French team championship in chess
The French team championship in chess ( French Le championnat de France d'échecs des clubs) is a chess event that is organized annually by the French Chess Federation . The best teams are for the next European Championship of clubs qualified (European Club Cup).
history
The first French team championship took place in 1980 on the initiative of the Strasbourg chess club . The first five editions were won by the Alsatian team. After the other teams began signing professional players, the tide turned. In the following years, the CE Strasbourg could not build on previous successes. In the mid-1980s, the club from Clichy dominated the competition, then it was ousted from the top by Lyon-Oyonnax Échecs. The Lyon club, which then included outstanding players such as Valery Salov , Viswanathan Anand and Wladimir Kramnik , won the league title six times in a row and also won the European Club Cup in 1993 and 1994. But then the club's financial situation deteriorated dramatically, resulting in relegation the top division led. Over the next few years, Clichy, Monaco and Auxerre fought for the palm tree with varying degrees of success. That all changed in 2003 when the Paris NAO Chess Club , sponsored by Syrian businesswoman Nahed Ojjeh , managed to hire several top-notch players. Similar to Lyon-Oyonnax, NAO Chess returned with the title from the four subsequent championships and collected further merits by winning the European Club Cup in 2003 and 2004. The collaboration between the Paris club and Nahed Ojjeh ended in 2006.
mode
The way the championship is held has been revised several times over the years. In the mid-1990s, more than 500 teams took part in the competition, with the teams from Andorra and Monaco also being eligible to play. They were divided into four divisions (National I, II, III and IV). The top division National I (called Top 16 since 2004) consisted of 16 teams of nine players. Two non- EU players per team were allowed. The game was played on three weekends in the highest class and once a month on Sundays in the remaining divisions from October to May. Some changes were made for the 2010/2011 season: the championship was held as a round-robin tournament with twelve (top 12) instead of the previous sixteen teams of eight players. After eleven rounds, the new master was determined.
Top ranked teams
| year | 1st place | place 2 | place 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | CE Strasbourg | ||
| 1981 | CE Strasbourg | Rouen | Issy-les-Moulineaux |
| 1982 | CE Strasbourg | Paris FDR | Issy-les-Moulineaux |
| 1983 | CE Strasbourg | Paris CMC | Paris FDR |
| 1984 | CE Strasbourg | Montpellier | Paris CMC |
| 1985 | Clichy | CE Strasbourg | Paris CMC |
| 1986 | Paris Caïssa | Clichy | Paris CMC |
| 1987 | Clichy | Cannes | Paris CMC |
| 1988 | Clichy | CE Strasbourg | Meudon |
| 1989 | Clichy | Cannes | Meudon |
| 1990 | Lyon-Oyonnax | Cannes | Clichy |
| 1991 | Lyon-Oyonnax | Clichy | Cannes |
| 1992 | Lyon-Oyonnax | Clichy | Auxerre |
| 1993 | Lyon-Oyonnax | Clichy | Belfort |
| 1994 | Lyon-Oyonnax | Clichy | Belfort |
| 1995 | Lyon-Oyonnax | Clichy | Cannes |
| 1996 | Clichy | Cannes | Auxerre |
| 1997 | Clichy | Auxerre | Cannes |
| 1998 | Auxerre | Montpellier | Clichy |
| 1999 | Clichy | Monaco | Mulhouse |
| 2000 | Clichy | Montpellier | Monaco |
| 2001 | Monaco | Cannes | Clichy |
| 2002 | Monaco | Cannes | Nice |
| 2003 | Paris NAO | Clichy | Cannes |
| 2004 | Paris NAO | Monaco | Cannes |
| 2005 | Paris NAO | Cannes | Nice |
| 2006 | Paris NAO | Monaco | Clichy |
| 2007 | Clichy | Cannes | Paris Chess 15 |
| 2008 | Clichy | Cannes | Montpellier |
| 2009 | Evry Grand Roque | Clichy | Chalons en Champagne |
| 2010 | Chalons en Champagne | Evry Grand Roque | Marseille Echecs |
| 2011 | Marseille Echecs | Clichy | Evry Grand Roque |
| 2012 | Clichy | Chalons en Champagne | Evry Grand Roque |
| 2013 | Clichy | Chalons en Champagne | Bischwiller |
| 2014 | Clichy | Bischwiller | Mulhouse Philidor |
| 2015 | Bischwiller | Clichy | Bois-Colombes |
| 2016 | Clichy | Bischwiller | Mulhouse Philidor |
| 2017 | Clichy | Bischwiller | Nice Alekhine |
| 2018 | Bischwiller | Clichy | Bois-Colombes |
| 2019 | Bischwiller | Asnières | Mulhouse Philidor |
| 2020 | not played out |
Women's team championship
Since the 2002/03 season, the French women's team championship (French: Interclubs Féminins ) has also been played for teams of four. While the first two events were carried out in the knock-out system , a league system with promotion and relegation has existed since the 2004/05 season. Until 2006, the top division was called National I , and since then it has been called Top 12 . Record champions are Clichy Echecs and Évry Grand Roque with four titles each .
Top ranked teams
| year | 1st place | place 2 | place 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Clichy Echecs | Club de Cannes Echecs | Evry Grand Roque |
| 2004 | Club de Cannes Echecs | Clichy Echecs | Evry Grand Roque |
| 2005 | Clichy Echecs | Club de Vandœuvre-Echecs | Evry Grand Roque |
| 2006 | Evry Grand Roque | Club de Vandœuvre-Echecs | |
| 2007 | Clichy Echecs | Club de Vandœuvre-Echecs | Club de Mulhouse Philidor |
| 2008 | Club de Bischwiller | Club de Vandœuvre-Echecs | Clichy Echecs |
| 2009 | Clichy Echecs | Club de CE de Bois-Colombes | Club de Vandœuvre-Echecs |
| 2010 | Evry Grand Roque | Club de L'Echiquier Naujacais | Club de Mulhouse Philidor |
| 2011 | Evry Grand Roque | Club de Cannes Echecs | Club de Echecs Club Montpellier |
| 2012 | Club de Vandœuvre-Echecs | Club d'Echecs d'Annemasse | Evry Grand Roque |
| 2013 | Evry Grand Roque | Club de Vandœuvre-Echecs | Club de la tour de Juvisy |
| 2014 | Club d'Echecs d'Annemasse | Club de Mulhouse Philidor | Club de Echecs Club Montpellier |
| 2015 | Club de Bischwiller | Club de Mulhouse Philidor | Clichy Echecs |
| 2016 | Evry Grand Roque | Club de Mulhouse Philidor | Club de Echecs Club Montpellier |
| 2017 | Club de Mulhouse Philidor | Evry Grand Roque | CEMC Monaco |
| 2018 | Clichy Echecs | Club de Mulhouse Philidor | CEMC Monaco |
| 2019 | CEMC Monaco | Club de Bischwiller | Asnières - Le Grand Echiquier |
| 2020 | not played out |
Web links
- Statistics on echecs.asso.fr (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the 2020 event was canceled.
- ↑ In 2006 the third place was not played out, the semifinals reached the Club de JEEN and Clichy Echecs
- ↑ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the 2020 event was canceled.
