Cape Verde at the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026

Open

Rank 136 of 206 — 10 match points, 19 game points. Full standings

Players

Board 1: IM Mariano Ortega Amarelle (2375) — 8/10
Board 2: FM Diogo Alho (2212) — 4.5/10
Board 3: CM Jose Carlos Vaz (1991) — 4/10
Board 4: Steven Santos (1895) — 1.5/7
Board 4: CM David Mirulla (1890) — 1/7

Matches

Round 1: Cape Verde 0 – 4 Croatia
1	IM Mariano Ortega Amarelle (2375)	0-1	GM Ante Brkic (2606)	game
2	FM Diogo Alho (2212)	1-0	GM Leon Livaic (2541)	game
3	CM Jose Carlos Vaz (1991)	0-1	GM Sasa Martinovic (2548)	game
4	CM David Mirulla (1890)	1-0	GM Marin Bosiocic (2563)	game
Round 2: Cape Verde 1 – 3 Qatar
1	IM Mariano Ortega Amarelle (2375)	0-1	CM Hamad Al-Kuwari (1862)	game
2	FM Diogo Alho (2212)	0-1	CM Erfan Mohamad Firdaus (1852)	game
3	Steven Santos (1895)	1-0	Khaled AlJamaat (1810)	game
4	CM David Mirulla (1890)	0-1	Mohamed Djerbi (1666)	game
Round 3: Cape Verde 2 – 2 Tanzania
1	IM Mariano Ortega Amarelle (2375)	1-0	Parsa Naser (1846)	game
2	FM Diogo Alho (2212)	0-1	Henry Marwa Michael (1807)	game
3	CM Jose Carlos Vaz (1991)	0-1	PATRICK CHRISTOPHER SAROTA (1688)	game
4	Steven Santos (1895)	1-0	Farkad Abeid (1773)	game
Round 4: Cape Verde 2.5 – 1.5 Democratic Republic of the Congo
1	IM Mariano Ortega Amarelle (2375)	1/2-1/2	FM Mashala Kabamwanishi (1940)	game
2	FM Diogo Alho (2212)	1-0	Nkubuluku Diangienda Chadi	game
3	CM Jose Carlos Vaz (1991)	0-1	MAKUWA MBAYO Gaetan (1804)	game
4	CM David Mirulla (1890)	0-1	Josue Kanda	game
Round 5: Cape Verde 3 – 1 Lesotho
1	IM Mariano Ortega Amarelle (2375)	1-0	CM Tokelo Klaas (1879)	game
2	FM Diogo Alho (2212)	0-1	CM Lebajoa Tsephe (2004)	game
3	CM Jose Carlos Vaz (1991)	1-0	CM Karabo Mokete (1867)	game
4	Steven Santos (1895)	1-0	George Mahommed (1977)	game
Round 6: Cape Verde 1 – 3 South Korea
1	IM Mariano Ortega Amarelle (2375)	1/2-1/2	IM Junhyeok Lee (2401)	game
2	FM Diogo Alho (2212)	1/2-1/2	IM Hongjin Ahn (2328)	game
3	CM Jose Carlos Vaz (1991)	1-0	FM Isaak Huh (2324)	game
4	CM David Mirulla (1890)	0-1	FM Sehyun Kwon (2274)	game
Round 7: Cape Verde 3 – 1 Mauritius
1	IM Mariano Ortega Amarelle (2375)	0-1	Stefan Lee Luen Mang (1898)	game
2	FM Diogo Alho (2212)	1-0	Rayen Sarathy Sawmynaden (1874)	game
3	CM Jose Carlos Vaz (1991)	1/2-1/2	CM Devarajen Chinasamy (1951)	game
4	Steven Santos (1895)	1/2-1/2	Stephane Lam Kin Cheung (1742)	game
Round 8: Cape Verde 1 – 3 Kyrgyzstan
1	IM Mariano Ortega Amarelle (2375)	1-0	IM Erzhan Zhakshylykov (2352)	game
2	FM Diogo Alho (2212)	1-0	IM Eldiyar Orozbaev (2349)	game
3	CM Jose Carlos Vaz (1991)	0-1	FM Ruslan Sezdbekov (2216)	game
4	CM David Mirulla (1890)	1-0	Timur Daudov (2063)	game
Round 9: Cape Verde 3 – 1 Ghana
1	IM Mariano Ortega Amarelle (2375)	1-0	FM John Kojo Hasford (1905)	game
2	FM Diogo Alho (2212)	1-0	CM Bernard Anhwere (1965)	game
3	CM Jose Carlos Vaz (1991)	1-0	CM Cephas Clinton Fomevor (1926)	game
4	Steven Santos (1895)	0-1	Akpa Prince (1855)	game
Round 10: Cape Verde 0.5 – 3.5 Andorra
1	FM Diogo Alho (2212)	1-0	GM Oscar De La Riva Aguado (2428)	game
2	CM Jose Carlos Vaz (1991)	0-1	FM Serni Ribera Veganzones (2305)	game
3	Steven Santos (1895)	1-0	FM Daniel Gomez Anadon (2193)	game
4	CM David Mirulla (1890)	1/2-1/2	Esteve Mateu Guiu (2181)	game
Round 11: Cape Verde 2 – 2 Sao Tome and Principe
1	IM Mariano Ortega Amarelle (2375)	0-1	Sergio Pereira (2016)	game
2	CM Jose Carlos Vaz (1991)	1/2-1/2	Fabio Costa Alegre (1966)	game
3	Steven Santos (1895)	1-0	CM Waldyr Espirito Santo (1888)	game
4	CM David Mirulla (1890)	1/2-1/2	Jeremias Costa G Miguel (1785)	game

Women

Rank 145 of 189 — 9 match points, 16.5 game points. Full standings

Players

Board 1: WCM Celia M. Rodriguez Guevara (1811) — 2.5/9
Board 2: WCM Deise Pereira (1784) — 5.5/10
Board 3: WCM Jacira Laura Almeida (1598) — 2.5/8
Board 3: WCM Akiane Moreno (1526) — 4.5/10
Board 4: Divania Spinola (1520) — 1.5/7

Matches

Round 1: Cape Verde 0 – 4 Latvia
1	WCM Celia M. Rodriguez Guevara (1811)	1-0	WGM Laura Rogule (2256)	game
2	WCM Jacira Laura Almeida (1598)	0-1	WIM Agnesa Stepania Ter-Avetisjana (2198)	game
3	WCM Akiane Moreno (1526)	1-0	WGM Ilze Berzina (2217)	game
4	Divania Spinola (1520)	0-1	WFM Naomi Maklakova (1995)	game
Round 2: Cape Verde 3 – 1 Grenada
1	WCM Celia M. Rodriguez Guevara (1811)	0-1	Rhonda J Lambert (1577)	game
2	WCM Deise Pereira (1784)	0-1	Achazia N.A.Lewis	game
3	WCM Jacira Laura Almeida (1598)	1-0	Abiramy Senthilkumar	game
4	WCM Akiane Moreno (1526)	0-1	Kenishka Tehalyani	game
Round 3: Cape Verde 0 – 4 Paraguay
1	WCM Celia M. Rodriguez Guevara (1811)	0-1	WIM Gabriela Vargas (2123)	game
2	WCM Deise Pereira (1784)	1-0	WCM Fiorella Allegra Mayeregger Gonzalez (1979)	game
3	WCM Akiane Moreno (1526)	0-1	WFM Renata Valentina Mayeregger Gonzalez (1905)	game
4	Divania Spinola (1520)	1-0	WFM Helen Montiel Caceres (1900)	game
Round 4: Cape Verde 4 – 0 San Marino
1	WCM Deise Pereira (1784)	0-1	Elena Krasnova (1674)	game
2	WCM Jacira Laura Almeida (1598)	1-0	WCM Mariane Biordi	game
3	WCM Akiane Moreno (1526)	0-1	Cristina Giannini	game
4	Divania Spinola (1520)	1-0	Dorina Capicchioni (1447)	game
Round 5: Cape Verde 0.5 – 3.5 Uganda
1	WCM Celia M. Rodriguez Guevara (1811)	1-0	WIM Sana Omprakash Kayyar (1961)	game
2	WCM Deise Pereira (1784)	1/2-1/2	WCM Ampaire Shakira (1768)	game
3	WCM Jacira Laura Almeida (1598)	1-0	WCM Asaba Juliet (1899)	game
4	WCM Akiane Moreno (1526)	0-1	Asiimwe Olivia (1846)	game
Round 6: Cape Verde 2.5 – 1.5 Zambia
1	WCM Celia M. Rodriguez Guevara (1811)	1-0	WCM Lubuuto Bwalya Mulwale (1936)	game
2	WCM Deise Pereira (1784)	1/2-1/2	WFM Constance Mbatha (1786)	game
3	WCM Jacira Laura Almeida (1598)	0-1	WCM Daisy Simenda (1857)	game
4	WCM Akiane Moreno (1526)	0-1	Naomi Mwale (1751)	game
Round 7: Cape Verde 0 – 4 Jamaica
1	WCM Celia M. Rodriguez Guevara (1811)	1-0	WFM Adani Clarke (1943)	game
2	WCM Deise Pereira (1784)	0-1	CM Rachel Miller (1974)	game
3	WCM Jacira Laura Almeida (1598)	1-0	WCM Kaia Gayle (1741)	game
4	Divania Spinola (1520)	0-1	WCM Gabriella Watson (1857)	game
Round 8: Cape Verde 0.5 – 3.5 Malta
1	WCM Celia M. Rodriguez Guevara (1811)	0-1	WFM Oana Caruana Pulpan (1967)	game
2	WCM Deise Pereira (1784)	1/2-1/2	Elena Ghitza (1802)	game
3	WCM Akiane Moreno (1526)	0-1	Yunlong Wang (1745)	game
4	Divania Spinola (1520)	1-0	Ella Miceli-Farrugia (1583)	game
Round 9: Cape Verde 1.5 – 2.5 Tanzania
1	WCM Deise Pereira (1784)	1-0	Lissa Siya Joseph (1520)	game
2	WCM Jacira Laura Almeida (1598)	1-0	WCM Anahi Rishit Shah (1511)	game
3	WCM Akiane Moreno (1526)	1/2-1/2	Bertha Samson Mkude (1457)	game
4	Divania Spinola (1520)	1-0	Mariam Mughwai Gwae	game
Round 10: Cape Verde 2 – 2 Equatorial Guinea
1	WCM Celia M. Rodriguez Guevara (1811)	0-1	Gemima Ngomo Mbang	game
2	WCM Deise Pereira (1784)	0-1	Orpa Angue Ondo Obono (1614)	game
3	WCM Jacira Laura Almeida (1598)	1/2-1/2	Justa Mbasogo Eyama Oye (1526)	game
4	WCM Akiane Moreno (1526)	1/2-1/2	Mauricia Alba Bindang Menana Asangono (1453)	game
Round 11: Cape Verde 2.5 – 1.5 Papua New Guinea
1	WCM Celia M. Rodriguez Guevara (1811)	1/2-1/2	Liberty Joku	game
2	WCM Deise Pereira (1784)	1-0	Luciana Age	game
3	WCM Akiane Moreno (1526)	1/2-1/2	Christine Wosley	game
4	Divania Spinola (1520)	1/2-1/2	Tiania Kukula	game