Events · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026

Eswatini at the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026

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Rank 176 of 206 — 8 match points, 16 game points. Full standings

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Round 1: Eswatini 0 – 4 Chinese Taipei
1Ngwenya Kwanele Mangaliso (1694)0-1IM Adelard Bai (2468)game
2Mabuza Nkosivile (1675)1-0GM Raymond Song (2498)game
3Santiago De Nobrega (1765)0-1Jun-Wei Chen (2180)game
4Simelane Nhlanhla (1558)1-0CM Yeh Yang Liu (2051)game
Round 2: Eswatini 0.5 – 3.5 Burundi
1CM Mabuza Mbongeni (1824)0-1IM Ezra Paul Chambers (2393)game
2Mabuza Nkosivile (1675)1-0Wilfried Ntamatungiro (1906)game
3Santiago De Nobrega (1765)0-1Mutabazi Hugues (1886)game
4Simelane Nhlanhla (1558)1/2-1/2Rukundo Joe Stephane (1738)game
Round 3: Eswatini 3 – 1 Togo
1CM Mabuza Mbongeni (1824)1/2-1/2Yakini Tchouka (2012)game
2Ngwenya Kwanele Mangaliso (1694)1-0Kokou Difendramakada Jacques Ballebako (1820)game
3Santiago De Nobrega (1765)0-1Lumen Paco Semeko (1744)game
4Simelane Nhlanhla (1558)1/2-1/2CM Mikhail Strovskiy (1760)game
Round 4: Eswatini 1.5 – 2.5 Haiti
1CM Mabuza Mbongeni (1824)0-1FM Davidson Gabriel (2114)game
2Ngwenya Kwanele Mangaliso (1694)0-1FM Marckens Jean Louis (2007)game
3Mabuza Nkosivile (1675)1-0Ritchy David Volcimus (1908)game
4Santiago De Nobrega (1765)1/2-1/2Wyclef Victor (1853)game
Round 5: Eswatini 2 – 2 Mauritius
1CM Mabuza Mbongeni (1824)1/2-1/2Stefan Lee Luen Mang (1898)game
2Ngwenya Kwanele Mangaliso (1694)1-0Rayen Sarathy Sawmynaden (1874)game
3Santiago De Nobrega (1765)1-0CM Devarajen Chinasamy (1951)game
4Simelane Nhlanhla (1558)1/2-1/2Stephane Lam Kin Cheung (1742)game
Round 6: Eswatini 0.5 – 3.5 San Marino
1CM Mabuza Mbongeni (1824)0-1Mirko Leardini (1863)game
2Ngwenya Kwanele Mangaliso (1694)1/2-1/2FM Danilo Volpinari (1971)game
3Mabuza Nkosivile (1675)0-1Nicola D`Amico (1819)game
4Simelane Nhlanhla (1558)1-0FM Ezio Righi (1869)game
Round 7: Eswatini 2 – 2 Isle of Man
1CM Mabuza Mbongeni (1824)1-0FM Li Wu (2266)game
2Ngwenya Kwanele Mangaliso (1694)0-1John Costello (1832)game
3Santiago De Nobrega (1765)0-1Sandor Talas (1796)game
4Simelane Nhlanhla (1558)1-0Harry Quayle (1675)game
Round 8: Eswatini 0 – 4 Maldives
1CM Mabuza Mbongeni (1824)0-1FM Shuaau Muhammed (2207)game
2Ngwenya Kwanele Mangaliso (1694)1-0CM Hassan Mohamed (1872)game
3Mabuza Nkosivile (1675)0-1CM Ali Abdul Rahman (1858)game
4Simelane Nhlanhla (1558)1-0Mohamed Raakin Fayaz (1750)game
Round 9: Eswatini 3 – 1 Tonga
1Ngwenya Kwanele Mangaliso (1694)0-1Tonutonu Donald (1466)game
2Mabuza Nkosivile (1675)1-0Tau Satinigame
3Santiago De Nobrega (1765)0-1Tevita Sootangagame
4Simelane Nhlanhla (1558)0-1Sosefo Mailangigame
Round 10: Eswatini 2 – 2 Equatorial Guinea
1CM Mabuza Mbongeni (1824)0-1FM Xavier Mompel Ferruz (2361)game
2Ngwenya Kwanele Mangaliso (1694)1-0Angel Estanislao Gatjens Capche (1831)game
3Mabuza Nkosivile (1675)1-0Oscar Naranjo Gonzalez (1784)game
4Santiago De Nobrega (1765)0-1Deogracias Asumu Eyama Oyegame
Round 11: Eswatini 1.5 – 2.5 ?
1Simelane Nhlanhla (1558)0-1Ousman Singhateh (1760)game
1CM Mabuza Mbongeni (1824)1/2-1/2FM Ebrima Bah (2076)game
2Mabuza Nkosivile (1675)0-1Matthew Luke Aziz (1803)game
3Santiago De Nobrega (1765)0-1Essa Ndow (1701)game

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Rank 149 of 189 — 9 match points, 12 game points. Full standings

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Round 1: Eswatini 0 – 4 Mexico
1WCM Dlamini Sinqobile (1639)0-1WFM Paula Sofia Hernandez Diaz (2055)game
2Ngozo Tivumile (1501)1-0WIM Tania Miranda Rodriguez (2041)game
3Nkwanyane Nolwazi (1570)0-1WCM Mia Fernanda Guzman Garcia (2007)game
4Mkhweli Siphosethu (1414)1-0WCM Scarlett Daniela Olea Valle (1975)game
Round 2: Eswatini 0 – 4 Zimbabwe
1Sibisi Nomcebo (1525)1-0Christine Makwena (1898)game
2WCM Dlamini Sinqobile (1639)0-1WCM Kudzanayi Charinda (1895)game
3Ngozo Tivumile (1501)1-0Mathe Nomalungelo (1792)game
4Mkhweli Siphosethu (1414)0-1Carol Ndlovu (1718)game
Round 3: Eswatini 2 – 2 Bhutan
1Sibisi Nomcebo (1525)0-1WCM Asha huang Limboo (1428)game
2Ngozo Tivumile (1501)1-0Yeshey lhaden (1514)game
3Nkwanyane Nolwazi (1570)1-0Pema Yangsel Dorji (1481)game
4Mkhweli Siphosethu (1414)0-1Tshenden Pemagame
Round 4: Eswatini 2.5 – 1.5 Antigua and Barbuda
1Sibisi Nomcebo (1525)0-1Nicole Grantgame
2WCM Dlamini Sinqobile (1639)0-1Cherry-Ann Benjamingame
3Nkwanyane Nolwazi (1570)0-1Iola Simmonsgame
4Mkhweli Siphosethu (1414)1/2-1/2Ateila Bobbgame
Round 5: Eswatini 2.5 – 1.5 Guam
1Sibisi Nomcebo (1525)1-0WCM Myra Ollet (1686)game
2WCM Dlamini Sinqobile (1639)1/2-1/2WCM Tiffany Benzon (1717)game
3Ngozo Tivumile (1501)0-1Alexis Rian Justo (1671)game
4Nkwanyane Nolwazi (1570)0-1Esther Combsgame
Round 6: Eswatini 0 – 4 Panama
1Sibisi Nomcebo (1525)1-0IM Ashley Alexandra Castillo Beitia (2087)game
2WCM Dlamini Sinqobile (1639)0-1WFM Layla Yasmira Caicedo Rios (1844)game
3Nkwanyane Nolwazi (1570)1-0WFM Mariana Esther Lobo Jimenez (1818)game
4Mkhweli Siphosethu (1414)0-1WCM Maria Angelica Carrillo Marval (1808)game
Round 7: Eswatini 0 – 4 Trinidad and Tobago
1Sibisi Nomcebo (1525)0-1WFM Ysvett Hermoso Rodriguez (1902)game
2WCM Dlamini Sinqobile (1639)1-0WCM Shemilah James (1758)game
3Ngozo Tivumile (1501)0-1WCM Zara La Fleur (1812)game
4Mkhweli Siphosethu (1414)1-0Samantha Dolly (1761)game
Round 8: Eswatini 2.5 – 1.5 Afghanistan
1Sibisi Nomcebo (1525)1/2-1/2Azizi Setarehgame
2WCM Dlamini Sinqobile (1639)1-0Nooreen Gouharigame
3Ngozo Tivumile (1501)1-0Belqis Guneshgame
4Nkwanyane Nolwazi (1570)1-0Zainab Farahmandgame
Round 9: Eswatini 2.5 – 1.5 Saudi Arabia
1Sibisi Nomcebo (1525)1/2-1/2WCM Dalia Alsemairi (1802)game
2WCM Dlamini Sinqobile (1639)0-1Abrar Mohammed Ahmad Almalki (1820)game
3Nkwanyane Nolwazi (1570)0-1Maitha Abdulrahman A Alotaibi (1543)game
4Mkhweli Siphosethu (1414)0-1ALRESHIDI SHROUQ ALI M (1699)game
Round 10: Eswatini 0 – 4 South Korea
1Sibisi Nomcebo (1525)1-0WFM Sunwoo Park (1897)game
2WCM Dlamini Sinqobile (1639)0-1Michid Jargalsaikhan (1921)game
3Nkwanyane Nolwazi (1570)1-0WCM Jooyeon Kim (1844)game
4Mkhweli Siphosethu (1414)0-1Polina Ten (1804)game
Round 11: Eswatini 0 – 4 Thailand
1Sibisi Nomcebo (1525)0-1Sirin Bootsumran (1789)game
2WCM Dlamini Sinqobile (1639)1-0Natrada Kaewwattha (1672)game
3Nkwanyane Nolwazi (1570)0-1Purichaya Chinkulkitniwat (1690)game
4Mkhweli Siphosethu (1414)1-0Proudpitcha Suthiponpaisarn (1717)game