Chess Olympiad 2026

Women section
Standings
NZL
Seeded 81, category C
5 won, 1 drawn, 5 lost
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New Zealand as a nation

New Zealand

In numbers

86

place of 189 after round 11

11

match points from 11 matches

23½

game points; TB1 215½, TB3 119

1930

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	WIM Isabelle Yixuan Ning	2114	10	4½	2003	−49
2	WFM Anya Thurner	1874	10	6	1959	+52
3	WFM Nadia Braganza	1916	5	2	1676	−23
4	WFM Wanyao Sarah Sun	1892	10	6	1944	+31
5	WFM Emily Cathay Gan	1852	9	5	1788	−24

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 Djibouti DJI

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Yousra Mahdi Abdillahi 14160WFM Anya Thurner 18741 2WFM Nadia Braganza 19161Ahmed Hassan Fatouma 0 3Moun Mohamde Ibrahim 0WFM Wanyao Sarah Sun 18921 4WFM Emily Cathay Gan 18521Hamid Ahmed Sitti 0

Round 2 v Austria AUT

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WIM Jasmin-Denise Schloffer 2236½WIM Isabelle Yixuan Ning 2114½ 2WFM Anya Thurner 1874½WFM Chiara Polterauer 2083½ 3WFM Emilia Deak-Sala 2105½WFM Nadia Braganza 1916½ 4WFM Wanyao Sarah Sun 18920WIM Elisabeth Hapala 20901

Round 3 v Nepal NEP

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WIM Isabelle Yixuan Ning 2114½Angel Maharjan 1644½ 2Kritisara Adhikari 17440WFM Anya Thurner 18741 3WFM Nadia Braganza 1916½Nihana Shrestha 1575½ 4Sindira Joshi 15650WFM Emily Cathay Gan 18521

Round 4 v Norway NOR

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WIM Sheila Barth Stanford 21861WIM Isabelle Yixuan Ning 21140 2WFM Anya Thurner 1874½WIM Ellen Hagesather 2155½ 3Monika Machlik 21001WFM Wanyao Sarah Sun 18920 4WFM Emily Cathay Gan 18520WGM Niina Koskela 20741

Round 5 v Cote d’Ivoire CIV

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WIM Isabelle Yixuan Ning 21141WFM Mazan Emmanuela Esther Ayemou 18740 2WCM Tchetche Marie Yavo 17031WFM Nadia Braganza 19160 3WFM Wanyao Sarah Sun 18921Ruth Liliane Camara 14490 4Akissi Victoire Sinchie Ayemou 15840WFM Emily Cathay Gan 18521

Round 6 v Colombia COL

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WIM Valentina Argote Heredia 2181½WIM Isabelle Yixuan Ning 2114½ 2WFM Anya Thurner 18740WIM Ingris Rivera 21021 3WIM Jorcerys Montilla Reyes 20941WFM Nadia Braganza 19160 4WFM Wanyao Sarah Sun 18921WGM Beatriz Irene Franco Valencia 20380

Round 7 v Puerto Rico PUR

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WIM Isabelle Yixuan Ning 21141WCM Yanira Rivera Negron 18670 2WCM Coralys M. Alvarado Perez 16930WFM Anya Thurner 18741 3WFM Wanyao Sarah Sun 18921WCM Gabriela S. Vera Perez 16740 4Yorelis M. Febles Otero 16410WFM Emily Cathay Gan 18521

Round 8 v Ecuador ECU

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointWhite on board 1

1WIM Isabelle Yixuan Ning 2114½WGM Carla Heredia Serrano 2117½ 2Kerly Samantha Jaramillo Rivadeneira 19370WFM Anya Thurner 18741 3WFM Wanyao Sarah Sun 1892½WFM Arlette Guerrero Caicedo 1870½ 4WCM Toala Velez Dayra Jamileth 17671WFM Emily Cathay Gan 18520

Round 9 v Lithuania LTU

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WGM Salomeja Zaksaite 21011WIM Isabelle Yixuan Ning 21140 2WFM Anya Thurner 18740WFM Gabija Simkunaite 20351 3WIM Simona Limontaite 21301WFM Wanyao Sarah Sun 18920 4WFM Emily Cathay Gan 18520Agne Mickunaite 19771

Round 10 v Trinidad and Tobago TTO

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WFM Ysvett Hermoso Rodriguez 1902½WIM Isabelle Yixuan Ning 2114½ 2WFM Anya Thurner 18741WCM Shemilah James 17580 3WCM Zara La Fleur 1812½WFM Wanyao Sarah Sun 1892½ 4WFM Emily Cathay Gan 1852½Samantha Dolly 1761½

Round 11 v Portugal POR

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WIM Isabelle Yixuan Ning 21140WGM Filipa Fortuna Pipiras 22901 2WFM Camila Biscaya Avelino 19481WFM Anya Thurner 18740 3WFM Wanyao Sarah Sun 18921Raquel Dos Santos Duque 19480 4Bianca Albano Jeremias 1941½WFM Emily Cathay Gan 1852½

Team awards

Whitewash

Round 1
New Zealand NZL4Djibouti DJI0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Whitewash

Round 7
New Zealand NZL4Puerto Rico PUR0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Zeitnot Nation

39.2% under five minutes

Round 9, 71 of 181 moves in 4 games
New Zealand NZL

Highest share of moves played with under five minutes on the clock.