The Liberian Chess Federation organized Olympiad Selection Open and Women’s tournaments to determine the five players who will represent Liberia at the upcoming 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai. The event took place from 28 May – 5 June in Monrovia.
The Men’s team was selected after 11 swiss rounds in the Open tournament which attracted 26 entries. CM Daniel Kolliemelen won the event with outstanding performance and 10/11 points. FM Harmon Barcon was silver with 8.5 points while Arnold Smith claimed bronze with 8 points. Ebiekuta Joel came fourth with 7 points, while the last 5th spot for the Olympiad Team went to Thomas Saah who had better tiebreaks than Anthony Waylea who scored the same number of 6.5 points, but didn’t make it to the team. (scroll down for final rankings)
Liberia Team (Open section):
- CM Daniel Kolliemelen (1772)
- FM Harmon Barcon (1879)
- Arnold Smith (1897)
- Ebiekuta Joel O. (1806)
- Thomas Saah (1883)
Six players fought for five available spots in the Women’s Liberian National Team in 10 double round-robin competition. Meleh Davis won the event with 7.5 points, Tarplah Windor was silver with 7 points, while Teta Thompson clinched bronze with 6 points. Princess Banney took the fourth spot scoring 5 points, while the final seat for India went to Kemvee Sambola with 3.5 points. (scroll down for final rankings)
Liberia Team (Women’s section):
- Meleh Davis
- Tarplah Windor
- Teta Thompson
- Princess Banney
- Kemvee Sambola
In spite of the challenges, the Liberian Chess Federation ensured that the games were broadcasted live with video streaming, holding the event on the highest possible level.
187 countries with 343 teams (189 in the Open section and 154 in the Women’s section) enrolled for the record-breaking 44th Chess Olympiad 2022. A number of countries already revealed the composition of their teams for Chennai, such as: Norway, England, Germany, Spain, Serbia, USA 1, USA 2, Netherlands, India, Azerbaijan, France, Greece, Montenegro, Monaco, Kenya, Uganda, Sri Lanka, Malawi, South Sudan, Mongolia, Argentina, Rwanda…
Final rankings – Liberia Olympiad Selection (Open section):
Rk.
Name
FED
Rtg
Pts.
TB1
TB2
TB3
1
CM
Daniel Kolliemelen
LBR
1772
10
0
65
58.3
2
FM
Harmon Barcon
LBR
1879
8.5
0
71
45.3
3
Arnold Smith
LBR
1897
8
0
71
50.3
4
Ebiekuta Joel O.
LBR
1806
7
0
70
38.8
5
Thomas Saah
LBR
1883
6.5
1
72
34.5
6
CM
Waylea,Jr Anthony
LBR
1968
6.5
0
72
40.8
7
CM
John Jallah
LBR
1929
6
0
64
30
8
James Tondo
LBR
1895
6
0
63
34.3
9
Wallace O. Williams
LBR
1683
6
0
60
26.5
10
David Leroy Debblay
LBR
1820
6
0
58
29.8
11
CM
Abraham Kalokoh
LBR
1665
6
0
55
27.8
12
Jerrus Diggs
LBR
1719
5.5
0
70
31
13
Kiadii Charles Haji
LBR
1912
5.5
0
59
24
14
Alvin Siryon
LBR
1561
5.5
0
55
19
15
Wesley Obey
LBR
0
5.5
0
55
17
16
FM
Jacob Jallah
LBR
1848
5.5
0
53
23.5
17
Chea Mavis
LBR
1529
5
2
63
23.5
18
Foday W. Kondoh
LBR
1706
5
1
60
21
19
Kennedy Zinnah Kengo
LBR
1714
5
0
60
19.5
20
Harold Evans
LBR
1652
4.5
0
64
26.3
21
Greene, Jr. Josiah E.
LBR
0
4.5
0
53
16
22
Bedell James
LBR
0
3.5
0
49
8.75
23
Moore Miller
LBR
1745
2
0
51
2.5
24
Martin Doe Jr.
LBR
0
1.5
0
46
4
25
Israel Sambola
LBR
0
1
1
56
1
26
Johnwaye Monyou N.
LBR
1622
1
0
47
6
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Final rankings – Liberia Olympiad Selection (Women’s section):
1
Meleh N. Davis
LBR
0
7,5
0,0
7
30,25
2
Tarplah Windor
LBR
0
7,0
0,0
7
32,50
3
Teta Thompson
LBR
0
6,0
0,0
6
21,50
4
Princess K. Banney
LBR
0
5,0
0,0
5
18,50
5
Kemvee H. Sambola
LBR
0
3,5
0,0
3
10,75
6
Miatta B. Sambola
LBR
0
1,0
0,0
1
7,00