damir Levacic 21001CM Ali Abdul Rahman 18580 4Mohamed Raakin Fayaz 17500FM Patrice Verdier 20091

Round 5 v Seychelles SEY

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1FM Shuaau Muhammed 22071Michel Zialor 19670 2Timothy Kate 17720CM Hassan Mohamed 18721 3Ahmed Aboobakuru 17101CM Ragul Pillay 16030 4Harish Pillay 16570Mohamed Raakin Fayaz 17501

Round 6 v South Sudan SSD

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1CM Madol Garang Panthou Joh 21701FM Shuaau Muhammed 22070 2CM Hassan Mohamed 18720CM Gong Thon Gong 21591 3Daniel Thokjang Malony 21051CM Ali Abdul Rahman 18580 4Mohamed Raakin Fayaz 17500Lual Guet nhiany 20251

Round 7 v Djibouti DJI

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite 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 Eswatini SWZ

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1CM Mabuza Mbongeni 18240FM Shuaau Muhammed 22071 2CM Hassan Mohamed 18721Ngwenya Kwanele Mangaliso 16940 3Mabuza Nkosivile 16750CM Ali Abdul Rahman 18581 4Mohamed Raakin Fayaz 17501Simelane Nhlanhla 15580

Round 9 v Cote d’Ivoire CIV

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1CM Yoboue Hermann Manan 20610FM Shuaau Muhammed 22071 2CM Hassan Mohamed 18721Yao Aubin Maximilien Tanoe 20020 3CM Franck Anderson Nean 19931CM Ali Abdul Rahman 18580 4Mohamed Raakin Fayaz 17500Marc Arnold Amako 19151

Round 10 v Gabon GAB

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1FM Shuaau Muhammed 22071Mounguen Jose Evrard Koumba 19730 2Jerome Mboula Mboumba 18120CM Hassan Mohamed 18721 3Ahmed Aboobakuru 17100Onass Theo Jonady Tchibinda Ondo Mve 1 4Charles Taty 16800Mohamed Raakin Fayaz 17501

Round 11 v Malta MLT

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1FM Shuaau Muhammed 2207½CM Jack Mizzi 2216½ 2CM Matthew Portelli 21871CM Hassan Mohamed 18720 3CM Ali Abdul Rahman 18580CM Attila Robert Novak 21441 4CM Colin Pace 21321Mohamed Raakin Fayaz 17500

Team awards

Whitewash

Round 5
Maldives MDV4Seychelles SEY0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Promotion Party

2promotions

Round 5, 2 in 4 games (0.5 per game)
Maldives MDV

Most promotions by the team's players.

Thrill Ride

6eval swings

Round 7
Maldives MDV1Djibouti DJI3

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.

Whitewash

Round 8
Maldives MDV4Eswatini SWZ0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.