Chess Olympiad 2026

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Standings
AFG
Seeded 177, category E
3 won, 1 drawn, 7 lost
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Afghanistan as a nation

Afghanistan

In numbers

169

place of 189 after round 11

7

match points from 11 matches

13

game points; TB1 81½, TB3 89

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average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	Azizi Setareh	–	11	3½	1472	–
2	Nooreen Gouhari	–	10	3½	1549	–
3	Belqis Gunesh	–	11	4	1507	–
4	Zainab Farahmand	–	11	1	1218	–

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 Algeria ALG

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WIM Hayat Toubal 18881Azizi Setareh 0 2Nooreen Gouhari 0WFM Chahrazad Djerroud 19321 3WIM Lina Nassr 20711Belqis Gunesh 0 4Zainab Farahmand 0WFM Rania Nassr 18961

Round 2 v Nepal NEP

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Azizi Setareh 0Angel Maharjan 16441 2Kritisara Adhikari 17441Nooreen Gouhari 0 3Belqis Gunesh 0Pooja Bhandari 16821 4Sindira Joshi 15651Zainab Farahmand 0

Round 3 v Jersey JCI

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WCM Monika Ashbrooke 15981Azizi Setareh 0 2Nooreen Gouhari ½Delia Donciu ½ 3WCM Daisy Carpenter 15231Belqis Gunesh 0 4Zainab Farahmand 0Sarah Weber 1

Round 4 v Burundi BDI

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointWhite on board 1

1Azizi Setareh 1Niyukuri Mariette 15470 2Mucowinganji M.e Alicia Keys 15280Nooreen Gouhari 1 3Belqis Gunesh 0Kwizera Benissa 1 4Ishimwe Claire Leilla 1Zainab Farahmand 0

Round 5 v Seychelles SEY

3–1

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

1Roysha Mougal 0Azizi Setareh 1 2Nooreen Gouhari +Clea Pierre −3Muthu Pooja Manavalan 0Belqis Gunesh 1 4Zainab Farahmand 0Rachelle Hoareau 15881

Round 6 v Oman OMA

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Anat Al Aisaee 17381Azizi Setareh 0 2Nooreen Gouhari 0Yomna Al Nadabi 16101 3Kothar Al Mamary 15871Belqis Gunesh 0 4Zainab Farahmand 0Muna Al Mughaizwi 14701

Round 7 v Timor-Leste TLS

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Azizi Setareh ½Maria Soares de Araujo 1724½ 2Sonizia A.Tilman da Silva 16750Nooreen Gouhari 1 3Belqis Gunesh 1Elfiana dos Santos 16740 4Embelina Agusta Soares 15871Zainab Farahmand 0

Round 8 v Eswatini SWZ

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Azizi Setareh ½Sibisi Nomcebo 1525½ 2WCM Dlamini Sinqobile 16391Nooreen Gouhari 0 3Belqis Gunesh 1Ngozo Tivumile 15010 4Nkwanyane Nolwazi 15701Zainab Farahmand 0

Round 9 v Vanuatu VAN

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Delrieu Lou-Anne 15671Azizi Setareh 0 2Nooreen Gouhari 1Virelala Cinzia 15320 3Lukai Marguerite 15310Belqis Gunesh 1 4Zainab Farahmand 1Enock Mathilde 14350

Round 10 v Namibia NAM

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Lutopu Khoa 17461Azizi Setareh 0 2Nooreen Gouhari 0WCM Beukes Jamie-Nicole 18311 3Helvi Shuudifonya 16381Belqis Gunesh 0 4Zainab Farahmand 0Uanguta Shadah 15511

Round 11 v Cayman Islands CAY

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Azizi Setareh ½WCM Zara Majid 1681½ 2Aalyah Derby 15771Nooreen Gouhari 0 3Belqis Gunesh 0Abbie McClenaghan 14871 4Hannah Shen 14591Zainab Farahmand 0

Team awards

Comeback Match

Round 9, board 1 lost
Afghanistan AFG3Vanuatu VAN1

Lost on board 1 and still won the match.

Thrill Ride

13eval swings

Round 9
Afghanistan AFG3Vanuatu VAN1

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.

Finishers

3checkmates

Round 9, 3 of 3 wins by checkmate on the board
Afghanistan AFG

Most checkmates delivered on the board.

Escape Artists

3games saved

Round 9, the deepest hole -8.63
Afghanistan AFG

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