Curacao @ Baku 2016 Chess Olympiad

From the 1st to 13th of September Curacao took part in the 2016 Chess Olympiad which was held in Baku Azerbaijan with various top local players forming part of the Open and Women's teams. Below an overview of both teams participant's scores and various highlights throughout the tournament. For detailed round information follow the corresponding links below.

Open	Women
Pairings & results	​Pairings & results
​Games	​Games

​​Open team

148. Netherlands Antilles (AHO / RtgAvg:1989, Captain: Maduro Sherman / TB1: 7 / TB2: 155,5)
Bo.		Name	Rtg	FED	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pts.	Games
1	FM	Blijstra Wim	2216	AHO	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	½	0	0	5,5	11
2		Bemmelen van Ursus	0	AHO	0	1	1	1		0	0	½	1	1	1	6,5	10
3	CM	Izijk Jimmy	1991	AHO	0		0	1	½	½	1	1		0	0	4,0	9
4		Hodgson Norman	1831	AHO	0	0			0			1	0			1,0	5
5		Martis Valentino	1917	AHO		0	½	1	½	½	0		0	0	0	2,5	9

Highlights

• FM Wim Blijstra wins GM Nikola Djukic 2534 (MNE) in round 1.
• Draw against Tunisia in round 2. Wins for FM Wim Blijstra and Ursus van Bemmelen.
• Open team sweeps Guam 4:0 in round 4.
• 2:2 draw against Brunei in round 5.
• 2:2 draw against Ghana in round 7.
• 2½:1½ win against Namibia in round 8.
• Best scored players: FM Wim Blijstra 5.5 pts out of 11 games, Ursus van Bemmelen 6.5 pts out of 10 games.
• ​Achievements: Ursus van Bemmelen obtained his FM title.

​​ Women's team

119. Netherlands Antilles (AHO / RtgAvg:1447, Captain: Smith Alvin L.A. / TB1: 7 / TB2: 106,5)
Bo.		Name	Rtg	FED	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pts.	Games
1	WFM	Mena Ailen Oriana	1715	AHO	0	0	0	1	1	½	1	1	½	0	½	5,5	11
2		Sanchez Mariana	0	AHO	0	0	0		1	0		0	0		0	1,0	8
3		Salim-Moussa Arzy Zahia	1403	AHO	0	0		0	0		0		½	0	½	1,0	8
4		Marcos Taqesyah	0	AHO	0		½	1		0	0	½		0		2,0	7
5	WCM	Salim-Moussa Seydi	1668	AHO		0	1	1	1	0	½	1	1	0	0	5,5	10

Highlights

• After losing in rounds 1 to 3 our female players make a come-back winning back to back rounds 4 and 5 against Palestine and Lesotho respectively.
• 2½:1½ win against Angola in round 8.
• 2 : 2 draw against Mozambique in round 9.
• Best scored players: WFM Ailen Mena 5.5 pts out of 11 games, WCM Seydi Salim-Moussa 5.5 pts out of 10 games.