Chess Olympiad 2026

Women section
Standings
MDV
Seeded 159, category E
4 won, 3 drawn, 4 lost
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Maldives as a nation

Maldives

In numbers

106

place of 189 after round 11

11

match points from 11 matches

21½

game points; TB1 171½, TB3 98

1531

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	WCM Ahmed Nihaya	1612	10	6	1886	+66
2	Abdul Rasheed Mariyam Laisa	1478	11	5½	1701	+48
3	Eana Abdulla Hassan	1581	11	5½	1661	+35
4	Aishath Noya Shahurudheen Shareef	–	10	3½	1608	–
5	Aishath Alya Mohamed Shareef	1453	1	0	1176	−2

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 Egypt EGY

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WGM Shahenda Wafa 21121WCM Ahmed Nihaya 16120 2Abdul Rasheed Mariyam Laisa 14780WIM Jana Mohamed Zaki 19931 3WIM Joy Romany 19911Eana Abdulla Hassan 15810 4Aishath Alya Mohamed Shareef 14530WFM Zakaa Ahmed Mohamed 19761

Round 2 v Japan JPN

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WCM Ahmed Nihaya 1612½WCM Azumi Sakai 1862½ 2Kanako Kinoshita 17831Abdul Rasheed Mariyam Laisa 14780 3Eana Abdulla Hassan 1581½WCM Rikka Mitsuyama 1752½ 4Elizabeth Ivanov 17391Aishath Noya Shahurudheen Shareef 0

Round 3 v Democratic Republic of the Congo COD

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1, + and − mark forfeits

1Hatty Kisita −WCM Ahmed Nihaya 1612+2Abdul Rasheed Mariyam Laisa 14781Omari Tshibola Sagesse 0 3Tracy Sankya 0Eana Abdulla Hassan 15811 4Aishath Noya Shahurudheen Shareef 0Claudine Bahati Mbebe 1

Round 4 v Guam GUM

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1WCM Carmina Jasmine Ramas 17830WCM Ahmed Nihaya 16121 2Abdul Rasheed Mariyam Laisa 1478½WCM Tiffany Benzon 1717½ 3Alexis Rian Justo 1671½Eana Abdulla Hassan 1581½ 4Aishath Noya Shahurudheen Shareef 0Esther Combs 1

Round 5 v Bahamas BAH

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointWhite on board 1

1WCM Ahmed Nihaya 16120WFM Polina Karelina 19291 2WCM Daijah Johnson 16070Abdul Rasheed Mariyam Laisa 14781 3Eana Abdulla Hassan 1581½WCM Chika Pride 1786½ 4Diana Williams ½Aishath Noya Shahurudheen Shareef ½

Round 6 v Pakistan PAK

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WCM Ahmed Nihaya 16121WCM Zenobia Wasif 16760 2Hafiza Mashal Rashid 18341Abdul Rasheed Mariyam Laisa 14780 3Eana Abdulla Hassan 15810Fareeha Saddique 16611 4Maliha Ali 16561Aishath Noya Shahurudheen Shareef 0

Round 7 v Malawi MAW

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1WCM Ellen Mpinganjira 15460WCM Ahmed Nihaya 16121 2Abdul Rasheed Mariyam Laisa 14780WCM Jailos Rachel 15661 3George Anny 15961Eana Abdulla Hassan 15810 4Aishath Noya Shahurudheen Shareef 1Kapende Shalom 15710

Round 8 v Aruba ARU

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WCM Annelaine Jacobs 1753½WCM Ahmed Nihaya 1612½ 2Abdul Rasheed Mariyam Laisa 14781Milaydes Lourdes Moreno Mora 16730 3Thamara Sagastegui 1634½Eana Abdulla Hassan 1581½ 4Aishath Noya Shahurudheen Shareef 1Lesley Cielo 16150

Round 9 v Kosovo * KOS

3½–½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WCM Ahmed Nihaya 1612½Jona Recica 1740½ 2WCM Rinesa Saraci 17290Abdul Rasheed Mariyam Laisa 14781 3Eana Abdulla Hassan 15811Alba Pllana 14700 4Binela Karadolami 14890Aishath Noya Shahurudheen Shareef 1

Round 10 v Uruguay URU

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WCM Ahmed Nihaya 1612½Nahiara Fabra 1887½ 2WFM Andreina Quevedo 18601Abdul Rasheed Mariyam Laisa 14780 3Eana Abdulla Hassan 1581½Agustina Silva 1854½ 4Caterina Altesor 17771Aishath Noya Shahurudheen Shareef 0

Round 11 v Honduras HON

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WFM Leslie Carolin Torres Hernandez 18540WCM Ahmed Nihaya 16121 2Abdul Rasheed Mariyam Laisa 14781Camila Mejia 16080 3Heaven Alvarenga 15600Eana Abdulla Hassan 15811 4Aishath Noya Shahurudheen Shareef 0WCM Diana Bobadilla 17621

Team awards

Theory Match

56½opening moves

Round 1
Maldives MDV0Egypt EGY4

The match that stayed in the book longest: the opening phases of its four boards added, in moves.

Escape Artists

2games saved

Round 2, the deepest hole -3.40
Maldives MDV

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

Marathon Match

286moves

Round 9, 61 + 60 + 85 + 80
Maldives MDV3½Kosovo * KOS½

The match whose four boards ran longest, in moves added together.

Endgame Match

179½endgame moves

Round 9
Maldives MDV3½Kosovo * KOS½

The match with the most endgame moves over its four boards.

Space Invaders

42.31per 100 moves

Round 9, 121 of 286 moves crossed the middle
Maldives MDV

Most moves into the opponent's half per 100 of the team's own moves.

Favourite Piece

36.36% of the team's moves

Round 9, Rooks, 104 of 286 moves
Maldives MDV

For each piece, the team whose own moves have the highest share of it.

Dark Horse

+53places above the seed

seeded 159th, now 106th
Maldives MDV

Climbed furthest from its seed, the place on the initial ranking list, to where it stands now.