Chess Olympiad 2026

Women section
Standings
MKD
Seeded 75, category B
6 won, 0 drawn, 5 lost
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North Macedonia as a nation

North Macedonia

In numbers

77

place of 189 after round 11

12

match points from 11 matches

23½

game points; TB1 207, TB3 116

1959

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	WFM Monika Stojkovska	2080	9	4½	2044	−6
2	WFM Monika Zhezhovska	1990	11	8	2086	+63
3	WFM Ivana Manova	1958	8	2½	1774	−32
4	Sanja Trajkovska	1896	9	4½	1776	−25
5	Katerina Petrovska	1873	7	4	1808	−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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VIN

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Ronnia R Durham-Balcombe 16010WFM Monika Zhezhovska 19901 2WFM Ivana Manova 19581Stacy Baptiste-King 0 3Molissa Francita Ashton 0Sanja Trajkovska 18961 4Katerina Petrovska 18731Kazene Pierre 0

Round 2 v Argentina ARG

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WGM Candela Be Francisco Guecamburu 2268½WFM Monika Stojkovska 2080½ 2WFM Monika Zhezhovska 1990½WIM Anapaola S. Borda Rodas 2204½ 3WIM Anna Laura Scarsi 22121WFM Ivana Manova 19580 4Sanja Trajkovska 18960WFM Ernestina Adam 21861

Round 3 v Cyprus CYP

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WFM Monika Stojkovska 20801WCM Aida Paunescu 16910 2WCM Victoria Sokolova 17110WFM Monika Zhezhovska 19901 3WFM Ivana Manova 1958½WCM Larisa Sokolova 1690½ 4WCM Eleni Pica 16671Sanja Trajkovska 18960

Round 4 v Peru PER

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1IM Deysi Cori T. 23161WFM Monika Stojkovska 20800 2WFM Monika Zhezhovska 1990½WIM Maria Teresa Jimenez Salas 2184½ 3FM Fiorella Contreras Huaman 21681WFM Ivana Manova 19580 4Katerina Petrovska 18730Flor De Maria Zarate Oyague 20191

Round 5 v Saudi Arabia KSA

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WFM Monika Stojkovska 20801WCM Dalia Alsemairi 18020 2Mashael Abdulmohsen Mohammed Alsanea 16430WFM Monika Zhezhovska 19901 3Sanja Trajkovska 18961Maitha Abdulrahman A Alotaibi 15430 4Alreshidi Shrouq Ali M 16990Katerina Petrovska 18731

Round 6 v Uzbekistan 2 UZB

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WFM Monika Stojkovska 20800WGM Nilufar Yakubbaeva 22461 2WIM Marjona Malikova 21491WFM Monika Zhezhovska 19900 3WFM Ivana Manova 19580WIM Madinabonu Khalilova 20871 4WFM Asal Salimova 2088½Sanja Trajkovska 1896½

Round 7 v Japan JPN

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WCM Azumi Sakai 18620WFM Monika Stojkovska 20801 2WFM Monika Zhezhovska 19901WCM Rikka Mitsuyama 17520 3Ami Kato 17550Sanja Trajkovska 18961 4Katerina Petrovska 18730Elizabeth Ivanov 17391

Round 8 v Bosnia & Herzegovina BIH

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WFM Monika Stojkovska 20800WFM Milana Babic 21961 2WFM Masa Babic 21470WFM Monika Zhezhovska 19901 3WFM Ivana Manova 19580WFM Sara Jacimovic 20021 4Sofija Mimic 1961½Katerina Petrovska 1873½

Round 9 v Nicaragua NCA

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1CM Abigail Carolina Cabezas Calero 1841½WFM Monika Zhezhovska 1990½ 2WFM Ivana Manova 19581WCM Patricia Alvarez Gutierrez 18280 3Luciana Yassika Paguaga Cruz 1615½Sanja Trajkovska 1896½ 4Katerina Petrovska 18731Anahi Alexandra Munoz Cortez 18280

Round 10 v Denmark DEN

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WFM Ellen Kakulidis 20881WFM Monika Stojkovska 20800 2WFM Monika Zhezhovska 1990½WFM Anna Sofie Li 2002½ 3WFM Esmat Susanne Guindy 20411WFM Ivana Manova 19580 4Sanja Trajkovska 1896½WFM Sofie Bech Durrfeld 2007½

Round 11 v Suriname SUR

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WFM Monika Stojkovska 20801WCM Elise Wu 19270 2WCM Victoria Kaslan 17970WFM Monika Zhezhovska 19901 3Sanja Trajkovska 18960WCM Alexandra Kaslan 16911 4Shefali Creebsburg 1607½Katerina Petrovska 1873½

Team awards

Whitewash

Round 1
North Macedonia MKD4Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VIN0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Space Invaders

54.81per 100 moves

Round 1, 57 of 104 moves crossed the middle
North Macedonia MKD

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

Finishers

4checkmates

Round 1, 4 of 4 wins by checkmate on the board
North Macedonia MKD

Most checkmates delivered on the board.

Deep Thinkers

3:18per move

Round 4, 127 moves timed in 4 games
North Macedonia MKD

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

Whitewash

Round 5
North Macedonia MKD4Saudi Arabia KSA0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Theory Match

57½opening moves

Round 9
North Macedonia MKD3Nicaragua NCA1

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