Chess Olympiad 2026

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Standings
STP
Seeded 165, category E
4 won, 0 drawn, 7 lost
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Sao Tome and Principe as a nation

Sao Tome and Principe

In numbers

161

place of 189 after round 11

8

match points from 11 matches

17½

game points; TB1 102, TB3 87

1572

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	WCM Izidora Lourenco Lima	1580	11	3½	1540	−27
2	Ariette Almeida	1564	10	6½	1759	+80
3	Adalina Luiz	–	8	2½	1370	–
4	Melissa Moura	–	11	4	1286	–
5	Carla Taraveira C Ribeiro	–	4	1	843	–

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 Monaco MNC

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WIM Marija Zvereva 20181WCM Izidora Lourenco Lima 15800 2Ariette Almeida 15640WCM Fiorina Berezovsky 19371 3WCM Svetlana Berezovska 18591Adalina Luiz 0 4Melissa Moura 0WIM Julia Lebel-Arias 16991

Round 2 v Pakistan PAK

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WCM Izidora Lourenco Lima 15800WCM Zenobia Wasif 16761 2Hafiza Mashal Rashid 18340Ariette Almeida 15641 3Melissa Moura 0Fareeha Saddique 16611 4Maliha Ali 16561Carla Taraveira C Ribeiro 0

Round 3 v Central African Republic CAF

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WCM Izidora Lourenco Lima 15801Nelly Melissa Mangalo 17800 2Salome Langue 17280Ariette Almeida 15641 3Adalina Luiz 1Myriam Augusta Roberta Yanga-Esso 0 4Berenice Armelle Langue Simba 0Melissa Moura 1

Round 4 v Lesotho LES

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Naleli Teeke 17061WCM Izidora Lourenco Lima 15800 2Ariette Almeida 15640Boitumelo Sethabathaba 16151 3WFM Ngatane Lieketseng 15781Adalina Luiz 0 4Melissa Moura 1Pontso Makhebesela 15190

Round 5 v Brunei Darussalam BRU

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Aqilah Adawiyah 1679½WCM Izidora Lourenco Lima 1580½ 2Ariette Almeida 15641Jumani Shazni 0 3Dk Siti Haziqah Pg Hj Janudin 16301Melissa Moura 0 4Carla Taraveira C Ribeiro 0Fazreena Hussin 16321

Round 6 v Guinea GUI

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WCM Izidora Lourenco Lima 15801Fatoumata Tafory Fofana 0 2Nsira Gassama 0Ariette Almeida 15641 3Adalina Luiz 1Mariame Seth Keita 0 4Manangbe Sougoule 1Melissa Moura 0

Round 7 v Senegal SEN

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1CM Nadezhda Marochkina 18091WCM Izidora Lourenco Lima 15800 2Ariette Almeida 15641Ndeye Fatou Top 16520 3Khady Niang 1510½Adalina Luiz ½ 4Melissa Moura 1Yaye Fatou Deme Kamara 0

Round 8 v Puerto Rico PUR

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WCM Yanira Rivera Negron 18671WCM Izidora Lourenco Lima 15800 2Ariette Almeida 1564½WCM Coralys M. Alvarado Perez 1693½ 3WCM Gabriela S. Vera Perez 16741Melissa Moura 0 4Carla Taraveira C Ribeiro 0Yorelis M. Febles Otero 16411

Round 9 v Oman OMA

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WCM Izidora Lourenco Lima 15800Anat Al Aisaee 17381 2Yomna Al Nadabi 16101Ariette Almeida 15640 3Adalina Luiz 0Muna Al Mughaizwi 14701 4Maryam Yusuf Al Balushi 14611Melissa Moura 0

Round 10 v Bahrain BRN

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Najla Ahmed 15781WCM Izidora Lourenco Lima 15800 2Ariette Almeida 15641WCM Zainab Alafoo 16630 3WCM Wafa Yaqoob 15341Adalina Luiz 0 4Melissa Moura 0Sondos Obaid 15251

Round 11 v Curacao CUR

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WCM Izidora Lourenco Lima 15801Fabianny Costa 14820 2WCM Liana Pieter 17351Adalina Luiz 0 3Melissa Moura 1Vanilla Jubitana 0 4Zayra Rico 0Carla Taraveira C Ribeiro 1

Team awards

Whitewash

Round 3
Sao Tome and Principe STP4Central African Republic CAF0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Finishers

3checkmates

Round 3, 3 of 4 wins by checkmate on the board
Sao Tome and Principe STP

Most checkmates delivered on the board.

Déjà Vu

5½identical moves

Round 4, with Black: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5
Sao Tome and Principe STP

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

Comeback Match

Round 7, board 1 lost
Sao Tome and Principe STP2½Senegal SEN1½

Lost on board 1 and still won the match.