42nd Chess Olympiad - Baku, Azerbaijan
The 42nd Chess Olympiad was held in Baku, Azerbaijan between September 2-13, 2016. The 170 teams in the Open section and 134 in the Female section made the event the largest in Olympiad history.
The Bahamas was represented by CM Elton Joseph, CM Kendrick Knowles, NM Valentine Cox, NM Frank Gibson, and CM Cecil "Carver" Moncur. Ranked 151st based on average rating going into the tournament, the team finished with seven match points - good enough for 157th place, just about where it started.
The final standings after eleven rounds can be found online on chess-results.com (http://chess-results.com/tnr232875.aspx?lan=1&art=0&rd=11&fed=BAH&flag=30&wi=821). The round-by-round match results were as follows:
1. Portugal - 0:4
2. IBCA - 1:3
3. Lesotho - 2:2
4. Swaziland - 4:0
5. South Korea - 0:4
6. Eritrea- 2.5:1.5
7. Albania - 0:4
8. Botswana - 1:3
9. Guatemala - 1:3
10. Haiti - 2.5:1.5
11. Oman - 1:3
Playing on board 4, Moncur took full advantage of his opportunities and scored an incredible 6.0 points from his first nine rounds. The achievement was enough to earn him the coveted "FIDE Master" (FM) title, a first for The Bahamas (https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=10400583).
The 43rd edition of the Chess Olympiad will be staged in Batumi, Georgia in 2018.
The Bahamas was represented by CM Elton Joseph, CM Kendrick Knowles, NM Valentine Cox, NM Frank Gibson, and CM Cecil "Carver" Moncur. Ranked 151st based on average rating going into the tournament, the team finished with seven match points - good enough for 157th place, just about where it started.
The final standings after eleven rounds can be found online on chess-results.com (http://chess-results.com/tnr232875.aspx?lan=1&art=0&rd=11&fed=BAH&flag=30&wi=821). The round-by-round match results were as follows:
1. Portugal - 0:4
2. IBCA - 1:3
3. Lesotho - 2:2
4. Swaziland - 4:0
5. South Korea - 0:4
6. Eritrea- 2.5:1.5
7. Albania - 0:4
8. Botswana - 1:3
9. Guatemala - 1:3
10. Haiti - 2.5:1.5
11. Oman - 1:3
Playing on board 4, Moncur took full advantage of his opportunities and scored an incredible 6.0 points from his first nine rounds. The achievement was enough to earn him the coveted "FIDE Master" (FM) title, a first for The Bahamas (https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=10400583).
The 43rd edition of the Chess Olympiad will be staged in Batumi, Georgia in 2018.
The Team
The Elite
The Venue
The City
