Chess Olympiad 2026

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Standings
DMA
Seeded 190, category E
3 won, 1 drawn, 7 lost
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Dominica as a nation

Dominica

In numbers

190

place of 206 after round 11

7

match points from 11 matches

11½

game points; TB1 69, TB3 89

1645

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	Nicholas Goldberg	1596	9	1	1562	−29
2	CM Nigel Francis	1770	10	4	1778	−1
3	Robert Bridet	1679	9	2½	1560	−23
4	Larry Thomas	1710	10	2½	1552	−38
5	Romel Laudat	1470	5	½	1391	−12

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 Dominican Republic DOM

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1IM Josue Araujo Sanchez 23191Nicholas Goldberg 15960 2CM Nigel Francis 17700FM David Daniel Camacho Campusano 21951 3FM Victor Mendez Ramirez 22401Robert Bridet 16790 4Larry Thomas 17100FM Christopher Guzman 22361

Round 2 v Saudi Arabia KSA

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Nicholas Goldberg 15960FM Ahmed Abdullah S Alrehaili 21061 2Mohammed Dhaidan N Alotaibi 18681CM Nigel Francis 17700 3Robert Bridet 16790Yazeed Alshnaiber 18661 4Emad Khayat 19391Larry Thomas 17100

Round 3 v Gambia GAM

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1, + and − mark forfeits

1FM Ebrima Bah 2076−Nicholas Goldberg 1596+2CM Nigel Francis 1770½Joseph Dalliah 1938½ 3Matthew Luke Aziz 1803½Robert Bridet 1679½ 4Larry Thomas 17101Essa Ndow 17010

Round 4 v Mauritania MTN

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Nicholas Goldberg 15960Ahmed cherif Khaled Abdellahi 18791 2CM Abdou Ahmed Alem 20061CM Nigel Francis 17700 3Robert Bridet 1679½Abdellahi Khaled Abdellahi 2010½ 4Mohamed El Moctar sidaty 20311Larry Thomas 17100

Round 5 v Cayman Islands CAY

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Ryan Blackwood 19371Nicholas Goldberg 15960 2Robert Bridet 16790Mike McDonald 18921 3CM Christopher Young 18241Larry Thomas 17100 4Romel Laudat 14700CM Shaun M Tracey 17671

Round 6 v Qatar QAT

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Nicholas Goldberg 15960CM Hamad Al-Kuwari 18621 2CM Erfan Mohamad Firdaus 18521CM Nigel Francis 17700 3Larry Thomas 17100Khaled AlJamaat 18101 4Mohamed Djerbi 16661Romel Laudat 14700

Round 7 v Laos LAO

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1CM Chi Yang 16911Nicholas Goldberg 15960 2CM Nigel Francis 17701Souminta Yomvilath 14950 3Saengtavanh Thipvongsa 0Robert Bridet 16791 4Romel Laudat 14700Bounthengnoy Sengphachan 1

Round 8 v Guinea GUI

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Bansoumane Sougoule 16581Nicholas Goldberg 15960 2CM Nigel Francis 17701Pepe Amara Traore 15930 3Mamadou Diandia Barry ½Robert Bridet 1679½ 4Larry Thomas 17101Aguibou Fofana 0

Round 9 v Oman OMA

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Nicholas Goldberg 15960FM Salim Al Amri Salim Mohammed 19511 2Mohammed Khalfan Al Saidi 19341CM Nigel Francis 17700 3Robert Bridet 16790Mohammed Al Ryami 17101 4Mahad Al Amri 17601Larry Thomas 17100

Round 10 v Grenada GRN

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Renniel Gilbert 1848½CM Nigel Francis 1770½ 2Robert Bridet 16790Gennard Roberts 15641 3Omario Pope 14311Larry Thomas 17100 4Romel Laudat 14700Vladimir Mendez 16511

Round 11 v Nauru NRU

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Nicholas Goldberg 15961Lanni Gadeanang 18190 2Tieta Apadinuwe 17790CM Nigel Francis 17701 3Larry Thomas 1710½Jamiedson Temaki 1701½ 4Andrew Gadeanang 1770½Romel Laudat 1470½

Team awards

Comeback Match

Round 8, board 1 lost
Dominica DMA2½Guinea GUI1½

Lost on board 1 and still won the match.