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'''Jules Moussard''' (born 16 January 1995) is a French [[chess]] player. He holds the title of [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]], which [[FIDE]] awarded him in 2016.
'''Jules Moussard''' ({{IPA-fr|ʒyl musaʁ}}; born 16 January 1995) is a French [[chess]] player. He holds the title of [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]], which [[FIDE]] awarded him in 2016.


==Career==
==Career==
Born in Paris,<ref>[[Arnaud Hauchard]]. [http://www.evry-grandroque.com/egr1.7.2fr/index.php/les-cours/nos-jeunes-espoirs "Nos jeunes espoirs"]. ''evry-grandroque.com'' (in French). Retrieved 27 October 2019.</ref> Moussard won seven titles at the French youth championships. He is the only player to have won a title in every age category, including the [[French Chess Championship|adult championship]] since his 2022 victory in finals against [[Étienne Bacrot]]. In 2002, he won his first title in the French under-8 championship in [[Hyères]], in front of Jacques Netzer. At the under-10 championship in [[Reims]] in 2004 he finished behind Stéphane Staatdjian, but won in the same age category the next year in [[Calvi, Haute-Corse|Calvi]]. In 2006 in [[Aix-les-Bains]], he won the under-12 title. He returned to this city in 2009 to win his fourth title, this time in the under-14 category. Two years later, he won the under-16 championship. Then in [[Nîmes]] in 2012, he won the under-18 championship ahead of Christophe Soshacki and Quentin Loiseau. In 2015 in [[Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Pau]] he won his seventh and last French youth championship in the under-20 division, ahead of Pierre Barbot and Raphaël Dutreuil.
Born in Paris,<ref>[[Arnaud Hauchard]]. [http://www.evry-grandroque.com/egr1.7.2fr/index.php/les-cours/nos-jeunes-espoirs "Nos jeunes espoirs"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806150954/http://www.evry-grandroque.com/egr1.7.2fr/index.php/les-cours/nos-jeunes-espoirs |date=2016-08-06 }}. ''evry-grandroque.com'' (in French). Retrieved 27 October 2019.</ref> Moussard won seven titles at the French youth championships. He is the only player to have won a title in every age category, including the [[French Chess Championship|adult championship]] since his 2022 victory in finals against [[Étienne Bacrot]]. In 2002, he won his first title in the French under-8 championship in [[Hyères]], in front of Jacques Netzer. At the under-10 championship in [[Reims]] in 2004 he finished behind Stéphane Staatdjian, but won in the same age category the next year in [[Calvi, Haute-Corse|Calvi]]. In 2006 in [[Aix-les-Bains]], he won the under-12 title. He returned to this city in 2009 to win his fourth title, this time in the under-14 category. Two years later, he won the under-16 championship. Then in [[Nîmes]] in 2012, he won the under-18 championship ahead of Christophe Soshacki and Quentin Loiseau. In 2015 in [[Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Pau]] he won his seventh and last French youth championship in the under-20 division, ahead of Pierre Barbot and Raphaël Dutreuil.


Moussard won the silver medal at the [[World Youth Chess Championship|World Youth Championships]] in the Under-10 category in 2004, tied with [[Yu Yangyi]] (gold medallist), [[Hou Yifan]] (bronze medallist) and Raymond Song (fourth).<ref>[http://chess-results.com/tnr1630.aspx?lan=1&art=1&turdet=YES World Youth Chess Championships 2004 Boys U10]. ''chess-results.com''. Retrieved 27 October 2019.</ref> He received the title [[FIDE Master]] for this result.
Moussard won the silver medal at the [[World Youth Chess Championship|World Youth Championships]] in the Under-10 category in 2004, tied with [[Yu Yangyi]] (gold medallist), [[Hou Yifan]] (bronze medallist) and Raymond Song (fourth).<ref>[http://chess-results.com/tnr1630.aspx?lan=1&art=1&turdet=YES World Youth Chess Championships 2004 Boys U10]. ''chess-results.com''. Retrieved 27 October 2019.</ref> He received the title [[FIDE Master]] for this result.
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Latest revision as of 11:00, 29 March 2024

Jules Moussard
Jules Moussard in 2016
CountryFrance
Born (1995-01-16) 16 January 1995 (age 29)
Paris, France
TitleGrandmaster (2016)
FIDE rating2610 (May 2024)
Peak rating2686 (September 2022)
Peak rankingNo. 51 (September 2022)

Jules Moussard (French pronunciation: [ʒyl musaʁ]; born 16 January 1995) is a French chess player. He holds the title of Grandmaster, which FIDE awarded him in 2016.

Career[edit]

Born in Paris,[1] Moussard won seven titles at the French youth championships. He is the only player to have won a title in every age category, including the adult championship since his 2022 victory in finals against Étienne Bacrot. In 2002, he won his first title in the French under-8 championship in Hyères, in front of Jacques Netzer. At the under-10 championship in Reims in 2004 he finished behind Stéphane Staatdjian, but won in the same age category the next year in Calvi. In 2006 in Aix-les-Bains, he won the under-12 title. He returned to this city in 2009 to win his fourth title, this time in the under-14 category. Two years later, he won the under-16 championship. Then in Nîmes in 2012, he won the under-18 championship ahead of Christophe Soshacki and Quentin Loiseau. In 2015 in Pau he won his seventh and last French youth championship in the under-20 division, ahead of Pierre Barbot and Raphaël Dutreuil.

Moussard won the silver medal at the World Youth Championships in the Under-10 category in 2004, tied with Yu Yangyi (gold medallist), Hou Yifan (bronze medallist) and Raymond Song (fourth).[2] He received the title FIDE Master for this result.

He was awarded the title of International Master in 2011. FIDE awarded him the title of Grandmaster in 2016.[3] Moussard won the Paris championship in 2016 and 2018.[4] Also in 2018, he won the London Chess Classic FIDE Open on tiebreak score over Nicholas Pert, after both players scored 7½ points out of 9.[5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Arnaud Hauchard. "Nos jeunes espoirs" Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine. evry-grandroque.com (in French). Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. ^ World Youth Chess Championships 2004 Boys U10. chess-results.com. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  3. ^ "List of titles approved by General Assembly in Baku, Azerbaijan". FIDE. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  4. ^ Mihajlova, Diana (13 October 2018). "A joyful time in Paris". Chess News. ChessBase. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  5. ^ Crowther, Mark (17 December 2018). "10th London Chess Classic 2018". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Jules Moussard remporte l'Open de Londres !". www.echecs.asso.fr (in French). 19 December 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
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