Events · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026

Burundi at the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026

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Rank 149 of 206 — 9 match points, 20 game points. Full standings

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Matches

Round 1: Burundi 0.5 – 3.5 Switzerland
1IM Ezra Paul Chambers (2393)1/2-1/2GM Sebastian Bogner (2547)game
2Wilfried Ntamatungiro (1906)1-0GM Li Min Peng (2568)game
3Mutabazi Hugues (1886)0-1IM Fabian Baenziger (2426)game
4Rukundo Joe Stephane (1738)1-0FM Colin Federer (2263)game
Round 2: Burundi 3.5 – 0.5 Eswatini
1IM Ezra Paul Chambers (2393)0-1CM Mabuza Mbongeni (1824)game
2Wilfried Ntamatungiro (1906)1-0Mabuza Nkosivile (1675)game
3Mutabazi Hugues (1886)0-1Santiago De Nobrega (1765)game
4Rukundo Joe Stephane (1738)1/2-1/2Simelane Nhlanhla (1558)game
Round 3: Burundi 0 – 4 Algeria
1IM Ezra Paul Chambers (2393)0-1IM Adlane Arab (2453)game
2Wilfried Ntamatungiro (1906)1-0IM Saad Belouadah (2320)game
3Mutabazi Hugues (1886)0-1Ala Eddine Boulrens (2205)game
4Rukundo Joe Stephane (1738)1-0FM Khalil Bengherabi (2131)game
Round 4: Burundi 3.5 – 0.5 Seychelles
1IM Ezra Paul Chambers (2393)0-1Michel Zialor (1967)game
2Mutabazi Hugues (1886)1-0Timothy Kate (1772)game
3Deo Ntagasigumwami (1830)1/2-1/2Harish Pillay (1657)game
4Rukundo Joe Stephane (1738)1-0CM Benjamin Hoareau (1827)game
Round 5: Burundi 1.5 – 2.5 Syria
1IM Ezra Paul Chambers (2393)1-0FM Aram Chekh Adm Khedr (2194)game
2Wilfried Ntamatungiro (1906)1-0Rodi. Bakr (2092)game
3Mutabazi Hugues (1886)1/2-1/2IM Talal Alzaim (2047)game
4Rukundo Joe Stephane (1738)1-0IM Bashir Eiti (2270)game
Round 6: Burundi 1.5 – 2.5 Iraq
1IM Ezra Paul Chambers (2393)1/2-1/2FM Zozek Salah Mohammed (2241)game
2Wilfried Ntamatungiro (1906)0-1CM Ali Ehsan Aryan (2163)game
3Mutabazi Hugues (1886)1-0FM Ali Layth Ahmed Alothman (2214)game
4Rukundo Joe Stephane (1738)1-0FM Dhahir Habeeb Muazaz (2119)game
Round 7: Burundi 2.5 – 1.5 Mali
1IM Ezra Paul Chambers (2393)1-0FM Bakary Traore (2134)game
2Wilfried Ntamatungiro (1906)0-1Oumar Keita (1892)game
3Mutabazi Hugues (1886)0-1Baba Moulaye Abdalla Maiga (1845)game
4Rukundo Joe Stephane (1738)1/2-1/2Youssouf NIARE (1729)game
Round 8: Burundi 0.5 – 3.5 Ireland
1IM Ezra Paul Chambers (2393)1/2-1/2IM Tom O`Gorman (2380)game
2Wilfried Ntamatungiro (1906)0-1GM Alexander Baburin (2344)game
3Mutabazi Hugues (1886)1-0FM Adam Collins (2309)game
4Rukundo Joe Stephane (1738)0-1FM Kavin Venkatesan (2304)game
Round 9: Burundi 2 – 2 Liberia
1IM Ezra Paul Chambers (2393)0-1FM Jallah Jacob (1881)game
2Wilfried Ntamatungiro (1906)0-1Tondo James (1919)game
3Mutabazi Hugues (1886)0-1Wallace O. Williams (1846)game
4Rukundo Joe Stephane (1738)0-1Joe M. Wawoe (1827)game
Round 10: Burundi 1 – 3 Qatar
1IM Ezra Paul Chambers (2393)1-0CM Hamad Al-Kuwari (1862)game
2Mutabazi Hugues (1886)1-0CM Erfan Mohamad Firdaus (1852)game
3Deo Ntagasigumwami (1830)0-1Khaled AlJamaat (1810)game
4Rukundo Joe Stephane (1738)1-0Mohamed Djerbi (1666)game
Round 11: Burundi 3.5 – 0.5 Bermuda
1IM Ezra Paul Chambers (2393)1-0Christian Guanzon (1929)game
2Wilfried Ntamatungiro (1906)0-1CM Don Dacres (1846)game
3Mutabazi Hugues (1886)1-0Nathan Dennis (1777)game
4Rukundo Joe Stephane (1738)1/2-1/2Dylan Flanagan (1672)game

Women

Rank 162 of 189 — 8 match points, 16.5 game points. Full standings

Players

Matches

Round 1: Burundi 0 – 4 El Salvador
1Niyukuri Mariette (1547)1-0WIM Andrea Ortez (1981)game
2Kelly Karelle Kaze (1400)0-1WIM Angie Garcia (2021)game
3Mucowinganji M.E Alicia Keys (1528)1-0WFM Marielos Vasquez Vasquez (1923)game
4Kwizera Benissa0-1WFM Celina Palacios (1901)game
Round 2: Burundi 0 – 4 Lebanon
1Niyukuri Mariette (1547)0-1WCM Skye Attieh (1824)game
2Kelly Karelle Kaze (1400)1-0WCM Remy Al Asmar (1784)game
3Mucowinganji M.E Alicia Keys (1528)0-1Fatima Abou Taam (1661)game
4Kwizera Benissa1-0Kate Attieh (1591)game
Round 3: Burundi 1.5 – 2.5 Brunei Darussalam
1Niyukuri Mariette (1547)0-1Aqilah Adawiyah (1679)game
2Kelly Karelle Kaze (1400)1-0Jumani Shaznigame
3Mucowinganji M.E Alicia Keys (1528)1-0Nur Farzana Saiful Azmi (1450)game
4Kwizera Benissa1/2-1/2Fazreena Hussin (1632)game
Round 4: Burundi 2 – 2 Afghanistan
1Niyukuri Mariette (1547)1-0Azizi Setarehgame
2Mucowinganji M.E Alicia Keys (1528)0-1Nooreen Gouharigame
3Kwizera Benissa0-1Belqis Guneshgame
4Ishimwe Claire Leilla1-0Zainab Farahmandgame
Round 5: Burundi 3 – 1 Antigua and Barbuda
1Kelly Karelle Kaze (1400)1-0Alicia Thomasgame
2Mucowinganji M.E Alicia Keys (1528)0-1Nicole Grantgame
3Kwizera Benissa1-0Iola Simmonsgame
4Ishimwe Claire Leilla1-0Ateila Bobbgame
Round 6: Burundi 0 – 4 Kosovo *
1Niyukuri Mariette (1547)0-1Jona Recica (1740)game
2Kelly Karelle Kaze (1400)1-0WCM Rinesa Saraci (1729)game
3Kwizera Benissa0-1Alba Pllana (1470)game
4Ishimwe Claire Leilla1-0Binela Karadolami (1489)game
Round 7: Burundi 3 – 1 Sierra Leone
1Niyukuri Mariette (1547)0-1Jerelyn Adeshola Mary Beckleygame
2Kelly Karelle Kaze (1400)1-0Sonia Boylegame
3Mucowinganji M.E Alicia Keys (1528)0-1Mary Salamatu Farmergame
4Ishimwe Claire Leilla0-1Sarah Kamaragame
Round 8: Burundi 1 – 3 Fiji
1Niyukuri Mariette (1547)0-1WFM Kieran Lyons (1799)game
2Kelly Karelle Kaze (1400)1-0WCM Tanvi Prasad (1541)game
3Mucowinganji M.E Alicia Keys (1528)1-0Luisa Corpuzgame
4Kwizera Benissa1-0Latileta Masau (1496)game
Round 9: Burundi 2 – 2 Papua New Guinea
1Niyukuri Mariette (1547)1-0Liberty Jokugame
2Kelly Karelle Kaze (1400)1-0Luciana Agegame
3Mucowinganji M.E Alicia Keys (1528)1-0Natasha Miminogame
4Kwizera Benissa1-0Christine Wosleygame
Round 10: Burundi 1.5 – 2.5 Myanmar
1Niyukuri Mariette (1547)1/2-1/2May Phoo Zum (1575)game
2Kelly Karelle Kaze (1400)1-0Min Amarawatti (1750)game
3Mucowinganji M.E Alicia Keys (1528)1/2-1/2Lin Lin Htet (1488)game
4Kwizera Benissa1/2-1/2May Myint Myatgame
Round 11: Burundi 2.5 – 1.5 Bermuda
1Niyukuri Mariette (1547)0-1Kaelyn Fleming (1471)game
2Kelly Karelle Kaze (1400)0-1Yasmin Flanagan (1784)game
3Mucowinganji M.E Alicia Keys (1528)1/2-1/2Kelly Massagame
4Kwizera Benissa1-0Francesca Cressall-Haycockgame