Chess Olympiad 2026

Women section
Standings
GHA
Seeded 128, category D
6 won, 0 drawn, 5 lost
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Ghana as a nation

Ghana

In numbers

81

place of 189 after round 11

12

match points from 11 matches

22

game points; TB1 166, TB3 99

1645

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	WCM Maud Benson	1699	10	6½	1913	+38
2	WCM Gertrude Banini	1667	8	2	1606	−17
3	Ridham	1733	9	5	1732	−4
4	Dotse Dzidzor Esi	1531	8	4	1597	+2
5	Dotse Sumya Ibrahim	1597	9	4½	1640	+9

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 Italy ITA

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1IM Marina Brunello 23081WCM Maud Benson 16990 2WCM Gertrude Banini 16670WIM Tea Gueci 21341 3WFM Kamilla Rubinshtein 21081Ridham 17330 4Dotse Dzidzor Esi 15310WFM Giulia Sala 20881

Round 2 v Dominica DMA

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WCM Gertrude Banini 16671Zahidu Henry 14040 2Desalee Waynelle Daniel 14630Ridham 17331 3Dotse Dzidzor Esi 15311Masika Edwards 0 4Shermel Timothy 14130Dotse Sumya Ibrahim 15971

Round 3 v Kyrgyzstan KGZ

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WCM Maud Benson 16990WFM Nurai Sovetbekova 20291 2WFM Aleksandra Samaganova 19431WCM Gertrude Banini 16670 3Ridham 17330WFM Aizhan Sezdbekova 19451 4WFM Aimonchok Zhunusbekova 19301Dotse Sumya Ibrahim 15970

Round 4 v British Virgin Islands IVB

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Tiandra Scatliffe 0WCM Maud Benson 16991 2Ridham 17331Makalia Fergus 0 3Alexis Ganigan 0Dotse Dzidzor Esi 15311 4Dotse Sumya Ibrahim 15971Kiara Phillip 0

Round 5 v Syria SYR

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WFM Roula Mahmoud 18720WCM Maud Benson 16991 2WCM Gertrude Banini 16670WFM Manar Khalil 18631 3WIM Nibal Algildah 19051Dotse Dzidzor Esi 15310 4Dotse Sumya Ibrahim 1597½Doha. Farha 1876½

Round 6 v Iraq IRQ

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WCM Maud Benson 16991Sardar Othman Nvar 16490 2WIM Dlpak Ismael Ibrahim 1919½WCM Gertrude Banini 1667½ 3Ridham 17330WCM Sara Masood Abdullah 18301 4Pshtiwan Ahmed Parwa 17491Dotse Sumya Ibrahim 15970

Round 7 v Jersey JCI

3½–½

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WCM Rachel Ruddy 1676½WCM Maud Benson 1699½ 2Ridham 17331Delia Donciu 0 3WCM Daisy Carpenter 15230Dotse Dzidzor Esi 15311 4Dotse Sumya Ibrahim 15971Sarah Weber 0

Round 8 v Nicaragua NCA

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WCM Maud Benson 16990CM Abigail Carolina Cabezas Calero 18411 2Marelys Cristina Espinoza Barrios 17471WCM Gertrude Banini 16670 3Dotse Dzidzor Esi 15310Luciana Yassika Paguaga Cruz 16151 4Anahi Alexandra Munoz Cortez 18281Dotse Sumya Ibrahim 15970

Round 9 v Equatorial Guinea GEQ

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WCM Maud Benson 16991Gemima Ngomo Mbang 0 2Orpa Angue Ondo Obono 1614½WCM Gertrude Banini 1667½ 3Ridham 17331Justa Mbasogo Eyama Oye 15260 4Mauricia Alba Bindang Menana Asangono 14531Dotse Dzidzor Esi 15310

Round 10 v Malta MLT

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Elena Ghitza 18020WCM Maud Benson 16991 2WCM Gertrude Banini 16670WCM Milena Stagno 17711 3Yunlong Wang 1745½Ridham 1733½ 4Dotse Sumya Ibrahim 15971Ella Miceli-Farrugia 15830

Round 11 v Zambia ZAM

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WFM Constance Mbatha 17860WCM Maud Benson 16991 2Ridham 1733½WCM Daisy Simenda 1857½ 3Naomi Mwale 17510Dotse Dzidzor Esi 15311 4Dotse Sumya Ibrahim 15970Likando Namakau 18201

Team awards

Whitewash

Round 2
Ghana GHA4Dominica DMA0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Whitewash

Round 4
Ghana GHA4British Virgin Islands IVB0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Escape Artists

3games saved

Round 7, the deepest hole -10.00
Ghana GHA

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

Déjà Vu

5½identical moves

Round 9, with Black: 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3
Ghana GHA

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

Slingshot

164points lower on average

Round 11
Ghana GHA2½Zambia ZAM1½

Won a match against the team that looked strongest on paper: the largest gap in average rating, all four boards played and rated.