Faroese Chess Championship
The Faroese Chess Championship is organized by the Faroese Chess Association (Faroese: , TSF), which was established in 1970.[1] The championship has been held annually since 1972.
National championship winners[]
Helgi Dam Ziska, the Faroe Islands' first grandmaster and champion in 2008, 2011 and 2017
Year Champion[2][3][4] 1972 Hans Petersen 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 John Jacobsen 1979 Jens Christian Hansen 1980 1981 Jens Christian Hansen 1982 Jens Christian Hansen 1983 1984 Torkil Nielsen 1985 Jens Christian Hansen 1986 Torkil Nielsen 1987 1988 Torkil Nielsen 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Helgi Dam Ziska 2009 2010 2011 Helgi Dam Ziska 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 [5] 2017 Helgi Dam Ziska 2018 Helgi Dam Ziska 2019 Helgi Dam Ziska 2020
References[]
- ^ "FIDE Directory: Faroe Islands / Talvsamband Foroya". FIDE. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ "Campeonato de Islas Feroe". Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ Simonsen, Ólavur. "FM í Vestmanna 2001" (in Faroese). Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ Nielsen, Jóanis (5 April 2015). "Talv FM-2015: Rógvi Egilstoft Nielsen er nýggjur føroyameistari". jn.fo (in Faroese). Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ "ROGVI EGILSTOFT NIELSEN WINS FAROESE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2016". 27 March 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
Categories:
- Chess in the Faroe Islands
- Chess national championships
- Sports competitions in the Faroe Islands
- Recurring sporting events established in 1972
- 1972 establishments in the Faroe Islands
- 1972 in chess