Simulations/Chess Olympiad 2026/Board prizes

Board Prize Race

After round 9 of 115 boards · TPR · 8-game minimumchess-results

Individual gold, silver and bronze on each board go to the best performance rating among players who complete eight games. Who is on course?

games through round 91025 players on 5 boards8 games to qualify

Board 1 race

Ranked by performance rating through round 9 · 8 games needed · tap a player for games and replays

Can still reach 8 games

#	Player	TPR	Score	8 games	Avg opp
1	GM Nodirbek AbdusattorovUZB · 2762 · eligible · 9 games	2880+118	7/9	Eligible · 9 games	2660
2	GM Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTUR · 2716 · eligible	2834+118	6½/8	Eligible	2583
3	GM R PraggnanandhaaIND · 2761 · eligible	2765+4	5/8	Eligible	2670
4	GM Fabiano CaruanaUSA · 2789 · eligible	2741−48	5/8	Eligible	2646
5	GM M. Amin TabatabaeiIRI · 2737 · eligible	2738+1	6/8	Eligible	2545
6	GM Jan-Krzysztof DudaPOL · 2743 · eligible	2737−6	5½/8	Eligible	2596
7	GM Anish GiriNED · 2757 · eligible · 9 games	2731−26	6½/9	Eligible · 9 games	2565
8	GM Vincent KeymerGER · 2764 · eligible	2731−33	4½/8	Eligible	2688
9	GM Maxime Vachier-LagraveFRA · 2718 · eligible	2714−4	5/8	Eligible	2619
10	GM Bogdan-Daniel DeacROU · 2644 · eligible · 9 games	2711+67	6½/9	Eligible · 9 games	2545
11	GM Jakhongir VakhidovUZB · 2527 · needs 2 more	2711+184	3½/6	Needs 2 more	2654
12	GM Liren DingCHN · 2733 · eligible · 9 games	2701−32	5½/9	Eligible · 9 games	2621
13	GM Jingyao TinSGP · 2584 · eligible	2700+116	6/8	Eligible	2507
14	GM Denis LazavikBLR · 2621 · eligible	2681+60	5½/8	Eligible	2540
15	GM Jonas Buhl BjerreDEN · 2615 · needs 1 more	2678+63	5/7	Needs 1 more	2520
16	GM Titas StremaviciusLTU · 2554 · needs 1 more	2673+119	4½/7	Needs 1 more	2571
17	GM Haik M. MartirosyanARM · 2664 · eligible	2666+2	4/8	Eligible	2666
18	GM Denis MakhnevKAZ · 2568 · eligible	2654+86	5½/8	Eligible	2513
19	GM Nikolas TheodorouGRE · 2633 · eligible	2652+19	5/8	Eligible	2557
20	GM Alexey SaranaSRB · 2666 · eligible	2651−15	5/8	Eligible	2556
21	GM David Anton GuijarroESP · 2632 · needs 1 more	2650+18	4/7	Needs 1 more	2600
22	GM Igor KovalenkoUKR · 2642 · eligible	2646+4	5½/8	Eligible	2505
23	GM Shakhriyar MamedyarovAZE · 2720 · eligible	2646−74	4½/8	Eligible	2603
24	GM Nikita VitiugovENG · 2666 · eligible	2646−20	5/8	Eligible	2551
25	GM Georg MeierURU · 2612 · needs 1 more	2643+31	6/7	Needs 1 more	2334
26	GM Denis KadricMNE · 2513 · needs 2 more	2642+129	4/6	Needs 2 more	2517
27	IM Felix Jose Ynojosa AponteVEN · 2399 · eligible	2625+226	6/8	Eligible	2432
28	GM Arkadij NaiditschBUL · 2574 · eligible · 9 games	2619+45	5½/9	Eligible · 9 games	2539
29	GM Luis Paulo SupiBRA · 2582 · eligible	2617+35	6½/8	Eligible	2366
30	GM Ivan SaricCRO · 2623 · eligible	2610−13	5½/8	Eligible	2469
31	GM Nils GrandeliusSWE · 2603 · eligible	2608+5	4½/8	Eligible	2565
32	GM Susanto MegarantoINA · 2488 · needs 2 more	2607+119	4/6	Needs 2 more	2482
33	GM Faustino OroARG · 2537 · eligible · 9 games	2585+48	6/9	Eligible · 9 games	2460
34	GM Vignir Vatnar StefanssonISL · 2531 · eligible · 9 games	2583+52	6½/9	Eligible · 9 games	2417
35	GM Kirill AlekseenkoAUT · 2656 · eligible	2576−80	4½/8	Eligible	2533
36	GM Bobby ChengAUS · 2570 · needs 1 more	2574+4	4/7	Needs 1 more	2524
37	GM Maxim RodshteinISR · 2576 · eligible · 9 games	2566−10	5½/9	Eligible · 9 games	2486
38	IM Felix XieNZL · 2423 · eligible	2565+142	5½/8	Eligible	2424
39	GM Thai Dai Van NguyenCZE · 2633 · eligible	2559−74	3½/8	Eligible	2602
40	GM Jorge CoriPER · 2575 · eligible · 9 games	2558−17	6/9	Eligible · 9 games	2433
41	GM Tomi NybackFIN · 2593 · eligible	2552−41	5/8	Eligible	2457
42	GM Toms KantansLAT · 2550 · eligible	2544−6	5½/8	Eligible	2403
43	IM Santiago Lopez RayoCOL · 2431 · eligible · 9 games	2541+110	6/9	Eligible · 9 games	2416
44	IM Frederick Waldhausen GordonSCO · 2455 · needs 1 more	2540+85	5/7	Needs 1 more	2382
45	GM Mikheil MchedlishviliGEO · 2550 · eligible	2538−12	5/8	Eligible	2443
46	GM Richard RapportHUN · 2726 · needs 1 more	2530−196	2½/7	Needs 1 more	2632
47	GM Lorenzo LodiciITA · 2573 · eligible	2525−48	4½/8	Eligible	2482
48	GM Anton DemchenkoSLO · 2580 · eligible	2521−59	5½/8	Eligible	2380
49	GM Jergus PechacSVK · 2538 · needs 1 more	2519−19	3½/7	Needs 1 more	2519
50	IM Prin LaohawirapapTHA · 2363 · eligible	2515+152	5½/8	Eligible	2374

201 of 206 players

How board medals work

Performance rating decides

Each board medal goes to the highest tournament performance rating (TPR): the average rating of a player’s opponents plus FIDE’s bonus for their percentage score. A 75% score is worth about +190 points; a perfect score +800.

8 games to qualify

Only players with at least 8 of the 11 games are eligible, and ties are broken by the greater number of games. Captains who rest a star too often can talk them out of a medal.

Early leaders come from small teams

Two wins against lower-rated opponents can top the table after round two. The pairings soon bring stronger opposition, and the eight-game rule sorts out who is really in the race.

Players compete on the board they hold in their team list, with the reserve as a fifth category. Ratings and results come from the official broadcast; unrated opponents count as 1400, and unplayed games (forfeits) are excluded, following the FIDE rating regulations. Source: FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026 regulations, article 4.6.3.