Macau, China

In numbers

175

place of 206 after round 11

match points from 11 matches

14½

game points; TB1 102, TB3 99

1741

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±
1	CM Tong Kuan Mak	1915	11	4	1928	−3
2	CM Seak Hin Ieong	1914	11	3½	1906	−8
3	De V R Joao Car Bartilotti	1545	11	4	1833	+96
4	David Sun	1591	11	3	1734	+44

Boards follow the order the players have appeared in, as the team list keeps it; board 5 is the reserve. Games and scores count played games only. Performance and rating change come from Lichess. A name opens the player’s page.

Who carries the team

Each board from the player’s rating (hollow) to the performance so far (filled); red, the largest lift, grey, a board below its rating. The grey line is the team’s average rating, the score closes the row. A performance on few games moves a long way.

Matches

Round 1 v Mexico MEX

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1CM Tong Kuan Mak 19150IM Luis Carlos Torres Rosas 23851 2FM Joshua Adrian Avila Rodriguez 22791CM Seak Hin Ieong 19140 3De V R Joao Car Bartilotti 15450FM Arturo A. Fernandez Hernandez 22671 4FM Santiago Zacarias Rodriguez 21841David Sun 15910

Round 2 v Kenya KEN

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Kuka Kyle 20121CM Tong Kuan Mak 19150 2CM Seak Hin Ieong 19140FM Simiyu Jadon 21661 3CM Oluka Robert Mcligeyo 21381De V R Joao Car Bartilotti 15450 4David Sun 15910CM Ben Magana 19921

Round 3 v Palau PLW

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Aron Pedro 15980CM Tong Kuan Mak 19151 2CM Seak Hin Ieong 19141FM John Ranel Morazo 22420 3CM Tito Cabunagan 17760De V R Joao Car Bartilotti 15451 4David Sun 15910Santiago Jr Tan 18991

Round 4 v Guyana GUY

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1CM Tong Kuan Mak 1915½CM Sachin Dhilan Pitamber 1991½ 2Kyle Couchman 20031CM Seak Hin Ieong 19140 3De V R Joao Car Bartilotti 15450CM Taffin Khan 20051 4Keron Sandiford 18741David Sun 15910

Round 5 v Kuwait KUW

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1CM Tong Kuan Mak 19151FM Bader Al-Hajiri 20330 2Ali Khalaf 18091CM Seak Hin Ieong 19140 3De V R Joao Car Bartilotti 15451WCM Amenah Alawadhi 15710 4Bader Alsayer 18220David Sun 15911

Round 6 v Senegal SEN

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Hadji Saidou Nourou Ba El 19571CM Tong Kuan Mak 19150 2CM Seak Hin Ieong 19141Cheikh Sidy Mohamed Deme 18640 3Diop Mamadou Lamine Dame 17810De V R Joao Car Bartilotti 15451 4David Sun 15911Mlik Omar 16180

Round 7 v Wales WLS

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1IM Jose Camacho Collados 23581CM Tong Kuan Mak 19150 2CM Seak Hin Ieong 19140FM Jonathan L B Blackburn 22391 3Iwan Cave 21071De V R Joao Car Bartilotti 15450 4David Sun 1591½CM Alex Bullen 2096½

Round 8 v Afghanistan AFG

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1CM Tong Kuan Mak 19150CM Khaiber Farazi 21281 2FM S.wahabuddin Mirzaad 20321CM Seak Hin Ieong 19140 3De V R Joao Car Bartilotti 15450Homayoun Mohtaat 19281 4CM Sulaiman Ahmad Ashrafi 20441David Sun 15910

Round 9 v Lesotho LES

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1CM Tokelo Klaas 18791CM Tong Kuan Mak 19150 2CM Seak Hin Ieong 19141CM Lebajoa Tsephe 20040 3CM Karabo Mokete 18671De V R Joao Car Bartilotti 15450 4David Sun 15910Motsamai Bokang 18171

Round 10 v Brunei Darussalam BRU

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1CM Tong Kuan Mak 19151CM Md Omar Ak Hafizon Pg 21000 2Muhammad Ahsanuddien Badarudin 1850½CM Seak Hin Ieong 1914½ 3De V R Joao Car Bartilotti 15451Rodney Lim Teck Guan 19020 4Md. Danish Zaqwan Md. Hadi 1830½David Sun 1591½

Round 11 v Suriname SUR

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1CM Tong Kuan Mak 1915½FM Roger Matoewi 1893½ 2CM Suradj Hanoeman 19431CM Seak Hin Ieong 19140 3De V R Joao Car Bartilotti 15450Orasji Roger Junior 19441 4Ethan Tjin Kon Kiem 18281David Sun 15910

Team awards

Zeitnot Nation

39% under five minutes

Round 1, 53 of 136 moves in 4 games
Macau, China MAC

Highest share of moves played with under five minutes on the clock.

Comeback Match

Round 6, board 1 lost
Macau, China MAC3Senegal SEN1

Lost on board 1 and still won the match.

Slingshot

179points lower on average

Round 10
Macau, China MAC3Brunei Darussalam BRU1

Won a match against the team that looked strongest on paper: the largest gap in average rating, all four boards played and rated.

Escape Artists

3games saved

Round 10, the deepest hole -7.26
Macau, China MAC

Most games won or drawn from a position the engine had at −3.00 or worse.

Giant Killers

4underdog wins

3–1 v Palau, 138 points lower (round 3); 3–1 v Kuwait, 68 points lower (round 5); 3–1 v Senegal, 64 points lower (round 6); 3–1 v Brunei Darussalam, 179 points lower (round 10)
Macau, China MAC

Most matches won against a team with the higher average rating over the four boards, all eight players rated.