Faroese Chess Championship

The Faroese Chess Championship is organized by the Faroese Chess Association (Faroese: Talvsamband Føroya [Wikidata], TSF), which was established in 1970. The championship has been held annually since 1972.

National championship winners

Helgi Dam Ziska, the Faroe Islands' first and so far only grandmaster and 6 times Faroese chess champion in 2008, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2023.
YearChampion
1972Hans Petersen
1973Suní Ziska
1974Luitjen Apol
1975Luitjen Apol
1976Luitjen Apol
1977Hanus Joensen
1978John Jacobsen
1979Jens Christian Hansen
1980Súni Ziska
1981Jens Christian Hansen
1982Jens Christian Hansen
1983Andrias Ziska
1984Torkil Nielsen
1985Jens Christian Hansen
1986Torkil Nielsen
1987Bogi Ziska
1988Torkil Nielsen
1989Heini Olsen
1990Steintór Rasmussen [Wikidata]
1991Heini Olsen
1992Heini Olsen
1993Heini Olsen
1994Torbjørn Thomsen
1995Eyðun Nolsøe [Wikidata]
1996Rógvi W. Rasmussen
1997Rani Nolsøe [Wikidata]
1998John Rødgaard [Wikidata]
1999Heini Olsen
2000Flóvin Tór Næs
2001John Rødgaard
2002Hans Kristian Simonsen
2003Martin Poulsen
2004Martin Poulsen
2005Carl Eli Nolsøe Samuelsen
2006Martin Poulsen
2007John Rødgaard
2008Helgi Dam Ziska
2009Martin Poulsen
2010Olaf Berg
2011Helgi Dam Ziska
2012Rógvi Egilstoft Nielsen [Wikidata]
2013Olaf Berg
2014Høgni Egilstoft Nielsen [Wikidata]
2015Rógvi Egilstoft Nielsen
2016Rógvi Egilstoft Nielsen
2017Helgi Dam Ziska
2018Helgi Dam Ziska
2019Helgi Dam Ziska
2020 Høgni Egilstoft Nielsen [Wikidata]
2021Høgni Egilstoft Nielsen
2022Høgni Egilstoft Nielsen
2023Helgi Dam Ziska
2024Luitjen Akselsson Apol
2025Høgni Egilstoft Nielsen

References

  1. ↑ "FIDE Directory: Faroe Islands / Talvsamband Foroya". FIDE. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Campeonato de Islas Feroe". Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  3. ↑ Simonsen, Ólavur. "FM í Vestmanna 2001" (in Faroese). Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  4. ↑ Nielsen, Jóanis (5 April 2015). "Talv FM-2015: Rógvi Egilstoft Nielsen er nýggjur føroyameistari". jn.fo (in Faroese). Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "ROGVI EGILSTOFT NIELSEN WINS FAROESE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2016". 27 March 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2017.