Events · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026

Zimbabwe at the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026

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Rank 123 of 206 — 10 match points, 21 game points. Full standings

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Matches

Round 1: Zimbabwe 0.5 – 3.5 Ukraine
1FM Roy Mwadzura (2211)1-0GM Igor Kovalenko (2642)game
2Tapiwa Jele (2204)0-1GM Anton Korobov (2620)game
3Emarald Takudzwa Mushore (2139)1-0GM Ihor Samunenkov (2607)game
4Vitalis Mapuranga (2058)1/2-1/2GM Roman Dehtiarov (2508)game
Round 2: Zimbabwe 2.5 – 1.5 Bahamas
1FM Roy Mwadzura (2211)1-0Nicholas Johnson (1932)game
2Tapiwa Jele (2204)1-0Philip Hanna Jr (1838)game
3Emarald Takudzwa Mushore (2139)1-0Avian Pride (1829)game
4Vitalis Mapuranga (2058)1/2-1/2William Davis (1660)game
Round 3: Zimbabwe 0.5 – 3.5 Scotland
1FM Roy Mwadzura (2211)0-1IM Frederick Waldhausen Gordon (2455)game
2Tapiwa Jele (2204)1/2-1/2IM Andrew N Greet (2416)game
3Emarald Takudzwa Mushore (2139)0-1IM Konstantinos Megalios (2373)game
4Vitalis Mapuranga (2058)1-0FM Murad Abdulla (2323)game
Round 4: Zimbabwe 3.5 – 0.5 Kuwait
1FM Roy Mwadzura (2211)1/2-1/2FM Bader Al-Hajiri (2033)game
2Tapiwa Jele (2204)1-0CM Abdulrahman Al Ibrahim (2022)game
3Emarald Takudzwa Mushore (2139)0-1Ali Khalaf (1809)game
4Mureya Terrence (2054)1-0Bader Alsayer (1822)game
Round 5: Zimbabwe 1 – 3 South Africa
1FM Roy Mwadzura (2211)1-0IM Jan Karsten (2386)game
2Tapiwa Jele (2204)1/2-1/2FM Banele Mhango (2354)game
3Emarald Takudzwa Mushore (2139)1-0Charlton Mnyasta (2236)game
4Vitalis Mapuranga (2058)1/2-1/2James Dinham (2124)game
Round 6: Zimbabwe 3.5 – 0.5 Bahrain
1Tapiwa Jele (2204)1/2-1/2FM Husain Ayyad (2080)game
2Emarald Takudzwa Mushore (2139)0-1CM Ali Al-Ghasra (1991)game
3Vitalis Mapuranga (2058)1-0FM Maher Ayyad (1946)game
4Mureya Terrence (2054)0-1Nooh Rajab (1640)game
Round 7: Zimbabwe 1 – 3 Kosovo *
1FM Roy Mwadzura (2211)1-0IM Nderim Saraci (2445)game
2Emarald Takudzwa Mushore (2139)1-0FM Endrit Uruci (2318)game
3Vitalis Mapuranga (2058)1-0FM Muhamet Asllani (2230)game
4Mureya Terrence (2054)0-1CM Korab Saraci (2241)game
Round 8: Zimbabwe 2.5 – 1.5 Lesotho
1FM Roy Mwadzura (2211)1-0CM Tokelo Klaas (1879)game
2Tapiwa Jele (2204)1/2-1/2CM Lebajoa Tsephe (2004)game
3Emarald Takudzwa Mushore (2139)1-0CM Karabo Mokete (1867)game
4Mureya Terrence (2054)1-0George Mahommed (1977)game
Round 9: Zimbabwe 1.5 – 2.5 Panama
1FM Roy Mwadzura (2211)0-1IM Roberto Carlos Sanchez Alvarez (2344)game
2Tapiwa Jele (2204)1/2-1/2FM Alexei Tapia Ostolaza (2203)game
3Vitalis Mapuranga (2058)1-0CM Ruben Abraham Ulloa Castillo (2178)game
4Mureya Terrence (2054)1-0FM Efren Andres Ramos Espinoza (2162)game
Round 10: Zimbabwe 4 – 0 Suriname
1Tapiwa Jele (2204)0-1FM Viresh Giasi (1997)game
2Emarald Takudzwa Mushore (2139)1-0CM Suradj Hanoeman (1943)game
3Vitalis Mapuranga (2058)0-1Orasji Roger Junior (1944)game
4Mureya Terrence (2054)1-0Ethan Tjin Kon Kiem (1828)game
Round 11: Zimbabwe 0.5 – 3.5 Lebanon
1FM Roy Mwadzura (2211)1-0FM Zayne-Eddine El Zein (2291)game
2Tapiwa Jele (2204)0-1CM Joe Assaad (2206)game
3Emarald Takudzwa Mushore (2139)1-0CM Adib Arkadan (2148)game
4Vitalis Mapuranga (2058)1/2-1/2Ahmad Ali Hazimeh (1948)game

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Rank 120 of 189 — 10 match points, 20 game points. Full standings

Players

Matches

Round 1: Zimbabwe 0 – 4 Poland
1Christine Makwena (1898)1-0IM Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (2382)game
2WCM Kudzanayi Charinda (1895)0-1IM Klaudia Kulon (2378)game
3Mathe Nomalungelo (1792)1-0GM Monika Socko (2350)game
4Carol Ndlovu (1718)0-1WGM Alicja Sliwicka (2302)game
Round 2: Zimbabwe 4 – 0 Eswatini
1Christine Makwena (1898)1-0Sibisi Nomcebo (1525)game
2WCM Kudzanayi Charinda (1895)0-1WCM Dlamini Sinqobile (1639)game
3Mathe Nomalungelo (1792)1-0Ngozo Tivumile (1501)game
4Carol Ndlovu (1718)0-1Mkhweli Siphosethu (1414)game
Round 3: Zimbabwe 0.5 – 3.5 Denmark
1Christine Makwena (1898)0-1WFM Sarah Sima Derlich (2107)game
2WCM Kudzanayi Charinda (1895)1-0WFM Ellen Kakulidis (2088)game
3Mathe Nomalungelo (1792)0-1WFM Anna Sofie Li (2002)game
4Carol Ndlovu (1718)1/2-1/2WFM Sofie Bech Durrfeld (2007)game
Round 4: Zimbabwe 4 – 0 Malawi
1Christine Makwena (1898)0-1WCM Ellen Mpinganjira (1546)game
2WCM Kudzanayi Charinda (1895)1-0WCM Tupokiwe Msukwa (1718)game
3Carol Ndlovu (1718)0-1WCM Jailos Rachel (1566)game
4MAKWIRANZOU TEHILLAH (1624)1-0George Anny (1596)game
Round 5: Zimbabwe 0 – 4 Moldova
1Christine Makwena (1898)1-0WFM Valentina Verbin (2129)game
2WCM Kudzanayi Charinda (1895)0-1WFM Alina Mihailova (2013)game
3Mathe Nomalungelo (1792)1-0Victoria Bargan (1990)game
4MAKWIRANZOU TEHILLAH (1624)0-1Alexandra Grebeniuc (1998)game
Round 6: Zimbabwe 2.5 – 1.5 Nepal
1WCM Kudzanayi Charinda (1895)0-1Kritisara Adhikari (1744)game
2Mathe Nomalungelo (1792)0-1Pooja Bhandari (1682)game
3Carol Ndlovu (1718)1-0Nihana Shrestha (1575)game
4MAKWIRANZOU TEHILLAH (1624)1/2-1/2Sindira Joshi (1565)game
Round 7: Zimbabwe 0.5 – 3.5 Belgium
1Christine Makwena (1898)1-0WIM Hanne Goossens (2248)game
2Mathe Nomalungelo (1792)0-1WFM Daria Vanduyfhuys (2123)game
3Carol Ndlovu (1718)1/2-1/2Radoslawa Lascar (1975)game
4MAKWIRANZOU TEHILLAH (1624)0-1Sarah Dierckens (1923)game
Round 8: Zimbabwe 4 – 0 Haiti
1Christine Makwena (1898)1-0WCM Rose Berline Seine (1831)game
2WCM Kudzanayi Charinda (1895)0-1Davena Jonet (1643)game
3Mathe Nomalungelo (1792)1-0WCM Kineberlie Dunat (1582)game
4Carol Ndlovu (1718)0-1Valencia Jn Francois (1550)game
Round 9: Zimbabwe 1 – 3 Mexico
1Christine Makwena (1898)0-1WFM Paula Sofia Hernandez Diaz (2055)game
2WCM Kudzanayi Charinda (1895)1-0WIM Tania Miranda Rodriguez (2041)game
3Carol Ndlovu (1718)1-0WCM Mia Fernanda Guzman Garcia (2007)game
4MAKWIRANZOU TEHILLAH (1624)1-0WCM Scarlett Daniela Olea Valle (1975)game
Round 10: Zimbabwe 3 – 1 Cote d’Ivoire
1Christine Makwena (1898)1-0WFM Mazan Emmanuela Esther Ayemou (1874)game
2WCM Kudzanayi Charinda (1895)1-0Atse Carine Noelly Marie Nde (1670)game
3Mathe Nomalungelo (1792)0-1WCM Tchetche Marie Yavo (1703)game
4MAKWIRANZOU TEHILLAH (1624)1-0Akissi Victoire Sinchie Ayemou (1584)game
Round 11: Zimbabwe 0.5 – 3.5 Angola
1Christine Makwena (1898)1-0WFM Jemima Paulo (2023)game
2WCM Kudzanayi Charinda (1895)0-1WIM Esperanca Caxita (1987)game
3Carol Ndlovu (1718)1/2-1/2WFM Ednasia Junior (1938)game
4MAKWIRANZOU TEHILLAH (1624)0-1Renelsa Taiane Antonio (1764)game