Events · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026

Bahrain at the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026

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Rank 115 of 206 — 10 match points, 22.5 game points. Full standings

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Matches

Round 1: Bahrain 1 – 3 Finland
1FM Husain Ayyad (2080)1/2-1/2IM Toivo Keinanen (2498)game
2CM Ali Al-Ghasra (1991)0-1IM Vilka Sipila (2474)game
3FM Maher Ayyad (1946)1/2-1/2FM Henri Lahdelma (2353)game
4Nooh Rajab (1640)0-1FM Oliver Wartiovaara (2340)game
Round 2: Bahrain 1.5 – 2.5 Cambodia
1CM Ali Al-Ghasra (1991)0-1Seyha Men (1785)game
2FM Maher Ayyad (1946)0-1CM Rozak El (1619)game
3Khalaf Bukhalaf (1800)0-1Sanker Kim (1583)game
4Nooh Rajab (1640)1/2-1/2Zhitian Chea (1521)game
Round 3: Bahrain 4 – 0 Comoros Islands
1FM Husain Ayyad (2080)0-1Aziradji Mohamed Ismael (1861)game
2FM Maher Ayyad (1946)1-0Mohamed Abdou (1806)game
3Khalaf Bukhalaf (1800)0-1Beanjara Azhar Said Halidy (1677)game
4Nooh Rajab (1640)1-0Mchangama Omar (1701)game
Round 4: Bahrain 0.5 – 3.5 Uganda
1FM Husain Ayyad (2080)0-1FM Bob Bibasa (2026)game
2CM Ali Al-Ghasra (1991)1-0FM Harold Wanyama (2161)game
3FM Maher Ayyad (1946)1/2-1/2Nyola Wasswa Mark (2236)game
4Khalaf Bukhalaf (1800)1-0CM Egesa emmanuel (2076)game
Round 5: Bahrain 3 – 1 Qatar
1FM Husain Ayyad (2080)0-1CM Hamad Al-Kuwari (1862)game
2CM Ali Al-Ghasra (1991)1-0Khaled AlJamaat (1810)game
3Khalaf Bukhalaf (1800)1/2-1/2Turki Al-Kuwari (1796)game
4Nooh Rajab (1640)1/2-1/2Mohamed Djerbi (1666)game
Round 6: Bahrain 0.5 – 3.5 Zimbabwe
1FM Husain Ayyad (2080)1/2-1/2Tapiwa Jele (2204)game
2CM Ali Al-Ghasra (1991)0-1Emarald Takudzwa Mushore (2139)game
3FM Maher Ayyad (1946)1-0Vitalis Mapuranga (2058)game
4Nooh Rajab (1640)0-1Mureya Terrence (2054)game
Round 7: Bahrain 3 – 1 Saint Lucia
1FM Husain Ayyad (2080)1-0CM Kaieem Elizee (1862)game
2CM Ali Al-Ghasra (1991)1-0Justin James (1905)game
3Khalaf Bukhalaf (1800)1-0Sixtus Gabriel (1865)game
4Nooh Rajab (1640)0-1Daniel Nunez (1633)game
Round 8: Bahrain 1 – 3 Tunisia
1FM Husain Ayyad (2080)0-1CM Ahmed Bouzidi (2153)game
2CM Ali Al-Ghasra (1991)0-1CM Mohamed Khalil Abdallah (2179)game
3FM Maher Ayyad (1946)1-0CM Yacine Barbaria (2176)game
4Khalaf Bukhalaf (1800)0-1FM Zoubaier Amdouni (2166)game
Round 9: Bahrain 1.5 – 2.5 Timor-Leste
1FM Husain Ayyad (2080)1/2-1/2Helder de Araujo (1905)game
2CM Ali Al-Ghasra (1991)1-0Andrade Pinto (1820)game
3FM Maher Ayyad (1946)1-0Paulo Fernandes de Carvalho (1810)game
4Khalaf Bukhalaf (1800)1-0Mario Melo Nascimento (1788)game
Round 10: Bahrain 2.5 – 1.5 Seychelles
1FM Husain Ayyad (2080)1-0Timothy Kate (1772)game
2CM Ali Al-Ghasra (1991)1-0CM Ragul Pillay (1603)game
3Khalaf Bukhalaf (1800)1-0Harish Pillay (1657)game
4Nooh Rajab (1640)1/2-1/2CM Benjamin Hoareau (1827)game
Round 11: Bahrain 4 – 0 Guernsey
1FM Husain Ayyad (2080)0-1WCM Gerda Nevska (1815)game
2CM Ali Al-Ghasra (1991)1-0Alexander Potter (1883)game
3FM Maher Ayyad (1946)0-1CM Toby Brookfield (1798)game
4Khalaf Bukhalaf (1800)1-0CM Jamie Morgan (1794)game

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Rank 113 of 189 — 10 match points, 23 game points. Full standings

Players

Matches

Round 1: Bahrain 0 – 4 Belgium
1Najla Ahmed (1578)1-0WFM Daria Vanduyfhuys (2123)game
2WCM Zainab Alafoo (1663)0-1WFM Nele Vanhuyse (2041)game
3WCM Wafa Yaqoob (1534)1-0Radoslawa Lascar (1975)game
4Sondos Obaid (1525)0-1Sarah Dierckens (1923)game
Round 2: Bahrain 1 – 3 Iraq
1Najla Ahmed (1578)1-0WIM DLPAK ISMAEL IBRAHIM (1919)game
2WCM Wafa Yaqoob (1534)1-0WCM Yamama Asif Abdullah Al-Fayyadh (1838)game
3Sondos Obaid (1525)0-1WCM Sara Masood Abdullah (1830)game
4Joudi Mansoor AlFaraj (1535)1-0Pshtiwan Ahmed Parwa (1749)game
Round 3: Bahrain 4 – 0 Seychelles
1Najla Ahmed (1578)0-1Roysha Mougalgame
2WCM Wafa Yaqoob (1534)1-0Clea Pierregame
3Sondos Obaid (1525)0-1Muthu Pooja Manavalangame
4Joudi Mansoor AlFaraj (1535)1-0Jessee Eulentingame
Round 4: Bahrain 1 – 3 Thailand
1Najla Ahmed (1578)0-1Sirin Bootsumran (1789)game
2WCM Zainab Alafoo (1663)1-0Natrada Kaewwattha (1672)game
3WCM Wafa Yaqoob (1534)1-0Purichaya Chinkulkitniwat (1690)game
4Joudi Mansoor AlFaraj (1535)1-0Proudpitcha Suthiponpaisarn (1717)game
Round 5: Bahrain 4 – 0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1Najla Ahmed (1578)0-1Ronnia R Durham-Balcombe (1601)game
2WCM Zainab Alafoo (1663)1-0Molissa Francita Ashtongame
3WCM Wafa Yaqoob (1534)0-1Kazene Pierregame
4Sondos Obaid (1525)1-0Arianna Balcombegame
Round 6: Bahrain 1.5 – 2.5 Honduras
1Najla Ahmed (1578)0-1WFM Valeria Viana (1873)game
2WCM Zainab Alafoo (1663)1/2-1/2Camila Mejia (1608)game
3Sondos Obaid (1525)1-0Heaven Alvarenga (1560)game
4Joudi Mansoor AlFaraj (1535)1-0WCM Diana Bobadilla (1762)game
Round 7: Bahrain 1 – 3 Zambia
1Najla Ahmed (1578)1-0WFM Constance Mbatha (1786)game
2WCM Zainab Alafoo (1663)1-0WCM Daisy Simenda (1857)game
3WCM Wafa Yaqoob (1534)1-0Naomi Mwale (1751)game
4Joudi Mansoor AlFaraj (1535)0-1Likando Namakau (1820)game
Round 8: Bahrain 4 – 0 San Marino
1Najla Ahmed (1578)1-0Elena Krasnova (1674)game
2WCM Zainab Alafoo (1663)0-1Giulia Lazzarini (1461)game
3WCM Wafa Yaqoob (1534)1-0Cristina Gianninigame
4Sondos Obaid (1525)0-1Dorina Capicchioni (1447)game
Round 9: Bahrain 1 – 3 Cote d’Ivoire
1WCM Zainab Alafoo (1663)1-0WFM Mazan Emmanuela Esther Ayemou (1874)game
2WCM Wafa Yaqoob (1534)0-1Atse Carine Noelly Marie Nde (1670)game
3Sondos Obaid (1525)0-1Ruth Liliane Camara (1449)game
4Joudi Mansoor AlFaraj (1535)0-1Akissi Victoire Sinchie Ayemou (1584)game
Round 10: Bahrain 3 – 1 Sao Tome and Principe
1Najla Ahmed (1578)1-0WCM Izidora Lourenco Lima (1580)game
2WCM Zainab Alafoo (1663)1-0Ariette Almeida (1564)game
3WCM Wafa Yaqoob (1534)1-0Adalina Luizgame
4Sondos Obaid (1525)0-1Melissa Mouragame
Round 11: Bahrain 2.5 – 1.5 Namibia
1Najla Ahmed (1578)0-1WCM Beukes Jamie-Nicole (1831)game
2WCM Zainab Alafoo (1663)0-1Helvi Shuudifonya (1638)game
3WCM Wafa Yaqoob (1534)0-1WCM Jolly Nepando (1626)game
4Sondos Obaid (1525)1/2-1/2Uanguta Shadah (1551)game