FM Rogvi Egilstoft Nielsen became the winner of the 2016 Faroese Chess Championship, which took place in Sandavagur, Faroe Islands, from 19th to 26th March, 2016.
Nielsen scored 7 points out of 9 games and convincingly triumphed, leaving behind FM Carl Eli Nolsoe Samuelsen and FM Hans Kristian Simonsen with 5.5 points, who took second and third place respectively.
Final Rankings on Chess-Results
The event was a 9 round Round Robin tournament with 10 players. The time control of the Championship was 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 seconds increment per move.