Chess Olympiad 2026

Women section
Standings
BAH
Seeded 119, category D
3 won, 4 drawn, 4 lost
Also in the Open section
Bahamas as a nation

Bahamas

In numbers

122

place of 189 after round 11

10

match points from 11 matches

19

game points; TB1 148½, TB3 101

1717

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	WFM Polina Karelina	1929	8	4½	1796	−21
2	WCM Nelissa Thomas	1546	8	1	1418	−30
3	WCM Daijah Johnson	1607	9	3½	1613	−10
4	WCM Chika Pride	1786	10	8	1828	+24
5	Diana Williams	–	8	2	1567	–

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 Slovenia SLO

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WIM Zala Urh 22081WFM Polina Karelina 19290 2WCM Nelissa Thomas 15460WIM Nadiia Shpanko 21821 3WFM Anja Beber 22721WCM Daijah Johnson 16070 4WCM Chika Pride 17860WFM Vesna Mihelic 21521

Round 2 v Laos LAO

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointWhite on board 1

1WCM Nelissa Thomas 15460WCM Maly Inthavong 15781 2Namphet Manichith 14880WCM Daijah Johnson 16071 3WCM Chika Pride 17861Souphaphone Sihanath 14610 4Bouavone Keosavangh 1Diana Williams 0

Round 3 v Cayman Islands CAY

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WCM Zara Majid 16811WFM Polina Karelina 19290 2WCM Nelissa Thomas 15460Aalyah Derby 15771 3Anvita Niranjan Patil 1544½WCM Daijah Johnson 1607½ 4WCM Chika Pride 17861Hannah Shen 14590

Round 4 v Bhutan BHU

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WFM Polina Karelina 19291WCM Asha huang Limboo 14280 2Yeshey lhaden 15140WCM Daijah Johnson 16071 3WCM Chika Pride 17861Pema Yangsel Dorji 14810 4Tshenden Pema 1Diana Williams 0

Round 5 v Maldives MDV

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1WCM Ahmed Nihaya 16120WFM Polina Karelina 19291 2WCM Daijah Johnson 16070Abdul Rasheed Mariyam Laisa 14781 3Eana Abdulla Hassan 1581½WCM Chika Pride 1786½ 4Diana Williams ½Aishath Noya Shahurudheen Shareef ½

Round 6 v Jersey JCI

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WFM Polina Karelina 19291WCM Rachel Ruddy 16760 2WCM Monika Ashbrooke 15981WCM Nelissa Thomas 15460 3WCM Chika Pride 17861Delia Donciu 0 4WCM Daisy Carpenter 15230Diana Williams 1

Round 7 v Syria SYR

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WFM Roula Mahmoud 18721WFM Polina Karelina 19290 2WCM Nelissa Thomas 15460WFM Manar Khalil 18631 3WIM Nibal Algildah 19051WCM Daijah Johnson 16070 4Diana Williams 0Naya Bofroud 18071

Round 8 v Tunisia TUN

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WCM Nelissa Thomas 15460WFM Amen Miladi 19121 2WCM Meriem Ben Amor 18471WCM Daijah Johnson 16070 3WCM Chika Pride 1786½WCM Yasmine Gamha 1814½ 4Chahd Bousselmi 17471Diana Williams 0

Round 9 v Senegal SEN

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointWhite on board 1, + and − mark forfeits

1WCM Nelissa Thomas 1546−CM Nadezhda Marochkina 1809+2Ndeye Fatou Top 16520WCM Daijah Johnson 16071 3WCM Chika Pride 17861Khady Niang 15100 4Ndeye Fatma Diop 1Diana Williams 0

Round 10 v Sudan SUD

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1WCM Sabreen Oraby 1823½WFM Polina Karelina 1929½ 2WCM Nelissa Thomas 15460Rawan Mansor 16911 3Sara Mohamed 14700WCM Chika Pride 17861 4Diana Williams ½Lena Rashad Taha Omer ½

Round 11 v Guyana GUY

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WFM Polina Karelina 19291WCM Aditi Narayan Joshi 17260 2Kataleya Shenera Sam 15250WCM Nelissa Thomas 15461 3WCM Daijah Johnson 16070WCM Sasha Christina Shariff 15381 4WCM Jessica Callender 15520WCM Chika Pride 17861

Team awards

Déjà Vu

4identical moves

Round 1, with Black: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6
Bahamas BAH

Two of the team's games with the same colour that followed the same moves for longest; both are listed.

Theory Match

60½opening moves

Round 3
Bahamas BAH1½Cayman Islands CAY2½

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