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9th European Small Nations Team Chess Championship

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50 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 Nov 2025 to 22 Nov 2025 in Larnaca, Cyprus. 33 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2352, and top seed was Helgi Dam Ziska (🇫🇴 FAI, GM, 2543).

Serni Ribera Veganzones (🇦🇩 AND, FM, 2300) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Luitjen Akselsson Apol (7.5) and Konstantinos Michaelides (7.0). Ribera Veganzones shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Matthew Perchard (1754) beat Jake Darmanin (CM, 2032), a +278-point gap.

Location
🇨🇾Larnaca, Cyprus
Dates
15 Nov 2025 → 22 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇫🇴GMHelgi Dam Ziska2543
Avg top 10
2,352
Participants
50
Titled players · 33
GM×4
IM×3
FM×12
CM×12
WGM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇱🇺Luxembourg×5
🇬🇬Guernsey×5
🇨🇾Cyprus×5
🇦🇩Andorra×5
🇲🇨Monaco×5
🇸🇲San Marino×5
🇫🇴Faroe Islands×5
🇱🇮Liechtenstein×5
Top 3

Standings

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#PlayerFedEloPtsAvg opp.PerfΔ Elo
1FMRibera Veganzones, Serni🇦🇩AND23008.021232474+34.0
2FMApol, Luitjen Akselsson🇫🇴FAI22887.520522496+25.8
3FMMichaelides, Konstantinos🇨🇾CYP22457.021212341+25.4
5IMNielsen, Hogni Egilstoft🇫🇴FAI23856.521402391+1.6
6GMZiska, Helgi Dam🇫🇴FAI25436.522552506-1.0
4WGMBerend, Elvira🇱🇺LUX22436.520122434+21.8
8FMLinster, Philippe🇱🇺LUX22146.020792272+15.6
7GMBagheri, Amir🇲🇨MNC23566.021702363+3.0
9Mateu Guiu, Esteve🇦🇩AND21406.019742283+21.8
10GMDe La Riva Aguado, Oscar🇦🇩AND24395.522642494+5.6
11FMAntoniou, Rafail🇨🇾CYP21235.520622203+37.2
12IMWiedenkeller, Michael🇱🇺LUX23875.522102351-0.4
13Nielsen, Jon I Horni🇫🇴FAI20845.019942152+14.4
15CMBelzo, Krzysztof🇯🇪JCI20755.019542112+9.4
14Mertens, Marc🇱🇺LUX21015.019232196+13.6
17FMIsaakidis, Alexandros🇨🇾CYP22484.522282271+7.8
16Konstantinidis, Konstantinos🇨🇾CYP20524.520102203+24.2
22CMHeron, Andrew🇱🇮LIE20654.021182118+19.6
20Krieger, Markus🇱🇮LIE21684.022462246+14.4
19Berthaut, Alexandre🇲🇨MNC19854.020332083+18.8
18Gonzalez Garcia, Marc🇦🇩AND21124.019292054-7.2
21Petersen, Elias🇫🇴FAI20044.019202160+38.0
23CMPace, Colin🇲🇹MLT21063.521412098-3.4
29CMPortelli, Matthew🇲🇹MLT20643.521112111+14.8
26FMGomez Anadon, Daniel🇦🇩AND21993.520402040-25.2
25Ribbegren, Karl Johan🇲🇨MNC21213.520382038-13.4
24FMZerafa, Patrick🇲🇹MLT20093.519881988-3.4
28GMEfimov, Igor🇲🇨MNC23313.521992199-10.7
27Constantinou, Samuel Johannes🇨🇾CYP19503.518532002+7.2
30WCMNevska, Gerda🇬🇬GCI18373.020311944+17.0
31IMBerend, Fred🇱🇺LUX22273.020922042-14.3
32FMVerdier, Patrice🇲🇨MNC19273.019671917-2.6
33FMMannhart, Marcel🇱🇮LIE20872.520231882-41.8
38FMVolpinari, Danilo🇸🇲SMR19552.521962055+14.2
34Holland, Christopher🇬🇬GCI20682.521732071-3.4
37CMDarmanin, Jake🇲🇹MLT20322.520141912-22.8
36Frick, Renato🇱🇮LIE19082.520061904-4.0
35Perchard, Matthew🇯🇪JCI17542.520221920+22.4
39Leardini, Mirko🇸🇲SMR18332.020391819-6.4
40CMNovak, Attila Robert🇲🇹MLT21552.022212063-19.6
41CMWojciechowski, Paul🇯🇪JCI19321.519911761-30.2
45CMMorgan, Jamie🇬🇬GCI18361.021051754-17.2
43FMRighi, Ezio🇸🇲SMR18841.021061784-20.6
44CMMooney, Graham🇯🇪JCI19181.021961887-6.4
42Schaedler, Martin🇱🇮LIE18631.020311791-8.6
47CMOwen, Garth I🇬🇬GCI18180.520861664-17.2
48Berardi, Giancarlo🇸🇲SMR17830.520101609-16.4
46CMBrookfield, Toby🇬🇬GCI18130.520111645-15.4
49Kolin, Mateusz🇯🇪JCI18260.021231323-52.8
50CMPiva, Michele🇸🇲SMR17310.019961196-38.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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