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Each year, over 15 thousand players in France compete in varying league matches in teams of four, six, or eight players. The most successful teams will move up in division while the least successful will be moved to a lower one. The Top 12 represents the summit of this pyramid and is played over the course of eleven straight days at the end of the season.
The official poster
This year the competition was being held in the Ladoucette château (castle) in Drancy from
May 28 to June 7, 2016.
There are rules regarding the team composition as well as board choices, for example, each team must have at least one French player, one male and one female. At least four of the eight players in the teams must be European Union players residing in France, and no team can have more than three foreign players. Finally, if two players are over 100 Elo apart in a team, the higher rated must play on a higher board.
To favorite to win the title was the team of Clichy which played with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Laurent Fressinet at the top boards. But for a long time the team of Bischwiller kept the pace and had chances to win the title. The tournament was decided in the tenth and penultimate round when the two teams played against each other. Clichy won with 4-1 to become French Team Champion 2016.
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Laurent Fressinet
| Pl. | Equipe | Pts | j. | d. | p. | c. |
| 1 | Clichy | 32 | 11 | 37 | 46 | 9 |
| 2 | Bischwiller | 30 | 11 | 24 | 41 | 17 |
| 3 | Mulhouse Philidor | 26 | 11 | 6 | 28 | 22 |
| 4 | Bois-Colombes | 26 | 11 | 20 | 37 | 17 |
| 5 | Nice Alekhine | 25 | 11 | 9 | 30 | 21 |
| 6 | Saint-Quentin | 23 | 11 | -2 | 24 | 26 |
| 7 | C.E. Strasbourg | 20 | 11 | -5 | 22 | 27 |
| 8 | E.C. Montpellier | 19 | 11 | -5 | 22 | 27 |
| 9 | Vandoeuvre | 18 | 11 | -15 | 23 | 38 |
| 10 | Drancy | 16 | 11 | -25 | 15 | 40 |
| 11 | Chalons-En-Champagne | 16 | 11 | -15 | 19 | 34 |
| 12 | Evry Grand Roque | 13 | 11 | -29 | 12 | 41 |
Alexander Donchenko, re.
Pavel Tregubov
| Ronde 1 | ||||
| Evry Grand Roque | 0 | - | 5 | Clichy |
| Bois-Colombes | 2 | - | 2 | Bischwiller |
| Drancy | 2 | - | 2 | E.C. Montpellier |
| Saint Quentin | 4 | - | 2 | Chalons-En-Champagne |
| Vandoeuvre | 2 | - | 4 | Nice Alekhine |
| Mulhouse Philidor | 3 | - | 2 | C.E. Strasbourg |
| Ronde 2 | ||||
| Clichy | 2 | - | 1 | C.E. Strasbourg |
| Nice Alekhine | 4 | - | 2 | Mulhouse Philidor |
| Chalons-En-Champagne | 3 | - | 2 | Vandoeuvre |
| E.C. Montpellier | 1 | - | 3 | Saint-Quentin |
| Bischwiller | 6 | - | 1 | Drancy |
| Evry Grand Roque | 0 | - | 5 | Bois-Colombes |
| Ronde 3 | ||||
| Bois-Colombes | 3 | - | 3 | Clichy |
| Drancy | 3 | - | 1 | Evry Grand Roque |
| Saint-Quentin | 0 | - | 4 | Bischwiller |
| Vandoeuvre | 2 | - | 2 | E.C. Montpellier |
| Mulhouse Philidor | 3 | - | 3 | Chalons-En-Champagne |
| C.E. Strasbourg | 0 | - | 5 | Nice Alekhine |
| Ronde 4 | ||||
| Clichy | 4 | - | 1 | Nice Alekhine |
| Chalons-En-Champagne | 1 | - | 3 | C.E. Strasbourg |
| E.C. Montpellier | 1 | - | 2 | Mulhouse Philidor |
| Bischwiller | 3 | - | 2 | Vandoeuvre |
| Evry Grand Roque | 2 | - | 4 | Saint-Quentin |
| Bois-Colombes | 6 | - | 0 | Drancy |
| Ronde 5 | ||||
| Drancy | 0 | - | 5 | Clichy |
| Saint-Quentin | 1 | - | 3 | Bois-Colombes |
| Vandoeuvre | 4 | - | 1 | Evry Grand Roque |
| Mulhouse Philidor | 2 | - | 5 | Bischwiller |
| C.E. Strasbourg | 2 | - | 2 | E.C. Montpellier |
| Nice Alekhine | 3 | - | 1 | Chalons-En-Champagne |
| Ronde 6 | ||||
| Clichy | 3 | - | 1 | Chalons-En-Champagne |
| E.C. Montpellier | 1 | - | 2 | Nice Alekhine |
| Bischwiller | 5 | - | 0 | C.E. Strasbourg |
| Evry Grand Roque | 1 | - | 4 | Mulhouse Philidor |
| Bois-Colombes | 3 | - | 4 | Vandoeuvre |
| Drancy | 1 | - | 3 | Saint-Quentin |
| Ronde 7 | ||||
| Saint-Quentin | 0 | - | 6 | Clichy |
| Vandoeuvre | 3 | - | 2 | Drancy |
| Mulhouse Philidor | 2 | - | 1 | Bois-Colombes |
| C.E. Strasbourg | 4 | - | 0 | Evry Grand Roque |
| Nice Alekhine | 1 | - | 5 | Bischwiller |
| Chalons-En-Champagne | 1 | - | 4 | E.C. Montpellier |
| Ronde 8 | ||||
| Clichy | 5 | - | 1 | E.C. Montpellier |
| Bischwiller | 4 | - | 1 | Chalons-En-Champagne |
| Evry Grand Roque | 2 | - | 1 | Nice Alekhine |
| Bois-Colombes | 4 | - | 1 | C.E. Strasbourg |
| Drancy | 1 | - | 3 | Mulhouse Philidor |
| Saint-Quentin | 6 | - | 2 | Vandoeuvre |
| Ronde 9 | ||||
| Vandoeuvre | 0 | - | 6 | Clichy |
| Mulhouse Philidor | 2 | - | 0 | Saint-Quentin |
| C.E. Strasbourg | 3 | - | 1 | Drancy |
| Nice Alekhine | 2 | - | 3 | Bois-Colombes |
| Chalons-En-Champagne | 4 | - | 0 | Evry Grand Roque |
| E.C. Montpellier | 2 | - | 3 | Bischwiller |
| Ronde 10 | ||||
| Clichy | 4 | - | 1 | Bischwiller |
| Evry Grand Roque | 3 | - | 4 | E.C. Montpellier |
| Bois-Colombes | 5 | - | 0 | Chalons-En-Champagne |
| Drancy | 1 | - | 6 | Nice Alekhine |
| Saint-Quentin | 3 | - | 2 | C.E. Strasbourg |
| Vandoeuvre | 1 | - | 4 | Mulhouse Philidor |
| Ronde 11 | ||||
| Mulhouse Philidor | 1 | - | 3 | Clichy |
| C.E. Strasbourg | 4 | - | 1 | Vandoeuvre |
| Nice Alekhine | 1 | - | 0 | Saint-Quentin |
| Chalons-En-Champagne | 2 | - | 3 | Drancy |
| E.C. Montpellier | 2 | - | 2 | Bois-Colombes |
| Bischwiller | 3 | - | 2 | Evry Grand Roque |
Chess and art
Photos: Tournament page
