Chess Olympiad 2026

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Standings
NIG
Seeded 199, category E
1 won, 2 drawn, 8 lost
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Niger as a nation

Niger

In numbers

204

place of 206 after round 11

4

match points from 11 matches

13

game points; TB1 60, TB3 76

1752

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	Abdoul-Karim Seydou Mahamadou	1761	9	1½	1452	−96
2	Saidou Rigo Boubacar	1742	8	2	1579	−49
3	Aboubacar Akarintkitt	–	9	2	1456	–
4	Mouhammed Oumarou	–	10	5	1763	–
5	Ibrahim Mounkaila	–	7	1½	1312	–

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 Syria SYR

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Abdoul-Karim Seydou Mahamadou 17610FM Mazen. Fandi 23221 2Rodi. Bakr 20921Saidou Rigo Boubacar 17420 3Aboubacar Akarintkitt 0IM Talal Alzaim 20471 4IM Bashir Eiti 22701Mouhammed Oumarou 0

Round 2 v Sao Tome and Principe STP

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Sergio Pereira 20161Abdoul-Karim Seydou Mahamadou 17610 2Saidou Rigo Boubacar 17420Fabio Costa Alegre 19661 3Nascimento Admilton de Ceita dos Santos 18581Aboubacar Akarintkitt 0 4Mouhammed Oumarou ½Jeremias Costa G Miguel 1785½

Round 3 v Fiji FIJ

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1CM Goru Arvind 1752½Abdoul-Karim Seydou Mahamadou 1761½ 2Aboubacar Akarintkitt 0CM Rudr Prasad 17691 3CM Ronald Terubea 1827½Mouhammed Oumarou ½ 4Ibrahim Mounkaila 0Yash Krishen Maharaj 18131

Round 4 v US Virgin Islands ISV

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Abdoul-Karim Seydou Mahamadou 17610Darryl Allen 17691 2FM William Van Rensselaer 19391Saidou Rigo Boubacar 17420 3Mouhammed Oumarou 0Patrick Miller 1 4Marco Emile 1Ibrahim Mounkaila 0

Round 5 v Djibouti DJI

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Saidou Rigo Boubacar 17420Mohamed Bilal Houssein 18071 2Ali Dima Mohamed 17411Aboubacar Akarintkitt 0 3Mouhammed Oumarou 0Farhan Nour Nour 16581 4Salah Ibrahim Sabri 16471Ibrahim Mounkaila 0

Round 6 v Marshall Islands MHL

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Javid Bruce John 0Abdoul-Karim Seydou Mahamadou 17611 2Saidou Rigo Boubacar 17421Noah Lemeto Halferty 0 3Abon Arelong 0Aboubacar Akarintkitt 1 4Mouhammed Oumarou 1Aruo Aloka 0

Round 7 v Central African Republic CAF

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1Prince Mika Bosco Baninga 18361Abdoul-Karim Seydou Mahamadou 17610 2Saidou Rigo Boubacar 17420Nathan Christian Zoumagui Magba 18361 3Francois Gamba 17210Mouhammed Oumarou 1 4Ibrahim Mounkaila 1Exel Ngoupet 0

Round 8 v Tanzania TAN

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointWhite on board 1

1Abdoul-Karim Seydou Mahamadou 17610Parsa Naser 18461 2Patrick Christopher Sarota 16880Aboubacar Akarintkitt 1 3Mouhammed Oumarou 1Farkad Abeid 17730 4Rashid Mansour Sharif 17781Ibrahim Mounkaila 0

Round 9 v Burkina Faso BUR

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Abdoul-Karim Seydou Mahamadou 17610Aurelien Tegawende Lefebvre 17971 2Sylvain Morand 1763½Saidou Rigo Boubacar 1742½ 3Aboubacar Akarintkitt 0Nicolas Carbonell 17451 4Ilbouldo Soumaila 0Mouhammed Oumarou 1

Round 10 v New Caledonia NCL

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Nicolas Douyere 1818½Saidou Rigo Boubacar 1742½ 2Aboubacar Akarintkitt 0Mathieu Galois 18081 3Titouan Bellier Pontais 16571Mouhammed Oumarou 0 4Ibrahim Mounkaila 0Julien Bellier 15991

Round 11 v British Virgin Islands IVB

1½–2½

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

1Maurice Lettsome 18341Abdoul-Karim Seydou Mahamadou 17610 2Saidou Rigo Boubacar 1742+Jhon Samuel 1549−3Raheem Hodge 15741Aboubacar Akarintkitt 0 4Ibrahim Mounkaila ½Dimitri Fungfook 1557½

Team awards

Escape Artists

2games saved

Round 3, the deepest hole -4.08
Niger NIG

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

Sprint Match

112moves

Round 5, 17 + 22 + 52 + 21
Niger NIG0Djibouti DJI4

The match whose four boards were over quickest, in moves added together; forfeits never count.

Quietest Match

44captures

Round 5
Niger NIG0Djibouti DJI4

The match with the fewest captures over its four boards.

Whitewash

Round 6
Niger NIG4Marshall Islands MHL0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Finishers

2checkmates

Round 6, 2 of 3 wins by checkmate on the board
Niger NIG

Most checkmates delivered on the board.

Finishers

1checkmate

Round 7, 1 of 2 wins by checkmate on the board
Niger NIG

Most checkmates delivered on the board.

Thrill Ride

8eval swings

Round 9
Niger NIG1½Burkina Faso BUR2½

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.

Theory Match

56½opening moves

Round 10
Niger NIG½New Caledonia NCL3½

The match that stayed in the book longest: the opening phases of its four boards added, in moves.

Finishers

4checkmates

4 of 8 wins by checkmate on the board
Niger NIG

Most checkmates delivered on the board.