French Chess Championship
The French Chess Championship is the annual, national chess tournament of France. It was officially first played in 1923 after the formation of the Fédération Française des Echecs in 1921. The first unofficial national tournament was played in 1880, in the Café de la Régence, where further edition were held in 1881 and 1883. The 1903 and 1914 tournaments were the first real predecessors of the official championship. They ran under the name Championnat de France des amateurs (Championship of the chess enthusiasts).
Unofficial championships
Official championships
# Year City Winner 1 1923 Paris Georges Renaud 2 1924 Strasbourg Robert Crépeaux 3 1925 Nice Robert Crépeaux 4 1926 Biarritz André Chéron 5 1927 Chamonix André Chéron 6 1928 Marseille Aimé Gibaud 7 1929 Saint-Claude André Chéron 8 1930 Rouen Aimé Gibaud 9 1931 Lille André Muffang 10 1932 La Baule Maurice Raizman 11 1933 Sarreguemines Aristide Gromer 12 1934 Paris Victor Kahn 13 1935 Saint-Alban-les-Eaux Aimé Gibaud 14 1936 Paris Maurice Raizman 15 1937 Toulouse Aristide Gromer 16 1938 Nice Aristide Gromer 17 1940 Nice Aimé Gibaud 18 1941 Paris Robert Crépeaux 19 1942 Paris Roger Daniel 20 1943 Pau Louis Bigot 21 1945 Roubaix César Boutteville 22 1946 Bordeaux Maurice Raizman 23 1947 Rouen Maurice Raizman 24 1948 Paris Nicolas Rossolimo 25 1949 Besançon Claude Hugot 26 1950 Aix-en-Provence César Boutteville 27 1951 Vichy Maurice Raizman 28 1952 Charleville Maurice Raizman 29 1953 Paris Savielly Tartakower 30 1954 Marseille César Boutteville 31 1955 Toulouse César Boutteville 32 1956 Vittel Pierre Rolland 33 1957 Bordeaux Volf Bergraser 34 1958 Le Touquet Claude Lemoine 35 1959 Reims César Boutteville 36 1961 Paris Guy Mazzoni 37 1962 Paris André Thiellement 38 1963 Paris André Thiellement 39 1964 Montpellier Michel Roos 40 1965 Dunkerque Guy Mazzoni 41 1966 Grenoble Volf Bergraser 42 1967 Dieppe César Boutteville 43 1968 Charbonnières-les-Bains Jean-Claude Letzelter 44 1969 Pau Jacques Planté 45 1970 Mulhouse Jacques Maclès 46 1971 Mérignac Jean-Claude Letzelter 47 1972 Rosny-sous-Bois Aldo Haïk 48 1973 Vittel Michel Benoit 49 1974 Chambéry Jean-Claude Letzelter 50 1975 Dijon Miodrag Todorcevic 51 1976 Saint-Jean-de-Monts François Chevaldonnet 52 1977 Le Touquet Louis Roos 53 1978 Castelnaudary Nicolas Giffard 54 1979 Courchevel Bachar Kouatly 55 1980 Puteaux Jean-Luc Seret 56 1981 Vitrolles Jean-Luc Seret 57 1982 Schiltigheim Nicolas Giffard 58 1983 Belfort Aldo Haïk 59 1984 Alès Jean-Luc Seret 60 1985 Clermont-Ferrand Jean-Luc Seret 61 1986 Épinal Gilles Mirallès 62 1987 Rouen Christophe Bernard 63 1988 Val Thorens Gilles Andruet 64 1989 Épinal Gilles Mirallès 65 1990 Angers Marc Santo-Roman 66 1991 Montpellier Marc Santo-Roman 67 1992 Strasbourg Manuel Apicella 68 1993 Nantes Emmanuel Bricard 69 1994 Chambéry Marc Santo-Roman 70 1995 Toulouse Éric Prié 71 1996 Auxerre Christian Bauer 72 1997 Narbonne Anatoly Vaisser 73 1998 Méribel Josif Dorfman 74 1999 Besançon Étienne Bacrot 75 2000 Vichy Étienne Bacrot 76 2001 Marseille Étienne Bacrot 77 2002 Val-d'Isère Étienne Bacrot 78 2003 Aix-les-Bains Étienne Bacrot 79 2004 Val-d'Isère Joël Lautier 80 2005 Chartres Joël Lautier 81 2006 Besançon Vladislav Tkachiev 82 2007 Aix-les-Bains Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 83 2008 Pau Étienne Bacrot 84 2009 Nîmes Vladislav Tkachiev 85 2010 Belfort Laurent Fressinet 86 2011 Caen Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 87 2012 Pau Romain Edouard, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Christian Bauer, Étienne Bacrot (see below) 88 2013 Nancy Hicham Hamdouchi 89 2014 Nîmes Laurent Fressinet 90 2015 Saint Quentin Christian Bauer 91 2016 Agen Matthieu Cornette 92 2017 Agen Étienne Bacrot 93 2018 Nîmes Tigran Gharamian 94 2019 Chartres Maxime Lagarde 95 2022 Albi Jules Moussard 96 2023 Alpe d'Huez Yannick Gozzoli
Edouard, Vachier-Lagrave, Bacrot and Bauer were tied on a score of 7/10 going into the final round. However then there was the shock news of the death of Christian Bauer's 4 month old child. The players decided to cancel the 11th and final round. Edouard, Vachier-Lagrave and Bacrot were to play off for the title, but on further reflection it was decided that all 4 players should share the title. [1]
Women's winners
Year City Winner 1924 Paris Marie Jeanne Frigard 1925 Paris Paulette Schwartzmann (off contest)
Marie Jeanne Frigard1926 Paris Marie Jeanne Frigard 1927 Paris Paulette Schwartzmann (off contest)
Marie Jeanne Frigard1928 Paris Paulette Schwartzmann (off contest)
Jeanne D'Autremont1929 Paris Paulette Schwartzmann (off contest)
Jeanne D'Autremont1931 Paris Paulette Schwartzmann (off contest)
Louise Pape1932 Paris Alice Tonini (off contest)
Jeanne D'Autremont1933 Paris Alice Tonini (off contest)
Paulette Schwartzmann1934 Paris Alice Tonini (off contest)
Maud Flandin1935 Paris Paulette Schwartzmann 1936 Paris Chantal Chaudé de Silans 1937 Toulouse Angles D'Auriac 1938 Nice Paulette Schwartzmann 1941 Paris Long 1942 Paris Duval 1943 Paris Suzanne Dehelly
- No contest held between 1944 and 1954
- No contest held between 1957 and 1974
Year City Winner 1975 Paris Milinka Merlini 1976 Saint-Jean-de-Monts Milinka Merlini 1977 Le Touquet Milinka Merlini 1978 Castelnaudary Milinka Merlini 1979 Courchevel Monique Ruck-Petit 1980 Paris Milinka Merlini 1981 Orange Josiane Legendre 1982 Orange Martine Dubois 1983 Montpellier Julia Lebel-Arias 1984 Loches Isabelle Kientzler 1985 Lille Christine Leroy 1986 Orange Julia Lebel-Arias 1987 Baud Sabine Fruteau 1988 not played 1989 Orange Sabine Fruteau 1990 Challes-les-Eaux Julia Lebel-Arias 1991 Montpellier Christine Flear (née Leroy) 1992 Le Havre Claire Gervais 1993 Nantes Claire Gervais 1994 Chambéry Christine Flear (née Leroy) 1995 Toulouse Raphaelle Bujisho (later Raphaelle Delahaye) 1996 Auxerre Claire Gervais 1997 Bastia Malina Nicoara 1998 Meribel Christine Flear (née Leroy) 1999 Besançon Christine Flear (née Leroy) 2000 Vichy Marie Sebag 2001 Marseille Maria Nepeina-Leconte 2002 Val d'Isère Marie Sebag 2003 Aix-les-Bains Sophie Milliet 2004 Val d'Isère Almira Skripchenko 2005 Chartres Almira Skripchenko 2006 Besançon Almira Skripchenko 2007 Aix-les-Bains Silvia Collas 2008 Pau Sophie Milliet 2009 Nîmes Sophie Milliet 2010 Belfort Almira Skripchenko 2011 Caen Sophie Milliet 2012 Pau Almira Skripchenko 2013 Nancy Nino Maisuradze 2014 Nîmes Nino Maisuradze 2015 Saint Quentin Almira Skripchenko 2016 Agen Sophie Milliet 2017 Agen Sophie Milliet 2018 Nîmes Pauline Guichard 2019 Chartres Pauline Guichard 2022 Albi Almira Skripchenko 2023 Alpe d'Huez Mitra Hejazipour
Some crosstables
FRA-ch (Women) 77th Val d'Isere 2002 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 Points TB Perf. +/- 1 
Marie Sebag (France)2344 * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 9 2417 +9 2 Christine Flear (France)2176 ½ * 1 0 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 7½ 35.50 2304 +19 3 Raphaelle Delahaye (France)2166 ½ 0 * ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 1 1 7½ 34.75 2305 +21 4 Roza Lallemand (France)2301 0 1 ½ * ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 7½ 33.75 2293 0 5 Sophie Milliet (France)2173 ½ 0 0 ½ * 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 7½ 32.50 2304 +20 6 Anne Muller (France)2169 0 1 ½ 1 0 * 0 0 ½ 1 1 1 6 2204 +5 7 Friederike Wohlers Armas (France)2170 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 5½ 2172 0 8 Marina Costagliola (France)2238 0 0 1 0 0 1 ½ * 0 1 ½ 1 5 2135 -16 9 Claire Marchadour (France)2081 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ 4½ 2116 +5 10 Martine Dubois (France)2049 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ * 1 1 3 2014 -6 11 Aurelie Dacalor (France)2123 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 * 1 2 1916 -27 12 Melanie Verot (France)2077 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 * 1 1781 -30
FRA-ch (Women) 85th Belfort 2010 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 Points TB Perf. +/- 1 Almira Skripchenko (France)2458 ** ½½ ½1 1½ ½1 ½1 7½ 2498 +5 2 Sophie Milliet (France)2367 ½½ ** 10 00 1½ 11 6 2396 +4 3 Maria Nepeina-Leconte (France)2337 ½0 01 ** ½1 10 ½½ 5½ 2366 +4 4 Silvia Collas (France)2333 0½ 11 ½0 ** ½0 ½½ 5 2333 0 5 Pauline Guichard (France)2320 ½0 0½ 01 ½1 ** ½½ 4 2265 -8 6 Marina Roumegous (France)2181 ½0 00 ½½ ½½ ½½ ** 2 2123 -6
Average Elo: 2332 <=> Cat: 4
FRA-ch (Women) 86th Caen 2011 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 Points TB Perf. +/- 1 Sophie Milliet (France)2355 ** ½½ ½1 1½ ½1 ½1 7 2445 +12 2 Nino Maisuradze (France)2329 ½½ ** 10 00 1½ 11 5½ 2338 +1 3 Andreea Bollengier (France)2207 ½0 01 ** ½1 10 ½½ 5 2327 +17 4 Pauline Guichard (France)2305 0½ 11 ½0 ** ½0 ½½ 4½ 22.75 2274 -4 5 Maria Nepeina-Leconte (France)2327 ½0 0½ 01 ½1 ** ½½ 4½ 21.50 2269 -8 6 Silvia Collas (France)2323 ½0 00 ½½ ½½ ½½ ** 3½ 2198 -18
Average Elo: 2307 <=> Cat: 3
References
- Crowther, Mark. "87th French Chess Championship 2012". The Week in Chess. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
External links
- Heritage des Echecs Francais
- Championnats de France
- Larousse du jeu d'Échecs (1997)
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