At the 42nd Chess Olympiad (2016) held in Baku, Azerbaijan, Barcenilla played Board 4 where he recorded 5.5/10 posting 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses for a winning rate of 55.0% with a TPR of 2441 as against his 2455 ELO rating where he placed 40th among Board 4 contestants. The team ended up in 58th place among 170 teams.