Chess Olympiad 2026

Women section
Standings
SMR
Seeded 164, category E
3 won, 0 drawn, 8 lost
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San Marino as a nation

San Marino

In numbers

178

place of 189 after round 11

6

match points from 11 matches

15½

game points; TB1 81, TB3 85

1527

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	Elena Krasnova	1674	10	6	1656	−11
2	WCM Mariane Biordi	–	9	3½	1293	–
3	Giulia Lazzarini	1461	9	3	1407	−23
4	Cristina Giannini	–	8	1	763	–
5	Dorina Capicchioni	1447	8	2	792	−74

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 Malaysia MAS

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Elena Krasnova 16740WFM Li Ting Tan 20671 2WCM Jia-Tien Chua 19381WCM Mariane Biordi 0 3Giulia Lazzarini 14610WFM Ainul Mardhiah Mohd Afif 20061 4Ashwiniy Kumaran 17121Cristina Giannini 0

Round 2 v Puerto Rico PUR

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WCM Yanira Rivera Negron 18671Elena Krasnova 16740 2Giulia Lazzarini 14610WCM Coralys M. Alvarado Perez 16931 3WCM Gabriela S. Vera Perez 16741Cristina Giannini 0 4Dorina Capicchioni 14470Yorelis M. Febles Otero 16411

Round 3 v South Sudan SSD

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Elena Krasnova 16741Calvary John Khamis Kamunde 0 2Aluong Riak Thon Ajak 0WCM Mariane Biordi 1 3Giulia Lazzarini 14611Julia Achok Arkangelo Miakol 0 4Aluel Elizabeth Akuei Deng 0Dorina Capicchioni 14471

Round 4 v Cape Verde CPV

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Elena Krasnova 16740WCM Deise Pereira 17841 2WCM Jacira Laura Almeida 15981WCM Mariane Biordi 0 3Cristina Giannini 0WCM Akiane Moreno 15261 4Divania Spinola 15201Dorina Capicchioni 14470

Round 5 v Mauritania MTN

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Bouchra Abbe 14970Elena Krasnova 16741 2WCM Mariane Biordi 0Nevissa Dahi 15561 3Fatima Cheikh Sidiya 16091Giulia Lazzarini 14610 4Dorina Capicchioni 14470Fatimatou El Hadj Sidi 16851

Round 6 v Democratic Republic of the Congo COD

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Elena Krasnova 16741Hatty Kisita 0 2Omari Tshibola Sagesse 0WCM Mariane Biordi 1 3Giulia Lazzarini 14611Tracy Sankya 0 4Claudine Bahati Mbebe 0Cristina Giannini 1

Round 7 v Brunei Darussalam BRU

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Aqilah Adawiyah 1679½WCM Mariane Biordi ½ 2Giulia Lazzarini 1461½Dk Siti Haziqah Pg Hj Janudin 1630½ 3Nur Farzana Saiful Azmi 14501Cristina Giannini 0 4Dorina Capicchioni 14470Fazreena Hussin 16321

Round 8 v Bahrain BRN

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Najla Ahmed 15781Elena Krasnova 16740 2Giulia Lazzarini 14610WCM Zainab Alafoo 16631 3WCM Wafa Yaqoob 15341Cristina Giannini 0 4Dorina Capicchioni 14470Sondos Obaid 15251

Round 9 v Guinea GUI

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Elena Krasnova 16741Fatoumata Tafory Fofana 0 2Nsira Gassama 0WCM Mariane Biordi 1 3Giulia Lazzarini 14610Mariame Seth Keita 1 4Manangbe Sougoule 0Dorina Capicchioni 14471

Round 10 v Guyana GUY

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WCM Aditi Narayan Joshi 17260Elena Krasnova 16741 2WCM Mariane Biordi 0Kataleya Shenera Sam 15251 3Ciel Desiree Clement 14841Cristina Giannini 0 4Dorina Capicchioni 14470WCM Jessica Callender 15521

Round 11 v Bhutan BHU

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Elena Krasnova 16741WCM Asha huang Limboo 14280 2Yeshey lhaden 1WCM Mariane Biordi 0 3Giulia Lazzarini 1461½Pema Yangsel Dorji 1481½ 4Tshenden Pema 1Cristina Giannini 0

Team awards

Whitewash

Round 3
San Marino SMR4South Sudan SSD0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Escape Artists

3games saved

Round 3, the deepest hole -10.00
San Marino SMR

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

Whitewash

Round 6
San Marino SMR4Democratic Republic of the Congo COD0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Déjà Vu

3identical moves

Round 11, with Black: 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6
San Marino SMR

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

Most Experienced Squad

54.8years on average

4 of 5 players with a known birth year
San Marino SMR

Highest average age of the players fielded, counted from their birth years.