Chess Olympiad 2026

Women section
Standings
DMA
Seeded 174, category E
3 won, 1 drawn, 7 lost
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Dominica as a nation

Dominica

In numbers

166

place of 189 after round 11

7

match points from 11 matches

17

game points; TB1 92, TB3 80

1427

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	Zahidu Henry	1404	9	1½	1256	−40
2	Desalee Waynelle Daniel	1463	10	4	1456	−16
3	Masika Edwards	–	11	5	1313	–
4	Shermel Timothy	1413	10	5½	1506	+18
5	Sherkhia Andrew	–	4	1	635	–

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 Albania ALB

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Zahidu Henry 14040WFM Klean Shuqja 20071 2WFM Kler Caku 21021Desalee Waynelle Daniel 14630 3Masika Edwards 0WFM Eglantina Shabanaj 19021 4WCM Ailin Ndreko 18461Shermel Timothy 14130

Round 2 v Ghana GHA

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WCM Gertrude Banini 16671Zahidu Henry 14040 2Desalee Waynelle Daniel 14630Ridham 17331 3Dotse Dzidzor Esi 15311Masika Edwards 0 4Shermel Timothy 14130Dotse Sumya Ibrahim 15971

Round 3 v Liechtenstein LIE

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Zahidu Henry 14040WCM Timea Sele 17901 2Sophie Mannhart 15331Masika Edwards 0 3Shermel Timothy 14131Thelma Martinez Hengevoss 14990 4Leslie Ospelt 1Sherkhia Andrew 0

Round 4 v Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Joy Williams 0Desalee Waynelle Daniel 14631 2Masika Edwards 1Isabella Jeetlall 0 3Kennedi Kangalee 0Shermel Timothy 14131 4Sherkhia Andrew 1Kaellaa Fyfield-Jones 0

Round 5 v Mauritius MRI

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WCM Chethanah Andhin 15621Zahidu Henry 14040 2Desalee Waynelle Daniel 14630WCM Aamirah Beekhy 15391 3Manusha Aubeeluck 15341Masika Edwards 0 4Shermel Timothy 14131Tehja Andhin 14500

Round 6 v Bermuda BER

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Zahidu Henry 1404½Kaelyn Fleming 1471½ 2Yasmin Flanagan 17841Desalee Waynelle Daniel 14630 3Masika Edwards 1Kelly Massa 0 4Francesca Cressall-Haycock 1Shermel Timothy 14130

Round 7 v Papua New Guinea PNG

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1Liberty Joku 1Zahidu Henry 14040 2Desalee Waynelle Daniel 14631Luciana Age 0 3Christine Wosley 1Masika Edwards 0 4Shermel Timothy 14131Tiania Kukula 0

Round 8 v Palau PLW

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Zahidu Henry 14040WFM Angelica Parrado 16861 2WCM Angelil Sisior 16851Desalee Waynelle Daniel 14630 3Masika Edwards 1Roxanne Corro 15140 4Joan Gemota 14991Shermel Timothy 14130

Round 9 v Democratic Republic of the Congo COD

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Hatty Kisita 0Desalee Waynelle Daniel 14631 2Masika Edwards 1Omari Tshibola Sagesse 0 3Tracy Sankya ½Shermel Timothy 1413½ 4Sherkhia Andrew 0Claudine Bahati Mbebe 1

Round 10 v Vanuatu VAN

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Zahidu Henry 14040Delrieu Lou-Anne 15671 2Virelala Cinzia 15320Desalee Waynelle Daniel 14631 3Masika Edwards 0Delrieu Kaina 15061 4Enock Mathilde 14351Sherkhia Andrew 0

Round 11 v Comoros Islands COM

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Isma Ismaila Djailane 0Zahidu Henry 14041 2Desalee Waynelle Daniel 14630Fahima Ali Mohamed Mohamed 1 3Nasra Kamal Ibrahim 0Masika Edwards 1 4Shermel Timothy 14131Bambaouma Maissane 0

Team awards

Whitewash

Round 4
Dominica DMA4Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Déjà Vu

3½identical moves

Round 8, with Black: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3
Dominica DMA

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

Thrill Ride

9eval swings

Round 10
Dominica DMA1Vanuatu VAN3

The match with the most swings between a one-pawn lead for White and one for Black over its four boards; every board needs Lichess's full analysis.