Chess Olympiad 2026

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Standings
KGZ
Seeded 78, category C
6 won, 0 drawn, 5 lost
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Kyrgyzstan as a nation

Kyrgyzstan

In numbers

70

place of 189 after round 11

12

match points from 11 matches

23½

game points; TB1 242, TB3 130

1964

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	WFM Nurai Sovetbekova	2029	9	4	2029	+1
2	WFM Aleksandra Samaganova	1943	8	3½	1974	+8
3	WFM Begimai Zairbek kyzy	1973	9	5½	2094	+33
4	WFM Aizhan Sezdbekova	1945	8	5	2040	+48
5	WFM Aimonchok Zhunusbekova	1930	10	5½	1974	+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 Bhutan BHU

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsWhite 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 Latvia LAT

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WFM Nurai Sovetbekova 2029½WGM Laura Rogule 2256½ 2FM Marija Kuznecova 22571WFM Begimai Zairbek kyzy 19730 3WFM Aizhan Sezdbekova 19451WIM Agnesa Stepania Ter-Avetisjana 21930 4WGM Ilze Berzina 21771WFM Aimonchok Zhunusbekova 19300

Round 3 v Ghana GHA

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsBlack 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 Uzbekistan 2 UZB

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WGM Nilufar Yakubbaeva 22461WFM Nurai Sovetbekova 20290 2WFM Begimai Zairbek kyzy 19731WIM Marjona Malikova 21490 3WFM Asal Salimova 20880WFM Aizhan Sezdbekova 19451 4WFM Aimonchok Zhunusbekova 19301WCM Mumtozbegim Mansurova 19280

Round 5 v Belarus FID

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WFM Nurai Sovetbekova 20290WFM Varvara Poliakova 22331 2FM Veranika Abramkina 22541WFM Aleksandra Samaganova 19430 3WFM Begimai Zairbek kyzy 1973½WFM Nika Venskaya 2155½ 4WFM Yuliya Liavonava 21161WFM Aimonchok Zhunusbekova 19300

Round 6 v Norway NOR

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WFM Nurai Sovetbekova 20291WIM Sheila Barth Stanford 21860 2WIM Ellen Hagesather 2155½WFM Aleksandra Samaganova 1943½ 3WFM Begimai Zairbek kyzy 19731WGM Niina Koskela 20740 4WFM Nina Hagesather 20081WFM Aizhan Sezdbekova 19450

Round 7 v Philippines PHI

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Mhage Gerriahlou Sebastian 19571WFM Nurai Sovetbekova 20290 2WFM Aleksandra Samaganova 19430WGM Janelle Mae Frayna 22601 3WIM Jan Jodilyn Fronda 21341WFM Aizhan Sezdbekova 19450 4WFM Aimonchok Zhunusbekova 1930½WFM Shania Mae Mendoza 2076½

Round 8 v Denmark DEN

3½–½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WFM Nurai Sovetbekova 2029½WFM Ellen Kakulidis 2088½ 2WFM Anna Sofie Li 20020WFM Aleksandra Samaganova 19431 3WFM Begimai Zairbek kyzy 19731WFM Esmat Susanne Guindy 20410 4WFM Sofie Bech Durrfeld 20070WFM Aimonchok Zhunusbekova 19301

Round 9 v Croatia CRO

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1FM Ena Cvitan 22711WFM Aleksandra Samaganova 19430 2WFM Begimai Zairbek kyzy 19730WFM Tihana Ivekovic 21691 3WIM Ana Berke 20971WFM Aizhan Sezdbekova 19450 4WFM Aimonchok Zhunusbekova 19300WIM Kristina Saric 20991

Round 10 v Turkmenistan TKM

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WFM Lala Shohradova 21471WFM Nurai Sovetbekova 20290 2WFM Aleksandra Samaganova 19430WCM Leyla Shohradova 21011 3WFM Jahan Rejepova 20271WFM Begimai Zairbek kyzy 19730 4WFM Aimonchok Zhunusbekova 19300Mahri Agamuradova 19391

Round 11 v Nicaragua NCA

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WFM Nurai Sovetbekova 20291CM Abigail Carolina Cabezas Calero 18410 2Marelys Cristina Espinoza Barrios 17470WFM Begimai Zairbek kyzy 19731 3WFM Aizhan Sezdbekova 19451WCM Patricia Alvarez Gutierrez 18280 4Anahi Alexandra Munoz Cortez 18280WFM Aimonchok Zhunusbekova 19301

Team awards

Whitewash

Round 1
Kyrgyzstan KGZ4Bhutan BHU0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Whitewash

Round 3
Kyrgyzstan KGZ4Ghana GHA0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Comeback Match

Round 4, board 1 lost
Kyrgyzstan KGZ3Uzbekistan 2 UZB1

Lost on board 1 and still won the match.

Déjà Vu

2½identical moves

Round 10, with Black: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3
Kyrgyzstan KGZ

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

Whitewash

Round 11
Kyrgyzstan KGZ4Nicaragua NCA0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Giant Killers

3underdog wins

3–1 v Uzbekistan 2, 134 points lower (round 4); 2½–1½ v Norway, 133 points lower (round 6); 3½–½ v Denmark, 66 points lower (round 8)
Kyrgyzstan KGZ

Most matches won against a team with the higher average rating over the four boards, all eight players rated.