46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026 · Open Round 3

Mike McDonald (1892) vs Chris Kaituu (1890)

Board 2, Cayman Islands – Solomon Islands. Result: 1-0. 58 moves. Opening: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation (B45).

Key moments

• Move 20… Bc8 — blunder
• Move 33. Re6 — blunder
• Move 37… Rxe7 — blunder