Events · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026

North Macedonia at the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026

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Rank 31 of 206 — 14 match points, 29 game points. Full standings

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Matches

Round 1: North Macedonia 4 – 0 Cayman Islands
1IM Emil Risteski (2431)1-0Ryan Blackwood (1937)game
2FM Anton Zlatkov (2422)0-1Mike McDonald (1892)game
3IM Toni Lazov (2387)1-0CM Christopher Young (1824)game
4IM Filip Pancevski (2432)0-1CM Shaun M Tracey (1767)game
Round 2: North Macedonia 1.5 – 2.5 Netherlands
1IM Emil Risteski (2431)0-1GM Anish Giri (2752)game
2FM Anton Zlatkov (2422)1-0GM Jorden Van Foreest (2716)game
3IM Filip Pancevski (2432)1/2-1/2GM Erwin L'Ami (2579)game
4IM Nikola Nikolovski (2393)0-1GM Casper Schoppen (2582)game
Round 3: North Macedonia 3.5 – 0.5 Malta
1IM Emil Risteski (2431)1/2-1/2CM Jack Mizzi (2216)game
2FM Anton Zlatkov (2422)1-0CM Matthew Portelli (2187)game
3IM Filip Pancevski (2432)0-1CM Colin Pace (2132)game
4IM Nikola Nikolovski (2393)1-0CM Jake Darmanin (2038)game
Round 4: North Macedonia 3.5 – 0.5 El Salvador
1FM Anton Zlatkov (2422)1-0FM Morales Carlos (2244)game
2IM Toni Lazov (2387)0-1FM Daniel Arias (2227)game
3IM Filip Pancevski (2432)1-0FM Ibarra Carlos Roberto (2283)game
4IM Nikola Nikolovski (2393)1/2-1/2FM Marvin Andres Guevara Ruiz (2029)game
Round 5: North Macedonia 0.5 – 3.5 Bulgaria
1IM Emil Risteski (2431)1-0GM Arkadij Naiditsch (2580)game
2FM Anton Zlatkov (2422)1/2-1/2GM Momchil Petkov (2547)game
3IM Toni Lazov (2387)1-0GM Martin Petrov (2525)game
4IM Filip Pancevski (2432)0-1GM Radoslav Dimitrov (2486)game
Round 6: North Macedonia 4 – 0 Lebanon
1IM Emil Risteski (2431)1-0IM Akram Khoder (2304)game
2FM Anton Zlatkov (2422)0-1CM Joe Assaad (2206)game
3IM Toni Lazov (2387)1-0CM Adib Arkadan (2148)game
4IM Filip Pancevski (2432)0-1Ahmad Ali Hazimeh (1948)game
Round 7: North Macedonia 1 – 3 Israel
1IM Emil Risteski (2431)1/2-1/2GM Maxim Rodshtein (2582)game
2FM Anton Zlatkov (2422)1/2-1/2GM Avital Boruchovsky (2529)game
3IM Toni Lazov (2387)1-0GM Ido Gorshtein (2560)game
4IM Filip Pancevski (2432)0-1GM Yahli Sokolovsky (2542)game
Round 8: North Macedonia 2 – 2 United Arab Emirates
1IM Emil Risteski (2431)1/2-1/2IM Omran Al Hosani (2317)game
2FM Anton Zlatkov (2422)1/2-1/2FM Al Taher Abdulrahman Mohammad (2262)game
3IM Toni Lazov (2387)1/2-1/2FM Sedrani Ammar (2189)game
4IM Nikola Nikolovski (2393)1/2-1/2FM Fareed Ahmed (2132)game
Round 9: North Macedonia 2 – 2 Chinese Taipei
1FM Anton Zlatkov (2422)1-0IM Adelard Bai (2468)game
2IM Toni Lazov (2387)0-1GM Raymond Song (2498)game
3IM Filip Pancevski (2432)0-1Jun-Wei Chen (2180)game
4IM Nikola Nikolovski (2393)1-0CM Yeh Yang Liu (2051)game
Round 10: North Macedonia 4 – 0 Nigeria
1IM Emil Risteski (2431)1-0FM Bomo Lovet Kigigha (2287)game
2FM Anton Zlatkov (2422)0-1FM Abdulrahman Akintoye ABDULRAHEEM (2316)game
3IM Filip Pancevski (2432)1-0IM Odion AIKHOJE (2246)game
4IM Nikola Nikolovski (2393)0-1Odey Goodness EKUNKE (2280)game
Round 11: North Macedonia 3 – 1 South Africa
1IM Emil Risteski (2431)0-1IM Jan Karsten (2386)game
2FM Anton Zlatkov (2422)1-0IM Caleb Levi Levitan (2316)game
3IM Filip Pancevski (2432)0-1FM Banele Mhango (2354)game
4IM Nikola Nikolovski (2393)0-1Charlton Mnyasta (2236)game

Women

Rank 75 of 189 — 12 match points, 23.5 game points. Full standings

Players

Matches

Round 1: North Macedonia 4 – 0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1WFM Monika Zhezhovska (2053)0-1Ronnia R Durham-Balcombe (1601)game
2WFM Ivana Manova (1958)1-0Stacy Baptiste-Kinggame
3Sanja Trajkovska (1896)0-1Molissa Francita Ashtongame
4Katerina Petrovska (1873)1-0Kazene Pierregame
Round 2: North Macedonia 1 – 3 Argentina
1WFM Monika Stojkovska (2080)1/2-1/2WGM Candela Be Francisco Guecamburu (2268)game
2WFM Monika Zhezhovska (2053)1/2-1/2WIM Anapaola S. Borda Rodas (2204)game
3WFM Ivana Manova (1958)1-0WIM Anna Laura Scarsi (2212)game
4Sanja Trajkovska (1896)0-1WFM Ernestina Adam (2186)game
Round 3: North Macedonia 2.5 – 1.5 Cyprus
1WFM Monika Stojkovska (2080)1-0WCM Aida Paunescu (1691)game
2WFM Monika Zhezhovska (2053)0-1WCM Victoria Sokolova (1711)game
3WFM Ivana Manova (1958)1/2-1/2WCM Larisa Sokolova (1690)game
4Sanja Trajkovska (1896)1-0WCM Eleni Pica (1667)game
Round 4: North Macedonia 0.5 – 3.5 Peru
1WFM Monika Stojkovska (2080)1-0IM Deysi Cori T. (2316)game
2WFM Monika Zhezhovska (2053)1/2-1/2WIM Maria Teresa Jimenez Salas (2184)game
3WFM Ivana Manova (1958)1-0FM Fiorella Contreras Huaman (2168)game
4Katerina Petrovska (1873)0-1Flor De Maria Zarate Oyague (2019)game
Round 5: North Macedonia 4 – 0 Saudi Arabia
1WFM Monika Stojkovska (2080)1-0WCM Dalia Alsemairi (1802)game
2WFM Monika Zhezhovska (2053)0-1MASHAEL ABDULMOHSEN MOHAMMED ALSANEA (1643)game
3Sanja Trajkovska (1896)1-0Maitha Abdulrahman A Alotaibi (1543)game
4Katerina Petrovska (1873)0-1ALRESHIDI SHROUQ ALI M (1699)game
Round 6: North Macedonia 0.5 – 3.5 Uzbekistan 2
1WFM Monika Stojkovska (2080)0-1WGM Nilufar Yakubbaeva (2246)game
2WFM Monika Zhezhovska (2053)1-0WIM Marjona Malikova (2149)game
3WFM Ivana Manova (1958)0-1WIM Madinabonu Khalilova (2087)game
4Sanja Trajkovska (1896)1/2-1/2WFM Asal Salimova (2088)game
Round 7: North Macedonia 3 – 1 Japan
1WFM Monika Stojkovska (2080)0-1WCM Azumi Sakai (1862)game
2WFM Monika Zhezhovska (2053)1-0WCM Rikka Mitsuyama (1752)game
3Sanja Trajkovska (1896)0-1Ami Kato (1755)game
4Katerina Petrovska (1873)0-1Elizabeth Ivanov (1739)game
Round 8: North Macedonia 1.5 – 2.5 Bosnia & Herzegovina
1WFM Monika Stojkovska (2080)0-1WFM Milana Babic (2196)game
2WFM Monika Zhezhovska (2053)0-1WFM Masa Babic (2147)game
3WFM Ivana Manova (1958)0-1WFM Sara Jacimovic (2002)game
4Katerina Petrovska (1873)1/2-1/2Sofija Mimic (1961)game
Round 9: North Macedonia 3 – 1 Nicaragua
1WFM Monika Zhezhovska (2053)1/2-1/2CM Abigail Carolina Cabezas Calero (1841)game
2WFM Ivana Manova (1958)1-0WCM Patricia Alvarez Gutierrez (1828)game
3Sanja Trajkovska (1896)1/2-1/2Luciana Yassika Paguaga Cruz (1615)game
4Katerina Petrovska (1873)1-0Anahi Alexandra Munoz Cortez (1828)game
Round 10: North Macedonia 1 – 3 Denmark
1WFM Monika Stojkovska (2080)1-0WFM Ellen Kakulidis (2088)game
2WFM Monika Zhezhovska (2053)1/2-1/2WFM Anna Sofie Li (2002)game
3WFM Ivana Manova (1958)1-0WFM Esmat Susanne Guindy (2041)game
4Sanja Trajkovska (1896)1/2-1/2WFM Sofie Bech Durrfeld (2007)game
Round 11: North Macedonia 2.5 – 1.5 Suriname
1WFM Monika Stojkovska (2080)1-0WCM Elise Wu (1927)game
2WFM Monika Zhezhovska (2053)0-1WCM Victoria Kaslan (1797)game
3Sanja Trajkovska (1896)0-1WCM Alexandra Kaslan (1691)game
4Katerina Petrovska (1873)1/2-1/2Shefali Creebsburg (1607)game