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The Liechtensteiner Schachverband is a member of FIDE since 1985. The national team has participated in ten Olympiads since 1988 and collected one individual medal for board performance (Mannhart, 2000). The best performance was ninetieth in 1992. The Liechtenstein Open is taking place for many years with always several title players.

The winners were: 1994 Cvitan, 1999 Schmittdiel, 2000 Rotstein, 2001 Cicak, 2002 Seeman, 2003 Miladinovic, 2004 Porper, 2005 Senff, 2006 Rotstein, 2007 Baburin, 2008 Ovsejevitsch, 2009 Hera, 2010 Anotniewski, 2011 Likavsky.

The national championship has been organised since 1942.

The national champions were:
1942 Breitenmoser, 1943 Hitz, 1944 Friedländer, 1945 Caratsch, 1946 Hitz, 1947 Hitz, 1952 Dr. Ritter, 1953 Berger, 1954 Berger, 1955 Schoch, 1956 Schaan, 1957 Geiger, 1958 Risch, 1959 Balzers, 1961 Frick, 1971 Risch, 1972 Gassner, 1973 Ferster, 1974 Tomördy, 1975 Dr. Payrits, 1976 Frick, 1977 Frick, 1978 Frick, 1979 Studer, 1980 Frick, 1981 Frick, 1982 Studer, 1983 Frick, 1984 Elkuch, 1985 Frick, 1986 Studer, 1987 Frick, 1988 Frick, 1989 Elkuch, 1990 Frick, 1991 Atlas, 1992 Atlas, 1993 Elkuch, 1994 Atlas, 1995 Atlas, 1996 Renato, 1997Kümin, 1998 Frick, 1999 Atlas, 2000 Frick, 2001 Mannhart, 2002 Wiesinger, 2003 Frick, 2004 Mannhart, 2005 Mannhart, 2006 Frick, 2007 Neuberger, 2008 Frick, 2009 Frick, 2010 Kobler.

The team of Liechtenstein in the Small State Championship in Andorra 2009