French Top 16 LIVE
The French Club Chess Championship Top 16 aka Championnat de France d’échecs des clubs takes place May 22 – June 1, 2025 in Belfort, France. In Top 16, the top sixteen teams in France compete in teams of eight players and players during these eleven days. The teams are divided into two groups of 8. In each group, they clash with each other in seven rounds. At the end of this phase, the first four of each group progress to the elimination phase. See the pairings below.
The games take place every day at 2.30 p.m., except for the first round, which starts at 3 p.m. and the last at 1.15 p.m. Chessdom will cover daily the event, which is one of the Top Chess Competitions in The Chess Calendar (see more events of Europe here). Top 16 will also be part of the Chessdom Newsletter, you can signup for free with your email in the form below
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| Compétitions par équipes top 16 | ||
| Ronde 1 | ||
| C’Chartres Echecs | – | Tremblay-En-France |
| Mulhouse Philidor | – | Le Mans |
| Cannes Echecs | – | Lyon Olympique Echecs |
| Metz Fischer | – | Bois-Colombes |
| Ronde 2 | ||
| Tremblay-En-France | – | Bois-Colombes |
| Lyon Olympique Echecs | – | Metz Fischer |
| Le Mans | – | Cannes Echecs |
| C’Chartres Echecs | – | Mulhouse Philidor |
| Ronde 3 | ||
| Mulhouse Philidor | – | Tremblay-En-France |
| Cannes Echecs | – | C’Chartres Echecs |
| Metz Fischer | – | Le Mans |
| Bois-Colombes | – | Lyon Olympique Echecs |
| Ronde 4 | ||
| Tremblay-En-France | – | Lyon Olympique Echecs |
| Le Mans | – | Bois-Colombes |
| C’Chartres Echecs | – | Metz Fischer |
| Mulhouse Philidor | – | Cannes Echecs |
| Ronde 5 | ||
| Cannes Echecs | – | Tremblay-En-France |
| Metz Fischer | – | Mulhouse Philidor |
| Bois-Colombes | – | C’Chartres Echecs |
| Lyon Olympique Echecs | – | Le Mans |
| Ronde 6 | ||
| Tremblay-En-France | – | Le Mans |
| C’Chartres Echecs | – | Lyon Olympique Echecs |
| Mulhouse Philidor | – | Bois-Colombes |
| Cannes Echecs | – | Metz Fischer |
| Ronde 7 | ||
| Metz Fischer | – | Tremblay-En-France |
| Bois-Colombes | – | Cannes Echecs |
| Lyon Olympique Echecs | – | Mulhouse Philidor |
| Le Mans | – | C’Chartres Echecs |
Winners of Top 16
| Year | Winner | Silver | Bronze |
| 1981 | Strasbourg | Rouen | Issy-Les-Moulineaux |
| 1982 | Strasbourg | Paris FDR | Issy-Les Moulineaux |
| 1983 | Strasbourg | Paris CMC | Paris FDR |
| 1984 | Strasbourg | Montpellier | Paris CMC |
| 1985 | Clichy | Strasbourg | Paris CMC |
| 1986 | Paris Caïssa | Clichy | Paris CMC |
| 1987 | Clichy | Cannes | Paris CMC |
| 1988 | Clichy | Strasbourg | Meudon |
| 1989 | Clichy | Cannes | Meudon |
| 1990 | Lyon-Oyonnax | Cannes | Clichy |
| 1991 | Lyon-Oyonnax | Clichy | Cannes |
| 1992 | Lyon-Oyonnax | Clichy | Auxerre |
| 1993 | Lyon-Oyonnax | Clichy | Belfort |
| 1994 | Lyon-Oyonnax | Clichy | Belfort |
| 1995 | Lyon-Oyonnax | Clichy | Cannes |
| 1996 | Clichy | Cannes | Auxerre |
| 1997 | Clichy | Auxerre | Cannes |
| 1998 | Auxerre | Montpellier | Clichy |
| 1999 | Clichy | Monaco | Mulhouse |
| 2000 | Clichy | Montpellier | Monaco |
| 2001 | Monaco | Cannes | Clichy |
| 2002 | Monaco | Cannes | Nice |
| 2003 | Paris NAO | Clichy | Cannes |
| 2004 | Paris NAO | Monaco | Cannes |
| 2005 | Paris NAO | Cannes | Nice |
| 2006 | Paris NAO | Monaco | Clichy |
| 2007 | Clichy | Cannes | Paris Chess XV |
| 2008 | Clichy | Cannes | Montpellier |
| 2009 | Évry | Clichy | Châlons-en-Champagne |
| 2010 | Châlons-en-Champagne | Évry | Marseille |
| 2011 | Marseille | Clichy | Évry |
| 2012 | Clichy | Châlons-en-Champagne | Évry |
| 2013 | Clichy | Châlons-en-Champagne | Bischwiller |
| 2014 | Clichy | Bischwiller | Mulhouse |
| 2015 | Bischwiller | Clichy | Bois-Colombes |
| 2016 | Clichy | Bischwiller | Mulhouse |
| 2017 | Clichy | Bischwiller | Nice |
| 2018 | Bischwiller | Clichy | Bois-Colombes |
| 2019 | Bischwiller | Asnières | Mulhouse |
| 2020 | No championship | ||
| 2021 | Bischwiller | Asnières | Clichy |
| 2022 | Bischwiller | Asnières | Clichy |
| 2023 | Asnières Le Grand Échiquier | Bischwiller | C’Chartres Échecs |
| 2024 | C’Chartres Échecs | Bischwiller | Asnières Le Grand Échiquier |