Travel Paris, France

Last 5th of June from Paris, Charles de Gaulle International Airport our flight back to Hong Kong was cancelled and we were booked to the nearest hotel at exactly 1:30. Our flight was re-scheduled at 17:00 and we took this opportunity to visit some of the most beautiful places in Paris like the Eiffel Tower, Louvre Palace, Napoleonic Arc de Triomphe, 12th Century Cathedral Notre Dame de Paris and many more.

Below are some of the basic information of Paris taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris.

Paris is the capital and largest city of France. It is also the capital of the region Île-de-France that, encompassing Paris and its suburbs, represents France's most dynamic centre of economic activity. Paris is a leading global cultural, business and political center and is renowned for its defining neo-classical architecture as well as its role as a major international influence in fashion, gastronomy and the arts. It is widely regarded as one of the world's major global cities. Dubbed "the City of Light" (la Ville Lumière) since the 19th century, Paris has a reputation as a "romantic" city.

Last Round Of The 37th Chess Olympiad

June 4, 2006, Macau chess team with 19 points played Mozambique in round 13. Victor Ho finished his game after his opponent at board 4 resigned in just 26 moves. Zachary Calangi showed his tenacity at the end game scored a point after 53 moves. Boards 1 and 2 were not able to score. Macau draw the match against Mozambique with 2-2. Macau team finished this Olympiad with a total of 21 points. A fine result after 13 rounds of tough match games.

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Rolly Fesalbon Breaks The Ice in Round 12

June 3, 2006 Round 12 at the Olympiads. Macau faced Brunei Darussalam in this round. Rolly Fesalbon playing for board 2 scored his first point in this olympiad just when it needed most by the team. Playing against the tough Brunei team, Macau even the match with a score of 2-2. Boards 3 and 4 were not able to score. Total points of Macau after this round is 19 points going in the last round

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Victor Ho Cheng Fai Now A FIDE Master

June 2, 2006, Victor Ho Cheng Fai obtained the second master title for Macau by defeating his opponent from Rwanda, keping his medal hopes alive. The FIDE master title is awarded to any player who scores 6 points in 9 games, equivalent to 66%. Jose Silveirinha and Mak Keng Kei also won their games respectively. The Macau team scored 3 points in round 11 increasing her total to 17 points.

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Zachary Calangi Gains Macau's First Master Title in Round 10

31 May 2006, Round 10. Macau, pitted against the relatively stronger team of Surinam, survived a total onslaught. Thanks to Zachary for outmanuevering his opponent to give Macau her 1 and only point. To make this point more meaningful, Zachary achieved the CM title. This is the first accomplishment of the whole Macau Team at this olympiads.

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