Chess Olympiad 2026

Women section
Standings
CAF
Seeded 138, category D
0 won, 1 drawn, 8 lost, 2 unpaired
Also in the Open section
Central African Republic as a nation

Central African Republic

In numbers

189

place of 189 after round 11

2

match points from 9 matches

7

game points; TB1 24, TB3 52

1676

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	Nelly Melissa Mangalo	1780	8	4	698	−66
2	Salome Langue	1728	8	0	764	−29
3	Myriam Augusta Roberta Yanga-Esso	–	7	½	–	–
4	Berenice Armelle Langue Simba	–	8	½	–	–

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 2 v Guinea GUI

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Nelly Melissa Mangalo 17801Fatoumata Tafory Fofana 0 2Nsira Gassama 1Salome Langue 17280 3Myriam Augusta Roberta Yanga-Esso 0Mariame Seth Keita 1 4Manangbe Sougoule 1Berenice Armelle Langue Simba 0

Round 3 v Sao Tome and Principe STP

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WCM Izidora Lourenco Lima 15801Nelly Melissa Mangalo 17800 2Salome Langue 17280Ariette Almeida 15641 3Adalina Luiz 1Myriam Augusta Roberta Yanga-Esso 0 4Berenice Armelle Langue Simba 0Melissa Moura 1

Round 4 v US Virgin Islands ISV

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Nelly Melissa Mangalo 17800Kalima Williams 1 2Dru Ubben 1Salome Langue 17280 3Myriam Augusta Roberta Yanga-Esso 0Dejw Wrensford 1 4Anne Kershaw 1Berenice Armelle Langue Simba 0

Round 5 v South Sudan SSD

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1, + and − mark forfeits

1Calvary John Khamis Kamunde 0Nelly Melissa Mangalo 17801 2Salome Langue 17280Aluong Riak Thon Ajak 1 3Achok Arkangelo Miakol Julia +Myriam Augusta Roberta Yanga-Esso −4Berenice Armelle Langue Simba 0Aluel Elizabeth Akuei Deng 1

Round 6 v Djibouti DJI

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Nelly Melissa Mangalo 17800Yousra Mahdi Abdillahi 14161 2Ahmed Hassan Fatouma 1Salome Langue 17280 3Myriam Augusta Roberta Yanga-Esso 0Moun Mohamde Ibrahim 1 4Hamid Ahmed Sitti 1Berenice Armelle Langue Simba 0

Round 8 v Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1, + and − mark forfeits

1Joy Williams +Nelly Melissa Mangalo 1780−2Salome Langue 1728−Isabella Jeetlall +3Kennedi Kangalee +Myriam Augusta Roberta Yanga-Esso −4Berenice Armelle Langue Simba −Kaellaa Fyfield-Jones +

Round 9 v Gabon GAB

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1Pauline C. Kendall Onanga Ndjimba 0Nelly Melissa Mangalo 17801 2Salome Langue 17280Felicia Ngoua Oyane 1 3Lyne Marley Sabine Oussou ½Myriam Augusta Roberta Yanga-Esso ½ 4Berenice Armelle Langue Simba ½Kristyna Elisee Ndam Ziza ½

Round 10 v Sierra Leone SLE

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Nelly Melissa Mangalo 17800Jerelyn Adeshola Mary Beckley 1 2Sonia Boyle 1Salome Langue 17280 3Myriam Augusta Roberta Yanga-Esso 0Mary Salamatu Farmer 1 4Sarah Kamara 1Berenice Armelle Langue Simba 0

Round 11 v Democratic Republic of the Congo COD

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Nelly Melissa Mangalo 17801Hatty Kisita 0 2Omari Tshibola Sagesse 1Salome Langue 17280 3Myriam Augusta Roberta Yanga-Esso 0Tracy Sankya 1 4Claudine Bahati Mbebe 1Berenice Armelle Langue Simba 0

Team awards

Sprint Match

115moves

Round 4, 35 + 35 + 19 + 26
Central African Republic CAF0US Virgin Islands ISV4

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

Thrill Ride

18eval swings

Round 6
Central African Republic CAF0Djibouti DJI4

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.

Quietest Match

37captures

Round 9
Central African Republic CAF2Gabon GAB2

The match with the fewest captures over its four boards.

Escape Artists

3games saved

Round 9, the deepest hole -10.00
Central African Republic CAF

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

Quick Draw

1:05per move

Round 10, 122 moves timed in 4 games
Central African Republic CAF

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

Pawn Pushers

30.62pawn moves per 100 moves

286 of 934 moves
Central African Republic CAF

Most pawn moves per 100 of the team's own moves.