Chess Olympiad 2026

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Standings
CUR
Seeded 143, category D
3 won, 2 drawn, 6 lost
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Curacao as a nation

Curacao

In numbers

173

place of 206 after round 11

8

match points from 11 matches

14

game points; TB1 108½, TB3 104

1920

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	FM Ursus Van Bemmelen	2081	11	3½	1974	−32
2	Johan Van Delden	1990	11	3½	1925	−25
3	FM Rurik Capella	1946	11	4½	1894	−19
4	Tjerk Albregtse	1824	8	2	1775	−15
5	Jhonathan Bregita	1758	3	½	1628	−11

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 Montenegro MNE

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1GM Nikita Petrov 25651FM Ursus Van Bemmelen 20810 2Johan Van Delden 19900GM Nikola Djukic 24471 3GM Luka Draskovic 24681FM Rurik Capella 19460 4Tjerk Albregtse 18240FM Nemanja Vukcevic 22941

Round 2 v Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VIN

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1FM Ursus Van Bemmelen 20811Glendon Swift 0 2CM Brian S Cottle 1880½Johan Van Delden 1990½ 3FM Rurik Capella 19461Oris L Robinson 15500 4Vedant Shetty 18121Tjerk Albregtse 18240

Round 3 v Ecuador ECU

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1FM Ursus Van Bemmelen 20810IM Kevin Noboa Silva 24001 2Eddy Ernesto Enrique Hernandez 21971Johan Van Delden 19900 3FM Rurik Capella 19460IM Miguel Munoz Sanchez 21731 4IM Alberto Santos Flores 21641Jhonathan Bregita 17580

Round 4 v Jamaica JAM

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1FM Joshua Christie 22161FM Ursus Van Bemmelen 20810 2Johan Van Delden 1990½FM Shreyas Smith 2272½ 3FM Raheem Glaves 21271FM Rurik Capella 19460 4Tjerk Albregtse 18240FM Jaden Shaw 21001

Round 5 v Saint Lucia LCA

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1CM Kaieem Elizee 1862½FM Ursus Van Bemmelen 2081½ 2Johan Van Delden 19901Sixtus Gabriel 18650 3Arvin Nicholas 1710½FM Rurik Capella 1946½ 4Jhonathan Bregita 1758½Daniel Nunez 1633½

Round 6 v Monaco MNC

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1FM Ursus Van Bemmelen 20810GM Igor Efimov 22631 2Riccardo Costalonga 21841Johan Van Delden 19900 3FM Rurik Capella 19460FM Alexis Cahen 20781 4IM Damir Levacic 21001Tjerk Albregtse 18240

Round 7 v Timor-Leste TLS

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1Helder de Araujo 1905½FM Ursus Van Bemmelen 2081½ 2Johan Van Delden 19900Andrade Pinto 18201 3Paulo Fernandes de Carvalho 18100FM Rurik Capella 19461 4Tjerk Albregtse 1824½Mario Melo Nascimento 1788½

Round 8 v Gambia GAM

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1FM Ursus Van Bemmelen 20811FM Ebrima Bah 20760 2Matthew Luke Aziz 1803½Johan Van Delden 1990½ 3FM Rurik Capella 1946½Essa Ndow 1701½ 4Ousman Singhateh 1760½Tjerk Albregtse 1824½

Round 9 v Puerto Rico PUR

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1FM Edgardo J. Almedina Ortiz 2200½FM Ursus Van Bemmelen 2081½ 2Johan Van Delden 19901FM Jaime Rodriguez Santiago 20690 3FM Sebastian J. Toro Cruz 21431FM Rurik Capella 19460 4Tjerk Albregtse 1824½CM Diego Zilleruelo Irizarry 2061½

Round 10 v Barbados BAR

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1FM Ursus Van Bemmelen 20810FM Justin Blackman 22551 2FM Martyn Del Castilho 22311Johan Van Delden 19900 3FM Rurik Capella 19461Emar Edwards 19580 4CM Justin Parsons 19061Jhonathan Bregita 17580

Round 11 v Bahamas BAH

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1FM Ursus Van Bemmelen 20810Nicholas Johnson 19321 2CM Kendrick Knowles 18721Johan Van Delden 19900 3FM Rurik Capella 1946½Philip Hanna Jr 1838½ 4Avian Pride 1829½Tjerk Albregtse 1824½

Team awards

Sprint Match

113moves

Round 10, 27 + 30 + 29 + 27
Curacao CUR1Barbados BAR3

The match whose four boards were over quickest, in moves added together; forfeits never count.

Quietest Match

47captures

Round 10
Curacao CUR1Barbados BAR3

The match with the fewest captures over its four boards.

Deep Thinkers

3:32per move

Round 10, 107 moves timed in 4 games
Curacao CUR

Most seconds per move over the team's games with usable clocks.

Deep Thinkers

2:42per move

1682 moves timed in 42 games
Curacao CUR

Most seconds per move over the team's games with usable clocks.