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
# Championship Year City Winner (1) National-ch 1880 Paris Samuel Rosenthal (2) National-ch 1881 Paris Edward Chamier (3) National-ch 1883 Paris Albert Clerc (1) Amateur-ch 1903 Arcachon Adolphe Silbert (2) Amateur-ch 1914 Lyon Alphonse Goetz
Official championships
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
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Year City Winner 1924 Paris Marie Jeanne Frigard 1926 Paris Marie Jeanne Frigard 1927 Paris Paulette Schwartzmann (off contest)
Marie Jeanne Frigard1928 Paris Paulette Schwartzmann (off contest)
D'Autremont1929 Paris Paulette Schwartzmann (off contest)
D'Autremont1931 Paris Paulette Schwartzmann (off contest)
Louise Pape1932 Paris Alice Tonini (off contest)
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
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. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
External links
- Heritage des Echecs Francais
- Championnats de France
- Larousse du jeu d'Échecs (1997)
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