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More Girls and Women Joining Janus Open II
It’s fair to say that not many girls or women are active in the Faroese chess scene — something we believe should change. That’...
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Great participation!
With four months still to go before Janus Open II begins, we are delighted that there are already 77 registrations for the tour...
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Janus Open II – See you in Kolshøll, January 9 to 11
We at Talvfelagið Rókur are delighted to welcome all chess players, both beginners and advanced to The Janus Open II, which wil...
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Photos - Janus Open I
Jógvan Í Skorini (mayor of Eiði Municipality) gives a speech Ingi Wiberg (President of the Faroese Chess Federation) gives a sp...
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Danish Player Wins Janus Open I
It came down to a final match in the last round today between the leaders: Ádam Ómarsson from Iceland, who had won the first si...
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Icelander in the Lead at Eiði
Unexpectedly, the Icelander Ádam Ómarsson has taken the sole lead in the Janus Open chess tournament at Eiði. He is the only pl...
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Chess tournament in Eiði breaks all records
Never before have so many gathered to play chess in the Faroe Islands as this weekend in Eiði. Over one hundred players – inclu...
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