Chess Olympiad 2026

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Standings
VAN
Seeded 192, category E
2 won, 2 drawn, 7 lost
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Vanuatu as a nation

Vanuatu

In numbers

200

place of 206 after round 11

6

match points from 11 matches

15½

game points; TB1 66½, TB3 76

1635

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	Tasso Jayson	1827	9	3½	1177	−34
2	Delrieu Pierre	1731	9	4½	1825	+6
3	Marc Delrieu	1564	9	3½	1707	+18
4	Lesly Nompavos	1542	8	2	1540	−15
5	Nasse Igor	1512	8	1	917	−38

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 Panama PAN

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1FM Alexei Tapia Ostolaza 22031Tasso Jayson 18270 2Delrieu Pierre 17310IM Jorge Luis Baules Rodriguez 22821 3CM Ruben Abraham Ulloa Castillo 21781Marc Delrieu 15640 4Lesly Nompavos 15420FM Efren Andres Ramos Espinoza 21621

Round 2 v Cameroon CMR

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Tasso Jayson 18270Donkeng Hussel 20201 2Noumbo Vidal 18821Delrieu Pierre 17310 3Marc Delrieu 15640IM Amba Oyon Marius Claude 19631 4CM Makem Pierre 18331Nasse Igor 15120

Round 3 v Bahamas BAH

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Nicholas Johnson 19321Tasso Jayson 18270 2Delrieu Pierre 17311Philip Hanna Jr 18380 3Avian Pride 18291Lesly Nompavos 15420 4Nasse Igor 15120William Davis 16601

Round 4 v Gambia GAM

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointWhite on board 1, + and − mark forfeits

1Tasso Jayson 1827+FM Ebrima Bah 2076−2Joseph Dalliah 19380Marc Delrieu 15641 3Lesly Nompavos 15420Matthew Luke Aziz 18031 4Essa Ndow 17011Nasse Igor 15120

Round 5 v Democratic Republic of the Congo COD

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Yves De Billoez 19881Delrieu Pierre 17310 2Marc Delrieu 15640FM Mashala Kabamwanishi 19401 3Makuwa Mbayo Gaetan 18041Lesly Nompavos 15420 4Nasse Igor 15120Josue Kanda 1

Round 6 v Kiribati KIR

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointWhite on board 1

1Tasso Jayson 18271Boata Tierata Tekanene 0 2Martin Ataake 1Delrieu Pierre 17310 3Marc Delrieu 15641Tamaroa Rutio 0 4Tebou Tata Itaaka 1Lesly Nompavos 15420

Round 7 v Tonga TGA

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Tonutonu Donald 14661Tasso Jayson 18270 2Delrieu Pierre 17311Tevita Sootanga 0 3Tevita Fau 1Marc Delrieu 15640 4Nasse Igor 15120Sosefo Mailangi 1

Round 8 v Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Tasso Jayson 18271Carl Victor Adams 0 2Nohar Anganoo 0Delrieu Pierre 17311 3Marc Delrieu 15641Kaeden Fyfield-Jones 0 4David Jeetlall 14880Lesly Nompavos 15421

Round 9 v Isle of Man IOM

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Tasso Jayson 18270FM Li Wu 22661 2John Costello 1832½Marc Delrieu 1564½ 3Lesly Nompavos 15420Sandor Talas 17961 4Harry Quayle 16751Nasse Igor 15120

Round 10 v Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VIN

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Glendon Swift ½Tasso Jayson 1827½ 2Delrieu Pierre 1731½CM Brian S Cottle 1880½ 3Oris L Robinson 15501Marc Delrieu 15640 4Nasse Igor 15120Jahnyiah Gumbs 1

Round 11 v Marshall Islands MHL

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Javid Bruce John 0Tasso Jayson 18271 2Delrieu Pierre 17311Noah Lemeto Halferty 0 3Abon Arelong 0Lesly Nompavos 15421 4Nasse Igor 15121Aruo Aloka 0

Team awards

Whitewash

Round 8
Vanuatu VAN4Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Thrill Ride

9eval swings

Round 10
Vanuatu VAN1Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VIN3

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 11
Vanuatu VAN4Marshall Islands MHL0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.