No way to win after 17 moves

Nikač, who was placed as the third seed, defends the title of world champion for people without and with visual impairments in Rhodes

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The Montenegrin chess player, Predrag Nikač, defeated the Spaniard Oskar Saez Gabikagogeasco, in the third round of the World Singles Championship for people without and with visual impairments in Rhodes.

He reached his third championship victory after 17 moves.

In the first two rounds, he won against Marjan Štimec from Slovenia and Serik Maklušov from Kazakhstan.

Nikač, who played with white pieces, did not miss the chance, he effectively forced his opponent to surrender and maintained the maximum performance in the tournament.

Nikač, who is seeded third, is defending the title of world champion, won four years ago in Cagliari.

80 chess players are fighting for a medal in Rhodes.

The tournament is played according to the Swiss system of nine rounds and 40 moves in two hours per player, plus an hour until the end of the game.

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