Olympiad-2026 in Tashkent

[Victor Plotkin]

do we have the top 10 femal players list as of January ?

I will do it this weekend. Because of blended rating it requires more time for calculation.

[Victor Plotkin]

Woman Team:

1. WGM M.-J.Ouellet 2384 (2322, 2446).
2. WIM Y.Li 2325 (2237, 2373). +20 points for 2025 Closed. 11 games
3. WIM S.Demchenko 2261.5 (2157, 2346). + 10 points for 2025 Closed.
4. WIM B.Pham 2256 (2203, 2309). 5 games
5. L.Agbabishvili 2194.5 (2109, 2280). 0 games
6. WFM O.Golubeva 2170.5 (2110, 2231). 7 games
7. WFM A.Qian 2169.5 (2048, 2191). +50 points for young age (13).
8. WCM P.Ghomi 2147 (2032, 2242). +10 points for young age (21). 6 games
9. WFM M.Mills 2127 (2042, 2212). 0 games
10. WFM V.Rushinskaya 2096.5 (2016, 2127). +25 points for young age (18).

[Heidi Gay]

Victor, can you clarify if the games requirement is FIDE-rated games or CFC-rated games?

For example, WFM Golubeva was noted as 5 games by you. However, this was a 7-round event, but only 5 of those ended up being FIDE-rated. WIM Pham also has 5 games from a CFC-rated event in BC.

EDIT: I believe WIM Li's 9 games from the Women's Continental in MEX should also count...

[Victor Plotkin]

Heidi, you have a good point. This problem usually doesn't happens in Open section, as contenders don't play against unrated opponents. However, it happened in Woman section for a few Team contenders.

I believe, we should count CFC-rated games with classical time control even if they were played against unrated opponents.

I missed 9 games for Yunshan Li as she played that tournament in May and these games should be counted.

[Victor Plotkin]

National Team as of Feb 1, 2026

1. GM S.Rodrigue-Lemieux - 2547 (2532+10+5)
2. GM P.Charbonneau - 2511. 2 games
3. GM R.Preotu - 2502
4. IM N.Noritsyn - 2483 (2463+20)
5. IM A.Atanasov - 2476 (2441+35)
6. GM A.Lesiege - 2454
7. IM Sai Krishna - 2440
8. IM J.Han - 2427 (2397+30). 6 games
9. IM N.Vettese - 2423 (2418+5)
10. IM T.Krnan - 2423. 2 games

[Victor Plotkin]

Mar 1, 2026. National Team.

1. GM S.Rodrigue-Lemieux - 2547 (2532+10+5).
2. GM P.Charbonneau - 2511. 1 game
3. GM R.Preotu - 2502.
4. IM N.Noritsyn - 2480 (2460+20).
5. IM A.Atanasov - 2464 (2439+25).
6. GM A.Lesiege - 2454
7. IM Sai Krishna - 2440
8. IM J.Han - 2427 (2397+30). 6 games
9. GM B.Sambuev - 2426
10. IM N.Vettese - 2423 (2418+5).

Just 2 months before the deadline. May 1, 2026 would be the final list.

[Victor Plotkin]

Mar 1, 2026. Women Team

1. WGM M.-J.Ouellet - 2370 (2304, 2436).
2. WIM Y.Li - 2319 (2225, 2373). +20 for 2025 Closed. 17 games.
3. WIM B.Pham - 2267 (2203, 2331). 10 games
4. WIM S.Demchenko - 2259 (2155, 2343). + 10 for 2025 Closed.
5. L.Agbabishvili - 2194.5 (2109, 2280). 0 games
6. WFM O.Golubeva - 2166 (2110, 2222). 11 games
7. WFM L.Deepak - 2148 (2013, 2203). + 40 for young age (15).
8. WCM P.Ghomi - 2147 (2032, 2242). + 10 points for young age (21). 6 games.
9. WFM C.Qiao - 2102 (1976, 2228).
10. WFM V.Ruchinskaya - 2096.5 (2016, 2127). + 25 points for young age (18).

2 months before the deadline. May 1, 2026 would be the final list.

[Heidi Gay]

Victor, I believe both Lakshanna Deepak and Cindy Qiao are WFMs?

[Victor Plotkin]

Absolutely. My mistake. For some reason, Lali Agbabishvili has no WFM title, even though her rating was above 2100 for many years. She never expressed interest in this title...

[Victor Plotkin]

National Team Apr 1, 2026

1. GM S.Rodrigue-Lemieux - 2545 (2530+10+5).
2. GM P.Charbonneau - 2512. 3 games
3. IM A.Atanasov - 2489 (2464+25)
4. GM R.Preotu - 2483
5. IM N.Noritsyn - 2472 (2452+20)
6. GM A.Lesiege - 2454
7. IM Sai Krishna - 2443
8. IM N.Vettese - 2428 (2423+5)
9. IM J.Han - 2427 (2397+30). 6 games
10. IM T.Krnan - 2427. 4 games

[Victor Plotkin]

The final list

1. GM S.Rodrigue-Lemieux - the Champion
2. IM A.Atanasov - 2515 (2470+25+20)
3. GM R.Preotu - 2483
4. IM N.Noritsyn - 2473 (2453+20)
5. IM S.Krishna - 2453 (2443+10)
6. GM A.Lesiege - 2443 (2453-10)
7. GM B.Sambuev - 2434
8. IM N.Vettese - 2415 (2410+5)
9. GM K.Spragett - 2404 (2414-10)
10. IM S.Thavandiran - 2395 (2405-10)

[Victor Plotkin]

Women Team

1. WGM M.-J.Ouellet - the Champion
2. WIM Y.Li - 2343.5 (2228, 2379, +40)
3. WIM S.Demchenko - 2260 (2159, 2321, +20)
4. WFM O.Golubeva - 2147 (2086, 2208)
5. WFM H.Jiang - 2146.5 (1998, 2235, +30)
6. WFM A.Qian - 2112.5 (1981, 2144, +50)
7. WFM C.Qiao - 2101.5 (1975, 2228)
8. WFM V.Ruchinskaya - 2096.5 (2016, 2127, +25)
9. WFM L.Deepak - 2070 (1931, 2129, +40)
10. WCM S.Chen - 2063 (1904, 2132, +45)

[Victor Plotkin]

All 5 top players have accepted the invitation for the National Team. Still waiting for confirmation from one Women Team player.

[Victor Plotkin]

I am very happy to say that all top players have accepted the invitation for both National and Women Team. So, we send the best possible team according to our qualification and eligibility rules.

Raja Panjwani will be Women Team Captain. Hopefully, I will announce National Team Captain very soon

[Victor Plotkin]

GM Evgeny Bareev will be National Team Captain.