Cuba leads Caribbean charge as region struggles at Chess Olympiad
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- Caribbean teams were largely confined to the lower half of the standings at the 46th Chess Olympiad, with Cuba providing the region’s best finishes in both sections when the tournament concluded Sunday at the Silk Road International Exhibition Centre.
- Cuba placed 61st in the Open section among 206 teams after recording five wins, three draws and two losses.
- Barbados was next at 109th, followed by Jamaica in 113th, with both teams posting identical 4-2-4 records.
- Trinidad and Tobago finished 123rd after four wins, one draw and five losses.
- Aruba was 132nd, Guyana 143rd, the Cayman Islands 147th, Suriname 152nd and The Bahamas 153rd.
Caribbean teams were largely confined to the lower half of the standings at the 46th Chess Olympiad, with Cuba providing the region’s best finishes in both sections when the tournament concluded Sunday at the Silk Road International Exhibition Centre.
Cuba placed 61st in the Open section among 206 teams after recording five wins, three draws and two losses. Barbados was next at 109th, followed by Jamaica in 113th, with both teams posting identical 4-2-4 records.
Trinidad and Tobago finished 123rd after four wins, one draw and five losses. Aruba was 132nd, Guyana 143rd, the Cayman Islands 147th, Suriname 152nd and The Bahamas 153rd.
Antigua & Barbuda placed 156th, Haiti 161st, St. Lucia 164th and Grenada 173rd.
Cuba leads Caribbean in women’s section
Cuba again emerged as the region’s leading team in the women’s section, finishing 31st in a field of 189 teams.
Jamaica was 90th, while Barbados finished 103rd and the Dominican Republic 107th. Haiti placed 110th, followed by The Bahamas in 122nd, Trinidad and Tobago in 126th, the Cayman Islands in 131st and Aruba in 134th.
China captured the women’s title without a defeat, winning nine and drawing two of its matches. Kazakhstan took silver, with India earning bronze.
Uzbekistan claims Open crown
Host nation Uzbekistan secured the Open title with 19 points after winning nine of its 10 matches to claim its second Chess Olympiad championship.
India finished second on the tiebreak after also collecting 18 points, with Germany taking third.
The Open competition featured 206 teams representing 204 nations, with Uzbekistan entering three teams as host.
The women’s tournament comprised 189 teams representing 187 nations.
With Cuba the only Caribbean team to crack the top 100 in either section, the region was left looking for stronger collective performances as the Olympiad concluded.
