Chile, Bolivia through, Venezuela pipped

Five federations of the Americas will head to division two after three tough days of group play in division three in the ongoing 2020 FIDE Chess Online Olympiad.

The first to book their tickets were Chile and Bolivia, who took the first two places in Group D. Venezuela lost the opportunity to make a clean sweep for the Americas when Denmark beat them in the second tie-break to take the third position of classification.

Uruguay and Jamaica on the other hand deserve a special mention, ranking fifth and sixth respectively to give the Americas five of the top six positions in Group D. Group E, saw Mexico, Costa Rica and Guatemala reserving their places in division two. The top of the individual performance for the Americas went to the female FIDE Master Raisa Melissa Barria Baker from Panama in Group E, who played all nine matches, winning seven and drawing two.

Other outstanding performances came from Demark’s Grandmaster Mads Anderson in Group D who won eight and tied one, Singapore’s Woman Grandmaster Qianyun Gong in Group A, who won seven and tied two, Sabrina Abrorova of Tajikistan in Group B, who won all nine and Tyani De Rycke from Belgium in Group C who won eight and drew one.

Next is Division Two, which will feature eight Federations of the Americas. Argentina, Colombia, and Ecuador will join Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Mexico in pursuit of promotion to the Top Division.