The French Chess Championship is the annual, national chess

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 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

Café de la Régence

The Café de la Régence in Paris was an important European centre of chess in the 18th and 19th centuries. All important chess masters of the time played there.The Café' masters include, but are not limited to:*   Paul Morphy...

, 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 Samuel Rosenthal Samuel Rosenthal was a Jewish chess master. Chess historian Edward Winter wrote, "He dedicated his life to chess-playing, touring, writing, teaching and analysing...
(2)	National-ch	1881	Paris	Edward Chamier Edward Chamier Edward Chamier was a French chess master.He was born into an English branch of a French Huguenot family . Chamier won at Paris 1874 and at Paris 1881...
(3)	National-ch	1883	Paris	Albert Clerc Albert Clerc Albert Clerc was a French chess master.-Chess career:He won at Paris 1856, tied for 9-10th at Paris 1878 , took 2nd, behind Samuel Rosenthal, at Paris 1880 , took 4th at Paris 1881 Albert Clerc (January 1830, Besançon – June 1918, Saint-Denis-en-Val) was a French chess master.-Chess career:He won...
(1)	Amateur-ch	1903	Arcachon Arcachon Arcachon is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.It is a popular bathing location on the Atlantic coast southwest of Bordeaux in the Landes forest...	Adolphe Silbert Adolphe Silbert Adolphe Silbert was a French chess master.He won at Arcachon 1902 . He lived in Paris where played in many tournaments at La Régence...
(2)	Amateur-ch	1914	Lyon Lyon Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....	Alphonse Goetz Alphonse Goetz Alphonse Goetz was a French chess master.Born in Strasbourg, France, he was a refugee after the Franco-Prussian War and the annexation of Alsace–Lorraine to the German Empire....

Official championships

#	Year	City	Winner
1	1923	Paris	Georges Renaud Georges Renaud Georges Renaud was a French chess master, theoretician and organizer.He won the first French Chess Championship at Paris 1923...
2	1924	Strasbourg Strasbourg Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...	Robert Crépeaux Robert Crépeaux Robert Crépeaux was a French chess master.He won three French Chess Championship at Strasbourg 1924, Nice 1925, and Paris 1941...
3	1925	Nice Nice Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...	Robert Crépeaux Robert Crépeaux Robert Crépeaux was a French chess master.He won three French Chess Championship at Strasbourg 1924, Nice 1925, and Paris 1941...
4	1926	Biarritz Biarritz Biarritz is a city which lies on the Bay of Biscay, on the Atlantic coast, in south-western France. It is a luxurious seaside town and is popular with tourists and surfers....	André Chéron André Chéron André Chéron was a French chess player, endgame theorist, and a composer of endgame studies. He lived in Switzerland for many years...
5	1927	Chamonix Chamonix Chamonix-Mont-Blanc or, more commonly, Chamonix is a commune in the Haute-Savoie département in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It was the site of the 1924 Winter Olympics, the first Winter Olympics...	André Chéron André Chéron André Chéron was a French chess player, endgame theorist, and a composer of endgame studies. He lived in Switzerland for many years...
6	1928	Marseille Marseille Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...	Aimé Gibaud
7	1929	Saint-Claude Saint-Claude, Jura Saint-Claude is a commune in the Jura department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.The town was originally named Saint-Oyand after Saint Eugendus. However, when St...	André Chéron André Chéron André Chéron was a French chess player, endgame theorist, and a composer of endgame studies. He lived in Switzerland for many years...
8	1930	Rouen Rouen Rouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages...	Aimé Gibaud
9	1931	Lille Lille Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...	André Muffang André Muffang André Muffang was a French chess master.Before World War I, he took 3rd, behind Alexander Alekhine and Frank Marshall, at Paris 1914 ; took 5th at Lyon 1914 ; and won at Paris 1914 .After the war, he won at Paris 1922 , took 2nd at...
10	1932	La Baule La Baule-Escoublac La Baule-Escoublac, commonly referred to as La Baule, is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.A century-old seaside resort at the gateway to Britany with beautiful villas, casino, luxury hotels and an original mix of old Breton and exclusive seaside culture boasting a 12...	Maurice Raizman Maurice Raizman Maurice Raizman was a French chess master.Born into a Jewish family in Bendery , he emigrated to France...
11	1933	Sarreguemines Sarreguemines Sarreguemines is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.It is the seat of an arrondissement.-Geography:...	Aristide Gromer Aristide Gromer Aristide Gromer was a French chess master.Gromer was thrice French Champion .He tied for 5-6th at Paris 1923 , took 3rd at Biarritz 1926 , took 2nd, behind Chéron, at Saint-Cloude 1929, shared 2nd with Savielly Tartakower, behind Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, at Paris 1930, took 2nd, behind Aimé Gibaud,...
12	1934	Paris	Victor Kahn Victor Kahn Victor Kahn was a Russian–French chess master.He was born in Moscow but left Russia in 1912 eventually ending up in France going via Sweden, Denmark and Germany. He won the Copenhagen Championship in 1916. He also played at Hamburg 1916....
13	1935	Saint-Alban-les-Eaux Saint-Alban-les-Eaux Saint-Alban-les-Eaux is a commune in the Loire department in central France.-References:*...	Aimé Gibaud
14	1936	Paris	Maurice Raizman Maurice Raizman Maurice Raizman was a French chess master.Born into a Jewish family in Bendery , he emigrated to France...
15	1937	Toulouse Toulouse Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...	Aristide Gromer Aristide Gromer Aristide Gromer was a French chess master.Gromer was thrice French Champion .He tied for 5-6th at Paris 1923 , took 3rd at Biarritz 1926 , took 2nd, behind Chéron, at Saint-Cloude 1929, shared 2nd with Savielly Tartakower, behind Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, at Paris 1930, took 2nd, behind Aimé Gibaud,...
16	1938	Nice Nice Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...	Aristide Gromer Aristide Gromer Aristide Gromer was a French chess master.Gromer was thrice French Champion .He tied for 5-6th at Paris 1923 , took 3rd at Biarritz 1926 , took 2nd, behind Chéron, at Saint-Cloude 1929, shared 2nd with Savielly Tartakower, behind Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, at Paris 1930, took 2nd, behind Aimé Gibaud,...
17	1940	Nice Nice Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...	Aimé Gibaud
18	1941	Paris	Robert Crépeaux Robert Crépeaux Robert Crépeaux was a French chess master.He won three French Chess Championship at Strasbourg 1924, Nice 1925, and Paris 1941...
19	1942	Paris	Roger Daniel
20	1943	Pau	Louis Bigot
21	1945	Roubaix Roubaix Roubaix is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is located between the cities of Lille and Tourcoing.The Gare de Roubaix railway station offers connections to Lille, Tourcoing, Antwerp, Ostend and Paris.-Culture:...	César Boutteville César Boutteville César Boutteville is a French–Vietnamese chess master.The son of a French father and a Vietnamese mother, Cesar Boutteville was born in Thin-Hao , nowadays part of Hanoi's urban district Dong Da...
22	1946	Bordeaux Bordeaux Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...	Maurice Raizman Maurice Raizman Maurice Raizman was a French chess master.Born into a Jewish family in Bendery , he emigrated to France...
23	1947	Rouen Rouen Rouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages...	Maurice Raizman Maurice Raizman Maurice Raizman was a French chess master.Born into a Jewish family in Bendery , he emigrated to France...
24	1948	Paris	Nicolas Rossolimo Nicolas Rossolimo Nicolas Rossolimo was an American-French-Russian-Greek chess Grandmaster. He was many times champion of Paris, France, and after relocating to the United States won the 1955 U.S. Open Championship...
25	1949	Besançon Besançon Besançon , is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It had a population of about 237,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2008...	Claude Hugot
26	1950	Aix-en-Provence Aix-en-Provence Aix , or Aix-en-Provence to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, is a city-commune in southern France, some north of Marseille. It is in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, of which it is a subprefecture. The population of Aix is...	César Boutteville César Boutteville César Boutteville is a French–Vietnamese chess master.The son of a French father and a Vietnamese mother, Cesar Boutteville was born in Thin-Hao , nowadays part of Hanoi's urban district Dong Da...
27	1951	Vichy Vichy Vichy is a commune in the department of Allier in Auvergne in central France. It belongs to the historic province of Bourbonnais.It is known as a spa and resort town and was the de facto capital of Vichy France during the World War II Nazi German occupation from 1940 to 1944.The town's inhabitants...	Maurice Raizman Maurice Raizman Maurice Raizman was a French chess master.Born into a Jewish family in Bendery , he emigrated to France...
28	1952	Charleville Charleville-Mézières Charleville-Mézières is a commune in northern France, capital of the Ardennes department in the Champagne-Ardenne region. Charleville-Mézières is located on the banks of the Meuse River.-History:...	Maurice Raizman Maurice Raizman Maurice Raizman was a French chess master.Born into a Jewish family in Bendery , he emigrated to France...
29	1953	Paris	Savielly Tartakower Savielly Tartakower Ksawery Tartakower was a leading Polish and French chess Grandmaster. He was also a leading chess journalist of the 1920s and 30s...
30	1954	Marseille Marseille Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...	César Boutteville César Boutteville César Boutteville is a French–Vietnamese chess master.The son of a French father and a Vietnamese mother, Cesar Boutteville was born in Thin-Hao , nowadays part of Hanoi's urban district Dong Da...
31	1955	Toulouse Toulouse Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...	César Boutteville César Boutteville César Boutteville is a French–Vietnamese chess master.The son of a French father and a Vietnamese mother, Cesar Boutteville was born in Thin-Hao , nowadays part of Hanoi's urban district Dong Da...
32	1956	Vittel Vittel Vittel is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.Mineral water is bottled and sold here by Nestlé Waters France, under the Vittel brand.-History:...	Pierre Rolland
33	1957	Bordeaux Bordeaux Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...	Wolf Bergraser
34	1958	Le Touquet Le Touquet-Paris-Plage Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, commonly referred to as Le Touquet, is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It has a population of 5,355....	Claude Lemoine
35	1959	Reims Reims Reims , a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, lies east-northeast of Paris. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....	César Boutteville César Boutteville César Boutteville is a French–Vietnamese chess master.The son of a French father and a Vietnamese mother, Cesar Boutteville was born in Thin-Hao , nowadays part of Hanoi's urban district Dong Da...
36	1961	Paris	Guy Mazzoni
37	1962	Paris	André Thiellement
38	1963	Paris	André Thiellement
39	1964	Montpellier Montpellier -Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....	Michel Roos
40	1965	Dunkerque	Guy Mazzoni
41	1966	Grenoble Grenoble Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...	Wolf Bergraser
42	1967	Dieppe Dieppe, Seine-Maritime Dieppe is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in France. In 1999, the population of the whole Dieppe urban area was 81,419.A port on the English Channel, famous for its scallops, and with a regular ferry service from the Gare Maritime to Newhaven in England, Dieppe also has a popular pebbled...	César Boutteville César Boutteville César Boutteville is a French–Vietnamese chess master.The son of a French father and a Vietnamese mother, Cesar Boutteville was born in Thin-Hao , nowadays part of Hanoi's urban district Dong Da...
43	1968	Charbonnières-les-Bains Charbonnières-les-Bains Charbonnières-les-Bains is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.-References:*...	Jean-Claude Letzelter
44	1969	Pau	Jacques Planté Jacques Plante Joseph Jacques Omer Plante was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. During a career lasting from 1947–1975, he was considered to be one of the most important innovators in hockey...
45	1970	Mulhouse Mulhouse Mulhouse |mill]] hamlet) is a city and commune in eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders. With a population of 110,514 and 278,206 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2006, it is the largest city in the Haut-Rhin département, and the second largest in the Alsace region after...	Jacques Maclès
46	1971	Mérignac Mérignac, Gironde Mérignac is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is the largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the west...	Jean-Claude Letzelter
47	1972	Rosny-sous-Bois Rosny-sous-Bois Rosny-sous-Bois is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.It is the seat of the national centre of road information of the national gendarmerie.- Heraldry :-Transport:...	Aldo Haïk
48	1973	Vittel Vittel Vittel is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.Mineral water is bottled and sold here by Nestlé Waters France, under the Vittel brand.-History:...	Michel Benoit
49	1974	Chambéry Chambéry Chambéry is a city in the department of Savoie, located in the Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.It is the capital of the department and has been the historical capital of the Savoy region since the 13th century, when Amadeus V of Savoy made the city his seat of power.-Geography:Chambéry...	Jean-Claude Letzelter
50	1975	Dijon Dijon Dijon is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or département and of the Burgundy region.Dijon is the historical capital of the region of Burgundy. Population : 151,576 within the city limits; 250,516 for the greater Dijon area....	Miodrag Todorcevic Miodrag Todorcevic Miodrag Todorčević, Миодраг Тодорчевић a Serbian-French chess master and coach.In his chess career, he represented Yugoslavia/Serbia , France , and Spain ....
51	1976	Saint-Jean-de-Monts Saint-Jean-de-Monts Saint-Jean-de-Monts is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.-Geography:The town is situated in the west of the département, between Notre-Dame-de-Monts and Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez. It is split in two by a long plantation of pine trees, stretching from...	François Chevaldonnet
52	1977	Le Touquet Le Touquet-Paris-Plage Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, commonly referred to as Le Touquet, is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It has a population of 5,355....	Louis Roos
53	1978	Castelnaudary Castelnaudary Castelnaudary is a commune in the Aude department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in south France. It is in the former province of the Lauragais and famous for cassoulet of which it claims to be the world capital, and of which it is a major producer....	Nicolas Giffard
54	1979	Courchevel Courchevel Courchevel is the name of a ski resort located in the commune of Saint-Bon-Tarentaise in the French Alps, in the Tarentaise Valley, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes region. It is a part of Les Trois Vallées, the largest linked ski area in the world...	Bachar Kouatly Bachar Kouatly Bachar Kouatly a Lebanese–French chess master, journalist and activist.He played thrice for Lebanon in World Junior Chess Championship , and represented Lebanon in Chess Olympiad at La Valleta 1980. He won at Qatar 1981 and took 14th at Toluca 1982 .Kouatly won French Chess Championship in 1979...
55	1980	Puteaux Puteaux Puteaux is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the heart of the Hauts-de-Seine department from the center of Paris....	Jean-Luc Seret Jean-Luc Seret Jean-Luc Seret is a French chess player, International Master and four-time winner of the French Chess Championship.-Playing career:...
56	1981	Vitrolles Vitrolles, Bouches-du-Rhône Vitrolles is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône département in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. It is the largest suburb of the city of Aix-en-Provence and is adjacent to its southwest side.-Population:-Administration:...	Jean-Luc Seret Jean-Luc Seret Jean-Luc Seret is a French chess player, International Master and four-time winner of the French Chess Championship.-Playing career:...
57	1982	Schiltigheim Schiltigheim Schiltigheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.The inhabitants are called Schilikois in French and Scheligemer in Alsatian....	Nicolas Giffard
58	1983	Belfort Belfort Belfort is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Franche-Comté in northeastern France and is the prefecture of the department. It is located on the Savoureuse, on the strategically important natural route between the Rhine and the Rhône – the Belfort Gap or Burgundian Gate .-...	Aldo Haïk
59	1984	Alès Alès Alès is a commune in the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. It is one of the sub-prefectures of the department. It was formerly known as Alais.-Geography:...	Jean-Luc Seret Jean-Luc Seret Jean-Luc Seret is a French chess player, International Master and four-time winner of the French Chess Championship.-Playing career:...
60	1985	Clermont-Ferrand Clermont-Ferrand Clermont-Ferrand is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of 140,700 . Its metropolitan area had 409,558 inhabitants at the 1999 census. It is the prefecture of the Puy-de-Dôme department...	Jean-Luc Seret Jean-Luc Seret Jean-Luc Seret is a French chess player, International Master and four-time winner of the French Chess Championship.-Playing career:...
61	1986	Épinal Épinal Épinal is a commune in northeastern France and the capital of the Vosges department. Inhabitants are known as Spinaliens.-Geography:The commune has a land area of 59.24 km²...	Gilles Mirallès
62	1987	Rouen Rouen Rouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages...	Christophe Bernard
63	1988	Val Thorens Val Thorens Val Thorens, located in the Tarentaise Valley, Savoie, French Alps, is the highest ski resort in Europe, at 2300 m altitude. It is located in the commune of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville in the Savoie département...	Gilles Andruet Gilles Andruet Gilles Andruet was a French chess player, International Master and France champion . He is the son of rally driver Jean-Claude Andruet.-Chess career:...
64	1989	Épinal Épinal Épinal is a commune in northeastern France and the capital of the Vosges department. Inhabitants are known as Spinaliens.-Geography:The commune has a land area of 59.24 km²...	Gilles Mirallès
65	1990	Angers Angers Angers is the main city in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France about south-west of Paris. Angers is located in the French region known by its pre-revolutionary, provincial name, Anjou, and its inhabitants are called Angevins....	Marc Santo-Roman Marc Santo-Roman Marc Santo-Roman is a French chess grandmaster.-Chess career:He won three French Chess Championship at Angers 1990, Montpellier 1991, and Chambéry 1994 and played for France in the 29th Chess Olympiad at Novi Sad 1990, 30th Chess Olympiad at Manila 1992 and in the 31st Chess Olympiad at Moscow...
66	1991	Montpellier Montpellier -Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....	Marc Santo-Roman Marc Santo-Roman Marc Santo-Roman is a French chess grandmaster.-Chess career:He won three French Chess Championship at Angers 1990, Montpellier 1991, and Chambéry 1994 and played for France in the 29th Chess Olympiad at Novi Sad 1990, 30th Chess Olympiad at Manila 1992 and in the 31st Chess Olympiad at Moscow...
67	1992	Strasbourg Strasbourg Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...	Manuel Apicella Manuel Apicella Manuel Apicella is a French chess grandmaster.Apicella was awarded the GM title in 1995.He won the French Chess Championship in 1992 at a category 7 event in Strasbourg. He won the French Team Championship six times, 1986 playing for Caissa, 1989, 1992, 1996, 1997 and 1999 for Clichy...
68	1993	Nantes Nantes Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....	Emmanuel Bricard
69	1994	Chambéry Chambéry Chambéry is a city in the department of Savoie, located in the Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.It is the capital of the department and has been the historical capital of the Savoy region since the 13th century, when Amadeus V of Savoy made the city his seat of power.-Geography:Chambéry...	Marc Santo-Roman Marc Santo-Roman Marc Santo-Roman is a French chess grandmaster.-Chess career:He won three French Chess Championship at Angers 1990, Montpellier 1991, and Chambéry 1994 and played for France in the 29th Chess Olympiad at Novi Sad 1990, 30th Chess Olympiad at Manila 1992 and in the 31st Chess Olympiad at Moscow...
70	1995	Toulouse Toulouse Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...	Éric Prié Éric Prié Éric Prié , born 14 March 1962 in Paris, is a French chess player, International Grandmaster since 1996, currently playing for Montpellier Échecs. He won the title of French Champion in 1995 and of Paris Champion in 1982, 1983, 1992 and 1996...
71	1996	Auxerre Auxerre Auxerre is a commune in the Bourgogne region in north-central France, between Paris and Dijon. It is the capital of the Yonne department.Auxerre's population today is about 45,000...	Christian Bauer Christian Bauer Christian Bauer is a French chess player and author. In 1996 he won the French Chess Championship. In 2009 he came first at Vicente Bonil ahead of 21 GMs and 33 titled players.-External links:...
72	1997	Narbonne Narbonne Narbonne is a commune in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. It lies from Paris in the Aude department, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Once a prosperous port, it is now located about from the shores of the Mediterranean Sea...	Anatoly Vaisser Anatoly Vaisser Anatoly Vaisser is a French chess Grandmaster and currently Senior Chess Champion of the World....
73	1998	Méribel Méribel Méribel is a ski resort in the Tarentaise Valley in the French Alps, situated near the town of Moutiers.Méribel refers to three neighbouring villages in the Les Allues commune of the Savoie département of France, near the town of Moûtiers , called Méribel Centre, Méribel-Mottaret and Méribel Village...	Josif Dorfman Josif Dorfman Josif Davidovich Dorfman is a Soviet-French chess Grandmaster, coach, and chess writer.-Tournament results:...
74	1999	Besançon Besançon Besançon , is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It had a population of about 237,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2008...	Étienne Bacrot Étienne Bacrot Étienne Bacrot is a French chess grandmaster and currently ranked number one in France.He started playing at 4; by 10 young Bacrot was already winning junior competitions and in 1996, at 13 years of age, he won against Vasily Smyslov...
75	2000	Vichy Vichy Vichy is a commune in the department of Allier in Auvergne in central France. It belongs to the historic province of Bourbonnais.It is known as a spa and resort town and was the de facto capital of Vichy France during the World War II Nazi German occupation from 1940 to 1944.The town's inhabitants...	Étienne Bacrot Étienne Bacrot Étienne Bacrot is a French chess grandmaster and currently ranked number one in France.He started playing at 4; by 10 young Bacrot was already winning junior competitions and in 1996, at 13 years of age, he won against Vasily Smyslov...
76	2001	Marseille Marseille Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...	Étienne Bacrot Étienne Bacrot Étienne Bacrot is a French chess grandmaster and currently ranked number one in France.He started playing at 4; by 10 young Bacrot was already winning junior competitions and in 1996, at 13 years of age, he won against Vasily Smyslov...
77	2002	Val-d'Isère	Étienne Bacrot Étienne Bacrot Étienne Bacrot is a French chess grandmaster and currently ranked number one in France.He started playing at 4; by 10 young Bacrot was already winning junior competitions and in 1996, at 13 years of age, he won against Vasily Smyslov...
78	2003	Aix-les-Bains Aix-les-Bains Aix-les-Bains is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It is situated on the shore of Lac du Bourget, by rail north of Chambéry.-Geography:...	Étienne Bacrot Étienne Bacrot Étienne Bacrot is a French chess grandmaster and currently ranked number one in France.He started playing at 4; by 10 young Bacrot was already winning junior competitions and in 1996, at 13 years of age, he won against Vasily Smyslov...
79	2004	Val-d'Isère	Joël Lautier Joel Lautier Joël Lautier is a French chess grandmaster and FIDE Senior Trainer .Born in Canada, of French father and Japanese mother, Lautier is one of the strongest grandmasters from France. He won the 1988 World Junior Chess Championship on tiebreak at Adelaide, and the French Chess Championships in 2004...
80	2005	Chartres Chartres Chartres is a commune and capital of the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It is located southwest of Paris.-Geography:Chartres is built on the left bank of the Eure River, on a hill crowned by its famous cathedral, the spires of which are a landmark in the surrounding country...	Joël Lautier Joel Lautier Joël Lautier is a French chess grandmaster and FIDE Senior Trainer .Born in Canada, of French father and Japanese mother, Lautier is one of the strongest grandmasters from France. He won the 1988 World Junior Chess Championship on tiebreak at Adelaide, and the French Chess Championships in 2004...
81	2006	Besançon Besançon Besançon , is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It had a population of about 237,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2008...	Vladislav Tkachiev Vladislav Tkachiev -Biography:In 1982, he moved to Kazakhstan with his parents and learnt to play chess a year later. A winner of the Kazakhstani Youth Championship in 1985, he went on to represent Kazakhstan at the 1992 Chess Olympiad in Manila and was twice the national champion....
82	2007	Aix-les-Bains Aix-les-Bains Aix-les-Bains is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It is situated on the shore of Lac du Bourget, by rail north of Chambéry.-Geography:...	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Maxime Vachier-Lagrave is a French chess Grandmaster and the 2009 World Junior Chess Champion.-Grandmaster norms:He completed his final grandmaster norm at age 14 years, 4 months, in 2005....
83	2008	Pau	Étienne Bacrot Étienne Bacrot Étienne Bacrot is a French chess grandmaster and currently ranked number one in France.He started playing at 4; by 10 young Bacrot was already winning junior competitions and in 1996, at 13 years of age, he won against Vasily Smyslov...
84	2009	Nîmes Nîmes Nîmes is the capital of the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. Nîmes has a rich history, dating back to the Roman Empire, and is a popular tourist destination.-History:...	Vladislav Tkachiev Vladislav Tkachiev -Biography:In 1982, he moved to Kazakhstan with his parents and learnt to play chess a year later. A winner of the Kazakhstani Youth Championship in 1985, he went on to represent Kazakhstan at the 1992 Chess Olympiad in Manila and was twice the national champion....
85	2010	Belfort Belfort Belfort is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Franche-Comté in northeastern France and is the prefecture of the department. It is located on the Savoureuse, on the strategically important natural route between the Rhine and the Rhône – the Belfort Gap or Burgundian Gate .-...	Laurent Fressinet Laurent Fressinet Laurent Fressinet is a French chess Grandmaster. He is married to Almira Skripchenko.In October 2011 he tied for 3rd-15th in the open section of the 15th Corsican Circuit.-External links:*...
86	2011	Caen Caen Caen is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the Calvados department and the capital of the Basse-Normandie region. It is located inland from the English Channel....	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Maxime Vachier-Lagrave is a French chess Grandmaster and the 2009 World Junior Chess Champion.-Grandmaster norms:He completed his final grandmaster norm at age 14 years, 4 months, in 2005....

Women's winners

Year	City	Winner
1924	Paris	Marie Jeanne Frigard
1926	Paris	Marie Jeanne Frigard
1927	Paris	Paulette Schwartzmann Paulette Schwartzmann Paulette Schwartzmann was a Latvian–French–Argentine chess player.Born in Riga, she emigrated to France. She won seven times French Chess Championship , although she was awarded the title only thrice. She became French citizen in 1933.She played twice in Women's World Chess Championship...  (off contest) Marie Jeanne Frigard
1928	Paris	Paulette Schwartzmann Paulette Schwartzmann Paulette Schwartzmann was a Latvian–French–Argentine chess player.Born in Riga, she emigrated to France. She won seven times French Chess Championship , although she was awarded the title only thrice. She became French citizen in 1933.She played twice in Women's World Chess Championship...  (off contest) D'Autremont
1929	Paris	Paulette Schwartzmann Paulette Schwartzmann Paulette Schwartzmann was a Latvian–French–Argentine chess player.Born in Riga, she emigrated to France. She won seven times French Chess Championship , although she was awarded the title only thrice. She became French citizen in 1933.She played twice in Women's World Chess Championship...  (off contest) D'Autremont
1931	Paris	Paulette Schwartzmann Paulette Schwartzmann Paulette Schwartzmann was a Latvian–French–Argentine chess player.Born in Riga, she emigrated to France. She won seven times French Chess Championship , although she was awarded the title only thrice. She became French citizen in 1933.She played twice in Women's World Chess Championship...  (off contest) Louise Pape
1932	Paris	Alice Tonini Alice Tonini Alice Tonini was an Italian female chess master.She was an Italian citizen who lived in France. Tonini won three times French Chess Championship in Paris in 1932, 1933, and 1934...  (off contest) D'Autremont
1933	Paris	Alice Tonini Alice Tonini Alice Tonini was an Italian female chess master.She was an Italian citizen who lived in France. Tonini won three times French Chess Championship in Paris in 1932, 1933, and 1934...  (off contest) Paulette Schwartzmann Paulette Schwartzmann Paulette Schwartzmann was a Latvian–French–Argentine chess player.Born in Riga, she emigrated to France. She won seven times French Chess Championship , although she was awarded the title only thrice. She became French citizen in 1933.She played twice in Women's World Chess Championship...
1934	Paris	Alice Tonini Alice Tonini Alice Tonini was an Italian female chess master.She was an Italian citizen who lived in France. Tonini won three times French Chess Championship in Paris in 1932, 1933, and 1934...  (off contest) Maud Flandin
1935	Paris	Paulette Schwartzmann Paulette Schwartzmann Paulette Schwartzmann was a Latvian–French–Argentine chess player.Born in Riga, she emigrated to France. She won seven times French Chess Championship , although she was awarded the title only thrice. She became French citizen in 1933.She played twice in Women's World Chess Championship...
1936	Paris	Chantal Chaudé de Silans Chantal Chaudé de Silans Chantal Chaudé de Silans was a French chess player and a pioneer of women's chess.She learned how to play the game when she was nine along with her brother the Baron de Silans, who later became a strong amateur. In 1932, at age thirteen, she entered her first women's French Chess Championship...
1937	Toulouse	Angles D'Auriac
1938	Nice	Paulette Schwartzmann Paulette Schwartzmann Paulette Schwartzmann was a Latvian–French–Argentine chess player.Born in Riga, she emigrated to France. She won seven times French Chess Championship , although she was awarded the title only thrice. She became French citizen in 1933.She played twice in Women's World Chess Championship...
1941	Paris	Long
1942	Paris	Duval
1943	Paris	Suzanne Dehelly

• No contest held between 1944 and 1954

Year	City	Winner
1955	Toulouse Toulouse Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...	Vazeille
1956	Vittel Vittel Vittel is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.Mineral water is bottled and sold here by Nestlé Waters France, under the Vittel brand.-History:...	Isabelle Choko

• No contest held between 1957 and 1974

Year	City	Winner
1975	Paris	Milinka Merlini
1976	Saint-Jean-de-Monts Saint-Jean-de-Monts Saint-Jean-de-Monts is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.-Geography:The town is situated in the west of the département, between Notre-Dame-de-Monts and Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez. It is split in two by a long plantation of pine trees, stretching from...	Milinka Merlini
1977	Le Touquet	Milinka Merlini
1978	Castelnaudary Castelnaudary Castelnaudary is a commune in the Aude department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in south France. It is in the former province of the Lauragais and famous for cassoulet of which it claims to be the world capital, and of which it is a major producer....	Milinka Merlini
1979	Courchevel Courchevel Courchevel is the name of a ski resort located in the commune of Saint-Bon-Tarentaise in the French Alps, in the Tarentaise Valley, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes region. It is a part of Les Trois Vallées, the largest linked ski area in the world...	Monique Ruck-Petit
1980	Paris	Milinka Merlini
1981	Orange Orange, Vaucluse Orange is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.It has a primarily agricultural economy...	Josiane Legendre
1982	Orange Orange, Vaucluse Orange is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.It has a primarily agricultural economy...	Martine Dubois
1983	Montpellier Montpellier -Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....	Julia Lebel-Arias
1984	Loches Loches Loches is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.It is situated southeast of Tours by railway, on the left bank of the Indre River.-History:...	Isabelle Kientzler
1985	Lille Lille Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...	Christine Leroy
1986	Orange Orange, Vaucluse Orange is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.It has a primarily agricultural economy...	Julia Lebel-Arias
1987	Baud Baud In telecommunications and electronics, baud is synonymous to symbols per second or pulses per second. It is the unit of symbol rate, also known as baud rate or modulation rate; the number of distinct symbol changes made to the transmission medium per second in a digitally modulated signal or a...	Sabine Fruteau
1988	not played
1989	Orange Orange, Vaucluse Orange is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.It has a primarily agricultural economy...	Sabine Fruteau
1990	Challes-les-Eaux Challes-les-Eaux Challes-les-Eaux is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Chambéry Aerodrome is located in the commune.-External links:*...	Julia Lebel-Arias
1991	Montpellier Montpellier -Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....	Christine Flear (née Leroy)
1992	Le Havre Le Havre Le Havre is a city in the Seine-Maritime department of the Haute-Normandie region in France. It is situated in north-western France, on the right bank of the mouth of the river Seine on the English Channel. Le Havre is the most populous commune in the Haute-Normandie region, although the total...	Claire Gervais
1993	Nantes Nantes Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....	Claire Gervais
1994	Chambéry Chambéry Chambéry is a city in the department of Savoie, located in the Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.It is the capital of the department and has been the historical capital of the Savoy region since the 13th century, when Amadeus V of Savoy made the city his seat of power.-Geography:Chambéry...	Christine Flear (née Leroy)
1995	Toulouse Toulouse Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...	Raphaelle Bujisho (later Raphaelle Delahaye)
1996	Auxerre Auxerre Auxerre is a commune in the Bourgogne region in north-central France, between Paris and Dijon. It is the capital of the Yonne department.Auxerre's population today is about 45,000...	Claire Gervais
1997	Bastia Bastia Bastia is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France located in the northeast of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse. It is also the second-largest city in Corsica after Ajaccio and the capital of the department....	Malina Nicoara
1998	Meribel Méribel Méribel is a ski resort in the Tarentaise Valley in the French Alps, situated near the town of Moutiers.Méribel refers to three neighbouring villages in the Les Allues commune of the Savoie département of France, near the town of Moûtiers , called Méribel Centre, Méribel-Mottaret and Méribel Village...	Christine Flear (née Leroy)
1999	Besançon Besançon Besançon , is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It had a population of about 237,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2008...	Christine Flear (née Leroy)
2000	Vichy Vichy Vichy is a commune in the department of Allier in Auvergne in central France. It belongs to the historic province of Bourbonnais.It is known as a spa and resort town and was the de facto capital of Vichy France during the World War II Nazi German occupation from 1940 to 1944.The town's inhabitants...	Marie Sebag Marie Sebag Marie Sebag is a French chess player, who won the French Chess Championship for women in 2000 and 2002.-Tournament results:...
2001	Marseille Marseille Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...	Maria Nepeina-Leconte
2002	Val d'Isère Val d'Isère Val d'Isère is a commune of the Tarentaise Valley, in the Savoie department in south-eastern France. It lies from the border with Italy. It is on the border of the Vanoise National Park created in 1963. The Face de Bellevarde was the scene of the men's downhill race as part of the 1992 Winter...	Marie Sebag Marie Sebag Marie Sebag is a French chess player, who won the French Chess Championship for women in 2000 and 2002.-Tournament results:...
2003	Aix-les-Bains Aix-les-Bains Aix-les-Bains is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It is situated on the shore of Lac du Bourget, by rail north of Chambéry.-Geography:...	Sophie Milliet Sophie Milliet Sophie Milliet is a French chess player and the current national women's champion.She was raised in the French town of Castelnau-le-Lez and learned to play chess at the age of four. Her endeavours at junior level showed good promise and catapulted her Elo rating over the 2100 mark by the time she...
2004	Val d'Isère Val d'Isère Val d'Isère is a commune of the Tarentaise Valley, in the Savoie department in south-eastern France. It lies from the border with Italy. It is on the border of the Vanoise National Park created in 1963. The Face de Bellevarde was the scene of the men's downhill race as part of the 1992 Winter...	Almira Skripchenko Almira Skripchenko Almira Skripchenko is a French chess player who has achieved the FIDE International Master and Woman Grandmaster titles...
2005	Chartres Chartres Chartres is a commune and capital of the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It is located southwest of Paris.-Geography:Chartres is built on the left bank of the Eure River, on a hill crowned by its famous cathedral, the spires of which are a landmark in the surrounding country...	Almira Skripchenko Almira Skripchenko Almira Skripchenko is a French chess player who has achieved the FIDE International Master and Woman Grandmaster titles...
2006	Besançon Besançon Besançon , is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It had a population of about 237,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2008...	Almira Skripchenko Almira Skripchenko Almira Skripchenko is a French chess player who has achieved the FIDE International Master and Woman Grandmaster titles...
2007	Aix-les-Bains Aix-les-Bains Aix-les-Bains is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It is situated on the shore of Lac du Bourget, by rail north of Chambéry.-Geography:...	Silvia Collas
2008	Pau	Sophie Milliet Sophie Milliet Sophie Milliet is a French chess player and the current national women's champion.She was raised in the French town of Castelnau-le-Lez and learned to play chess at the age of four. Her endeavours at junior level showed good promise and catapulted her Elo rating over the 2100 mark by the time she...
2009	Nîmes Nîmes Nîmes is the capital of the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. Nîmes has a rich history, dating back to the Roman Empire, and is a popular tourist destination.-History:...	Sophie Milliet Sophie Milliet Sophie Milliet is a French chess player and the current national women's champion.She was raised in the French town of Castelnau-le-Lez and learned to play chess at the age of four. Her endeavours at junior level showed good promise and catapulted her Elo rating over the 2100 mark by the time she...
2010	Belfort Belfort Belfort is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Franche-Comté in northeastern France and is the prefecture of the department. It is located on the Savoureuse, on the strategically important natural route between the Rhine and the Rhône – the Belfort Gap or Burgundian Gate .-...	Almira Skripchenko Almira Skripchenko Almira Skripchenko is a French chess player who has achieved the FIDE International Master and Woman Grandmaster titles...
2011	Caen Caen Caen is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the Calvados department and the capital of the Basse-Normandie region. It is located inland from the English Channel....	Sophie Milliet Sophie Milliet Sophie Milliet is a French chess player and the current national women's champion.She was raised in the French town of Castelnau-le-Lez and learned to play chess at the age of four. Her endeavours at junior level showed good promise and catapulted her Elo rating over the 2100 mark by the time she...

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		2344	*	½	½	1	½	1	½	1	1	1	1	1	9		2417	+9
2		2176	½	*	1	0	1	0	½	1	½	1	1	1	7½	35.50	2304	+19
3		2166	½	0	*	½	1	½	1	0	1	1	1	1	7½	34.75	2305	+21
4		2301	0	1	½	*	½	0	1	1	½	1	1	1	7½	33.75	2293	0
5		2173	½	0	0	½	*	1	½	1	1	1	1	1	7½	32.50	2304	+20
6		2169	0	1	½	1	0	*	0	0	½	1	1	1	6		2204	+5
7	align=left	|2170	½	½	0	0	½	1	*	½	½	½	1	½	5½		2172	0
8		2238	0	0	1	0	0	1	½	*	0	1	½	1	5		2135	-16
9		2081	0	½	0	½	0	½	½	1	*	½	½	½	4½		2116	+5
10		2049	0	0	0	0	0	0	½	0	½	*	1	1	3		2014	-6
11		2123	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	½	½	0	*	1	2		1916	-27
12		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		2458	**	½½	½1	1½	½1	½1	7½		2498	+5
2		2367	½½	**	10	00	1½	11	6		2396	+4
3		2337	½0	01	**	½1	10	½½	5½		2366	+4
4		2333	0½	11	½0	**	½0	½½	5		2333	0
5	align=left	|2320	½0	0½	01	½1	**	½½	4		2265	-8
6		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		2355	**	½½	½1	1½	½1	½1	7		2445	+12
2		2329	½½	**	10	00	1½	11	5½		2338	+1
3		2207	½0	01	**	½1	10	½½	5		2327	+17
4		2305	0½	11	½0	**	½0	½½	4½	22.75	2274	-4
5	align=left	|2327	½0	0½	01	½1	**	½½	4½	21.50	2269	-8
6		2323	½0	00	½½	½½	½½	**	3½		2198	-18

Average Elo: 2307 <=> Cat: 3