Round 3 at the Olympiads

Tuesday 23 May, round 3 of the 37th Chess Olympiad here at the oval. Playing with white color, Macau team is paired with Seychelles ranked 130th in the world. Solomon Celis III, Mak Keng Kei, Zachary Calangi and Victor Ho Cheng Fai played boards 1 to 4 respectively. Board 1 Meir Kurt of Seychelles played the Sicilian Defence against Solomon in a very tight game that ended in a draw. Victor Ho Cheng Fai continued to play well in this olympiad managed to post a passed pawn at the sixth rank creating headache for his opponent that finally sealed a win. Our board 2 and 3 failed to win thus Macau team lost to Seychelles 1.5 to 2.5. Macau team now has a total of 2.5 points after round 3.

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