Events · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026

Malta at the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026

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Rank 109 of 206 — 11 match points, 20 game points. Full standings

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Matches

Round 1: Malta 1.5 – 2.5 Hungary
1CM Jack Mizzi (2216)1-0GM Peter Leko (2676)game
2CM Matthew Portelli (2187)1-0GM Benjamin Gledura (2613)game
3CM Attila Robert Novak (2144)1/2-1/2GM Tamas Banusz (2571)game
4CM Colin Pace (2132)0-1GM Gleb Dudin (2560)game
Round 2: Malta 2.5 – 1.5 San Marino
1CM Jack Mizzi (2216)1-0Mirko Leardini (1863)game
2CM Matthew Portelli (2187)1-0FM Danilo Volpinari (1971)game
3CM Attila Robert Novak (2144)1-0FM Ezio Righi (1869)game
4CM Jake Darmanin (2038)1/2-1/2FM Enrico Grassi (1835)game
Round 3: Malta 0.5 – 3.5 North Macedonia
1CM Jack Mizzi (2216)1/2-1/2IM Emil Risteski (2431)game
2CM Matthew Portelli (2187)1-0FM Anton Zlatkov (2422)game
3CM Colin Pace (2132)0-1IM Filip Pancevski (2432)game
4CM Jake Darmanin (2038)1-0IM Nikola Nikolovski (2393)game
Round 4: Malta 2 – 2 Lesotho
1CM Jack Mizzi (2216)0-1CM Lebajoa Tsephe (2004)game
2CM Attila Robert Novak (2144)0-1CM Karabo Mokete (1867)game
3CM Colin Pace (2132)1-0George Mahommed (1977)game
4CM Jake Darmanin (2038)1-0Motsamai Bokang (1817)game
Round 5: Malta 2.5 – 1.5 Botswana
1CM Jack Mizzi (2216)1-0IM Providence Oatlhotse (2230)game
2CM Matthew Portelli (2187)1-0CM Thuso Mosutha (1995)game
3CM Attila Robert Novak (2144)1/2-1/2Mothudi Mogotsi Arnold (1914)game
4CM Colin Pace (2132)1-0Blessings Motshabi (1831)game
Round 6: Malta 0 – 4 Bolivia
1CM Matthew Portelli (2187)0-1IM Licael Roderick Ticona Rocabado (2428)game
2CM Attila Robert Novak (2144)1-0GM Osvaldo Zambrana (2355)game
3CM Colin Pace (2132)0-1IM Jose Daniel Gemy (2312)game
4CM Jake Darmanin (2038)1-0CM Daniel Titichoca Daza (2138)game
Round 7: Malta 3.5 – 0.5 Sao Tome and Principe
1CM Jack Mizzi (2216)0-1Sergio Pereira (2016)game
2CM Attila Robert Novak (2144)1/2-1/2Fabio Costa Alegre (1966)game
3CM Colin Pace (2132)0-1CM Waldyr Espirito Santo (1888)game
4CM Jake Darmanin (2038)1-0Jeremias Costa G Miguel (1785)game
Round 8: Malta 0 – 4 Estonia
1CM Jack Mizzi (2216)0-1GM Aleksandr Volodin (2485)game
2CM Matthew Portelli (2187)1-0FM Kirill Chukavin (2362)game
3CM Colin Pace (2132)0-1GM Meelis Kanep (2353)game
4CM Jake Darmanin (2038)1-0FM Dion Krivenko (2319)game
Round 9: Malta 3 – 1 Palestine
1CM Jack Mizzi (2216)0-1Majed Altell (2044)game
2CM Attila Robert Novak (2144)1/2-1/2Yazid Elhayek (2063)game
3CM Colin Pace (2132)0-1Ahmad Awad (1808)game
4CM Jake Darmanin (2038)1/2-1/2CM Mohammed Damaj (2112)game
Round 10: Malta 1 – 3 Kyrgyzstan
1CM Jack Mizzi (2216)1/2-1/2IM Nikita Khoroshev (2340)game
2CM Matthew Portelli (2187)1-0IM Eldiyar Orozbaev (2349)game
3CM Attila Robert Novak (2144)1/2-1/2FM Ruslan Sezdbekov (2216)game
4CM Colin Pace (2132)1-0Timur Daudov (2063)game
Round 11: Malta 3.5 – 0.5 Maldives
1CM Jack Mizzi (2216)1/2-1/2FM Shuaau Muhammed (2207)game
2CM Matthew Portelli (2187)1-0CM Hassan Mohamed (1872)game
3CM Attila Robert Novak (2144)0-1CM Ali Abdul Rahman (1858)game
4CM Colin Pace (2132)1-0Mohamed Raakin Fayaz (1750)game

Women

Rank 114 of 189 — 10 match points, 22.5 game points. Full standings

Players

Matches

Round 1: Malta 1 – 3 Germany
1WFM Oana Caruana Pulpan (1967)1/2-1/2IM Dinara Wagner (2392)game
2WCM Milena Stagno (1771)1/2-1/2WGM Hanna Marie Klek (2293)game
3Yunlong Wang (1745)0-1FM Jana Schneider (2302)game
4Ella Miceli-Farrugia (1583)1-0FM Lara Schulze (2283)game
Round 2: Malta 4 – 0 Liechtenstein
1WFM Oana Caruana Pulpan (1967)0-1WCM Timea Sele (1790)game
2Elena Ghitza (1802)1-0Sophie Mannhart (1533)game
3WCM Milena Stagno (1771)0-1Doris Herongame
4Yunlong Wang (1745)1-0Leslie Ospeltgame
Round 3: Malta 0 – 4 Mexico
1WFM Oana Caruana Pulpan (1967)1-0WIM Zenia Corrales Jimenez (2125)game
2Elena Ghitza (1802)0-1WFM Paula Sofia Hernandez Diaz (2055)game
3Yunlong Wang (1745)1-0WIM Tania Miranda Rodriguez (2041)game
4Ella Miceli-Farrugia (1583)0-1WCM Scarlett Daniela Olea Valle (1975)game
Round 4: Malta 1 – 3 Chinese Taipei
1WFM Oana Caruana Pulpan (1967)1-0Tansi Tung Wu (1573)game
2Elena Ghitza (1802)1-0WCM Chi Chen (1766)game
3WCM Milena Stagno (1771)0-1Fan- Hsuan Kung (1496)game
4Ella Miceli-Farrugia (1583)1-0Pei-Xuan Wu (1573)game
Round 5: Malta 4 – 0 Bermuda
1WFM Oana Caruana Pulpan (1967)0-1Kaelyn Fleming (1471)game
2Elena Ghitza (1802)1-0Yasmin Flanagan (1784)game
3WCM Milena Stagno (1771)0-1Sophia Burch (1503)game
4Yunlong Wang (1745)1-0Kelly Massagame
Round 6: Malta 3 – 1 Yemen
1Elena Ghitza (1802)1/2-1/2WCM Omaima Ahmed Awad (1785)game
2WCM Milena Stagno (1771)1/2-1/2Mada Elshereif (1822)game
3Yunlong Wang (1745)1-0Asma Ali Abdo (1638)game
4Ella Miceli-Farrugia (1583)0-1Aida mostafa fadel rashaDgame
Round 7: Malta 0.5 – 3.5 Venezuela
1WFM Oana Caruana Pulpan (1967)1-0WIM Tilsia Carolina Varela La Madrid (2075)game
2Elena Ghitza (1802)0-1WFM Annyd Gabriela Otazo Sanchez (1995)game
3WCM Milena Stagno (1771)1-0WIM Tairu Manuela Rovira Contreras (2004)game
4Ella Miceli-Farrugia (1583)1/2-1/2WCM Mariana Coromoto Teran Angel (1977)game
Round 8: Malta 3.5 – 0.5 Cape Verde
1WFM Oana Caruana Pulpan (1967)0-1WCM Celia M. Rodriguez Guevara (1811)game
2Elena Ghitza (1802)1/2-1/2WCM Deise Pereira (1784)game
3Yunlong Wang (1745)0-1WCM Akiane Moreno (1526)game
4Ella Miceli-Farrugia (1583)1-0Divania Spinola (1520)game
Round 9: Malta 0.5 – 3.5 Monaco
1WFM Oana Caruana Pulpan (1967)0-1WGM Tatiana Dornbusch (2184)game
2WCM Milena Stagno (1771)1-0WIM Marija Zvereva (2018)game
3Yunlong Wang (1745)0-1WCM Fiorina Berezovsky (1937)game
4Ella Miceli-Farrugia (1583)1/2-1/2WIM Julia Lebel-Arias (1699)game
Round 10: Malta 1.5 – 2.5 Ghana
1Elena Ghitza (1802)0-1WCM Maud Benson (1699)game
2WCM Milena Stagno (1771)0-1WCM Gertrude Banini (1667)game
3Yunlong Wang (1745)1/2-1/2Ridham (1733)game
4Ella Miceli-Farrugia (1583)1-0Dotse Sumya Ibrahim (1597)game
Round 11: Malta 3.5 – 0.5 Mauritania
1WFM Oana Caruana Pulpan (1967)0-1Neimat Dahi (1570)game
2Elena Ghitza (1802)1-0Bouchra Abbe (1497)game
3WCM Milena Stagno (1771)1/2-1/2Nevissa Dahi (1556)game
4Yunlong Wang (1745)1-0Fatimatou El Hadj Sidi (1685)game