Czech Republic at the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026

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Rank 21 of 206 — 15 match points, 27 game points. Full standings

Players

Board 1: GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen (2633) — 4.5/10
Board 2: GM David Navara (2607) — 6/9
Board 3: GM Vaclav Finek (2587) — 7/10
Board 3: IM Jan Vykouk (2524) — 5.5/8
Board 4: IM Jachym Nemec (2478) — 4/7

Matches

Round 1: Czech Republic 4 – 0 Honduras
1	GM David Navara (2607)	1-0	IM Ricardo Urbina (2150)	game
2	GM Vaclav Finek (2587)	0-1	FM Alejandro Jose Chinchilla (2166)	game
3	IM Jan Vykouk (2524)	1-0	CM Alcides Ivan Meza MartInez (2078)	game
4	IM Jachym Nemec (2478)	0-1	CM Luis Fernando Soliz Gabarrete (2031)	game
Round 2: Czech Republic 3.5 – 0.5 Paraguay
1	GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen (2633)	1/2-1/2	GM Guillermo Vazquez (2543)	game
2	GM Vaclav Finek (2587)	1-0	IM Antonio Almiron (2328)	game
3	IM Jan Vykouk (2524)	0-1	IM Juan Sebastian Melian (2357)	game
4	IM Jachym Nemec (2478)	1-0	CM Juan Uvaldo Heinichen R. (2124)	game
Round 3: Czech Republic 2.5 – 1.5 Iceland
1	GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen (2633)	1/2-1/2	GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson (2534)	game
2	GM David Navara (2607)	1/2-1/2	IM Hilmir Freyr Heimisson (2365)	game
3	GM Vaclav Finek (2587)	1/2-1/2	GM Johann Hjartarson (2461)	game
4	IM Jachym Nemec (2478)	0-1	GM Gudmundur Kjartansson (2402)	game
Round 4: Czech Republic 2 – 2 Azerbaijan
1	GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen (2633)	1/2-1/2	GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2710)	game
2	GM David Navara (2607)	1/2-1/2	GM Aydin Suleymanli (2679)	game
3	GM Vaclav Finek (2587)	1/2-1/2	GM Mahammad Muradli (2653)	game
4	IM Jan Vykouk (2524)	1/2-1/2	GM Eltaj Safarli (2616)	game
Round 5: Czech Republic 1.5 – 2.5 France
1	GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen (2633)	1/2-1/2	GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2717)	game
2	GM David Navara (2607)	1/2-1/2	GM Etienne Bacrot (2612)	game
3	GM Vaclav Finek (2587)	1/2-1/2	GM Maxime Lagarde (2597)	game
4	IM Jachym Nemec (2478)	1-0	GM Jules Moussard (2637)	game
Round 6: Czech Republic 3 – 1 Tajikistan
1	GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen (2633)	1/2-1/2	IM Jaloliddin Ilkhomi (2391)	game
2	GM David Navara (2607)	1/2-1/2	FM Mekhriddin Sharifov (2419)	game
3	GM Vaclav Finek (2587)	0-1	IM Muhammad Khusenkhojaev (2408)	game
4	IM Jachym Nemec (2478)	1-0	FM Amin Kabilov (2285)	game
Round 7: Czech Republic 2.5 – 1.5 Lithuania
1	GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen (2633)	1/2-1/2	GM Titas Stremavicius (2554)	game
2	GM David Navara (2607)	0-1	GM Paulius Pultinevicius (2534)	game
3	GM Vaclav Finek (2587)	1/2-1/2	GM Tomas Laurusas (2535)	game
4	IM Jan Vykouk (2524)	1/2-1/2	IM Gleb Pidluznij (2410)	game
Round 8: Czech Republic 2 – 2 Hungary
1	GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen (2633)	1/2-1/2	GM Richard Rapport (2711)	game
2	GM Vaclav Finek (2587)	1/2-1/2	GM Benjamin Gledura (2613)	game
3	IM Jan Vykouk (2524)	1-0	GM Tamas Banusz (2571)	game
4	IM Jachym Nemec (2478)	1-0	GM Gleb Dudin (2560)	game
Round 9: Czech Republic 1 – 3 Spain
1	GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen (2633)	1-0	GM David Anton Guijarro (2650)	game
2	GM David Navara (2607)	1/2-1/2	GM Maksim Chigaev (2621)	game
3	GM Vaclav Finek (2587)	1/2-1/2	GM Jaime Santos Latasa (2615)	game
4	IM Jan Vykouk (2524)	0-1	GM Daniil Yuffa (2584)	game
Round 10: Czech Republic 2 – 2 Moldova
1	GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen (2633)	1/2-1/2	GM Jegor Lashkin (2492)	game
2	GM David Navara (2607)	1-0	GM Ivan Schitco (2508)	game
3	IM Jan Vykouk (2524)	1/2-1/2	FM Dmitrii Gubin (2398)	game
4	IM Jachym Nemec (2478)	0-1	GM Vladimir Hamitevici (2462)	game
Round 11: Czech Republic 3 – 1 Sweden
1	GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen (2633)	1/2-1/2	GM Nils Grandelius (2603)	game
2	GM David Navara (2607)	1/2-1/2	IM Jung Min Seo (2505)	game
3	GM Vaclav Finek (2587)	1-0	GM Erik Blomqvist (2481)	game
4	IM Jan Vykouk (2524)	0-1	IM Hampus Sorensen (2428)	game

Women

Rank 26 of 189 — 15 match points, 26 game points. Full standings

Players

Board 1: WGM Joanna Worek (2278) — 5/9
Board 2: WIM Natasa Richterova (2194) — 4/8
Board 2: WFM Anna Lhotska (2149) — 4.5/9
Board 3: WFM Lucie Rybackova (2153) — 7/10
Board 4: WGM Tereza Rodshtein (2125) — 5.5/8

Matches

Round 1: Czech Republic 4 – 0 Nepal
1	WIM Natasa Richterova (2194)	0-1	Angel Maharjan (1644)	game
2	WFM Anna Lhotska (2149)	1-0	Pooja Bhandari (1682)	game
3	WFM Lucie Rybackova (2153)	0-1	Nihana Shrestha (1575)	game
4	WGM Tereza Rodshtein (2125)	1-0	Sindira Joshi (1565)	game
Round 2: Czech Republic 2 – 2 United Arab Emirates
1	WGM Joanna Worek (2278)	0-1	WGM Alserkal Rouda Essa (2036)	game
2	WFM Anna Lhotska (2149)	1/2-1/2	WIM Wafia Darwish Al Maamari (2011)	game
3	WFM Lucie Rybackova (2153)	1-0	WIM Ahlam Rashed (1850)	game
4	WGM Tereza Rodshtein (2125)	1/2-1/2	Mouza Nasser AlShamsi (1862)	game
Round 3: Czech Republic 3 – 1 Montenegro
1	WGM Joanna Worek (2278)	1-0	FM Alexandra Zherebtsova (2258)	game
2	WIM Natasa Richterova (2194)	1-0	WFM Alena Skvortsova (2143)	game
3	WFM Lucie Rybackova (2153)	0-1	WIM Aleksandra Milovic (2068)	game
4	WGM Tereza Rodshtein (2125)	1-0	WFM Nikolina Koljevic (1954)	game
Round 4: Czech Republic 1 – 3 Switzerland
1	WGM Joanna Worek (2278)	1/2-1/2	GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (2495)	game
2	WIM Natasa Richterova (2194)	1-0	WIM Mariia Manko (2285)	game
3	WFM Anna Lhotska (2149)	0-1	WIM Sofiia Hryzlova (2254)	game
4	WFM Lucie Rybackova (2153)	1/2-1/2	WIM Camille De Seroux (2152)	game
Round 5: Czech Republic 2 – 2 Nigeria
1	WGM Joanna Worek (2278)	1-0	WFM Deborah Ebimobo-ere QUICKPEN (2174)	game
2	WFM Anna Lhotska (2149)	1-0	WFM Michelle Chiamaka NWANKWO (1997)	game
3	WFM Lucie Rybackova (2153)	1-0	Sandra Osarugue OMORUYI (1919)	game
4	WGM Tereza Rodshtein (2125)	1-0	WIM Bridget MICHAEL (1925)	game
Round 6: Czech Republic 4 – 0 Monaco
1	WGM Joanna Worek (2278)	0-1	WGM Tatiana Dornbusch (2184)	game
2	WIM Natasa Richterova (2194)	1-0	WIM Marija Zvereva (2018)	game
3	WFM Anna Lhotska (2149)	0-1	WCM Fiorina Berezovsky (1937)	game
4	WGM Tereza Rodshtein (2125)	1-0	WCM Svetlana Berezovska (1859)	game
Round 7: Czech Republic 3 – 1 Egypt
1	WGM Joanna Worek (2278)	1-0	WGM Shahenda Wafa (2112)	game
2	WIM Natasa Richterova (2194)	1-0	WIM Jana Mohamed Zaki (1993)	game
3	WFM Anna Lhotska (2149)	1-0	WIM Dema Alaa (1954)	game
4	WFM Lucie Rybackova (2153)	0-1	WIM Joy Romany (1991)	game
Round 8: Czech Republic 2 – 2 Hungary
1	WGM Joanna Worek (2278)	1/2-1/2	IM Zsoka Gaal (2357)	game
2	WIM Natasa Richterova (2194)	1/2-1/2	WGM Petra Papp (2283)	game
3	WFM Lucie Rybackova (2153)	1-0	IM Davaademberel Nomin-Erdene (2315)	game
4	WGM Tereza Rodshtein (2125)	1-0	WIM Kata Karacsonyi (2137)	game
Round 9: Czech Republic 0 – 4 Azerbaijan
1	WIM Natasa Richterova (2194)	0-1	IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva (2395)	game
2	WFM Anna Lhotska (2149)	1-0	IM Govhar Beydullayeva (2392)	game
3	WFM Lucie Rybackova (2153)	0-1	IM Gunay Mammadzada (2348)	game
4	WGM Tereza Rodshtein (2125)	1-0	IM Khanim Balajayeva (2357)	game
Round 10: Czech Republic 2.5 – 1.5 Scotland
1	WGM Joanna Worek (2278)	1-0	WCM Kanishka Bhatia (2093)	game
2	WIM Natasa Richterova (2194)	1/2-1/2	WFM Suzie G. Cooke (1904)	game
3	WFM Anna Lhotska (2149)	0-1	Alice Lampard (1912)	game
4	WFM Lucie Rybackova (2153)	0-1	Eve Clark (1868)	game
Round 11: Czech Republic 2.5 – 1.5 Netherlands
1	WGM Joanna Worek (2278)	1-0	IM Eline Roebers (2401)	game
2	WFM Anna Lhotska (2149)	1-0	GM Zhaoqin Peng (2353)	game
3	WFM Lucie Rybackova (2153)	1/2-1/2	WGM Machteld Van Foreest (2333)	game
4	WGM Tereza Rodshtein (2125)	1-0	WIM Robin Duson (2173)	game