Events · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026

Belgium at the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026

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Rank 43 of 206 — 14 match points, 26 game points. Full standings

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Round 1: Belgium 4 – 0 Sao Tome and Principe
1IM Elias Ruzhansky (2427)1-0Sergio Pereira (2016)game
2IM Thibaut Vandenbussche (2411)0-1Fabio Costa Alegre (1966)game
3GM Mikhail Gurevich (2533)1-0CM Waldyr Espirito Santo (1888)game
4FM Arben Dardha (2229)0-1Nascimento Admilton de Ceita dos Santos (1858)game
Round 2: Belgium 3 – 1 Syria
1IM Sim Maerevoet (2462)1/2-1/2FM Aram Chekh Adm Khedr (2194)game
2IM Elias Ruzhansky (2427)1/2-1/2FM Mazen. Fandi (2322)game
3IM Thibaut Vandenbussche (2411)0-1Rodi. Bakr (2092)game
4GM Mikhail Gurevich (2533)1-0IM Bashir Eiti (2270)game
Round 3: Belgium 2 – 2 Iran
1IM Sim Maerevoet (2462)1-0GM M. Amin Tabatabaei (2728)game
2IM Elias Ruzhansky (2427)1-0GM Bardiya Daneshvar (2571)game
3IM Thibaut Vandenbussche (2411)0-1GM Mahdi Gholami Orimi (2553)game
4FM Arben Dardha (2229)0-1IM Reza Mahdavi (2485)game
Round 4: Belgium 1 – 3 Georgia
1IM Sim Maerevoet (2462)1/2-1/2GM Nikolozi Kacharava (2525)game
2IM Elias Ruzhansky (2427)1/2-1/2GM Baadur Jobava (2572)game
3IM Thibaut Vandenbussche (2411)0-1GM Levan Pantsulaia (2492)game
4FM Arben Dardha (2229)1-0GM Luka Paichadze (2461)game
Round 5: Belgium 2.5 – 1.5 Kyrgyzstan
1IM Sim Maerevoet (2462)1/2-1/2IM Nikita Khoroshev (2340)game
2IM Elias Ruzhansky (2427)1/2-1/2IM Eldiyar Orozbaev (2349)game
3GM Mikhail Gurevich (2533)1/2-1/2FM Ruslan Sezdbekov (2216)game
4FM Arben Dardha (2229)1-0Timur Daudov (2063)game
Round 6: Belgium 2 – 2 Brazil
1IM Sim Maerevoet (2462)0-1GM Luis Paulo Supi (2582)game
2IM Elias Ruzhansky (2427)0-1GM Alexandr Fier (2537)game
3IM Thibaut Vandenbussche (2411)1/2-1/2IM Diego Rafael Di Berardino (2471)game
4GM Mikhail Gurevich (2533)1/2-1/2IM Roberto Junio Brito Molina (2390)game
Round 7: Belgium 1.5 – 2.5 Japan
1IM Sim Maerevoet (2462)1/2-1/2IM Thanh Tu Tran (2406)game
2IM Elias Ruzhansky (2427)1-0FM Shou Otsuka (2314)game
3IM Thibaut Vandenbussche (2411)1/2-1/2IM Shinya Kojima (2273)game
4FM Arben Dardha (2229)1/2-1/2FM Kohei Yamada (2203)game
Round 8: Belgium 3 – 1 Panama
1IM Elias Ruzhansky (2427)0-1IM Roberto Carlos Sanchez Alvarez (2344)game
2IM Thibaut Vandenbussche (2411)0-1FM Alexei Tapia Ostolaza (2203)game
3GM Mikhail Gurevich (2533)0-1IM Jorge Luis Baules Rodriguez (2282)game
4FM Arben Dardha (2229)1-0CM Ruben Abraham Ulloa Castillo (2178)game
Round 9: Belgium 2 – 2 Mexico
1IM Elias Ruzhansky (2427)1/2-1/2IM Luis Carlos Torres Rosas (2385)game
2IM Thibaut Vandenbussche (2411)1/2-1/2GM Gilberto Hernandez Guerrero (2379)game
3GM Mikhail Gurevich (2533)1/2-1/2FM Joshua Adrian Avila Rodriguez (2279)game
4FM Arben Dardha (2229)1/2-1/2FM Arturo A. Fernandez Hernandez (2267)game
Round 10: Belgium 3 – 1 Egypt
1IM Sim Maerevoet (2462)0-1GM Adham Kandil (2382)game
2IM Elias Ruzhansky (2427)1-0IM Hamed Wafa (2358)game
3IM Thibaut Vandenbussche (2411)1-0IM David George Samir (2335)game
4GM Mikhail Gurevich (2533)1-0IM Abdalrahman Sameh Mohamed (2327)game
Round 11: Belgium 2 – 2 Bulgaria
1IM Sim Maerevoet (2462)1/2-1/2GM Momchil Petkov (2547)game
2IM Elias Ruzhansky (2427)1/2-1/2GM Martin Petrov (2525)game
3IM Thibaut Vandenbussche (2411)1-0GM Kiril Georgiev (2520)game
4FM Arben Dardha (2229)1-0GM Radoslav Dimitrov (2486)game

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Rank 39 of 189 — 14 match points, 25.5 game points. Full standings

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Matches

Round 1: Belgium 4 – 0 Bahrain
1WFM Daria Vanduyfhuys (2123)1-0Najla Ahmed (1578)game
2WFM Nele Vanhuyse (2041)0-1WCM Zainab Alafoo (1663)game
3Radoslawa Lascar (1975)1-0WCM Wafa Yaqoob (1534)game
4Sarah Dierckens (1923)0-1Sondos Obaid (1525)game
Round 2: Belgium 0 – 4 United States of America
1WIM Hanne Goossens (2248)0-1IM Carissa Yip (2484)game
2WFM Daria Vanduyfhuys (2123)1-0IM Alice Lee (2467)game
3WFM Nele Vanhuyse (2041)0-1GM Irina Krush (2404)game
4Radoslawa Lascar (1975)1-0IM Rose Atwell (2325)game
Round 3: Belgium 3 – 1 Iraq
1WIM Hanne Goossens (2248)0-1Sardar Othman Nvar (1649)game
2WFM Daria Vanduyfhuys (2123)1-0WCM Yamama Asif Abdullah Al-Fayyadh (1838)game
3WFM Nele Vanhuyse (2041)1-0WCM Sara Masood Abdullah (1830)game
4Radoslawa Lascar (1975)1-0Pshtiwan Ahmed Parwa (1749)game
Round 4: Belgium 2.5 – 1.5 South Africa
1WIM Hanne Goossens (2248)0-1WFM Chloe Badenhorst (1997)game
2WFM Daria Vanduyfhuys (2123)1/2-1/2WIM Anzel Laubscher (1817)game
3Radoslawa Lascar (1975)0-1WCM Hayley Nel (1864)game
4Sarah Dierckens (1923)0-1Sizakele Masango (1880)game
Round 5: Belgium 0.5 – 3.5 Romania
1WIM Hanne Goossens (2248)0-1IM Irina Bulmaga (2365)game
2WFM Daria Vanduyfhuys (2123)1-0WIM Miruna-Daria Lehaci (2265)game
3WFM Nele Vanhuyse (2041)0-1WGM Elena-Luminita Cosma (2247)game
4Radoslawa Lascar (1975)1/2-1/2WIM Jemal Ovezdurdyyeva (2114)game
Round 6: Belgium 1.5 – 2.5 Tajikistan
1WIM Hanne Goossens (2248)1-0Marvorii Nasriddinzoda (2054)game
2WFM Nele Vanhuyse (2041)0-1WFM Nadezhda Antonova (1913)game
3Radoslawa Lascar (1975)0-1Rukhshona Saidova (1892)game
4Sarah Dierckens (1923)1/2-1/2Nozanin Makhmudova (1858)game
Round 7: Belgium 3.5 – 0.5 Zimbabwe
1WIM Hanne Goossens (2248)1-0Christine Makwena (1898)game
2WFM Daria Vanduyfhuys (2123)0-1Mathe Nomalungelo (1792)game
3Radoslawa Lascar (1975)1/2-1/2Carol Ndlovu (1718)game
4Sarah Dierckens (1923)0-1MAKWIRANZOU TEHILLAH (1624)game
Round 8: Belgium 1 – 3 Sri Lanka
1WIM Hanne Goossens (2248)1-0WIM Devindya Oshini Gunawardhana (2267)game
2WFM Daria Vanduyfhuys (2123)0-1WFM K M Dahamdi Sanudula (1967)game
3WFM Nele Vanhuyse (2041)1/2-1/2H Sandithi Kusalya Alwis (1776)game
4Radoslawa Lascar (1975)1/2-1/2B Yenuthi Sahanlee Perera (1900)game
Round 9: Belgium 3.5 – 0.5 Tunisia
1WIM Hanne Goossens (2248)1/2-1/2WFM Amen Miladi (1912)game
2WFM Nele Vanhuyse (2041)1-0WCM Nadine Rjeb (1853)game
3Radoslawa Lascar (1975)0-1WCM Meriem Ben Amor (1847)game
4Sarah Dierckens (1923)1-0Chahd Bousselmi (1747)game
Round 10: Belgium 2.5 – 1.5 Angola
1WIM Hanne Goossens (2248)1-0WFM Jemima Paulo (2023)game
2WFM Daria Vanduyfhuys (2123)1-0WFM Luzia Pires (1990)game
3WFM Nele Vanhuyse (2041)1-0WIM Esperanca Caxita (1987)game
4Sarah Dierckens (1923)1/2-1/2WFM Ednasia Junior (1938)game
Round 11: Belgium 3.5 – 0.5 Paraguay
1WIM Hanne Goossens (2248)1/2-1/2WIM Gabriela Vargas (2123)game
2WFM Daria Vanduyfhuys (2123)1-0WCM Fiorella Allegra Mayeregger Gonzalez (1979)game
3WFM Nele Vanhuyse (2041)0-1WFM Renata Valentina Mayeregger Gonzalez (1905)game
4Sarah Dierckens (1923)1-0WFM Helen Montiel Caceres (1900)game