Chess Olympiad 2026

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Standings
PLW
Seeded 144, category D
2 won, 2 drawn, 7 lost
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Palau as a nation

Palau

In numbers

192

place of 206 after round 11

6

match points from 11 matches

16½

game points; TB1 109½, TB3 89

1887

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	Aron Pedro	1598	8	0	1256	−40
2	FM John Ranel Morazo	2242	9	6½	1987	−34
3	CM Tito Cabunagan	1776	9	2	1647	−36
4	CM Cyril Tomas Montel Jr	1920	9	4	1804	−30
5	Santiago Jr Tan	1899	8	4	1766	−26

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 Canada CAN

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Aron Pedro 15980GM Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux 25361 2GM Razvan Preotu 24751CM Tito Cabunagan 17760 3CM Cyril Tomas Montel Jr 19200IM Nikolay Noritsyn 24441 4IM Sai Krishna G V 24511Santiago Jr Tan 18990

Round 2 v Papua New Guinea PNG

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1FM Stuart Fancy 19231Aron Pedro 15980 2FM John Ranel Morazo 22421Resurrecion Barredo 0 3Ishmael Amnol 1CM Tito Cabunagan 17760 4CM Cyril Tomas Montel Jr 1920½Kavaea Evara ½

Round 3 v Macau, China MAC

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Aron Pedro 15980CM Tong Kuan Mak 19151 2CM Seak Hin Ieong 19141FM John Ranel Morazo 22420 3CM Tito Cabunagan 17760De V R Joao Car Bartilotti 15451 4David Sun 15910Santiago Jr Tan 18991

Round 4 v Central African Republic CAF

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Prince Mika Bosco Baninga 18360FM John Ranel Morazo 22421 2CM Tito Cabunagan 17760Nathan Christian Zoumagui Magba 18361 3Francois Gamba 17210CM Cyril Tomas Montel Jr 19201 4Santiago Jr Tan 18991Exel Ngoupet 0

Round 5 v Fiji FIJ

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointWhite on board 1

1FM John Ranel Morazo 22421CM Goru Arvind 17520 2CM Rudr Prasad 17691CM Tito Cabunagan 17760 3CM Cyril Tomas Montel Jr 19201CM Ronald Terubea 18270 4Yash Krishen Maharaj 18131Santiago Jr Tan 18990

Round 6 v Equatorial Guinea GEQ

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1FM Xavier Mompel Ferruz 23401Aron Pedro 15980 2CM Tito Cabunagan 1776½Angel Estanislao Gatjens Capche 1831½ 3Oscar Naranjo Gonzalez 17840CM Cyril Tomas Montel Jr 19201 4Santiago Jr Tan 1899½Deogracias Asumu Eyama Oye ½

Round 7 v Qatar QAT

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Aron Pedro 15980CM Erfan Mohamad Firdaus 18521 2Khaled AlJamaat 18101FM John Ranel Morazo 22420 3CM Tito Cabunagan 17761Turki Al-Kuwari 17960 4Mohamed Djerbi 16661CM Cyril Tomas Montel Jr 19200

Round 8 v Seychelles SEY

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Michel Zialor 19671Aron Pedro 15980 2FM John Ranel Morazo 22421Timothy Kate 17720 3CM Ragul Pillay 1603½CM Tito Cabunagan 1776½ 4Santiago Jr Tan 18991Harish Pillay 16570

Round 9 v Saint Lucia LCA

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1FM John Ranel Morazo 22421Justin James 19050 2Sixtus Gabriel 18651CM Tito Cabunagan 17760 3CM Cyril Tomas Montel Jr 19200Arvin Nicholas 17101 4Daniel Nunez 1633½Santiago Jr Tan 1899½

Round 10 v Guernsey GCI

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Aron Pedro 15980WCM Gerda Nevska 18151 2Alexander Potter 18830FM John Ranel Morazo 22421 3CM Cyril Tomas Montel Jr 1920½CM Toby Brookfield 1798½ 4CM Jamie Morgan 17941Santiago Jr Tan 18990

Round 11 v Brunei Darussalam BRU

½–3½

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

1CM Md Omar Ak Hafizon Pg 21001Aron Pedro 15980 2FM John Ranel Morazo 2242½Rodney Lim Teck Guan 1902½ 3Ahmad Akmal 1843+CM Tito Cabunagan 1776−4CM Cyril Tomas Montel Jr 19200Md. Danish Zaqwan Md. Hadi 18301

Team awards

Sprint Match

93moves

Round 1, 16 + 25 + 37 + 15
Palau PLW0Canada CAN4

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

Quietest Match

38captures

Round 1
Palau PLW0Canada CAN4

The match with the fewest captures over its four boards.

Escape Artists

2games saved

Round 6, the deepest hole -6.00
Palau PLW

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

Comeback Match

Round 8, board 1 lost
Palau PLW2½Seychelles SEY1½

Lost on board 1 and still won the match.

Quietest Match

44captures

Round 9
Palau PLW1½Saint Lucia LCA2½

The match with the fewest captures over its four boards.