Chess Olympiad 2026

Women section
Standings
TLS
Seeded 130, category D
4 won, 1 drawn, 6 lost
Also in the Open section
Timor-Leste as a nation

Timor-Leste

In numbers

145

place of 189 after round 11

9

match points from 11 matches

18

game points; TB1 104, TB3 89

1665

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	Maria Soares de Araujo	1724	11	2½	1441	−119
2	Sonizia A.Tilman da Silva	1675	11	5	1622	−15
3	Elfiana dos Santos	1674	11	3	1042	−64
4	Embelina Agusta Soares	1587	11	7½	1487	−26

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 Indonesia INA

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WIM Diajeng Theresa Singgih 22801Maria Soares de Araujo 17240 2Sonizia A.Tilman da Silva 16750WIM Laysa Latifah 22131 3WIM Shafira Devi Herfesa 21301Elfiana dos Santos 16740 4Embelina Agusta Soares 15870WIM Ummi Fisabilillah 21261

Round 2 v Djibouti DJI

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Maria Soares de Araujo 17240Yousra Mahdi Abdillahi 14161 2Ahmed Hassan Fatouma 0Sonizia A.Tilman da Silva 16751 3Elfiana dos Santos 16741Moun Mohamde Ibrahim 0 4Hamid Ahmed Sitti 0Embelina Agusta Soares 15871

Round 3 v Iceland ISL

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Maria Soares de Araujo 17240WGM Lenka Ptacnikova 20821 2WFM Hallgerdur Thorsteinsdottir 19951Sonizia A.Tilman da Silva 16750 3Elfiana dos Santos 16740WFM Gudrun Fanney Briem 18651 4Hrund Hauksdottir 18171Embelina Agusta Soares 15870

Round 4 v Angola ANG

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WFM Jemima Paulo 20231Maria Soares de Araujo 17240 2Sonizia A.Tilman da Silva 16750WFM Luzia Pires 19901 3WFM Ednasia Junior 19381Elfiana dos Santos 16740 4Embelina Agusta Soares 15870Renelsa Taiane Antonio 17641

Round 5 v Liberia LBR

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1Meleh M. Davis 15071Maria Soares de Araujo 17240 2Sonizia A.Tilman da Silva 16751Princess K. Banney 14500 3Georgina Sackie 17901Elfiana dos Santos 16740 4Embelina Agusta Soares 15871Isabella Brisbane 0

Round 6 v Cambodia CAM

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Maria Soares de Araujo 17240Rose Ann Pin-Ag Flores 1 2Soporpatey Phon 14371Sonizia A.Tilman da Silva 16750 3Elfiana dos Santos 16740Sophary Chea 1 4Nyta Youn 0Embelina Agusta Soares 15871

Round 7 v Afghanistan AFG

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Azizi Setareh ½Maria Soares de Araujo 1724½ 2Sonizia A.Tilman da Silva 16750Nooreen Gouhari 1 3Belqis Gunesh 1Elfiana dos Santos 16740 4Embelina Agusta Soares 15871Zainab Farahmand 0

Round 8 v Comoros Islands COM

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Maria Soares de Araujo 17241Isma Ismaila Djailane 0 2Fahima Ali Mohamed Mohamed 1Sonizia A.Tilman da Silva 16750 3Elfiana dos Santos 16741Nasra Kamal Ibrahim 0 4Ahmed Houmairaou 0Embelina Agusta Soares 15871

Round 9 v Grenada GRN

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Maria Soares de Araujo 17240Rhonda J Lambert 15771 2Achazia N.A.Lewis 0Sonizia A.Tilman da Silva 16751 3Elfiana dos Santos 16741Naziyah S.A.James 0 4Kenishka Tehalyani 0Embelina Agusta Soares 15871

Round 10 v Cameroon CMR

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WCM Magne Kouokam Sylviane 16011Maria Soares de Araujo 17240 2Sonizia A.Tilman da Silva 16751Danwe Maissiri Carole 14000 3Wefang Lucrece 14891Elfiana dos Santos 16740 4Embelina Agusta Soares 1587½Ngo Sohna Rose Corine 1530½

Round 11 v Niger NIG

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Mahamadou Leila Aicha 16230Maria Soares de Araujo 17241 2Sonizia A.Tilman da Silva 16751Zeinabou Boubacar 0 3Zakari Abdou Yasmina 1Elfiana dos Santos 16740 4Embelina Agusta Soares 15871Koundou Ballama Magaram Malaram 0

Team awards

Theory Match

56½opening moves

Round 1
Timor-Leste TLS0Indonesia INA4

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

Comeback Match

Round 2, board 1 lost
Timor-Leste TLS3Djibouti DJI1

Lost on board 1 and still won the match.

Finishers

2checkmates

Round 8, 2 of 3 wins by checkmate on the board
Timor-Leste TLS

Most checkmates delivered on the board.

Comeback Match

Round 9, board 1 lost
Timor-Leste TLS3Grenada GRN1

Lost on board 1 and still won the match.

Finishers

3checkmates

Round 9, 3 of 3 wins by checkmate on the board
Timor-Leste TLS

Most checkmates delivered on the board.