Chess Olympiad 2026

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Standings
CPV
Seeded 119, category C
4 won, 2 drawn, 5 lost
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Cape Verde as a nation

Cape Verde

In numbers

130

place of 206 after round 11

10

match points from 11 matches

19

game points; TB1 151½, TB3 104

2073

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	IM Mariano Ortega Amarelle	2375	10	8	2310	+4
2	FM Diogo Alho	2212	10	4½	2049	−35
3	CM Jose Carlos Vaz	1991	10	4	1988	−10
4	Steven Santos	1895	7	1½	1661	−42
5	CM David Mirulla	1890	7	1	1815	−20

Boards follow the order the players have appeared in, as the team list keeps it; board 5 is the reserve. Games and scores count played games only. Performance and rating change come from Lichess. A name opens the player’s page.

Who carries the team

Each board from the player’s rating (hollow) to the performance so far (filled); red, the largest lift, grey, a board below its rating. The grey line is the team’s average rating, the score closes the row. A performance on few games moves a long way.

Matches

Round 1 v Croatia CRO

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1IM Mariano Ortega Amarelle 23750GM Ante Brkic 26101 2GM Leon Livaic 25601FM Diogo Alho 22120 3CM Jose Carlos Vaz 19910GM Sasa Martinovic 25531 4GM Marin Bosiocic 25631CM David Mirulla 18900

Round 2 v Qatar QAT

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1CM Hamad Al-Kuwari 18620IM Mariano Ortega Amarelle 23751 2FM Diogo Alho 22120CM Erfan Mohamad Firdaus 18521 3Khaled AlJamaat 18101Steven Santos 18950 4CM David Mirulla 18900Mohamed Djerbi 16661

Round 3 v Tanzania TAN

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointWhite on board 1

1IM Mariano Ortega Amarelle 23751Parsa Naser 18460 2Henry Marwa Michael 18070FM Diogo Alho 22121 3CM Jose Carlos Vaz 19910Patrick Christopher Sarota 16881 4Farkad Abeid 17731Steven Santos 18950

Round 4 v Democratic Republic of the Congo COD

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1FM Mashala Kabamwanishi 1940½IM Mariano Ortega Amarelle 2375½ 2FM Diogo Alho 22121Nkubuluku Diangienda Chadi 0 3Makuwa Mbayo Gaetan 18040CM Jose Carlos Vaz 19911 4CM David Mirulla 18900Josue Kanda 1

Round 5 v Lesotho LES

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1IM Mariano Ortega Amarelle 23751CM Tokelo Klaas 18790 2CM Lebajoa Tsephe 20040FM Diogo Alho 22121 3CM Jose Carlos Vaz 19911CM Karabo Mokete 18670 4George Mahommed 19771Steven Santos 18950

Round 6 v South Korea KOR

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1IM Junhyeok Lee 2401½IM Mariano Ortega Amarelle 2375½ 2FM Diogo Alho 2212½IM Hongjin Ahn 2328½ 3FM Isaak Huh 23241CM Jose Carlos Vaz 19910 4CM David Mirulla 18900FM Sehyun Kwon 22741

Round 7 v Mauritius MRI

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Stefan Lee Luen Mang 18980IM Mariano Ortega Amarelle 23751 2FM Diogo Alho 22121Rayen Sarathy Sawmynaden 18740 3CM Devarajen Chinasamy 1951½CM Jose Carlos Vaz 1991½ 4Steven Santos 1895½Stephane Lam Kin Cheung 1742½

Round 8 v Kyrgyzstan KGZ

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1IM Mariano Ortega Amarelle 23751IM Erzhan Zhakshylykov 23520 2IM Eldiyar Orozbaev 23491FM Diogo Alho 22120 3CM Jose Carlos Vaz 19910FM Ruslan Sezdbekov 22161 4Timur Daudov 20631CM David Mirulla 18900

Round 9 v Ghana GHA

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1IM Mariano Ortega Amarelle 23751FM John Kojo Hasford 19050 2CM Bernard Anhwere 19651FM Diogo Alho 22120 3CM Jose Carlos Vaz 19911CM Cephas Clinton Fomevor 19260 4Akpa Prince 18550Steven Santos 18951

Round 10 v Andorra AND

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1GM Oscar De La Riva Aguado 24281FM Diogo Alho 22120 2CM Jose Carlos Vaz 19910FM Serni Ribera Veganzones 23051 3FM Daniel Gomez Anadon 21931Steven Santos 18950 4CM David Mirulla 1890½Esteve Mateu Guiu 2181½

Round 11 v Sao Tome and Principe STP

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1Sergio Pereira 20160IM Mariano Ortega Amarelle 23751 2CM Jose Carlos Vaz 1991½Fabio Costa Alegre 1966½ 3CM Waldyr Espirito Santo 18881Steven Santos 18950 4CM David Mirulla 1890½Jeremias Costa G Miguel 1785½

Team awards

Finishers

1checkmate

Round 7, 1 of 2 wins by checkmate on the board
Cape Verde CPV

Most checkmates delivered on the board.

Theory Match

57½opening moves

Round 9
Cape Verde CPV3Ghana GHA1

The match that stayed in the book longest: the opening phases of its four boards added, in moves.