Thanh Bao finishes third in Macau

Nguyen Thanh Bao finished third at the world Chinese Chess Championship, which ended in Macau on Sunday.

Thanh Bao failed to upset Hong Zhi from China in the final game and finished third after China's leader Xu Yin Chuan, who beat fellow Vietnamese Nguyen Vu Quan in the final round.

Quan finished third in the 2005 contest.

The China team finished top of the leader board, ahead of Vietnam in second.