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 |
