List of French masters in chess
The list of French champions in chess lists the title holders of the official championships of France . The titles are shown separately in several categories.
Unofficial championships
Before the official championships were introduced, five previous tournaments were played, namely in 1880, 1881 and 1883 the tournoi national (national tournament) and in 1903 and 1914 the Championnat des amateurs (amateur championship).
| year | place | National champion |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | Paris | Samuel Rosenthal |
| 1881 | Paris | Edward Chamier |
| 1882 | Paris | Albert Clerc |
| 1903 | Arcachon | Adolphe Silbert |
| 1914 | Lyon | Alphonse Goetz |
Open championship
The open championship was first played in 1923.
| year | place | National champion |
|---|---|---|
| 1923 | Paris | Georges Renaud |
| 1924 | Strasbourg | Robert Crépeaux |
| 1925 | Nice | Robert Crépeaux |
| 1926 | Biarritz | André Chéron |
| 1927 | Chamonix | André Chéron |
| 1928 | Marseille | Aimé Gibaud |
| 1929 | Saint-Claude | André Chéron |
| 1930 | Rouen | Aimé Gibaud |
| 1931 | Lille | André Muffang |
| 1932 | La Baule | Maurice Raizman |
| 1933 | Sarreguemines | Aristide Gromer |
| 1934 | Paris | Victor Kahn |
| 1935 | Saint-Alban-les-Eaux | Aimé Gibaud |
| 1936 | Paris | Maurice Raizman |
| 1937 | Toulouse | Aristide Gromer |
| 1938 | Nice | Aristide Gromer |
| 1940 | Nice | Aimé Gibaud |
| 1941 | Paris | Robert Crépeaux |
| 1942 | Paris | Roger Daniel |
| 1943 | Pau | Louis Bigot |
| 1945 | Roubaix | César Boutteville |
| 1946 | Bordeaux | Maurice Raizman |
| 1947 | Rouen | Maurice Raizman |
| 1948 | Paris | Nicolas Rossolimo |
| 1949 | Besançon | Claude Hugot |
| 1950 | Aix-en-Provence | César Boutteville |
| 1951 | Vichy | Maurice Raizman |
| 1952 | Charleville | Maurice Raizman |
| 1953 | Paris | Savielly Tartakower |
| 1954 | Marseille | César Boutteville |
| 1955 | Toulouse | César Boutteville |
| 1956 | Vittel | Pierre Rolland |
| 1957 | Bordeaux | Volf Bergraser |
| 1958 | Le Touquet | Claude Lemoine |
| 1959 | Reims | César Boutteville |
| 1961 | Paris | Guy Mazzoni |
| 1962 | Paris | André Thiellement |
| 1963 | Paris | André Thiellement |
| 1964 | Montpellier | Michel Roos |
| 1965 | Dunkerque | Guy Mazzoni |
| 1966 | Grenoble | Volf Bergraser |
| 1967 | Dieppe | César Boutteville |
| 1968 | Lyon | Jean-Claude Letzelter |
| 1969 | Pau | Jacques Planté |
| 1970 | Mulhouse | Jacques Maclès |
| 1971 | Mérignac | Jean-Claude Letzelter |
| 1972 | Rosny-sous-Bois | Aldo Haïk |
| 1973 | Vittel | Michel Benoit |
| 1974 | Chambery | Jean-Claude Letzelter |
| 1975 | Dijon | Miodrag Todorčević |
| 1976 | Saint-Jean-de-Mons | François Chevaldonnet |
| 1977 | Le Touquet | Louis Roos |
| 1978 | Castelnaudary | Nicolas Giffard |
| 1979 | Courchevel | Bachar Kouatly |
| 1980 | Puteaux | Jean-Luc Seret |
| 1981 | Vitrolles | Jean-Luc Seret |
| 1982 | Schiltigheim | Nicolas Giffard |
| 1983 | Belfort | Aldo Haïk |
| 1984 | Alès | Jean-Luc Seret |
| 1985 | Clermont-Ferrand | Jean-Luc Seret |
| 1986 | Epinal | Gilles Mirallès |
| 1987 | Rouen | Christophe Bernard |
| 1988 | Val Thorens | Gilles Andruet |
| 1989 | Epinal | Gilles Mirallès |
| 1990 | Angers | Marc Santo Roman |
| 1991 | Montpellier | Marc Santo Roman |
| 1992 | Strasbourg | Manuel Apicella |
| 1993 | Nantes | Emmanuel Bricard |
| 1994 | Chambery | Marc Santo Roman |
| 1995 | Toulouse | Eric Prié |
| 1996 | Auxerre | Christian Bauer |
| 1997 | Narbonne | Anatoli Waisser |
| 1998 | Meribel | Josif Dorfman |
| 1999 | Besançon | Étienne Bacrot |
| 2000 | Vichy | Étienne Bacrot |
| 2001 | Marseille | Étienne Bacrot |
| 2002 | Val d'Isère | Étienne Bacrot |
| 2003 | Aix-les-Bains | Étienne Bacrot |
| 2004 | Val d'Isère | Joël Lautier |
| 2005 | Chartres | Joël Lautier |
| 2006 | Besançon | Vladislav Tkachiev |
| 2007 | Aix-les-Bains | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |
| 2008 | Pau | Étienne Bacrot |
| 2009 | Nîmes | Vladislav Tkachiev |
| 2010 | Belfort | Laurent Fressinet |
| 2011 | Caen | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |
| 2012 | Pau | Étienne Bacrot, Christian Bauer, Romain Édouard , Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |
| 2013 | Nancy | Hicham Hamdouchi |
| 2014 | Nîmes | Laurent Fressinet |
| 2015 | Saint-Quentin | Christian Bauer |
| 2016 | Agen | Matthieu Cornette |
| 2017 | Agen | Étienne Bacrot |
| 2018 | Nîmes | Tigran Gharamian |
| 2019 | Chartres | Maxime Lagarde |
Ladies
The women's championship has been played since 1924. Initially, only French citizens were allowed to receive the title , at least for women . The native Latvian Paulette Schwartzmann and the Italian Alice Tonini won several times before she obtained her French citizenship on December 21, 1932, whereby the title holder and the tournament winner were not identical, in these cases both are listed.
| year | place | National champion |
|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Paris | Marie Jeanne Frigard |
| 1925 | Paris | Marie Jeanne Frigard (tournament winner: Paulette Schwartzmann ) |
| 1926 | Paris | Marie Jeanne Frigard |
| 1927 | Paris | Marie Jeanne Frigard (tournament winner: Paulette Schwartzmann) |
| 1928 | Paris | Jeanne d'Autremont (tournament winner: Paulette Schwartzmann) |
| 1929 | Paris | Jeanne d'Autremont (tournament winner: Paulette Schwartzmann) |
| 1930 | not carried out | |
| 1931 | Paris | Louise Pape (tournament winner: Paulette Schwartzmann) |
| 1932 | Paris | Jeanne d'Autremont (tournament winner: Alice Tonini ) |
| 1933 | Paris | Paulette Schwartzmann (tournament winner: Alice Tonini) |
| 1934 | Paris | Maud Flandin (tournament winner: Alice Tonini) |
| 1935 | Paris | Paulette Schwartzmann |
| 1936 | Paris | Chantal Chaudé de Silans |
| 1937 | Toulouse | Angles d'Auriac |
| 1938 | Nice | Paulette Schwartzmann |
| 1939-1940 | not carried out | |
| 1941 | Paris | Germaine Long |
| 1942 | Paris | Duval |
| 1943 | Pau | Suzanne Dehelly |
| 1944-1954 | not carried out | |
| 1955 | Toulouse | Vazeille |
| 1956 | Vittel | Isabelle Choko |
| 1957 | Bordeaux | Vazeille |
| 1958-1974 | not carried out | |
| 1975 | Paris | Milinka Merlini |
| 1976 | Saint-Jean-de-Mons | 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 carried out | |
| 1989 | orange | Sabine Fruteau |
| 1990 | Challes-les-Eaux | Julia Lebel-Arias |
| 1991 | Montpellier | Christine Flear |
| 1992 | Le Havre | Claire Gervais |
| 1993 | Nantes | Claire Gervais |
| 1994 | Chambery | Christine Flear |
| 1995 | Toulouse | Raphaëlle Bujisho |
| 1996 | Auxerre | Claire Gervais |
| 1997 | Bastia | Malina Nicoara |
| 1998 | Meribel | Christine Flear |
| 1999 | Besançon | Christine Flear |
| 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 Scripcenco |
| 2005 | Chartres | Almira Scripcenco |
| 2006 | Besançon | Almira Scripcenco |
| 2007 | Aix-les-Bains | Silvia Collas |
| 2008 | Pau | Sophie Milliet |
| 2009 | Nîmes | Sophie Milliet |
| 2010 | Belfort | Almira Scripcenco |
| 2011 | Caen | Sophie Milliet |
| 2012 | Pau | Almira Scripcenco |
| 2013 | Nancy | Nino Maisuradze |
| 2014 | Nîmes | Nino Maisuradze |
| 2015 | Saint-Quentin | Almira Scripcenco |
| 2016 | Agen | Sophie Milliet |
| 2017 | Agen | Sophie Milliet |
| 2018 | Nîmes | Pauline Guichard |
| 2019 | Chartres | Pauline Guichard |
Web links
- "Championnats de France" ( Memento of April 29, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) - website with tournament tables and game database (French)
- Winner list of the French champions on heritageechecsfra (French)
- List of winners of the French champions on heritageechecsfra (French)