Chess is one of the most popular indoor sports in the world. Faroese Chess Championship is a popular event of chess (professional level) held every year. Faroese Chess Championship was started in 1972 since that year it is being organized every year continuously. Being organized for any one event continuously for so many years is a great achievement of this game. This is an indicator of the popularity of this event and its success globally. Check Faroese Chess Championship 2022 Winners.
Faroese Chess Championship 2022 is all set for its 50th annual event this year. It is a big annual event for lovers of chess sports. The organizer of the event is the Faroese Chess Association. FCA was established in 1970.
Faroese Chess Championship 2022: Winners
- Nielsen Hogni Egilstoft- 2410 (rtg)
- Egilstoft Rogvi- 2369 (rtg)
- Simonsen Hans Kristian- 2176 (rtg)
- Samuelsen Carl- 2168 (rtg)
- Apol Luitjen- 2160 (rtg)
- Nielsen Torkil- 2136 (rtg)
- Nolsoe Rani- 2068 (rtg)
- Olsen Wille- 2006 (rtg)
Faroese Chess Championship 2022: Schedule
Faroese Chess Championship 2022 is scheduled from 9 April 2022 to 15 April 2022. The location of the championship will be Former Islands. The format of the game will be an eight-player round-robin. The timing system is 90 minutes for 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with a 30-second increment per move, starting from move one.
| Date | Round | Venue | Time(IST) |
| 9 April 2022 | Round-1 | Eiði, Faroer Islands | 18:30 |
| 10 April 2022 | Round-2 | Eiði, Faroer Islands | 18:30 |
| 11 April 2022 | Round-3 | Eiði, Faroer Islands | 21:30 |
| 12 April 2022 | Round-4 | Eiði, Faroer Islands | 21:30 |
| 13 April 2022 | Round-5 | Eiði, Faroer Islands | 21:30 |
| 14 April 2022 | Round-6 | Eiði, Faroer Islands | 18:30 |
| 15 April 2022 | Round-7 | Eiði, Faroer Islands | 21:30 |
Faroese Chess Championship 2022: Players List
- Tummasarson, Flovin M.
- Johannesen, Bergur
- Egilstoft, Rogvi
- Nolsoe, Rani
- Morkore, Mortan
- Hojgaard, Brandur
- Simonsen, Hans Kristian
- Samuelsen, Carl Eli Nolsoe
- Morkore, Rogvi
- Ellingsgaard, Brandur
- Nielsen, Hogni Egilstoft
- Nielsen, Torkil
- Samuelsen, Brestir
- Hansen, Johan E.
- Apol, Luitjen Akselsson
- Olsen, Wille
Faroese Chess Championship 2022: Prize Money
There are no official details about the prize money of the Faroese Chess Championship2022. Faroese Chess Association has not released any information regarding the prize money of the tournament.
Did You Know?
The timing system in the league is 90 minutes for 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with a 30-second increment per move, starting from move one.