Chess Olympiad 2026

Women section
Standings
ANG
Seeded 74, category B
6 won, 0 drawn, 3 lost, 2 unpaired
Also in the Open section
Angola as a nation

Angola

In numbers

69

place of 189 after round 11

12

match points from 9 matches

23½

game points; TB1 242½, TB3 99

1940

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	WFM Jemima Paulo	2023	8	4½	1970	−7
2	WFM Luzia Pires	1990	8	6	2073	+23
3	WIM Esperanca Caxita	1987	8	5½	2010	+8
4	WFM Ednasia Junior	1938	8	4½	1772	−28
5	Renelsa Taiane Antonio	1764	4	3	1911	+14

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 3 v Laos LAO

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WCM Maly Inthavong 15780WFM Jemima Paulo 20231 2WFM Luzia Pires 19901Namphet Manichith 14880 3Keophimphone Vongsamphun 0WIM Esperanca Caxita 19871 4WFM Ednasia Junior 19381Bouavone Keosavangh 0

Round 4 v Timor-Leste TLS

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WFM Jemima Paulo 20231Maria Soares de Araujo 17240 2Sonizia A.Tilman da Silva 16750WFM Luzia Pires 19901 3WFM Ednasia Junior 19381Elfiana dos Santos 16740 4Embelina Agusta Soares 15870Renelsa Taiane Antonio 17641

Round 5 v Barbados BAR

3½–½

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WFM Hannah Wilson 1835½WFM Jemima Paulo 2023½ 2WFM Luzia Pires 19901WCM Julissa Figueroa 17720 3Gaybrianna Moore 16340WIM Esperanca Caxita 19871 4WFM Ednasia Junior 19381WCM Kiarra Eversley 16110

Round 6 v Philippines PHI

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WFM Jemima Paulo 20230Mhage Gerriahlou Sebastian 19571 2WGM Janelle Mae Frayna 22601WFM Luzia Pires 19900 3WIM Esperanca Caxita 1987½WIM Ruelle Canino 2160½ 4WFM Shania Mae Mendoza 20761WFM Ednasia Junior 19380

Round 7 v Thailand THA

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WFM Sarocha Chuemsakul 19610WFM Jemima Paulo 20231 2WFM Luzia Pires 1990½Sirin Bootsumran 1789½ 3Natrada Kaewwattha 16720WIM Esperanca Caxita 19871 4WFM Ednasia Junior 19380Proudpitcha Suthiponpaisarn 17171

Round 8 v Finland FIN

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WFM Jemima Paulo 20230WIM Anastasia Keinanen 22201 2FM Johanna Paasikangas 2139½WFM Luzia Pires 1990½ 3WIM Esperanca Caxita 1987½WFM Sara-Olivia Sippola 2089½ 4WIM Tanja Tuominen 20541Renelsa Taiane Antonio 17640

Round 9 v Suriname SUR

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WCM Victoria Kaslan 17970WFM Luzia Pires 19901 2WIM Esperanca Caxita 1987½WFM Catherine Kaslan 1866½ 3WCM Alexandra Kaslan 1691½WFM Ednasia Junior 1938½ 4Renelsa Taiane Antonio 17641Shefali Creebsburg 16070

Round 10 v Belgium BEL

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WIM Hanne Goossens 22481WFM Jemima Paulo 20230 2WFM Luzia Pires 19901WFM Daria Vanduyfhuys 21230 3WFM Nele Vanhuyse 20411WIM Esperanca Caxita 19870 4WFM Ednasia Junior 1938½Sarah Dierckens 1923½

Round 11 v Zimbabwe ZIM

3½–½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WFM Jemima Paulo 20231Christine Makwena 18980 2WCM Kudzanayi Charinda 18950WIM Esperanca Caxita 19871 3WFM Ednasia Junior 1938½Carol Ndlovu 1718½ 4Tehillah A Makwiranzou 16240Renelsa Taiane Antonio 17641

Team awards

Whitewash

Round 3
Angola ANG4Laos LAO0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Whitewash

Round 4
Angola ANG4Timor-Leste TLS0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Forward March

5.76retreats per 100 moves

Round 5, 8 of 139 moves went backwards
Angola ANG

Fewest retreating moves per 100 of the team's own moves.

Escape Artists

3games saved

Round 11, the deepest hole -6.74
Angola ANG

Most games won or drawn from a position the engine had at −3.00 or worse.