Chess Olympiad 2026

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Standings
SLO
Seeded 25, category A
7 won, 2 drawn, 2 lost
Also in the Open section
Slovenia as a nation

Slovenia

In numbers

10

place of 189 after round 11

16

match points from 11 matches

29½

game points; TB1 336, TB3 138

2223

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	IM Laura Unuk	2301	9	6	2446	+17
2	WIM Zala Urh	2208	10	6½	2315	+30
3	WIM Nadiia Shpanko	2182	7	4	2116	−3
4	WFM Anja Beber	2272	9	6	2214	0
5	WFM Vesna Mihelic	2152	9	7	2310	+38

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 Bahamas BAH

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WIM Zala Urh 22081WFM Polina Karelina 19290 2WCM Nelissa Thomas 15460WIM Nadiia Shpanko 21821 3WFM Anja Beber 22721WCM Daijah Johnson 16070 4WCM Chika Pride 17860WFM Vesna Mihelic 21521

Round 2 v El Salvador ESA

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WIM Andrea Ortez 19810WIM Zala Urh 22081 2WIM Nadiia Shpanko 21821WIM Angie Garcia 20210 3WCM Marielos Vasquez Vasquez 19230WFM Anja Beber 22721 4WFM Vesna Mihelic 21521WIM Sonia Zepeda 20340

Round 3 v Kazakhstan KAZ

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1GM Bibisara Assaubayeva 2536½IM Laura Unuk 2301½ 2WIM Zala Urh 22080IM Alua Nurman 24551 3WIM Elnaz Kaliakhmet 23471WIM Nadiia Shpanko 21820 4WFM Anja Beber 22720WIM Zarina Nurgaliyeva 23031

Round 4 v Egypt EGY

3½–½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1IM Laura Unuk 23011WGM Shahenda Wafa 21120 2WCM Dema Alaa 20100WIM Zala Urh 22081 3WIM Nadiia Shpanko 2182½WIM Joy Romany 1991½ 4WFM Zakaa Ahmed Mohamed 19760WFM Vesna Mihelic 21521

Round 5 v Lithuania LTU

3½–½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1IM Laura Unuk 23011WGM Salomeja Zaksaite 21010 2WFM Gabija Simkunaite 20350WIM Zala Urh 22081 3WFM Anja Beber 2272½WIM Simona Limontaite 2130½ 4WFM Marija Sibajeva 19850WFM Vesna Mihelic 21521

Round 6 v Netherlands NED

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1IM Eline Roebers 2378½IM Laura Unuk 2301½ 2WIM Zala Urh 2208½GM Zhaoqin Peng 2353½ 3WGM Machteld Van Foreest 23331WIM Nadiia Shpanko 21820 4WFM Vesna Mihelic 21521WGM Anna-Maja Kazarian 23330

Round 7 v Uzbekistan UZB

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WGM Afruza Khamdamova 24431IM Laura Unuk 23010 2WIM Zala Urh 22080IM Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova 23571 3WFM Nilufarkhon Imomkuzieva 2281½WFM Anja Beber 2272½ 4WFM Vesna Mihelic 21520WIM Guldona Karimova 22421

Round 8 v Luxembourg LUX

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1IM Laura Unuk 23011WGM Elvira Berend 22550 2WGM Anna Wagener 2160½WIM Nadiia Shpanko 2182½ 3WFM Anja Beber 22721Hannah Jane Lyon 19060 4Samyukta Sivashankar 1878½WFM Vesna Mihelic 2152½

Round 9 v Montenegro MNE

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1IM Laura Unuk 23010FM Alexandra Zherebtsova 22721 2WFM Alena Skvortsova 21430WIM Zala Urh 22081 3WIM Nadiia Shpanko 21821WIM Aleksandra Milovic 20680 4Mateja Popovic 19490WFM Anja Beber 22721

Round 10 v Azerbaijan AZE

3½–½

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva 24020IM Laura Unuk 23011 2WIM Zala Urh 22081WGM Govhar Beydullayeva 23920 3IM Gunay Mammadzada 2351½WFM Anja Beber 2272½ 4WFM Vesna Mihelic 21521IM Gulnar Mammadova 23110

Round 11 v France FRA

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1IM Deimante Daulyte-Cornette 23910IM Laura Unuk 23011 2WIM Zala Urh 22080GM Marie Sebag 24011 3IM Sophie Milliet 2358½WFM Anja Beber 2272½ 4WFM Vesna Mihelic 2152½WIM Manon Schippke 2271½

Team awards

Whitewash

Round 1
Slovenia SLO4Bahamas BAH0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Déjà Vu

4identical moves

Round 1, with White: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6
Slovenia SLO

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

Whitewash

Round 2
Slovenia SLO4El Salvador ESA0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Favourite Piece

35.59% of the team's moves

Round 4, Bishops, 79 of 222 moves
Slovenia SLO

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

Theory Match

57½opening moves

Round 5
Slovenia SLO3½Lithuania LTU½

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

Comeback Match

Round 9, board 1 lost
Slovenia SLO3Montenegro MNE1

Lost on board 1 and still won the match.

Favourite Piece

25% of the team's moves

Round 10, Bishops, 34 of 136 moves
Slovenia SLO

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

Favourite Piece

19.15% of the team's moves

Bishops, 366 of 1911 moves
Slovenia SLO

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