Chess Olympiad 2026

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TJK
Seeded 61, category B
6 won, 1 drawn, 4 lost
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Tajikistan as a nation

Tajikistan

In numbers

55

place of 206 after round 11

13

match points from 11 matches

26

game points; TB1 270½, TB3 130

2381

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	IM Mustafokhuja Khusenkhojaev	2404	8	3	2309	−10
2	IM Jaloliddin Ilkhomi	2391	11	6½	2433	+8
3	FM Mekhriddin Sharifov	2419	10	7	2468	+12
4	IM Muhammad Khusenkhojaev	2408	9	6	2417	+8
5	FM Amin Kabilov	2285	5	2½	2227	−7

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 Gambia GAM

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1, + and − mark forfeits

1FM Ebrima Bah 2076−IM Mustafokhuja Khusenkhojaev 2404+2IM Jaloliddin Ilkhomi 23911Joseph Dalliah 19380 3Matthew Luke Aziz 18030FM Mekhriddin Sharifov 24191 4IM Muhammad Khusenkhojaev 24081Essa Ndow 17010

Round 2 v England ENG

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1GM Nikita Vitiugov 26661IM Mustafokhuja Khusenkhojaev 24040 2IM Jaloliddin Ilkhomi 2391½GM Michael Adams 2598½ 3GM Gawain C B Maroroa Jones 26331FM Mekhriddin Sharifov 24190 4IM Muhammad Khusenkhojaev 2408½GM Daniel Howard Fernandez 2542½

Round 3 v Libya LBA

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1IM Mustafokhuja Khusenkhojaev 24041FM Mohamed Alsori Alharari 20340 2CM Ali Elier 2210½IM Jaloliddin Ilkhomi 2391½ 3FM Mekhriddin Sharifov 2419½FM Yousef A. Alhassadi 2149½ 4CM Tawfik ezzeddin Kweiri 2140½FM Amin Kabilov 2285½

Round 4 v Guatemala GUA

3½–½

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1FM Winston Darwin Cu Hor 2330½IM Mustafokhuja Khusenkhojaev 2404½ 2IM Jaloliddin Ilkhomi 23911FM Ricardo Andres Ordonez Bonilla 21390 3FM Gustavo Adolfo Monroy Lopez 20740IM Muhammad Khusenkhojaev 24081 4FM Amin Kabilov 22851FM Hector Jose Linares Orellana 20080

Round 5 v Slovenia SLO

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1IM Mustafokhuja Khusenkhojaev 24040GM Anton Demchenko 25801 2GM Jan Subelj 2524½IM Jaloliddin Ilkhomi 2391½ 3FM Mekhriddin Sharifov 24191GM Matej Sebenik 24910 4IM Pierre Barbot 24800IM Muhammad Khusenkhojaev 24081

Round 6 v Czech Republic CZE

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1IM Jaloliddin Ilkhomi 2391½GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen 2633½ 2GM David Navara 2606½FM Mekhriddin Sharifov 2419½ 3IM Muhammad Khusenkhojaev 24080GM Vaclav Finek 25781 4IM Jachym Nemec 24831FM Amin Kabilov 22850

Round 7 v Brazil BRA

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1GM Luis Paulo Supi 25821IM Mustafokhuja Khusenkhojaev 24040 2IM Jaloliddin Ilkhomi 2391½GM Alexandr Fier 2537½ 3GM Andre Diamant 2504½FM Mekhriddin Sharifov 2419½ 4IM Muhammad Khusenkhojaev 2408½IM Diego Rafael Di Berardino 2471½

Round 8 v Luxembourg LUX

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1IM Mustafokhuja Khusenkhojaev 24041FM Nicolas Bourg 22540 2IM Fred Berend 22310IM Jaloliddin Ilkhomi 23911 3FM Mekhriddin Sharifov 24191Christian Jeitz 21550 4Marc Mertens 21160FM Amin Kabilov 22851

Round 9 v Belarus BLR

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1GM Denis Lazavik 2621½IM Jaloliddin Ilkhomi 2391½ 2FM Mekhriddin Sharifov 2419½GM Maksim Tsaruk 2487½ 3IM Artiom Stribuk 2489½IM Muhammad Khusenkhojaev 2408½ 4FM Amin Kabilov 22850IM Viachaslau Zarubitski 23921

Round 10 v Ecuador ECU

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointWhite on board 1

1IM Mustafokhuja Khusenkhojaev 24040IM Kevin Noboa Silva 24001 2IM Christopher Leonel Garzon Zapatanga 2305½IM Jaloliddin Ilkhomi 2391½ 3FM Mekhriddin Sharifov 24191IM Miguel Munoz Sanchez 21730 4IM Alberto Santos Flores 2164½IM Muhammad Khusenkhojaev 2408½

Round 11 v Zambia ZAM

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1IM Chitumbo Mwali 2328½IM Mustafokhuja Khusenkhojaev 2404½ 2IM Jaloliddin Ilkhomi 23910IM Andrew Kayonde 23161 3FM Prince Daniel Mulenga 21980FM Mekhriddin Sharifov 24191 4IM Muhammad Khusenkhojaev 24081Micheal Kaoma 21330

Team awards

Whitewash

Round 1
Tajikistan TJK4Gambia GAM0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Comeback Match

Round 5, board 1 lost
Tajikistan TJK2½Slovenia SLO1½

Lost on board 1 and still won the match.

Marathon Match

291moves

Round 6, 95 + 71 + 55 + 70
Tajikistan TJK1Czech Republic CZE3

The match whose four boards ran longest, in moves added together.

Whitewash

Round 8
Tajikistan TJK4Luxembourg LUX0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.