Chess Olympiad 2026

Women section
Standings
BHU
Seeded 173, category E
3 won, 2 drawn, 6 lost
Also in the Open section
Bhutan as a nation

Bhutan

In numbers

160

place of 189 after round 11

8

match points from 11 matches

17

game points; TB1 103, TB3 87

1474

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	WCM Asha huang Limboo	1428	11	2	1342	−39
2	Yeshey lhaden	–	11	4	1395	−58
3	Pema Yangsel Dorji	1481	11	5½	1523	+9
4	Tshenden Pema	–	11	5½	1402	–

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 Kyrgyzstan KGZ

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WFM Aleksandra Samaganova 19431WCM Asha huang Limboo 14280 2Yeshey lhaden 15140WFM Begimai Zairbek kyzy 19731 3WFM Aizhan Sezdbekova 19451Pema Yangsel Dorji 14810 4Tshenden Pema 0WFM Aimonchok Zhunusbekova 19301

Round 2 v Lesotho LES

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WCM Asha huang Limboo 14280WCM Bonolo Ntsielo 18031 2Naleli Teeke 17061Yeshey lhaden 15140 3Pema Yangsel Dorji 14810Boitumelo Sethabathaba 16151 4WFM Ngatane Lieketseng 15781Tshenden Pema 0

Round 3 v Eswatini SWZ

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1Sibisi Nomcebo 15250WCM Asha huang Limboo 14281 2Yeshey lhaden 15141Ngozo Tivumile 15010 3Nkwanyane Nolwazi 15701Pema Yangsel Dorji 14810 4Tshenden Pema 0Mkhweli Siphosethu 14141

Round 4 v Bahamas BAH

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WFM Polina Karelina 19291WCM Asha huang Limboo 14280 2Yeshey lhaden 15140WCM Daijah Johnson 16071 3WCM Chika Pride 17861Pema Yangsel Dorji 14810 4Tshenden Pema 1Diana Williams 0

Round 5 v Gabon GAB

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WCM Asha huang Limboo 14281Pauline C. Kendall Onanga Ndjimba 0 2Felicia Ngoua Oyane 0Yeshey lhaden 1 3Pema Yangsel Dorji 14811Lyne Marley Sabine Oussou 0 4Kristyna Elisee Ndam Ziza 0Tshenden Pema 1

Round 6 v Fiji FIJ

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WCM Asha huang Limboo 14280WCM Cydel Terubea 16631 2WCM Tanvi Prasad 15411Yeshey lhaden 15140 3Pema Yangsel Dorji 14811Luisa Corpuz 0 4Latileta Masau 14961Tshenden Pema 0

Round 7 v Vanuatu VAN

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Delrieu Lou-Anne 15671WCM Asha huang Limboo 14280 2Yeshey lhaden 1Virelala Cinzia 15320 3Delrieu Kaina 15060Pema Yangsel Dorji 14811 4Tshenden Pema 1Enock Mathilde 14350

Round 8 v Oman OMA

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointWhite on board 1

1WCM Asha huang Limboo 14280Anat Al Aisaee 17381 2Kothar Al Mamary 15871Yeshey lhaden 15140 3Pema Yangsel Dorji 14811Muna Al Mughaizwi 14700 4Maryam Yusuf Al Balushi 14610Tshenden Pema 1

Round 9 v Mauritania MTN

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WCM Asha huang Limboo 14280Neimat Dahi 15701 2Bouchra Abbe 14971Yeshey lhaden 15140 3Pema Yangsel Dorji 14810Nevissa Dahi 15561 4Fatima Cheikh Sidiya 16091Tshenden Pema 0

Round 10 v Jersey JCI

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WCM Rachel Ruddy 16761WCM Asha huang Limboo 14280 2Yeshey lhaden 15140WCM Monika Ashbrooke 15981 3WCM Daisy Carpenter 15230Pema Yangsel Dorji 14811 4Tshenden Pema ½Sarah Weber ½

Round 11 v San Marino SMR

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Elena Krasnova 16741WCM Asha huang Limboo 14280 2Yeshey lhaden 1WCM Mariane Biordi 0 3Giulia Lazzarini 1461½Pema Yangsel Dorji 1481½ 4Tshenden Pema 1Cristina Giannini 0

Team awards

Thrill Ride

10eval swings

Round 3
Bhutan BHU2Eswatini SWZ2

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 5
Bhutan BHU4Gabon GAB0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Sprint Match

91moves

Round 5, 18 + 34 + 13 + 26
Bhutan BHU4Gabon GAB0

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

Quietest Match

37captures

Round 5
Bhutan BHU4Gabon GAB0

The match with the fewest captures over its four boards.

Finishers

3checkmates

Round 5, 3 of 4 wins by checkmate on the board
Bhutan BHU

Most checkmates delivered on the board.

Time in the Bank

1:14:28left on average

Round 5, over 4 games
Bhutan BHU

Most time left on the clock after the last move, on average.

Comeback Match

Round 7, board 1 lost
Bhutan BHU3Vanuatu VAN1

Lost on board 1 and still won the match.

Quick Draw

1:11per move

Round 7, 152 moves timed in 4 games
Bhutan BHU

Fewest seconds per move over the team's games with usable clocks.

Time in the Bank

1:12:43left on average

Round 7, over 4 games
Bhutan BHU

Most time left on the clock after the last move, on average.

Comeback Match

Round 11, board 1 lost
Bhutan BHU2½San Marino SMR1½

Lost on board 1 and still won the match.

Déjà Vu

3identical moves

Round 11, with White: 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6
Bhutan BHU

Two of the team's games with the same colour that followed the same moves for longest; both are listed.

Finishers

14checkmates

14 of 16 wins by checkmate on the board
Bhutan BHU

Most checkmates delivered on the board.