The Faroe Islands (left) begin the defense of their championship against Andorra.	GM Oscar de la Riva Aguado (right) - the tournament's highest graded player - with his Andorran team-mate, FM Raul Garcia Paolicchi.	The team of San Marino (left) on their way to a narrow victory over Jersey.	The players of Guernsey (foreground) and Monaco (background) are deep in thought as they face Malta and Luxembourg respectively.	The Maltese trio of CM David Cilia Vincenti, Jake Darmanin and Clarence Psaila contemplate their positions against the host nation.	FM Paris Klerides - President of the FIDE European Small Nations Zone and Captain of Cyprus - considers his next move against CM Mario Kobler of Liechtenstein.	The team of Liechtenstein (right) during their hard-fought first round victory over Cyprus.