European Tax Haven Championship; November 11-19

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European Tax Haven Championship; November 11-19

Post by David Robertson » Fri Nov 17, 2017 5:02 pm

Euphemistically (and formally) known as the European Smaller Nations Team Championship, this month it's being hosted by Andorra. Teams are:

Andorra
Cyprus
Faroe Islands
Guernsey
Jersey
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Malta
Monaco
San Marino

http://esna.escacsandorra.com/welcome/

I'd guess Gibraltar and the Isle of Man will feel a bit miffed that they aren't 'nations' unlike, say, Jersey and Guernsey :roll: Or maybe their standing as a depository of hot and corruptly acquired loot isn't up to snuff. Not sure how the Faroe Islands snuck onto the list; maybe they have hot and corruptly acquired haddock.

Anyways >>>> Andorra heads the list going into the penultimate (8th) round. And GM David Norwood is one main reason why

http://chess-results.com/tnr312932.aspx

Enjoy. At least you'll learn who to turn to when planning to move your pension pot off-shore
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Post by Matt Mackenzie » Fri Nov 17, 2017 5:13 pm

Gib and IoM aren't FIDE members, will probably be the explanation there.
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Re: European Tax Haven Championship; November 11-19

Post by JustinHorton » Sun Nov 19, 2017 9:09 am

Can't they afford the sub?
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Re: European Tax Haven Championship; November 11-19

Post by NickFaulks » Sun Nov 19, 2017 9:48 am

JustinHorton wrote:
Sun Nov 19, 2017 9:09 am
Can't they afford the sub?
Nowadays you have to be an IOC member.
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Re: European Tax Haven Championship; November 11-19

Post by JustinHorton » Sun Nov 19, 2017 10:15 am

Ah that's a good point. I wonder if Gibraltar (being a FIFA member) has aspirations in that respect?
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Re: European Tax Haven Championship; November 11-19

Post by David Robertson » Sun Nov 19, 2017 1:04 pm

Hurrah! The Faroe Islands won, undefeated in the round-robin (8-1-0) and, as far as I can tell, uncorrupted by dodgy off-shore cash. They have a GM established more recently than us (GM Helgi Ziska, 2016); play football (better than us?); and their favourite meal is chips with, ahem, fish. But they are not (yet) members of IOC

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Re: European Tax Haven Championship; November 11-19

Post by NickFaulks » Sun Nov 19, 2017 1:35 pm

David Robertson wrote:
Sun Nov 19, 2017 1:04 pm
. But they are not (yet) members of IOC
Spain has managed to veto that, and the IOC has refused to allow the matter to go to CAS. For so long as FIDE maintains its one-sided love affair with the IOC, that's the end of that.
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Re: European Tax Haven Championship; November 11-19

Post by JustinHorton » Fri Nov 24, 2017 11:44 am

Meanwhile its the European Corporate Chess Championship.
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