Events · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026

Albania at the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026

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Rank 50 of 206 — 13 match points, 26.5 game points. Full standings

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Round 1: Albania 4 – 0 Bermuda
1IM Franc Ashiku (2388)1-0CM Don Dacres (1846)game
2IM Dritan Mehmeti (2312)0-1Nathan Dennis (1777)game
3FM Mateu Boci (2332)1-0Dylan Flanagan (1672)game
4FM Aleksander Xhembulla (2292)0-1Wolde Place (1666)game
Round 2: Albania 1 – 3 Israel
1IM Franc Ashiku (2388)1-0GM Maxim Rodshtein (2582)game
2IM Dritan Mehmeti (2312)0-1GM Avital Boruchovsky (2529)game
3FM Mateu Boci (2332)1-0GM Yahli Sokolovsky (2542)game
4FM Aleksander Xhembulla (2292)1-0GM Ilia Smirin (2560)game
Round 3: Albania 3.5 – 0.5 Nepal
1IM Franc Ashiku (2388)1-0CM Purushottam Silwal (2093)game
2IM Dritan Mehmeti (2312)1/2-1/2FM Rupesh Jaiswal (2151)game
3FM Aleksander Xhembulla (2292)1-0CM Sushrut Dahal (2038)game
4FM Ergit Ramaj (2310)0-1Aashish Phunyal (2008)game
Round 4: Albania 1.5 – 2.5 Australia
1IM Franc Ashiku (2388)1-0GM Bobby Cheng (2570)game
2FM Mateu Boci (2332)1/2-1/2IM Rishi Sardana (2518)game
3FM Aleksander Xhembulla (2292)0-1GM David C Smerdon (2461)game
4FM Ergit Ramaj (2310)0-1IM James Morris (2442)game
Round 5: Albania 0.5 – 3.5 Hong Kong, China
1IM Franc Ashiku (2388)1/2-1/2FM Niilo Man Nissinen (2354)game
2IM Dritan Mehmeti (2312)1-0FM Chun Yung Samuel Lam (2255)game
3FM Mateu Boci (2332)0-1CM Yiheng Li (2126)game
4FM Aleksander Xhembulla (2292)1-0FM Ho Cheung Wong (1966)game
Round 6: Albania 3.5 – 0.5 Palestine
1IM Franc Ashiku (2388)1-0Ahmad Abdel Wahab (2066)game
2IM Dritan Mehmeti (2312)0-1Majed Altell (2044)game
3FM Mateu Boci (2332)1-0Ahmad Awad (1808)game
4FM Ergit Ramaj (2310)1/2-1/2CM Mohammed Damaj (2112)game
Round 7: Albania 3 – 1 Morocco
1IM Franc Ashiku (2388)0-1FM Mohamed-Mehdi Aithmidou (2255)game
2IM Dritan Mehmeti (2312)0-1CM Yasser Hadj Kholti (2238)game
3FM Mateu Boci (2332)0-1Nidal Ghanoui (2112)game
4FM Aleksander Xhembulla (2292)1-0Abdeslam Zarkik (2067)game
Round 8: Albania 3.5 – 0.5 Sudan
1IM Franc Ashiku (2388)0-1IM Omar Eltigani (2259)game
2FM Mateu Boci (2332)1-0FM Mohamed Abdalla Abdelazeez (2169)game
3FM Aleksander Xhembulla (2292)1/2-1/2CM Siddig Eltag (2149)game
4FM Ergit Ramaj (2310)1-0CM Moawia Ahmed Holi Ali (2089)game
Round 9: Albania 1.5 – 2.5 Moldova
1IM Franc Ashiku (2388)1/2-1/2GM Jegor Lashkin (2492)game
2FM Mateu Boci (2332)1-0GM Ivan Schitco (2508)game
3FM Aleksander Xhembulla (2292)1/2-1/2FM Semion Sapocinic (2356)game
4FM Ergit Ramaj (2310)1/2-1/2GM Vladimir Hamitevici (2462)game
Round 10: Albania 2.5 – 1.5 Madagascar
1IM Franc Ashiku (2388)1-0IM Fy Antenaina Rakotomaharo (2439)game
2FM Mateu Boci (2332)1-0CM Heritiana Andrianiaina (2191)game
3FM Aleksander Xhembulla (2292)0-1CM Dylan Rakotomaharavo (2129)game
4FM Ergit Ramaj (2310)1/2-1/2CM Miora Andriamasoandro (2076)game
Round 11: Albania 2 – 2 Iceland
1IM Franc Ashiku (2388)1/2-1/2GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson (2534)game
2IM Dritan Mehmeti (2312)1-0IM Hilmir Freyr Heimisson (2365)game
3FM Mateu Boci (2332)1-0GM Johann Hjartarson (2461)game
4FM Aleksander Xhembulla (2292)1/2-1/2GM Gudmundur Kjartansson (2402)game

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Rank 94 of 189 — 11 match points, 23.5 game points. Full standings

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Round 1: Albania 4 – 0 Dominica
1WFM Klean Shuqja (2008)0-1Zahidu Henry (1404)game
2WFM Kler Caku (2184)1-0Desalee Waynelle Daniel (1463)game
3WFM Eglantina Shabanaj (1902)0-1Masika Edwardsgame
4WCM Ailin Ndreko (1846)1-0Shermel Timothy (1413)game
Round 2: Albania 1 – 3 Belarus
1WFM Klean Shuqja (2008)1-0WIM Aliaksandra Tarasenka (2228)game
2WFM Kler Caku (2184)1-0WFM Varvara Poliakova (2234)game
3WFM Eglantina Shabanaj (1902)1-0FM Veranika Abramkina (2254)game
4WCM Ailin Ndreko (1846)0-1WFM Yuliya Liavonava (2116)game
Round 3: Albania 4 – 0 Aruba
1WFM Klean Shuqja (2008)1-0WCM Annelaine Jacobs (1753)game
2WFM Kler Caku (2184)0-1Milaydes Lourdes Moreno Mora (1673)game
3WFM Eglantina Shabanaj (1902)1-0Thamara Sagastegui (1634)game
4WCM Eklea Omeri (1813)0-1Wignifer Y. Mendoza Chourio (1519)game
Round 4: Albania 0 – 4 Brazil
1WFM Klean Shuqja (2008)0-1Clara Dias (2022)game
2WFM Kler Caku (2184)1-0FM Juliana Sayumi Terao (2200)game
3WFM Eglantina Shabanaj (1902)0-1FM Julia Alboredo (2197)game
4WCM Eklea Omeri (1813)1-0WIM Kathie Goulart Librelato (2130)game
Round 5: Albania 2 – 2 Lebanon
1WFM Kler Caku (2184)0-1WCM Skye Attieh (1824)game
2WFM Eglantina Shabanaj (1902)0-1WCM Remy Al Asmar (1784)game
3WCM Ailin Ndreko (1846)1-0Fatima Abou Taam (1661)game
4WCM Eklea Omeri (1813)1-0Kate Attieh (1591)game
Round 6: Albania 4 – 0 Trinidad and Tobago
1WFM Klean Shuqja (2008)1-0WFM Ysvett Hermoso Rodriguez (1902)game
2WFM Kler Caku (2184)0-1WCM Shemilah James (1758)game
3WFM Eglantina Shabanaj (1902)1-0WCM Zara La Fleur (1812)game
4WCM Eklea Omeri (1813)0-1Aradhana Ramnarine Singh (1638)game
Round 7: Albania 3 – 1 Lithuania
1WFM Klean Shuqja (2008)1-0WFM Gabija Simkunaite (2035)game
2WFM Kler Caku (2184)1/2-1/2WIM Simona Limontaite (2130)game
3WFM Eglantina Shabanaj (1902)1-0Agne Mickunaite (1977)game
4WCM Eklea Omeri (1813)1/2-1/2WFM Marija Sibajeva (1985)game
Round 8: Albania 0.5 – 3.5 Australia
1WFM Klean Shuqja (2008)1-0WGM Julia Ryjanova (2180)game
2WFM Kler Caku (2184)1/2-1/2WFM Zhiyuan Shen (2146)game
3WFM Eglantina Shabanaj (1902)1-0WIM Heather S Richards (2096)game
4WCM Eklea Omeri (1813)0-1WFM Nguyen Mai Chi Phan (2093)game
Round 9: Albania 1 – 3 Norway
1WFM Klean Shuqja (2008)1/2-1/2WIM Sheila Barth Stanford (2186)game
2WFM Kler Caku (2184)1/2-1/2WIM Ellen Hagesather (2155)game
3WFM Eglantina Shabanaj (1902)0-1Monika Machlik (2100)game
4WCM Eklea Omeri (1813)1-0WGM Niina Koskela (2074)game
Round 10: Albania 2.5 – 1.5 Morocco
1WFM Klean Shuqja (2008)1/2-1/2Sarah El Barbry (1854)game
2WFM Kler Caku (2184)1-0Salma Lagmou (1837)game
3WFM Eglantina Shabanaj (1902)1-0Wissal Echcharbiny (1806)game
4WCM Ailin Ndreko (1846)1-0Salima Okkeli (1742)game
Round 11: Albania 1.5 – 2.5 Ireland
1WFM Klean Shuqja (2008)0-1WGM Trisha Kanyamarala (2288)game
2WFM Kler Caku (2184)0-1Alice O`Gorman (2009)game
3WFM Eglantina Shabanaj (1902)0-1WFM Lara Putar (1975)game
4WCM Ailin Ndreko (1846)1/2-1/2WFM Diana Mirza (1950)game