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46th Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 Open

Last update 27.09.2026 14:16:45, Creator: IA Laurent FREYD,Last Upload: Pahlevanzadeh

Team composition for federation USA - Open

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  4. United States of America (USA / RtgAvg:2753, Captain: John Donaldson / TB1: 17 / TB2: 391,5)
Bo.NameRtgFEDGr1234567891011Pts.GamesRpKrtg+/-
1GMCaruana, Fabiano2789USA1½1½½½10½5,59273410-5,4
2GMSo, Wesley2774USA111½½01½½69269210-3,4
3GMNiemann, Hans Moke2725USA1½1½01½10½1711265910-7,4
4GMAronian, Levon2725USA½11½½½11682699100,3
5GMLiang, Awonder2693USA100½1114,57257010-7,1

Player info

Caruana Fabiano GM 2789 USA Rp:2734
Rd.SNoNameRtgFEDRpPts.Res.Bo.
2259GMBilguun Sumiya2414MGL23683,5w 11
363GMBjerre Jonas Buhl2615DEN27096,5s ½1
445GMIvanchuk Vasyl2630UKR25244,5w 11
53GMKeymer Vincent2764GER27345,5s ½1
634GMChristiansen Johan-Sebastian2656NOR24645w ½1
732GMMartirosyan Haik M.2664ARM26344s ½1
830GMSarana Alexey2666SRB26446w 11
96GMAbdusattorov Nodirbek2762UZB28698,5s 01
1119GMErdogmus Yagiz Kaan2716TUR28398w ½1
So Wesley GM 2774 USA Rp:2692
Rd.SNoNameRtgFEDRpPts.Res.Bo.
1617Chiya Mder Hamad1983IRQ23651s 11
390GMThybo Jesper Sondergaard2579DEN24536w 12
468GMKorobov Anton2610UKR26734,5s 12
525GMBluebaum Matthias2662GER26855,5w ½2
683GMAmar Elham2577NOR24666s ½2
741GMHovhannisyan Robert2642ARM26354,5w 02
92GMSindarov Javokhir2778UZB27977w 12
1049GMTheodorou Nikolas2633GRE26756,5s ½1
1138GMGurel Ediz2636TUR26606,5s ½2
Niemann Hans Moke GM 2725 USA Rp:2659
Rd.SNoNameRtgFEDRpPts.Res.Bo.
1427FMZozek Salah Mohammed2241IRQ23436w 12
2195IMAmilal Munkhdalai2491MGL25356,5s ½2
3112GMAndersen Mads2549DEN24165s 13
462GMSamunenkov Ihor2608UKR27208w ½3
535GMSvane Frederik2655GER27968,5s 03
6101GMUrkedal Frode Olav Olsen2571NOR24194,5w 13
739GMSargsyan Shant2630ARM27458s ½3
872GMIndjic Aleksandar2598SRB26376,5s 12
926GMYakubboev Nodirbek2685UZB27747,5s 03
10158GMMastrovasilis Dimitrios2525GRE25525w ½2
1197GMCan Isik2569TUR24695w 13
Aronian Levon GM 2725 USA Rp:2699
Rd.SNoNameRtgFEDRpPts.Res.Bo.
1503CMAryan Ali Ehsan2163IRQ21224,5s ½3
2236IMAmartuvshin Ganzorig2445MGL24676,5w 13
41014GMDehtiarov Roman2508UKR24374s 14
546GMDonchenko Alexander2625GER25703,5w ½4
879GMPredke Alexandr2598SRB26436,5w ½3
965GMMadaminov Mukhiddin2611UZB27165,5w ½4
10109GMKourkoulos-Arditis Stamatis2567GRE24675s 13
11156GMCan Emre2534TUR24524,5s 14
Liang Awonder GM 2693 USA Rp:2570
Rd.SNoNameRtgFEDRpPts.Res.Bo.
1505FMMuazaz Dhahir Habeeb2119IRQ20664w 14
2245IMItgelt Khuyagtsogt2435MGL24987,5s 04
3196GMOchsner Bjorn Moller2478DEN25187,5w 04
6173IMKaasen Tor Fredrik2499NOR23243s ½4
767GMSargissian Gabriel2610ARM26076w 14
876GMIvic Velimir2601SRB23983,5s 14
10146GMAlexakis Dimitris2533GRE25386w 14

Board Pairings - Open

Round 1 on 2026/09/16 at 15:00
Bo.103
  Iraq (IRQ)
Rtg-1
  United States of America (USA)
Rtg½ :3½ PGN
(c) Manvel Avetisian(c) John Donaldson
2.1
Chiya, Mder Hamad
1983-GM
So, Wesley
27740 - 1 PGN
2.2FM
Zozek, Salah Mohammed
2241-GM
Niemann, Hans Moke
27250 - 1 PGN
2.3CM
Aryan, Ali Ehsan
2163-GM
Aronian, Levon
2725½ - ½ PGN
2.4FM
Muazaz, Dhahir Habeeb
2119-GM
Liang, Awonder
26930 - 1 PGN
Round 2 on 2026/09/17 at 15:00
Bo.1
  United States of America (USA)
Rtg-51
  Mongolia (MGL)
Rtg2½:1½ PGN
(c) John Donaldson(c) Bayar Anu
2.1GM
Caruana, Fabiano
2789-GM
Bilguun, Sumiya
24141 - 0 PGN
2.2GM
Niemann, Hans Moke
2725-IM
Amilal, Munkhdalai
2491½ - ½ PGN
2.3GM
Aronian, Levon
2725-IM
Amartuvshin, Ganzorig
24451 - 0 PGN
2.4GM
Liang, Awonder
2693-IM
Itgelt, Khuyagtsogt
24350 - 1 PGN
Round 3 on 2026/09/18 at 15:00
Bo.25
  Denmark (DEN)
Rtg-1
  United States of America (USA)
Rtg1½:2½ PGN
(c) Soren Bech Hansen(c) John Donaldson
2.1GM
Bjerre, Jonas Buhl
2615-GM
Caruana, Fabiano
2789½ - ½ PGN
2.2GM
Thybo, Jesper Sondergaard
2579-GM
So, Wesley
27740 - 1 PGN
2.3GM
Andersen, Mads
2549-GM
Niemann, Hans Moke
27250 - 1 PGN
2.4GM
Ochsner, Bjorn Moller
2478-GM
Liang, Awonder
26931 - 0 PGN
Round 4 on 2026/09/19 at 15:00
Bo.1
  United States of America (USA)
Rtg-12
  Ukraine (UKR)
Rtg3½: ½ PGN
(c) John Donaldson(c) Alexander G Beliavsky
2.1GM
Caruana, Fabiano
2789-GM
Ivanchuk, Vasyl
26301 - 0 PGN
2.2GM
So, Wesley
2774-GM
Korobov, Anton
26101 - 0 PGN
2.3GM
Niemann, Hans Moke
2725-GM
Samunenkov, Ihor
2608½ - ½ PGN
2.4GM
Aronian, Levon
2725-GM
Dehtiarov, Roman
25081 - 0 PGN
Round 5 on 2026/09/20 at 15:00
Bo.5
  Germany (GER)
Rtg-1
  United States of America (USA)
Rtg2½:1½ PGN
(c) Jan Gustafsson(c) John Donaldson
2.1GM
Keymer, Vincent
2764-GM
Caruana, Fabiano
2789½ - ½ PGN
2.2GM
Bluebaum, Matthias
2662-GM
So, Wesley
2774½ - ½ PGN
2.3GM
Svane, Frederik
2655-GM
Niemann, Hans Moke
27251 - 0 PGN
2.4GM
Donchenko, Alexander
2625-GM
Aronian, Levon
2725½ - ½ PGN
Round 6 on 2026/09/21 at 15:00
Bo.1
  United States of America (USA)
Rtg-21
  Norway (NOR)
Rtg2½:1½ PGN
(c) John Donaldson(c) Jon Kristian Haarr
5.1GM
Caruana, Fabiano
2789-GM
Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian
2656½ - ½ PGN
5.2GM
So, Wesley
2774-GM
Amar, Elham
2577½ - ½ PGN
5.3GM
Niemann, Hans Moke
2725-GM
Urkedal, Frode Olav Olsen
25711 - 0 PGN
5.4GM
Liang, Awonder
2693-IM
Kaasen, Tor Fredrik
2499½ - ½ PGN
Round 7 on 2026/09/23 at 15:00
Bo.10
  Armenia (ARM)
Rtg-1
  United States of America (USA)
Rtg2 : 2 PGN
(c) Arman Pashikian(c) John Donaldson
2.1GM
Martirosyan, Haik M.
2664-GM
Caruana, Fabiano
2789½ - ½ PGN
2.2GM
Hovhannisyan, Robert
2642-GM
So, Wesley
27741 - 0 PGN
2.3GM
Sargsyan, Shant
2630-GM
Niemann, Hans Moke
2725½ - ½ PGN
2.4GM
Sargissian, Gabriel
2610-GM
Liang, Awonder
26930 - 1 PGN
Round 8 on 2026/09/24 at 15:00
Bo.1
  United States of America (USA)
Rtg-15
  Serbia (SRB)
Rtg3½: ½ PGN
(c) John Donaldson(c) Ivan Ivanisevic
4.1GM
Caruana, Fabiano
2789-GM
Sarana, Alexey
26661 - 0 PGN
4.2GM
Niemann, Hans Moke
2725-GM
Indjic, Aleksandar
25981 - 0 PGN
4.3GM
Aronian, Levon
2725-GM
Predke, Alexandr
2598½ - ½ PGN
4.4GM
Liang, Awonder
2693-GM
Ivic, Velimir
26011 - 0 PGN
Round 9 on 2026/09/25 at 15:00
Bo.3
  Uzbekistan (UZB)
Rtg-1
  United States of America (USA)
Rtg2½:1½ PGN
(c) Rustam Kasimdzhanov(c) John Donaldson
1.1GM
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
2762-GM
Caruana, Fabiano
27891 - 0 PGN
1.2GM
Sindarov, Javokhir
2778-GM
So, Wesley
27740 - 1 PGN
1.3GM
Yakubboev, Nodirbek
2685-GM
Niemann, Hans Moke
27251 - 0 PGN
1.4GM
Madaminov, Mukhiddin
2611-GM
Aronian, Levon
2725½ - ½ PGN
Round 10 on 2026/09/26 at 15:00
Bo.19
  Greece (GRE)
Rtg-1
  United States of America (USA)
Rtg1 : 3 PGN
(c) Ioannis Nikolaidis(c) John Donaldson
6.1GM
Theodorou, Nikolas
2633-GM
So, Wesley
2774½ - ½ PGN
6.2GM
Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios
2525-GM
Niemann, Hans Moke
2725½ - ½ PGN
6.3GM
Kourkoulos-Arditis, Stamatis
2567-GM
Aronian, Levon
27250 - 1 PGN
6.4GM
Alexakis, Dimitris
2533-GM
Liang, Awonder
26930 - 1 PGN
Round 11 on 2026/09/27 at 11:00
Bo.1
  United States of America (USA)
Rtg-14
  Turkiye (TUR)
Rtg3 : 1 PGN
(c) John Donaldson(c) Ivan Cheparinov
4.1GM
Caruana, Fabiano
2789-GM
Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan
2716½ - ½ PGN
4.2GM
So, Wesley
2774-GM
Gurel, Ediz
2636½ - ½ PGN
4.3GM
Niemann, Hans Moke
2725-GM
Can, Isik
25691 - 0 PGN
4.4GM
Aronian, Levon
2725-GM
Can, Emre
25341 - 0 PGN