Chess Olympiad 2026

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Standings
BOT
Seeded 97, category C
4 won, 2 drawn, 5 lost
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Botswana as a nation

Botswana

In numbers

113

place of 189 after round 11

10

match points from 11 matches

23½

game points; TB1 191, TB3 109

1832

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	WIM Onkemetse Francis	1874	9	4	1833	−16
2	WFM Banda Natalie Katlo	1952	10	5	1869	−21
3	WFM Thapelo Francis	1754	9	5½	1799	0
4	WCM Otimile Maya	1806	10	7	1934	+45
5	WCM Atlang Amolemo Mosweu	1774	6	2	1625	−23

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 Kazakhstan KAZ

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1IM Alua Nurman 24551WIM Onkemetse Francis 18740 2WFM Banda Natalie Katlo 19520IM Meruert Kamalidenova 24131 3WIM Elnaz Kaliakhmet 23471WFM Thapelo Francis 17540 4WCM Otimile Maya 18060WIM Zarina Nurgaliyeva 23031

Round 2 v Sudan SUD

3½–½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WIM Onkemetse Francis 18741WCM Sabreen Oraby 18230 2Rawan Mansor 1691½WFM Banda Natalie Katlo 1952½ 3WFM Thapelo Francis 17541Lena Rashad Taha Omer 0 4Aaya Rashad Taha Omer 0WCM Otimile Maya 18061

Round 3 v Finland FIN

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WIM Onkemetse Francis 18740FM Johanna Paasikangas 21391 2WFM Sara-Olivia Sippola 20891WFM Banda Natalie Katlo 19520 3WCM Otimile Maya 18060WIM Tanja Tuominen 20541 4Helja Lehtinen 1968½WCM Atlang Amolemo Mosweu 1774½

Round 4 v Kosovo * KOS

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1Jona Recica 1740½WIM Onkemetse Francis 1874½ 2WFM Banda Natalie Katlo 19521WCM Rinesa Saraci 17290 3WCM Ndriqona Saraci 1644½WFM Thapelo Francis 1754½ 4WCM Atlang Amolemo Mosweu 17740Alba Pllana 14701

Round 5 v Chinese Taipei TPE

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Tansi Tung Wu 15731WIM Onkemetse Francis 18740 2WFM Banda Natalie Katlo 1952½WCM Chi Chen 1766½ 3Fan- Hsuan Kung 1496½WFM Thapelo Francis 1754½ 4WCM Otimile Maya 1806½Pei-Xuan Wu 1573½

Round 6 v Equatorial Guinea GEQ

3½–½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WFM Banda Natalie Katlo 19521Gemima Ngomo Mbang 0 2Iluminada Cristina Ada Nsue Bondomo 0WFM Thapelo Francis 17541 3WCM Otimile Maya 18061Orpa Angue Ondo Obono 16140 4Justa Mbasogo Eyama Oye 1526½WCM Atlang Amolemo Mosweu 1774½

Round 7 v Fiji FIJ

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WFM Kieran Lyons 17990WIM Onkemetse Francis 18741 2WFM Thapelo Francis 17541WCM Cydel Terubea 16630 3WCM Tanvi Prasad 15410WCM Otimile Maya 18061 4WCM Atlang Amolemo Mosweu 17741Latileta Masau 14960

Round 8 v Cyprus CYP

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1WCM Aida Paunescu 16911WIM Onkemetse Francis 18740 2WFM Banda Natalie Katlo 19521Aikaterina Sarkisian 16120 3WCM Larisa Sokolova 16901WFM Thapelo Francis 17540 4WCM Otimile Maya 18061WCM Eleni Pica 16670

Round 9 v Denmark DEN

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WFM Banda Natalie Katlo 1952½WFM Sarah Sima Derlich 2107½ 2WFM Ellen Kakulidis 2088½WFM Thapelo Francis 1754½ 3WCM Otimile Maya 1806½WFM Esmat Susanne Guindy 2041½ 4WFM Sofie Bech Durrfeld 20071WCM Atlang Amolemo Mosweu 17740

Round 10 v Guam GUM

3½–½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WIM Onkemetse Francis 18741WCM Myra Ollet 16860 2WCM Carmina Jasmine Ramas 1783½WFM Banda Natalie Katlo 1952½ 3WFM Thapelo Francis 17541Alexis Rian Justo 16710 4Esther Combs 0WCM Otimile Maya 18061

Round 11 v El Salvador ESA

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WIM Andrea Ortez 1981½WIM Onkemetse Francis 1874½ 2WFM Banda Natalie Katlo 19520WIM Angie Garcia 20211 3WFM Marielos Vasquez Vasquez 19230WCM Otimile Maya 18061 4WCM Atlang Amolemo Mosweu 17740WIM Sonia Zepeda 20341

Team awards

Whitewash

Round 7
Botswana BOT4Fiji FIJ0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Déjà Vu

3½identical moves

Round 8, with Black: 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4
Botswana BOT

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