Central America arrives in Samarkand with a wide spread of ambition and exciting players. Central America arrives in Samarkand with a wide spread of ambition. Costa Rica fields two fully titled squads deep enough to compete with anyone in the region, Panama carries the strongest individual names with a trio of IMs spread across both sections, and Nicaragua's board 1 shows real rating strength without a single title to back it up. At the other end, Belize brings five untitled players and no women's team at all, a reminder of how uneven Olympiad participation can be even within one subregion. Here is how all seven Central American federations line up heading into the tournament.\n\nBoard order below is provisional, based on FIDE rating, until national captains submit their fixed lineups und