The 8th edition of the European Small Nations Team Chess Championship starts this weekend in the Pomme d’Or Hotel, St Helier, Jersey. The main supporter of the event is the European Chess Union which annually supports the major events of the European Small Nations.
The event will be played from 29 October to 4 November with the participation of the following teams: Andorra, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Guernsey, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco and San Marino. Each team consists of four players and one reserve player.
The top-seeded teams are Cyprus, Liechtenstein and Jersey, and the best rated players participating in the event are: IM Michael Wiedenkeller (LUX, 2442), GM De La Riva Aguado Oscar (AND, 2437), GM Bagheri Amir (MNC, 2388), FM Nielsen Hogni Egilstoft (FAI, 2386), FM Porras Mateo Felipe (AND, 2350) and GM Efimov Igor (MNC, 2329).
Starting lists of teams and players can be found here.
The time control of the event will be 90 minutes for 40 moves, with 30 minutes for the rest of the game, and 30 seconds increment per move from move one.
The official hotel and the playing venue of the event will be ****Pomme d’Or Hotel located on the Liberation Square.
The Opening ceremony of the event will take place tomorrow evening, as well as the Technical meeting. The first round is scheduled for Sunday, 29th of October, with start at 15:00 (local time).
Tournament schedule:
The main supporter of the event is the European Chess Union which annually supports the major events of the European Small Nations.
The Small Nations meeting will be held concurrently with the tournament, on Saturday, 4th of November, 2023.
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