Chess Olympiad 2026

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Standings
TAN
Seeded 161, category E
5 won, 1 drawn, 5 lost
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Tanzania as a nation

Tanzania

In numbers

109

place of 189 after round 11

11

match points from 11 matches

19½

game points; TB1 134, TB3 96

1554

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	Neema Adam Kisanga	1631	10	4½	1747	+45
2	Lissa Siya Joseph	1520	9	2	1428	−36
3	WCM Anahi Rishit Shah	1511	10	6	1692	+77
4	Bertha Samson Mkude	1457	9	5	1622	+59
5	Mariam Mughwai Gwae	–	6	2	1449	–

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 Uzbekistan 3 UZB

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WIM Zilola Aktamova 20781Neema Adam Kisanga 16310 2Lissa Siya Joseph 15200WIM Maftuna Bobomurodova 20301 3WCM Shohina Akhmedova 19781WCM Anahi Rishit Shah 15110 4Bertha Samson Mkude 0WFM Barchinoy Shokirjonova 19961

Round 2 v Barbados BAR

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Neema Adam Kisanga 16310WFM Hannah Wilson 18351 2WCM Chanon Reifer-Belle 17611Lissa Siya Joseph 15200 3WCM Anahi Rishit Shah 1511½WCM Julissa Figueroa 1772½ 4WCM Kiarra Eversley 16111Bertha Samson Mkude 0

Round 3 v Papua New Guinea PNG

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Liberty Joku 0Neema Adam Kisanga 16311 2Lissa Siya Joseph 15201Luciana Age 0 3Natasha Mimino 0WCM Anahi Rishit Shah 15111 4Bertha Samson Mkude 1Christine Wosley 0

Round 4 v Cote d’Ivoire CIV

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WFM Mazan Emmanuela Esther Ayemou 18741Neema Adam Kisanga 16310 2Lissa Siya Joseph 15200Atse Carine Noelly Marie Nde 16701 3WCM Tchetche Marie Yavo 17031WCM Anahi Rishit Shah 15110 4Mariam Mughwai Gwae 0Ruth Liliane Camara 14491

Round 5 v Palau PLW

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Neema Adam Kisanga 16311WCM Angelil Sisior 16850 2Baby Edna Mission 16130WCM Anahi Rishit Shah 15111 3Bertha Samson Mkude 1Roxanne Corro 15140 4Joan Gemota 14990Mariam Mughwai Gwae 1

Round 6 v Namibia NAM

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Lutopu Khoa 17461Neema Adam Kisanga 16310 2Lissa Siya Joseph 15201WCM Beukes Jamie-Nicole 18310 3Helvi Shuudifonya 16381Bertha Samson Mkude 0 4Mariam Mughwai Gwae 0WCM Jolly Nepando 16261

Round 7 v Togo TOG

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Neema Adam Kisanga 1631½Isabelle Mamah 1886½ 2WCM Afiwa Kponsou 15651Lissa Siya Joseph 15200 3WCM Anahi Rishit Shah 15111Sandra Kudafa 14140 4Afi Gracia Adjessi 15000Bertha Samson Mkude 1

Round 8 v Mozambique MOZ

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Neema Adam Kisanga 16310WIM Vania Fausto Da T. Vilhete 18671 2WCM Neusa Aridas De Castro 17211Lissa Siya Joseph 15200 3WCM Anahi Rishit Shah 15110Naira Sinoia 15591 4Efentakis Theodora 1493½Bertha Samson Mkude ½

Round 9 v Cape Verde CPV

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WCM Deise Pereira 17841Lissa Siya Joseph 15200 2WCM Anahi Rishit Shah 15111WCM Jacira Laura Almeida 15980 3WCM Akiane Moreno 1526½Bertha Samson Mkude ½ 4Mariam Mughwai Gwae 1Divania Spinola 15200

Round 10 v Saudi Arabia KSA

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1WCM Dalia Alsemairi 18020Neema Adam Kisanga 16311 2Lissa Siya Joseph 15200Mashael Abdulmohsen Mohammed Alsanea 16431 3Maitha Abdulrahman A Alotaibi 15430WCM Anahi Rishit Shah 15111 4Mariam Mughwai Gwae 0Alreshidi Shrouq Ali M 16991

Round 11 v Pakistan PAK

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Neema Adam Kisanga 16311WCM Zenobia Wasif 16760 2Fareeha Saddique 1661½WCM Anahi Rishit Shah 1511½ 3Bertha Samson Mkude 14571Zainab Rehman 17030 4Maliha Ali 16561Mariam Mughwai Gwae 0

Team awards

Marathon Match

242moves

Round 1, 46 + 77 + 94 + 25
Tanzania TAN0Uzbekistan 3 UZB4

The match whose four boards ran longest, in moves added together.

Bloodiest Match

91captures

Round 1
Tanzania TAN0Uzbekistan 3 UZB4

The match with the most captures over its four boards.

Endgame Match

126endgame moves

Round 1
Tanzania TAN0Uzbekistan 3 UZB4

The match with the most endgame moves over its four boards.

Wandering Kings

15king moves per game

Round 1, 60 king moves in 4 games
Tanzania TAN

Most king moves per game over the team's finished games.

Whitewash

Round 3
Tanzania TAN4Papua New Guinea PNG0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Endgame Match

115½endgame moves

Round 3
Tanzania TAN4Papua New Guinea PNG0

The match with the most endgame moves over its four boards.

Whitewash

Round 5
Tanzania TAN4Palau PLW0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Thrill Ride

7eval swings

Round 7
Tanzania TAN2½Togo TOG1½

The match with the most swings between a one-pawn lead for White and one for Black over its four boards; every board needs Lichess's full analysis.

Escape Artists

3games saved

Round 7, the deepest hole -4.14
Tanzania TAN

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

Comeback Match

Round 9, board 1 lost
Tanzania TAN2½Cape Verde CPV1½

Lost on board 1 and still won the match.