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.
