Slovenia at the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026

Open

Rank 28 of 206 — 14 match points, 30 game points. Full standings

Players

Board 1: GM Anton Demchenko (2579) — 7/10
Board 2: GM Jan Subelj (2526) — 7/10
Board 3: IM Matic Lavrencic (2476) — 5/8
Board 3: GM Matej Sebenik (2474) — 3.5/7
Board 4: IM Pierre Barbot (2483) — 7.5/9

Matches

Round 1: Slovenia 4 – 0 Guyana
1	GM Anton Demchenko (2579)	1-0	Kyle Couchman (2003)	game
2	IM Matic Lavrencic (2476)	0-1	CM Taffin Khan (2005)	game
3	GM Matej Sebenik (2474)	1-0	FM Anthony Drayton (2003)	game
4	IM Pierre Barbot (2483)	0-1	Keron Sandiford (1874)	game
Round 2: Slovenia 3 – 1 Chinese Taipei
1	GM Jan Subelj (2526)	1/2-1/2	IM Adelard Bai (2468)	game
2	IM Matic Lavrencic (2476)	1/2-1/2	GM Raymond Song (2498)	game
3	GM Matej Sebenik (2474)	0-1	Jun-Wei Chen (2180)	game
4	IM Pierre Barbot (2483)	1-0	CM Yeh Yang Liu (2051)	game
Round 3: Slovenia 1.5 – 2.5 Hungary
1	GM Anton Demchenko (2579)	0-1	GM Richard Rapport (2711)	game
2	GM Jan Subelj (2526)	1/2-1/2	GM Peter Leko (2676)	game
3	IM Matic Lavrencic (2476)	1-0	GM Tamas Banusz (2571)	game
4	GM Matej Sebenik (2474)	0-1	GM Gleb Dudin (2560)	game
Round 4: Slovenia 3.5 – 0.5 Mexico
1	GM Anton Demchenko (2579)	1-0	IM Luis Carlos Torres Rosas (2385)	game
2	GM Jan Subelj (2526)	1/2-1/2	GM Gilberto Hernandez Guerrero (2379)	game
3	IM Matic Lavrencic (2476)	1-0	FM Joshua Adrian Avila Rodriguez (2279)	game
4	IM Pierre Barbot (2483)	0-1	FM Santiago Zacarias Rodriguez (2184)	game
Round 5: Slovenia 1.5 – 2.5 Tajikistan
1	GM Anton Demchenko (2579)	0-1	IM Mustafokhuja Khusenkhojaev (2404)	game
2	GM Jan Subelj (2526)	1/2-1/2	IM Jaloliddin Ilkhomi (2391)	game
3	GM Matej Sebenik (2474)	1-0	FM Mekhriddin Sharifov (2419)	game
4	IM Pierre Barbot (2483)	0-1	IM Muhammad Khusenkhojaev (2408)	game
Round 6: Slovenia 1.5 – 2.5 Venezuela
1	GM Anton Demchenko (2579)	0-1	IM Felix Jose Ynojosa Aponte (2399)	game
2	GM Jan Subelj (2526)	1/2-1/2	IM Samid Eduardo Escalona Landi (2374)	game
3	IM Matic Lavrencic (2476)	1-0	FM Moises Antonio Castro Silva (2266)	game
4	GM Matej Sebenik (2474)	1-0	FM Ali Aaron Jaramillo Lopez (2249)	game
Round 7: Slovenia 3.5 – 0.5 Iraq
1	GM Anton Demchenko (2579)	0-1	FM Zozek Salah Mohammed (2241)	game
2	GM Jan Subelj (2526)	1-0	CM Ali Ehsan Aryan (2163)	game
3	GM Matej Sebenik (2474)	1/2-1/2	FM Ali Layth Ahmed Alothman (2214)	game
4	IM Pierre Barbot (2483)	1-0	FM Dhahir Habeeb Muazaz (2119)	game
Round 8: Slovenia 2.5 – 1.5 Kosovo *
1	GM Anton Demchenko (2579)	1/2-1/2	IM Nderim Saraci (2445)	game
2	GM Jan Subelj (2526)	1/2-1/2	FM Muhamet Asllani (2230)	game
3	IM Matic Lavrencic (2476)	1/2-1/2	CM Korab Saraci (2241)	game
4	IM Pierre Barbot (2483)	0-1	Bardh Avdiu (2147)	game
Round 9: Slovenia 1.5 – 2.5 Colombia
1	GM Anton Demchenko (2579)	1-0	IM Santiago Lopez Rayo (2431)	game
2	GM Jan Subelj (2526)	1-0	IM Esteban Alb Valderrama Quiceno (2390)	game
3	IM Matic Lavrencic (2476)	1-0	IM Manuel Campos Gomez (2428)	game
4	IM Pierre Barbot (2483)	1/2-1/2	GM Cristhian Camilo Rios Gomez (2412)	game
Round 10: Slovenia 4 – 0 Algeria
1	GM Anton Demchenko (2579)	1-0	IM Adlane Arab (2453)	game
2	GM Jan Subelj (2526)	0-1	IM Saad Belouadah (2320)	game
3	GM Matej Sebenik (2474)	1-0	FM Khalil Bengherabi (2131)	game
4	IM Pierre Barbot (2483)	0-1	FM Massinas Djabri (2270)	game
Round 11: Slovenia 3.5 – 0.5 Bosnia & Herzegovina
1	GM Anton Demchenko (2579)	1/2-1/2	IM Sanjin Culum (2441)	game
2	GM Jan Subelj (2526)	1-0	IM Rijad Burovic (2414)	game
3	IM Matic Lavrencic (2476)	0-1	IM Dejan Marjanovic (2390)	game
4	IM Pierre Barbot (2483)	1-0	FM Ismet Mesic (2226)	game

Women

Rank 8 of 189 — 16 match points, 29.5 game points. Full standings

Players

Board 1: IM Laura Unuk (2318) — 6/9
Board 2: WIM Zala Urh (2208) — 6.5/10
Board 3: WFM Anja Beber (2272) — 6/9
Board 3: WIM Nadiia Shpanko (2182) — 4/7
Board 4: WFM Vesna Mihelic (2152) — 7/9

Matches

Round 1: Slovenia 4 – 0 Bahamas
1	WIM Zala Urh (2208)	1-0	WFM Polina Karelina (1929)	game
2	WIM Nadiia Shpanko (2182)	0-1	WCM Nelissa Thomas (1546)	game
3	WFM Anja Beber (2272)	1-0	WCM Daijah Johnson (1607)	game
4	WFM Vesna Mihelic (2152)	0-1	WCM Chika Pride (1786)	game
Round 2: Slovenia 4 – 0 El Salvador
1	WIM Zala Urh (2208)	0-1	WIM Andrea Ortez (1981)	game
2	WIM Nadiia Shpanko (2182)	1-0	WIM Angie Garcia (2021)	game
3	WFM Anja Beber (2272)	0-1	WFM Marielos Vasquez Vasquez (1923)	game
4	WFM Vesna Mihelic (2152)	1-0	WIM Sonia Zepeda (2029)	game
Round 3: Slovenia 0.5 – 3.5 Kazakhstan
1	IM Laura Unuk (2318)	1/2-1/2	GM Bibisara Assaubayeva (2536)	game
2	WIM Zala Urh (2208)	0-1	IM Alua Nurman (2455)	game
3	WIM Nadiia Shpanko (2182)	1-0	WIM Elnaz Kaliakhmet (2347)	game
4	WFM Anja Beber (2272)	0-1	WIM Zarina Nurgaliyeva (2297)	game
Round 4: Slovenia 3.5 – 0.5 Egypt
1	IM Laura Unuk (2318)	1-0	WGM Shahenda Wafa (2112)	game
2	WIM Zala Urh (2208)	0-1	WIM Dema Alaa (1954)	game
3	WIM Nadiia Shpanko (2182)	1/2-1/2	WIM Joy Romany (1991)	game
4	WFM Vesna Mihelic (2152)	0-1	WFM Zakaa Ahmed Mohamed (1993)	game
Round 5: Slovenia 3.5 – 0.5 Lithuania
1	IM Laura Unuk (2318)	1-0	WGM Salomeja Zaksaite (2101)	game
2	WIM Zala Urh (2208)	0-1	WFM Gabija Simkunaite (2035)	game
3	WFM Anja Beber (2272)	1/2-1/2	WIM Simona Limontaite (2130)	game
4	WFM Vesna Mihelic (2152)	0-1	WFM Marija Sibajeva (1985)	game
Round 6: Slovenia 2 – 2 Netherlands
1	IM Laura Unuk (2318)	1/2-1/2	IM Eline Roebers (2401)	game
2	WIM Zala Urh (2208)	1/2-1/2	GM Zhaoqin Peng (2353)	game
3	WIM Nadiia Shpanko (2182)	1-0	WGM Machteld Van Foreest (2333)	game
4	WFM Vesna Mihelic (2152)	1-0	WGM Anna-Maja Kazarian (2295)	game
Round 7: Slovenia 0.5 – 3.5 Uzbekistan
1	IM Laura Unuk (2318)	1-0	WGM Afruza Khamdamova (2443)	game
2	WIM Zala Urh (2208)	0-1	IM Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova (2357)	game
3	WFM Anja Beber (2272)	1/2-1/2	WFM Nilufarkhon Imomkuzieva (2281)	game
4	WFM Vesna Mihelic (2152)	0-1	WIM Guldona Karimova (2242)	game
Round 8: Slovenia 3 – 1 Luxembourg
1	IM Laura Unuk (2318)	1-0	WGM Elvira Berend (2253)	game
2	WIM Nadiia Shpanko (2182)	1/2-1/2	WGM Anna Wagener (2109)	game
3	WFM Anja Beber (2272)	1-0	Hannah Jane Lyon (1906)	game
4	WFM Vesna Mihelic (2152)	1/2-1/2	Samyukta Sivashankar (1878)	game
Round 9: Slovenia 3 – 1 Montenegro
1	IM Laura Unuk (2318)	0-1	FM Alexandra Zherebtsova (2258)	game
2	WIM Zala Urh (2208)	0-1	WFM Alena Skvortsova (2143)	game
3	WIM Nadiia Shpanko (2182)	1-0	WIM Aleksandra Milovic (2068)	game
4	WFM Anja Beber (2272)	0-1	Mateja Popovic (1949)	game
Round 10: Slovenia 3.5 – 0.5 Azerbaijan
1	IM Laura Unuk (2318)	0-1	IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva (2395)	game
2	WIM Zala Urh (2208)	1-0	IM Govhar Beydullayeva (2392)	game
3	WFM Anja Beber (2272)	1/2-1/2	IM Gunay Mammadzada (2348)	game
4	WFM Vesna Mihelic (2152)	1-0	IM Gulnar Mammadova (2309)	game
Round 11: Slovenia 2 – 2 France
1	IM Laura Unuk (2318)	0-1	IM Deimante Daulyte-Cornette (2385)	game
2	WIM Zala Urh (2208)	0-1	GM Marie Sebag (2401)	game
3	WFM Anja Beber (2272)	1/2-1/2	IM Sophie Milliet (2348)	game
4	WFM Vesna Mihelic (2152)	1/2-1/2	WIM Manon Schippke (2281)	game