Events · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026

Australia at the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026

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Rank 55 of 206 — 13 match points, 25.5 game points. Full standings

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Matches

Round 1: Australia 4 – 0 Senegal
1GM Bobby Cheng (2570)1-0GM Felix Izeta Txabarri (2452)game
2GM Temur Kuybokarov (2529)0-1Hadji Saidou Nourou BA El (1957)game
3IM Rishi Sardana (2518)1-0Cheikh Sidy Mohamed Deme (1864)game
4GM David C Smerdon (2461)0-1Mlik Omar (1618)game
Round 2: Australia 2.5 – 1.5 Cyprus
1GM Temur Kuybokarov (2529)1/2-1/2GM Andreas Kelires (2532)game
2IM Rishi Sardana (2518)1/2-1/2FM Konstantinos Michaelides (2227)game
3GM David C Smerdon (2461)1/2-1/2FM Alexandros Isaakidis (2241)game
4IM James Morris (2442)1-0Savvas Konstantinides (1966)game
Round 3: Australia 1.5 – 2.5 Netherlands
1GM Bobby Cheng (2570)1-0GM Anish Giri (2752)game
2GM Temur Kuybokarov (2529)0-1GM Jorden Van Foreest (2716)game
3IM Rishi Sardana (2518)0-1GM Loek Van Wely (2627)game
4IM James Morris (2442)1/2-1/2GM Erwin L'Ami (2579)game
Round 4: Australia 2.5 – 1.5 Albania
1GM Bobby Cheng (2570)1-0IM Franc Ashiku (2388)game
2IM Rishi Sardana (2518)1/2-1/2FM Mateu Boci (2332)game
3GM David C Smerdon (2461)0-1FM Aleksander Xhembulla (2292)game
4IM James Morris (2442)0-1FM Ergit Ramaj (2310)game
Round 5: Australia 2 – 2 Bosnia & Herzegovina
1GM Bobby Cheng (2570)1-0IM Sanjin Culum (2441)game
2GM Temur Kuybokarov (2529)1/2-1/2IM Rijad Burovic (2414)game
3GM David C Smerdon (2461)0-1IM Dejan Marjanovic (2390)game
4IM James Morris (2442)1/2-1/2GM Dalibor Stojanovic (2402)game
Round 6: Australia 2.5 – 1.5 Uzbekistan 3
1GM Bobby Cheng (2570)1/2-1/2IM Saidakbar Saydaliev (2475)game
2GM Temur Kuybokarov (2529)0-1IM Bakhrom Bakhrillaev (2412)game
3IM Rishi Sardana (2518)1-0IM Almas Rakhmatullaev (2418)game
4GM David C Smerdon (2461)1-0IM Asrorjon Omonov (2347)game
Round 7: Australia 1.5 – 2.5 Hungary
1GM Bobby Cheng (2570)0-1GM Richard Rapport (2711)game
2GM Temur Kuybokarov (2529)1/2-1/2GM Peter Leko (2676)game
3IM Rishi Sardana (2518)1-0GM Benjamin Gledura (2613)game
4IM James Morris (2442)0-1GM Gleb Dudin (2560)game
Round 8: Australia 2 – 2 Colombia
1GM Bobby Cheng (2570)1/2-1/2IM Santiago Lopez Rayo (2431)game
2IM Rishi Sardana (2518)1/2-1/2IM Manuel Campos Gomez (2428)game
3GM David C Smerdon (2461)0-1GM Cristhian Camilo Rios Gomez (2412)game
4IM James Morris (2442)0-1FM Juan Sebastian Herrera (2290)game
Round 9: Australia 2 – 2 Scotland
1GM Temur Kuybokarov (2529)1/2-1/2IM Frederick Waldhausen Gordon (2455)game
2IM Rishi Sardana (2518)0-1FM Rishi Vijayakumar (2387)game
3GM David C Smerdon (2461)0-1IM Konstantinos Megalios (2373)game
4IM James Morris (2442)1/2-1/2FM Murad Abdulla (2323)game
Round 10: Australia 1.5 – 2.5 Singapore
1GM Bobby Cheng (2570)1/2-1/2GM Jingyao Tin (2602)game
2GM Temur Kuybokarov (2529)1-0GM Jagadeesh Siddharth (2497)game
3GM David C Smerdon (2461)1/2-1/2FM Zi Han Goh (2347)game
4IM James Morris (2442)1/2-1/2FM Ashwath Kaushik (2303)game
Round 11: Australia 3.5 – 0.5 Egypt
1GM Bobby Cheng (2570)1-0GM Adham Kandil (2382)game
2IM Rishi Sardana (2518)1/2-1/2IM Hamed Wafa (2358)game
3GM David C Smerdon (2461)1-0FM Ahmed Kandil (2353)game
4IM James Morris (2442)0-1IM David George Samir (2335)game

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Rank 60 of 189 — 13 match points, 23 game points. Full standings

Players

Matches

Round 1: Australia 3 – 1 Chinese Taipei
1WGM Julia Ryjanova (2180)1-0Tansi Tung Wu (1573)game
2WFM Zhiyuan Shen (2146)0-1WCM Chi Chen (1766)game
3WFM Nguyen Mai Chi Phan (2093)1/2-1/2Fan- Hsuan Kung (1496)game
4WFM Thu Giang Nguyen (2086)1/2-1/2Pei-Xuan Wu (1573)game
Round 2: Australia 3.5 – 0.5 South Korea
1WGM Julia Ryjanova (2180)0-1WFM Sunwoo Park (1897)game
2WIM Heather S Richards (2096)1-0WCM Jooyeon Kim (1844)game
3WFM Nguyen Mai Chi Phan (2093)0-1WCM Haneul Park (1808)game
4WFM Thu Giang Nguyen (2086)1/2-1/2Polina Ten (1804)game
Round 3: Australia 1 – 3 Vietnam
1WGM Julia Ryjanova (2180)1/2-1/2IM Le Thao Nguyen Pham (2348)game
2WFM Zhiyuan Shen (2146)1/2-1/2WGM Thi Kim Phung Vo (2311)game
3WIM Heather S Richards (2096)1-0WIM Bach Ngoc Thuy Duong (2098)game
4WFM Nguyen Mai Chi Phan (2093)0-1WGM Nguyen Thi Mai Hung (2277)game
Round 4: Australia 3 – 1 Iceland
1WGM Julia Ryjanova (2180)1/2-1/2WGM Lenka Ptacnikova (2082)game
2WFM Zhiyuan Shen (2146)1/2-1/2WFM Hallgerdur Thorsteinsdottir (1995)game
3WIM Heather S Richards (2096)1-0WFM Gudrun Fanney Briem (1865)game
4WFM Thu Giang Nguyen (2086)0-1WCM Idunn Helgadottir (1869)game
Round 5: Australia 0 – 4 England
1WFM Zhiyuan Shen (2146)0-1FM Bodhana Sivanandan (2382)game
2WIM Heather S Richards (2096)1-0WGM Lan Yao (2270)game
3WFM Nguyen Mai Chi Phan (2093)0-1IM Harriet V Hunt (2287)game
4WFM Thu Giang Nguyen (2086)1-0WGM Elmira Mirzoeva (2181)game
Round 6: Australia 2.5 – 1.5 Sri Lanka
1WGM Julia Ryjanova (2180)1-0WIM Devindya Oshini Gunawardhana (2267)game
2WFM Zhiyuan Shen (2146)1-0WFM K M Dahamdi Sanudula (1967)game
3WFM Nguyen Mai Chi Phan (2093)0-1H Sandithi Kusalya Alwis (1776)game
4WFM Thu Giang Nguyen (2086)1/2-1/2B Yenuthi Sahanlee Perera (1900)game
Round 7: Australia 2 – 2 Israel
1WGM Julia Ryjanova (2180)1/2-1/2IM Marsel Efroimski (2344)game
2WFM Zhiyuan Shen (2146)1/2-1/2IM Masha Klinova (2240)game
3WFM Nguyen Mai Chi Phan (2093)1-0WIM Olga Gutmakher (2216)game
4WFM Thu Giang Nguyen (2086)1-0WGM Viktoria Chernyak (2222)game
Round 8: Australia 3.5 – 0.5 Albania
1WGM Julia Ryjanova (2180)1-0WFM Klean Shuqja (2008)game
2WFM Zhiyuan Shen (2146)1/2-1/2WFM Kler Caku (2184)game
3WIM Heather S Richards (2096)1-0WFM Eglantina Shabanaj (1902)game
4WFM Nguyen Mai Chi Phan (2093)0-1WCM Eklea Omeri (1813)game
Round 9: Australia 0.5 – 3.5 Romania
1WFM Zhiyuan Shen (2146)1-0IM Irina Bulmaga (2365)game
2WIM Heather S Richards (2096)0-1WIM Miruna-Daria Lehaci (2265)game
3WFM Nguyen Mai Chi Phan (2093)1/2-1/2WGM Elena-Luminita Cosma (2247)game
4WFM Thu Giang Nguyen (2086)0-1WIM Andreea-Marioara Cosman (2227)game
Round 10: Australia 2.5 – 1.5 Chile
1WGM Julia Ryjanova (2180)1-0WIM Javiera Belen Gomez Barrera (2181)game
2WFM Zhiyuan Shen (2146)1-0WFM Francisca Valenti Sanchez Tobar (1949)game
3WIM Heather S Richards (2096)1/2-1/2Rocio Contreras Suazo (1875)game
4WFM Thu Giang Nguyen (2086)1-0Maria Belen Carvajal Mendoza (1824)game
Round 11: Australia 1.5 – 2.5 Argentina
1WGM Julia Ryjanova (2180)1/2-1/2WGM Candela Be Francisco Guecamburu (2268)game
2WFM Zhiyuan Shen (2146)1-0WIM Maria Jose Campos (2230)game
3WIM Heather S Richards (2096)1/2-1/2WIM Anapaola S. Borda Rodas (2204)game
4WFM Nguyen Mai Chi Phan (2093)1/2-1/2WIM Anna Laura Scarsi (2212)game