Events · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026

New Zealand at the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026

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Rank 61 of 206 — 13 match points, 25 game points. Full standings

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Matches

Round 1: New Zealand 3.5 – 0.5 Gabon
1IM Sravan Renjith (2318)0-1Mounguen Jose Evrard Koumba (1973)game
2IM Tom Middelburg (2344)1-0CM Barthelemy Bongo Akanga Ndjila (1795)game
3FM Daniel Hanwen Gong (2248)1/2-1/2Jerome MBOULA MBOUMBA (1812)game
4FM Daqi Mao (2277)1-0Charles TATY (1680)game
Round 2: New Zealand 0.5 – 3.5 Norway
1IM Felix Xie (2423)1-0GM Johan-Sebastian Christiansen (2656)game
2IM Sravan Renjith (2318)1/2-1/2GM Elham Amar (2567)game
3IM Tom Middelburg (2344)1-0GM Aksel Bu Kvaloy (2515)game
4FM Daniel Hanwen Gong (2248)0-1IM Tor Fredrik Kaasen (2499)game
Round 3: New Zealand 3 – 1 Kenya
1IM Felix Xie (2423)1-0Kuka Kyle (2012)game
2IM Tom Middelburg (2344)1-0FM Simiyu Jadon (2166)game
3FM Daniel Hanwen Gong (2248)1-0CM Ben Magana (1992)game
4FM Daqi Mao (2277)0-1Kenneth Omolo (1972)game
Round 4: New Zealand 1.5 – 2.5 Uzbekistan 2
1IM Felix Xie (2423)1/2-1/2GM Abdimalik Abdisalimov (2548)game
2IM Sravan Renjith (2318)1-0GM Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov (2540)game
3IM Tom Middelburg (2344)1-0GM Ortik Nigmatov (2484)game
4FM Daqi Mao (2277)1-0GM Khumoyun Begmuratov (2515)game
Round 5: New Zealand 3.5 – 0.5 Faroe Islands
1IM Felix Xie (2423)0-1FM Luitjen Akselsson Apol (2309)game
2IM Sravan Renjith (2318)1-0IM John Rodgaard (2250)game
3FM Daniel Hanwen Gong (2248)1/2-1/2Jon I Horni Nielsen (2078)game
4FM Daqi Mao (2277)1-0Rokur Davidsen (1988)game
Round 6: New Zealand 3 – 1 Madagascar
1IM Felix Xie (2423)1-0IM Fy Antenaina Rakotomaharo (2439)game
2IM Sravan Renjith (2318)1/2-1/2CM Heritiana Andrianiaina (2191)game
3FM Daniel Hanwen Gong (2248)1-0CM Dylan Rakotomaharavo (2129)game
4FM Daqi Mao (2277)1/2-1/2CM Miora Andriamasoandro (2076)game
Round 7: New Zealand 1.5 – 2.5 Canada
1IM Felix Xie (2423)1/2-1/2GM Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux (2532)game
2IM Sravan Renjith (2318)1-0GM Anthony Atanasov (2481)game
3IM Tom Middelburg (2344)1-0GM Razvan Preotu (2475)game
4FM Daqi Mao (2277)0-1IM Nikolay Noritsyn (2444)game
Round 8: New Zealand 2.5 – 1.5 Wales
1IM Felix Xie (2423)1-0IM Jose Camacho Collados (2350)game
2IM Tom Middelburg (2344)0-1FM Jonathan L B Blackburn (2239)game
3FM Daniel Hanwen Gong (2248)1/2-1/2CM Ifan Rathbone-Jones (2148)game
4FM Daqi Mao (2277)1-0Iwan Cave (2107)game
Round 9: New Zealand 1 – 3 Latvia
1IM Felix Xie (2423)1/2-1/2GM Toms Kantans (2556)game
2IM Sravan Renjith (2318)0-1GM Nikita Meshkovs (2521)game
3IM Tom Middelburg (2344)1-0CM Georgijs Germanovs (2389)game
4FM Daniel Hanwen Gong (2248)1/2-1/2GM Normunds Miezis (2405)game
Round 10: New Zealand 3 – 1 Guatemala
1IM Felix Xie (2423)1/2-1/2FM Winston Darwin Cu Hor (2330)game
2IM Sravan Renjith (2318)1/2-1/2FM Ricardo Andres Ordonez Bonilla (2139)game
3FM Daniel Hanwen Gong (2248)0-1FM Gustavo Adolfo Monroy Lopez (2074)game
4FM Daqi Mao (2277)1-0FM Hector Jose Linares Orellana (2008)game
Round 11: New Zealand 2 – 2 Cuba
1IM Felix Xie (2423)1/2-1/2GM Jorge Roberto Elias Reyes (2505)game
2IM Sravan Renjith (2318)1-0GM Dylan Isidro Berdayes Ason (2462)game
3IM Tom Middelburg (2344)1/2-1/2GM Lelys Stanley Martinez Duany (2440)game
4FM Daniel Hanwen Gong (2248)0-1GM Ermes Espinosa Veloz (2460)game

Women

Rank 95 of 189 — 11 match points, 23.5 game points. Full standings

Players

Matches

Round 1: New Zealand 4 – 0 Djibouti
1WFM Anya Thurner (1874)0-1YOUSRA MAHDI ABDILLAHI (1416)game
2WFM Nadia Braganza (1916)1-0Ahmed Hassan Fatoumagame
3WFM Wanyao Sarah Sun (1892)0-1MOUN MOHAMDE IBRAHIMgame
4WFM Emily Cathay Gan (1852)1-0Hamid Ahmed Sittigame
Round 2: New Zealand 1.5 – 2.5 Austria
1WIM Isabelle Yixuan Ning (2114)1/2-1/2WIM Jasmin-Denise Schloffer (2236)game
2WFM Anya Thurner (1874)1/2-1/2WFM Chiara Polterauer (2083)game
3WFM Nadia Braganza (1916)1/2-1/2WFM Emilia Deak-Sala (2120)game
4WFM Wanyao Sarah Sun (1892)0-1WIM Elisabeth Hapala (2090)game
Round 3: New Zealand 3 – 1 Nepal
1WIM Isabelle Yixuan Ning (2114)1/2-1/2Angel Maharjan (1644)game
2WFM Anya Thurner (1874)0-1Kritisara Adhikari (1744)game
3WFM Nadia Braganza (1916)1/2-1/2Nihana Shrestha (1575)game
4WFM Emily Cathay Gan (1852)0-1Sindira Joshi (1565)game
Round 4: New Zealand 0.5 – 3.5 Norway
1WIM Isabelle Yixuan Ning (2114)1-0WIM Sheila Barth Stanford (2186)game
2WFM Anya Thurner (1874)1/2-1/2WIM Ellen Hagesather (2155)game
3WFM Wanyao Sarah Sun (1892)1-0Monika Machlik (2100)game
4WFM Emily Cathay Gan (1852)0-1WGM Niina Koskela (2074)game
Round 5: New Zealand 3 – 1 Cote d’Ivoire
1WIM Isabelle Yixuan Ning (2114)1-0WFM Mazan Emmanuela Esther Ayemou (1874)game
2WFM Nadia Braganza (1916)1-0WCM Tchetche Marie Yavo (1703)game
3WFM Wanyao Sarah Sun (1892)1-0Ruth Liliane Camara (1449)game
4WFM Emily Cathay Gan (1852)0-1Akissi Victoire Sinchie Ayemou (1584)game
Round 6: New Zealand 1.5 – 2.5 Colombia
1WIM Isabelle Yixuan Ning (2114)1/2-1/2WIM Valentina Argote Heredia (2181)game
2WFM Anya Thurner (1874)0-1WIM Ingris Rivera (2102)game
3WFM Nadia Braganza (1916)1-0WIM Jorcerys Montilla Reyes (2094)game
4WFM Wanyao Sarah Sun (1892)1-0WGM Beatriz Irene Franco Valencia (2038)game
Round 7: New Zealand 4 – 0 Puerto Rico
1WIM Isabelle Yixuan Ning (2114)1-0WCM Yanira Rivera Negron (1867)game
2WFM Anya Thurner (1874)0-1WCM Coralys M. Alvarado Perez (1693)game
3WFM Wanyao Sarah Sun (1892)1-0WCM Gabriela S. Vera Perez (1674)game
4WFM Emily Cathay Gan (1852)0-1Yorelis M. Febles Otero (1641)game
Round 8: New Zealand 2 – 2 Ecuador
1WIM Isabelle Yixuan Ning (2114)1/2-1/2WGM Carla Heredia Serrano (2117)game
2WFM Anya Thurner (1874)0-1Kerly Samantha Jaramillo Rivadeneira (1937)game
3WFM Wanyao Sarah Sun (1892)1/2-1/2WFM Arlette Guerrero Caicedo (1870)game
4WFM Emily Cathay Gan (1852)1-0WCM Toala Velez Dayra Jamileth (1767)game
Round 9: New Zealand 0 – 4 Lithuania
1WIM Isabelle Yixuan Ning (2114)1-0WGM Salomeja Zaksaite (2101)game
2WFM Anya Thurner (1874)0-1WFM Gabija Simkunaite (2035)game
3WFM Wanyao Sarah Sun (1892)1-0WIM Simona Limontaite (2130)game
4WFM Emily Cathay Gan (1852)0-1Agne Mickunaite (1977)game
Round 10: New Zealand 2.5 – 1.5 Trinidad and Tobago
1WIM Isabelle Yixuan Ning (2114)1/2-1/2WFM Ysvett Hermoso Rodriguez (1902)game
2WFM Anya Thurner (1874)1-0WCM Shemilah James (1758)game
3WFM Wanyao Sarah Sun (1892)1/2-1/2WCM Zara La Fleur (1812)game
4WFM Emily Cathay Gan (1852)1/2-1/2Samantha Dolly (1761)game
Round 11: New Zealand 1.5 – 2.5 Portugal
1WIM Isabelle Yixuan Ning (2114)0-1WGM Filipa Fortuna Pipiras (2290)game
2WFM Anya Thurner (1874)1-0WFM Camila Biscaya Avelino (1948)game
3WFM Wanyao Sarah Sun (1892)1-0Raquel Dos Santos Duque (1948)game
4WFM Emily Cathay Gan (1852)1/2-1/2Bianca Albano Jeremias (1941)game