6/8/2015 – It wasn't an easy task, and the final result of the match was not decided until the marathon game between Choisy and Maisuradze ended, but Bischwiller took a narrow 2-1 win against the strong team of Mulhouse Philidor to retain their perfect score. Clichy destroyed the lowest rated team in the event by 8-0, and for now are second. We bring you a summary of every single match!
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The Top-12, the nickname for the finals of the French Club Championship Finals, is one of the strongest league tournaments in the World. Only the German Bundesliga and the Russian Team Championship can boast of having a stronger league than France, and the tournament is reaching its climax.
The Top-12 is nicknamed such because it is the last portion of a large process. From October until April thousands of players compete in different leagues all over France, with teams varying in size and compositions. The winners of the different regional events qualify for the Top-12.
Round Eight
Grasee 2 - 3 Montpellier
An extremely important match for these teams, as they are both in the red zone (in danger of descending out of the top 12), and a real heartbreaker for Montpellier. After obtaining a winning position, Krisztian Szabo (Grasse) got himself in hot water against Aleksander Mista. He missed a couple of clear wins, but he obtained an extra piece anyway. Szabo however made it very hard on himself and ended up even losing, giving the match to Montpellier!
Metz Fischer 1 - 1 Strasbourg
A match between two strong teams, and high stakes for both as well. One wants to get out of the red zone, while the other is fighting for third place. The win by Kevin Terrieux was offset by the victory of Vladimir Baklan. An even match throughout.
Vandoeuvre 0 - 4 Bois Colombes
Thing simply did not go well for Vandoeuvre. Two quick draws in the third and seventh board started the match with peace, but after the time control the duel went very south for Vandoeuvre. Christian Bauer drew first blood, followed by Pauline Guichard, and only moments afterwards two more wins by Sebastien Maze and Alexander Ipatov. A 4-0 landslide victory for the Paris region team. Bois Colombes will face the tough Bischwiller next, and they need the confidence boost given by this win.
Samy Shoker from Egypt playing for Bois-Colombes
Bischwiller 2 - 1 Mulhouse Philidor
The two teams from the Alsatian region of France played each other (the eastermost region, if you are wondering), and it was a very narrow victory for Bischwiller! They took a quick 2-0 victory with wins by Jean-Pierre Le Roux and Etienne Bacrot, but a victory by Andrei Sokolov brought things to 2-1. One last game remained: Mathilde Choisy (Mulhouse) pushing against Maisuradze. However she let her chances go and after 106 moves a draw was signed: Bischwiller retains their perfect score.
A draw for Bischwiller's star Romain Edouard (at least this tournament)
Two draws in the top two boards
Bacrot won another decisive game
Chalons-en-Champagne 2- 3 Evry Grand Roque
The first win was Sophie Milliet's against Camille de Seroux, a big rating gap brought victory for Evry. Paul Velten and Ivan Sokolov won for Chalons, but by then it was too late, two wins by Evry allows them to still fight for podium position.
Sophie Milliet's win was very important for the final result
Poitiers-Minge 0-8 Clichy
The top rated team faced the lowest rated in the tournament, and it showed. A complete sweep of 0-8 for Clichy keeps their hopes for first alive.
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It rewards players who love initiative and clear attacking plans.
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