# 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

    #ChampionshipYearCityWinner (1)National-ch1880ParisSamuel Rosenthal (2)National-ch1881ParisEdward Chamier (3)National-ch1883ParisAlbert Clerc (1)Amateur-ch1903ArcachonAdolphe Silbert (2)Amateur-ch1914LyonAlphonse Goetz

## Official championships

    #YearCityWinner 11923ParisGeorges Renaud 21924StrasbourgRobert Crépeaux 31925NiceRobert Crépeaux 41926BiarritzAndré Chéron 51927ChamonixAndré Chéron 61928MarseilleAimé Gibaud 71929Saint-ClaudeAndré Chéron 81930RouenAimé Gibaud 91931LilleAndré Muffang 101932La BauleMaurice Raizman 111933SarregueminesAristide Gromer 121934ParisVictor Kahn 131935Saint-Alban-les-EauxAimé Gibaud 141936ParisMaurice Raizman 151937ToulouseAristide Gromer 161938NiceAristide Gromer 171939not played 181941ParisRobert Crépeaux 191942ParisRoger Daniel 201943PauLouis Bigot 211945RoubaixCésar Boutteville 221946BordeauxMaurice Raizman 231947RouenMaurice Raizman 241948ParisNicolas Rossolimo 251949BesançonClaude Hugot 261950Aix-en-ProvenceCésar Boutteville 271951VichyMaurice Raizman 281952CharlevilleMaurice Raizman 291953ParisSavielly Tartakower 301954MarseilleCésar Boutteville 311955ToulouseCésar Boutteville 321956VittelPierre Rolland 331957BordeauxVolf Bergraser 341958Le TouquetClaude Lemoine 351959ReimsCésar Boutteville 361961ParisGuy Mazzoni 371962ParisAndré Thiellement 381963ParisAndré Thiellement 391964MontpellierMichel Roos 401965DunkerqueGuy Mazzoni 411966GrenobleVolf Bergraser 421967DieppeCésar Boutteville 431968Charbonnières-les-BainsJean-Claude Letzelter 441969PauJacques Planté 451970MulhouseJacques Maclès 461971MérignacJean-Claude Letzelter 471972Rosny-sous-BoisAldo Haïk 481973VittelMichel Benoit 491974ChambéryJean-Claude Letzelter 501975DijonMiodrag Todorcevic 511976Saint-Jean-de-MontsFrançois Chevaldonnet 521977Le TouquetLouis Roos 531978CastelnaudaryNicolas Giffard 541979CourchevelBachar Kouatly 551980PuteauxJean-Luc Seret 561981VitrollesJean-Luc Seret 571982SchiltigheimNicolas Giffard 581983BelfortAldo Haïk 591984AlèsJean-Luc Seret 601985Clermont-FerrandJean-Luc Seret 611986ÉpinalGilles Mirallès 621987RouenChristophe Bernard 631988Val ThorensGilles Andruet 641989ÉpinalGilles Mirallès 651990AngersMarc Santo-Roman 661991MontpellierMarc Santo-Roman 671992StrasbourgManuel Apicella 681993NantesEmmanuel Bricard 691994ChambéryMarc Santo-Roman 701995ToulouseÉric Prié 711996AuxerreChristian Bauer 721997NarbonneAnatoly Vaisser 731998MéribelJosif Dorfman 741999BesançonÉtienne Bacrot 752000VichyÉtienne Bacrot 762001MarseilleÉtienne Bacrot 772002Val-d'IsèreÉtienne Bacrot 782003Aix-les-BainsÉtienne Bacrot 792004Val-d'IsèreJoël Lautier 802005ChartresJoël Lautier 812006BesançonVladislav Tkachiev 822007Aix-les-BainsMaxime Vachier-Lagrave 832008PauÉtienne Bacrot 842009NîmesVladislav Tkachiev 852010BelfortLaurent Fressinet 862011CaenMaxime Vachier-Lagrave 872012PauRomain Edouard, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Christian Bauer, Étienne Bacrot 882013NancyHicham Hamdouchi 892014NîmesLaurent Fressinet 902015Saint Quentin Christian Bauer 912016AgenMatthieu Cornette 922017AgenÉtienne Bacrot 932018NîmesTigran Gharamian 942019ChartresMaxime Lagarde 952022AlbiJules Moussard 962023Alpe d'HuezYannick Gozzoli 972024Alpe d'HuezJules Moussard