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Bischwiller claim hat-trick of French club championship titles

7/5/2021 – Bischwiller claimed their third consecutive French club championship title by winning the 2021 edition of ‘Top 12’ in Chalons en Champagne. Led by French Grandmaster Etienne Bacrot, the club scored an impressive 10 wins and a draw in the 11-round event to claim 32 points, three ahead of the runners-up Asnieres. | Pictured: Marie Sebag (left) of Bischwiller defeated Pauline Guichard of Asnieres in their round-5 match

Bischwiller retain French club championship title

5/29/2019 – The defending champions led by Israeli GM Maxim Rodshtein were undefeated and skated past powerhouse Asnières Le Grand Echiquier featuring Maxime Vachier-Lagrave en route to victory in the 11-round event that was held in the city of Brest in western France from May 18th to May 28th. | Photos: French Chess Federation

The Weekly Show: The French Top 12

5/21/2019 – On the show today, the French team championship is taking place in Brest, and Lawrence was intrigued by some upset wins scored by 2200 players. A harbinger of the improvement of average standard? Live beginning at 16:00 UTC (18:00 CEST, 12 Noon EDT) and free for a limited time, or forever on-demand with a ChessBase Basic Account. You can register a free 90-day account to watch.

Clichy wins French Top 12

6/10/2016 – Before testing their skills in the Grand Chess Tour against the world's best players Laurent Fressinet and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, the two French participants in Paris, gained confidence in the French Team Championship which took place from 28th May to 07 June in Drancy, near Paris. Fressinet and Vachier-Lagrave played for Clichy the French Team Champion 2016.

French Top 12: Bischwiller and Clichy lead

6/3/2016 – France has one of the most comprehensive chess leagues anywhere, layered from top to bottom for players of all strengths and ages. At the very top is the suitably named Top12, which contrary to many leagues played out a few matches at a time over many months, is decided in a single round-robin between the teams. It is packed with grandmasters including MVL who is now world no. 4.

Top-12 in France: Alexander Ipatov reports

6/12/2015 – The Top-12, the finals of the French Team Championship were played in idyllic surroundings and ended with a smooth victory of Bischwiller. GM Alexander Ipatov played for the team of Bois Colombes which won bronze. In an illustrated review the World Junior Champion of 2012 shares impressions and points to some highlights of one of the world's strongest team events.
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