Events · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026

Morocco at the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026

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Rank 118 of 206 — 10 match points, 21.5 game points. Full standings

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Matches

Round 1: Morocco 0 – 4 Azerbaijan
1FM Mohamed-Mehdi Aithmidou (2255)0-1GM Aydin Suleymanli (2679)game
2CM Yasser Hadj Kholti (2238)1-0GM Mahammad Muradli (2653)game
3Nidal Ghanoui (2112)0-1GM Rauf Mamedov (2632)game
4Abdeslam Zarkik (2067)1-0GM Eltaj Safarli (2616)game
Round 2: Morocco 4 – 0 Jersey
1FM Mohamed-Mehdi Aithmidou (2255)0-1CM Jem Gurner (2108)game
2CM Yasser Hadj Kholti (2238)1-0Paul A Carpenter (1858)game
3Nidal Ghanoui (2112)0-1Gary Clark (1831)game
4Noureddine Messala (2092)1-0James Auckland (1744)game
Round 3: Morocco 0.5 – 3.5 Uzbekistan 3
1FM Mohamed-Mehdi Aithmidou (2255)1-0IM Saidakbar Saydaliev (2475)game
2CM Yasser Hadj Kholti (2238)1/2-1/2IM Bakhrom Bakhrillaev (2412)game
3Nidal Ghanoui (2112)1-0IM Mukhammadali Abdurakhmonov (2390)game
4Noureddine Messala (2092)0-1IM Asrorjon Omonov (2347)game
Round 4: Morocco 3.5 – 0.5 Sao Tome and Principe
1FM Mohamed-Mehdi Aithmidou (2255)1-0Sergio Pereira (2016)game
2CM Yasser Hadj Kholti (2238)0-1CM Waldyr Espirito Santo (1888)game
3Noureddine Messala (2092)1-0Nascimento Admilton de Ceita dos Santos (1858)game
4Abdeslam Zarkik (2067)1/2-1/2Jeremias Costa G Miguel (1785)game
Round 5: Morocco 0 – 4 Costa Rica
1FM Mohamed-Mehdi Aithmidou (2255)0-1IM Leonardo Valdes Romero (2305)game
2CM Yasser Hadj Kholti (2238)1-0IM Sebastian Mihajlov (2372)game
3Nidal Ghanoui (2112)0-1FM David Alejandro Cabezas Solano (2271)game
4Noureddine Messala (2092)1-0FM Matias Haziel Lizano Quiros (2169)game
Round 6: Morocco 2.5 – 1.5 Guam
1FM Mohamed-Mehdi Aithmidou (2255)0-1CM Elmer Prudente (1983)game
2Nidal Ghanoui (2112)0-1CM Tuan An Tran (1945)game
3Noureddine Messala (2092)1/2-1/2James Marcus Justo (2060)game
4Abdeslam Zarkik (2067)1-0Benchly Cabanayan Buccat (1888)game
Round 7: Morocco 1 – 3 Albania
1FM Mohamed-Mehdi Aithmidou (2255)0-1IM Franc Ashiku (2388)game
2CM Yasser Hadj Kholti (2238)0-1IM Dritan Mehmeti (2312)game
3Nidal Ghanoui (2112)0-1FM Mateu Boci (2332)game
4Abdeslam Zarkik (2067)1-0FM Aleksander Xhembulla (2292)game
Round 8: Morocco 4 – 0 Cameroon
1FM Mohamed-Mehdi Aithmidou (2255)0-1FM Ebosse Kingue Victor Patrick (1995)game
2CM Yasser Hadj Kholti (2238)1-0Donkeng Hussel (2020)game
3Noureddine Messala (2092)0-1IM Amba Oyon Marius Claude (1963)game
4Abdeslam Zarkik (2067)1-0CM Makem Pierre (1833)game
Round 9: Morocco 1.5 – 2.5 Kosovo *
1CM Yasser Hadj Kholti (2238)0-1IM Nderim Saraci (2445)game
2Nidal Ghanoui (2112)1/2-1/2FM Endrit Uruci (2318)game
3Noureddine Messala (2092)1-0FM Muhamet Asllani (2230)game
4Abdeslam Zarkik (2067)0-1CM Korab Saraci (2241)game
Round 10: Morocco 3.5 – 0.5 Saudi Arabia
1FM Mohamed-Mehdi Aithmidou (2255)1-0FM Ahmed Abdullah S Alrehaili (2106)game
2CM Yasser Hadj Kholti (2238)0-1MOHAMMED FAHAD M ALSEMAIL (1982)game
3Nidal Ghanoui (2112)1-0Mohammed Dhaidan N Alotaibi (1868)game
4Abdeslam Zarkik (2067)1/2-1/2Yazeed Alshnaiber (1866)game
Round 11: Morocco 1 – 3 Chinese Taipei
1FM Mohamed-Mehdi Aithmidou (2255)0-1IM Adelard Bai (2468)game
2CM Yasser Hadj Kholti (2238)0-1GM Raymond Song (2498)game
3Nidal Ghanoui (2112)0-1Jun-Wei Chen (2180)game
4Abdeslam Zarkik (2067)1-0CM Yeh Yang Liu (2051)game

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Rank 87 of 189 — 11 match points, 24.5 game points. Full standings

Players

Matches

Round 1: Morocco 0 – 4 France
1Sarah El Barbry (1854)0-1IM Deimante Daulyte-Cornette (2385)game
2Salma Lagmou (1837)1-0IM Sophie Milliet (2348)game
3WFM Ahlam Makhlouf (1806)0-1IM Pauline Guichard (2344)game
4Wissal Echcharbiny (1806)1-0WIM Manon Schippke (2281)game
Round 2: Morocco 2 – 2 Cayman Islands
1Sarah El Barbry (1854)1-0WCM Zara Majid (1681)game
2Salma Lagmou (1837)0-1Anvita Niranjan Patil (1544)game
3WFM Ahlam Makhlouf (1806)0-1Abbie McClenaghan (1487)game
4Wissal Echcharbiny (1806)1-0Hannah Shen (1459)game
Round 3: Morocco 4 – 0 Guinea
1Salma Lagmou (1837)0-1Fatoumata Tafory Fofanagame
2WFM Ahlam Makhlouf (1806)1-0Nsira Gassamagame
3Wissal Echcharbiny (1806)0-1Mariame Seth Keitagame
4Salima Okkeli (1742)1-0Manangbe Sougoulegame
Round 4: Morocco 0 – 4 Montenegro
1Sarah El Barbry (1854)0-1FM Alexandra Zherebtsova (2258)game
2WFM Ahlam Makhlouf (1806)1-0WFM Alena Skvortsova (2143)game
3Wissal Echcharbiny (1806)0-1WIM Aleksandra Milovic (2068)game
4Salima Okkeli (1742)1-0WFM Nikolina Koljevic (1954)game
Round 5: Morocco 2.5 – 1.5 Kosovo *
1Sarah El Barbry (1854)0-1Jona Recica (1740)game
2Salma Lagmou (1837)1/2-1/2WCM Rinesa Saraci (1729)game
3WFM Ahlam Makhlouf (1806)0-1WCM Ndriqona Saraci (1644)game
4Salima Okkeli (1742)0-1Alba Pllana (1470)game
Round 6: Morocco 1.5 – 2.5 Bolivia
1Sarah El Barbry (1854)1-0WFM Gloria Luz Yepez Montenegro (1954)game
2WFM Ahlam Makhlouf (1806)1-0WFM Jessica Molina (1947)game
3Wissal Echcharbiny (1806)1/2-1/2WIM Daniela Cordero (1927)game
4Salima Okkeli (1742)1-0Jhoana Velarde Alarcon (1856)game
Round 7: Morocco 4 – 0 Oman
1Sarah El Barbry (1854)0-1Anat Al Aisaee (1738)game
2Salma Lagmou (1837)1-0Yomna Al Nadabi (1610)game
3WFM Ahlam Makhlouf (1806)0-1Kothar Al Mamary (1587)game
4Wissal Echcharbiny (1806)1-0Maryam Yusuf Al Balushi (1461)game
Round 8: Morocco 3.5 – 0.5 Wales
1Sarah El Barbry (1854)1/2-1/2WCM Imogen A L Camp (1947)game
2Salma Lagmou (1837)0-1Emma Zihan Kong (1874)game
3WFM Ahlam Makhlouf (1806)1-0Susanna Fraser (1785)game
4Wissal Echcharbiny (1806)0-1Syringa Lyn Camp (1713)game
Round 9: Morocco 1.5 – 2.5 Chile
1Sarah El Barbry (1854)1-0WIM Javiera Belen Gomez Barrera (2181)game
2Salma Lagmou (1837)1-0WCM Monserrat Morales Flores (1972)game
3WFM Ahlam Makhlouf (1806)1-0Rocio Contreras Suazo (1875)game
4Wissal Echcharbiny (1806)1/2-1/2Maria Belen Carvajal Mendoza (1824)game
Round 10: Morocco 1.5 – 2.5 Albania
1Sarah El Barbry (1854)1/2-1/2WFM Klean Shuqja (2008)game
2Salma Lagmou (1837)1-0WFM Kler Caku (2184)game
3Wissal Echcharbiny (1806)1-0WFM Eglantina Shabanaj (1902)game
4Salima Okkeli (1742)1-0WCM Ailin Ndreko (1846)game
Round 11: Morocco 4 – 0 Aruba
1Sarah El Barbry (1854)0-1WCM Annelaine Jacobs (1753)game
2WFM Ahlam Makhlouf (1806)1-0Milaydes Lourdes Moreno Mora (1673)game
3Wissal Echcharbiny (1806)0-1Thamara Sagastegui (1634)game
4Salima Okkeli (1742)1-0Wignifer Y. Mendoza Chourio (1519)game