What is 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 events 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).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessnews/events/87th-french-chess-championship-2012|title=87th French Chess Championship 2012 {{!}} The Week in Chess|date=2012-10-31|access-date=2018-05-01|archive-date=2012-10-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031030208/http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessnews/events/87th-french-chess-championship-2012|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == * [http://heritageechecsfra.free.fr/interest.htm Héritage des Echecs Français] * [http://pp.auto.ke.orange.fr/ Championnat de France] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190919062409/http://pp.auto.ke.orange.fr/ |date=2019-09-19 }} [[Category:Chess competitions]] [[Category:Sport in France]]