Six rounds have been played at the 3rd European Small Nations Individual Chess Championship which takes place in Klaksvik, Faroe Islands.
After 6 played rounds, GM Ziska Helgi Dam (FAI) emerged as the sole leader of the event with a perfect result and score of 6 points. The second place is currently in hands of GM Efimov Igor (MNC, 2407) who suffered the upset in the 5th round and lost against FM Berg Olaf (FAI, 2235) and now has 5 points, while the third place currently belongs to Berend Fred (LUX, 2357) with 4.5 points.
The 7th round of the Championship starts today at 4 pm (local time) and live transmission of all the games can be followed through the Official Website of the event. Pairings of the 7th round:
| 1 | 4 | 2183 | FM | Klerides Paris | GM | Ziska Helgi Dam | 2549 | 10 | |
| 2 | 5 | 2407 | GM | Efimov Igor | IM | Aloma Vidal Robert | 2440 | 3 | |
| 3 | 6 | 1985 | CM | Kirby Peter J. | CM | Belzo Krzysztof | 2103 | 2 | |
| 4 | 7 | 2099 | FM | Theocharous Stelios | FM | Berg Olaf | 2235 | 1 | |
| 5 | 8 | 2062 | Frick Renato | IM | Berend Fred | 2357 | 9 |
The event is played as a Robin-round event in 9 rounds, with participation of 10 players, with time control of the event: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move from move one.
The total prize fund of the event is 4.500 EUR, with 2.000 EUR reserved for the Winner of the event.
