Board Prize Race
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 2938 players on 5 boards8 games to qualify
Board 1 race
Ranked by performance rating through round 2 · 8 games needed · tap a player for games and replays
| # | Player | TPR | Score | Form | 8 games | Avg opp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IM Nurgyul SalimovaBUL · 2439 · needs 7 more | 3090+651 | 1/1 | Needs 7 more | 2290 | |
| 2 | WGM Alserkal Rouda EssaUAE · 2036 · needs 7 more | 3078+1042 | 1/1 | Needs 7 more | 2278 | |
| 3 | IM Teodora InjacSRB · 2406 · needs 7 more | 3056+650 | 1/1 | Needs 7 more | 2256 | |
| 4 | IM Carissa YipUSA · 2468 · needs 7 more | 3048+580 | 1/1 | Needs 7 more | 2248 | |
| 5 | WGM Afruza KhamdamovaUZB · 2443 · needs 7 more | 3045+602 | 1/1 | Needs 7 more | 2245 | |
| 6 | IM Lilit MkrtchianARM · 2353 · needs 7 more | 2982+629 | 1/1 | Needs 7 more | 2182 | |
| 7 | IM Stavroula TsolakidouGRE · 2441 · needs 7 more | 2981+540 | 1/1 | Needs 7 more | 2181 | |
| 8 | IM Oliwia KiolbasaPOL · 2386 · needs 7 more | 2947+561 | 1/1 | Needs 7 more | 2147 | |
| 9 | WIM Bat-Erdene MungunzulMGL · 2402 · needs 7 more | 2929+527 | 1/1 | Needs 7 more | 2129 | |
| 10 | GM Alexandra KosteniukSUI · 2495 · needs 7 more | 2912+417 | 1/1 | Needs 7 more | 2112 | |
| 11 | IM Ulviyya FataliyevaAZE · 2402 · needs 7 more | 2907+505 | 1/1 | Needs 7 more | 2107 | |
| 12 | IM Zsoka GaalHUN · 2357 · needs 7 more | 2875+518 | 1/1 | Needs 7 more | 2075 | |
| 13 | GM Nana DzagnidzeGEO · 2478 · needs 6 more | 2863+385 | 2/2 | Needs 6 more | 2063 | |
| 14 | FM Bodhana SivanandanENG · 2354 · needs 6 more | 2805+451 | 2/2 | Needs 6 more | 2005 | |
| 15 | IM Deysi Cori T.PER · 2316 · needs 7 more | 2797+481 | 1/1 | Needs 7 more | 1997 | |
| 16 | WCM Aditi Narayan JoshiGUY · 1726 · needs 7 more | 2782+1056 | 1/1 | Needs 7 more | 1982 | |
| 17 | IM Marta Garcia MartinESP · 2349 · needs 6 more | 2766+417 | 2/2 | Needs 6 more | 1966 | |
| 18 | IM Le Thao Nguyen PhamVIE · 2348 · needs 7 more | 2763+415 | 1/1 | Needs 7 more | 1963 | |
| 19 | FM Ena CvitanCRO · 2271 · needs 7 more | 2761+490 | 1/1 | Needs 7 more | 1961 | |
| 20 | IM Ekaterina AtalikTUR · 2354 · needs 7 more | 2756+402 | 1/1 | Needs 7 more | 1956 | |
| 21 | WIM Aliaksandra TarasenkaBLR · 2228 · needs 6 more | 2705+477 | 2/2 | Needs 6 more | 1905 | |
| 22 | WGM Maili-Jade OuelletCAN · 2260 · needs 6 more | 2690+430 | 2/2 | Needs 6 more | 1890 | |
| 23 | WFM Anastasiia HnatyshynUKR · 2463 · needs 6 more | 2675+212 | 2/2 | Needs 6 more | 1875 | |
| 24 | IM Deimante Daulyte-CornetteFRA · 2391 · needs 7 more | 2654+263 | 1/1 | Needs 7 more | 1854 | |
| 25 | IM Eline RoebersNED · 2378 · needs 7 more | 2641+263 | 1/1 | Needs 7 more | 1841 | |
| 26 | WIM Sheila Barth StanfordNOR · 2186 · needs 7 more | 2639+453 | 1/1 | Needs 7 more | 1839 | |
| 27 | GM Humpy KoneruIND · 2509 · needs 7 more | 2633+124 | 1/1 | Needs 7 more | 1833 | |
| 28 | WGM Nilufar YakubbaevaUZB · 2246 · needs 7 more | 2584+338 | 1/1 | Needs 7 more | 1784 | |
| 29 | Isabelle MamahTOG · 1886 · needs 6 more | 2575+689 | 2/2 | Needs 6 more | 1775 | |
| 30 | WGM Julia RyjanovaAUS · 2180 · needs 6 more | 2535+355 | 2/2 | Needs 6 more | 1735 | |
| 31 | Mhage Gerriahlou SebastianPHI · 1957 · needs 6 more | 2509+552 | 2/2 | Needs 6 more | 1709 | |
| 32 | IM Marina BrunelloITA · 2308 · needs 7 more | 2499+191 | 1/1 | Needs 7 more | 1699 | |
| 33 | WFM Ysvett Hermoso RodriguezTTO · 1902 · needs 7 more | 2476+574 | 1/1 | Needs 7 more | 1676 | |
| 34 | WFM Milana BabicBIH · 2196 · needs 6 more | 2366+170 | 1½/2 | Needs 6 more | 2173 | |
| 35 | WGM Tatiana DornbuschMNC · 2184 · needs 7 more | 2359+175 | ½/1 | Needs 7 more | 2359 | |
| 36 | WIM Devindya Oshini GunawardhanaSRI · 2267 · needs 7 more | 2317+50 | ½/1 | Needs 7 more | 2317 | |
| 37 | WFM Oana Caruana PulpanMLT · 1967 · needs 6 more | 2288+321 | 1½/2 | Needs 6 more | 2095 | |
| 38 | WFM Monika StojkovskaMKD · 2080 · needs 7 more | 2268+188 | ½/1 | Needs 7 more | 2268 | |
| 39 | WIM Anastasia KeinanenFIN · 2220 · needs 6 more | 2267+47 | 1½/2 | Needs 6 more | 2074 | |
| 40 | WGM Mobina AlinasabIRI · 2317 · needs 7 more | 2267−50 | ½/1 | Needs 7 more | 2267 | |
| 41 | WFM Nurai SovetbekovaKGZ · 2029 · needs 7 more | 2256+227 | ½/1 | Needs 7 more | 2256 | |
| 42 | WIM Isabelle Yixuan NingNZL · 2114 · needs 7 more | 2236+122 | ½/1 | Needs 7 more | 2236 | |
| 43 | WFM Mazan Emmanuela Esther AyemouCIV · 1874 · needs 7 more | 2200+326 | 1/1 | Needs 7 more | 1400 | |
| 44 | Nelly Melissa MangaloCAF · 1780 · needs 7 more | 2200+420 | 1/1 | Needs 7 more | 1400 | |
| 45 | WFM Amen MiladiTUN · 1912 · needs 7 more | 2200+288 | 1/1 | Needs 7 more | 1400 | |
| 46 | WCM Franchesca Ramirez LuzonDOM · 1833 · needs 6 more | 2198+365 | 1/2 | Needs 6 more | 2198 | |
| 47 | GM Bibisara AssaubayevaKAZ · 2536 · needs 7 more | 2196−340 | ½/1 | Needs 7 more | 2196 | |
| 48 | WIM Valentina Argote HerediaCOL · 2181 · needs 6 more | 2184+3 | 1½/2 | Needs 6 more | 1991 | |
| 49 | IM Irina BulmagaROU · 2359 · needs 7 more | 2184−175 | ½/1 | Needs 7 more | 2184 | |
| 50 | GM Pia CramlingSWE · 2388 · needs 6 more | 2170−218 | 1½/2 | Needs 6 more | 1977 |
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.