Chess Olympiad 2026

Women section
Standings
NOR
Seeded 46, category B
6 won, 2 drawn, 3 lost
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Norway as a nation

Norway

In numbers

38

place of 189 after round 11

14

match points from 11 matches

26

game points; TB1 255, TB3 119

2105

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	WIM Sheila Barth Stanford	2186	8	3	1947	−50
2	WIM Ellen Hagesather	2155	9	5½	2045	−20
3	Monika Machlik	2100	10	6½	2026	−12
4	WGM Niina Koskela	2074	9	6	2041	−2
5	WFM Nina Hagesather	2008	8	5	1978	0

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 Oman OMA

3½–½

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Anat Al Aisaee 17380WIM Ellen Hagesather 21551 2Monika Machlik 21001Yomna Al Nadabi 16100 3Kothar Al Mamary 1587½WGM Niina Koskela 2074½ 4WFM Nina Hagesather 20081Muna Al Mughaizwi 14700

Round 2 v Kenya KEN

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WIM Sheila Barth Stanford 21861WFM Zuri Kaloki 18390 2WFM Mongeli Sasha Maingi 19281WIM Ellen Hagesather 21550 3Monika Machlik 2100½WCM Jully Mutisya 1879½ 4Ogaga Shamira Nicole Albright 17701WFM Nina Hagesather 20080

Round 3 v Tunisia TUN

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WFM Amen Miladi 19121WIM Sheila Barth Stanford 21860 2WIM Ellen Hagesather 21551WCM Nadine Rjeb 18530 3WCM Meriem Ben Amor 1847½Monika Machlik 2100½ 4WGM Niina Koskela 20741WCM Yasmine Gamha 18140

Round 4 v New Zealand NZL

3½–½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite 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 Vietnam VIE

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WIM Sheila Barth Stanford 21860WGM Thi Kim Phung Vo 23111 2WIM Bach Ngoc Thuy Duong 20981Monika Machlik 21000 3WGM Niina Koskela 20740WGM Luong Phuong Hanh 22101 4WGM Nguyen Thi Mai Hung 22771WFM Nina Hagesather 20080

Round 6 v Kyrgyzstan KGZ

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack 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 Dominican Republic DOM

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WCM Franchesca Ramirez Luzon 18330WIM Ellen Hagesather 21551 2Monika Machlik 21001Miguelina De La Rosa Martinez 17920 3WFM Patricia Evarista Castillo Pena 19050WGM Niina Koskela 20741 4WFM Nina Hagesather 20081Karla Mya Nunez Diaz 17030

Round 8 v Bangladesh BAN

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointWhite on board 1

1WIM Sheila Barth Stanford 2186½WIM Ahmed Wadifa 1956½ 2WFM Anjum Noshin 2028½WIM Ellen Hagesather 2155½ 3Monika Machlik 2100½WCM Walijah Ahmed 1949½ 4WCM Alo Nusrat Jahan 2006½WFM Nina Hagesather 2008½

Round 9 v Albania ALB

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WFM Klean Shuqja 2007½WIM Sheila Barth Stanford 2186½ 2WIM Ellen Hagesather 2155½WFM Kler Caku 2102½ 3WFM Eglantina Shabanaj 19020Monika Machlik 21001 4WGM Niina Koskela 20741WCM Eklea Omeri 18130

Round 10 v Bolivia BOL

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WIM Sheila Barth Stanford 21860WIM Nicole Mollo Figueroa 21101 2WFM Jessica Molina 1947½Monika Machlik 2100½ 3WGM Niina Koskela 20741WIM Daniela Cordero 19270 4Jhoana Velarde Alarcon 18560WFM Nina Hagesather 20081

Round 11 v Sweden SWE

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1GM Pia Cramling 2388½WIM Ellen Hagesather 2155½ 2Monika Machlik 2100½WIM Inna Agrest 2250½ 3Lavinia Valcu 2170½WGM Niina Koskela 2074½ 4WFM Nina Hagesather 2008½Angelina Fransson 2041½

Team awards

Comeback Match

Round 3, board 1 lost
Norway NOR2½Tunisia TUN1½

Lost on board 1 and still won the match.

Whitewash

Round 7
Norway NOR4Dominican Republic DOM0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Treaty of Samarkand

Round 8
Norway NOR2Bangladesh BAN2

A 2–2 match of four draws, peace signed on every board.

The Late Knight Show

7.5per game

Round 8, 30 late knight moves in 4 games
Norway NOR

Most knight moves from move 31 on, per game, over the team's finished games.

Comeback Match

Round 10, board 1 lost
Norway NOR2½Bolivia BOL1½

Lost on board 1 and still won the match.

Déjà Vu

2½identical moves

Round 10, with White: 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2
Norway NOR

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

Treaty of Samarkand

Round 11
Norway NOR2Sweden SWE2

A 2–2 match of four draws, peace signed on every board.