Small European Countries Chess Olympics
Faroe Islands and Andorra with perfect score after three rounds
Report by Chessdom.com
A unique Chess Olympiad takes place from 20th to 27th of June, 2009. Ten small European countries will compete on a national level for the “Small Olympics” title.
The tournament is organized by the Andorra Chess Federation and is being played in Andorra la Vella. Top seeded is the host country with GM Oscar de la Riva on board 1, closely followed by Faroe Island led by IM Ziska, and Luxembourg led by IM Berend.
Round 3 standings (matches wins-draws-losses, ind.points):
1. Faroe Islands 3-0-0, 10
2. Andorra 3-0-0, 9.5
3. Monaco 2-0-1, 7.5
4. Malta 2-0-1, 6.5
5. Cyprus 2-0-1, 6
6. Luxemburg 1-0-2, 6
7. Guernsey 1-0-2, 5.5
8. San Marino 1-0-2, 4
9. Liechtenstein 0-0-3, 3
10. Jersey 0-0-3, 2
Here is the full article.
Nice to see these small countries getting a shot.
Guernsy and Jersey are countries ?