European Tax Haven Championship; November 11-19
European Tax Haven Championship; November 11-19
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 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
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 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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Re: European Tax Haven Championship; November 12-19
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
Can't they afford the sub?
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Re: European Tax Haven Championship; November 11-19
Nowadays you have to be an IOC member.
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Re: European Tax Haven Championship; November 11-19
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
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
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
Meanwhile its the European Corporate Chess Championship.
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