French Chess Championship
- French Chess Championship
The French Chess Championship is the yearly national chess tournament of France. It was officially first played in 1923after the formation of the "Fédération Française des Echecs" in 1921. The first inofficial national tournament was played in 1880, in Café de la Régence, where also the 1881 and 1883 edition were held. The 1903 and 1914 tournaments where 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
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* "No contest held between 1944 and 1954"
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* "No contest held between 1957 and 1974"
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References
* [http://heritageechecsfra.free.fr/interest.htm Heritage des Echecs Francais]
* [http://perso.orange.fr/eric.delaire/France/France.htm Championnats de France]
* Larousse du jeu d'Échecs (1997)
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