 The defending Olympic champions disappointed once again as Li Chao suffered his third consecutive loss at the Olympiad.Spain was ahead of Greece thanks to Francisco Vallejo Pons who beat Ioannis Papaioannou on the top board but the Greek team struck back with the win scored by Stelios Halkias against Renier Vázquez on the lowest board.Thus, Greece remained the only unbeaten team along with the United States before the final round.