The 8th International Francophone Chess Meetings took place from 1-9 July in Casablanca, Morocco. 125 players competed in the classical tournament, coming from 22 countries.
After 9 played rounds (swiss system) as many as five players tied for the first place. IM Loic Travadon had the best tiebreak criteria to top the final crosstable, GM Adham Fawzy came second and GM Jean-Pierre Le Roux was third. GM Gabriel Flom finished the event in the fourth position while WGM Tatiana Dornbusch took fifth place on the overall rankings and clinched the trophy as the best-ranked female player. (Scroll down for final rankings)
The Blitz event will be played today, Saturday July 9th, with 141 players in the field.

Final rankings – 8th RIDEF Chess Championship:
Rg
Nom
FED
Elo
Pts
Dep.1
Dep.2
Dep.3
Dep.4
1
IM
Travadon Loic
FRA
2452
7
0
45
53.5
2479
2
GM
Fawzy Adham
EGY
2471
7
0
43.5
53.5
2435
3
GM
Le Roux Jean-Pierre
FRA
2511
7
0
43.5
53
2347
4
GM
Flom Gabriel
FRA
2410
7
0
42.5
52
2300
5
WGM
Dornbusch Tatiana
MNC
2247
7
0
38
47.5
2338
6
IM
Milliet Sophie
FRA
2396
6.5
0
41
51
2316
7
IM
Boudriga Mohamed Ali
TUN
2308
6.5
0
41
49.5
2372
8
Naoum Spyridon
GRE
2346
6.5
0
40.5
50
2310
9
WGM
Maisuradze Nino
FRA
2214
6.5
0
40.5
48.5
2189
10
FM
Ouakhir Pierre Mehdi
MAR
2204
6.5
0
39.5
47.5
1991
11
IM
Damia Angelo
ITA
2213
6.5
0
39
47
2128
12
GM
Vernay Clovis
SUI
2513
6
0
44
53.5
2304
13
IM
Chiku-Ratte Olivier-Kenta
CAN
2347
6
0
43.5
53
2379
14
IM
Berend Fred
LUX
2307
6
0
39.5
47
2137
15
FM
Real Thibault
BEL
2267
6
0
38.5
47.5
2224
16
WCM
Gjergji Rozana
ALB
1920
6
0
37
44.5
1969
17
El Aouam Youssef
MAR
0
6
0
36
43
2124
18
CM
Ribera Veganzones Josep Maria
AND
2228
6
0
35.5
44
1753
19
Razzaq Younes
MAR
0
6
0
35
42
1930
20
Zouaoui Mohamed
TUN
2142
5.5
0
41
50
2103
21
Hadj Kholti Yasser
MAR
1871
5.5
0
39.5
48.5
2345
22
Martinez Gamiz Marc
AND
2002
5.5
0
39
45.5
1869
23
Rian Saad
MAR
2088
5.5
0
38.5
47
1971
24
WGM
Berend Elvira
LUX
2333
5.5
0
38
46.5
2107
25
Chennaoui Yasin
SUI
2127
5.5
0
37.5
44
1924
26
Mohamed Abderrahim Taleb Mohamed
MTN
2084
5.5
0
37.5
44
1892
27
Sentissi Yassine
MAR
1891
5.5
0
37
44
1877
28
Tetepoulidis Ioannis
GRE
2078
5.5
0
36.5
44.5
1894
29
Skalli Taoufik
MAR
1976
5.5
0
36
42.5
1459
30
Ennouri Oussama
MAR
0
5.5
0
35
40.5
2017
31
Oueld El Hachemi Abdelhaq
MAR
1743
5.5
0
33
40
1714
32
Mrabti Yahya
FRA
1828
5.5
0
31.5
38
1562
33
WGM
Ouellet Maili-Jade
CAN
2239
5
0
42
50.5
2045
34
El Fazari Mohamed Amin
MAR
1753
5
0
42
49.5
1968
35
FM
Dubreuil Nicolas
FRA
2195
5
0
41
50.5
2031
36
Alami Halim
MAR
1989
5
0
40.5
47
1828
37
Mhand Mohammed
MAR
0
5
0
40
46.5
1975
38
WIM
Pavlidou Ekaterini
GRE
2138
5
0
39
45
1782
39
Mounib Abdelaziz
MAR
2020
5
0
37.5
44.5
1604
40
Zekraoui Houssine
MAR
1794
5
0
37.5
41.5
1848
41
Kriem Med Amine
MAR
1964
5
0
37
45
1702
42
Hani Younes
MAR
1911
5
0
37
43
1885
43
CM
Toumi Mohamed-Jad
MAR
1824
5
0
36
43
1782
44
Lesbros Bernard
SEN
1865
5
0
36
42.5
1885
45
Nait Elasri Brahim
MAR
0
5
0
36
42
1729
46
Saidi Younes
MAR
1920
5
0
36
42
1395
47
Lahlou Rachid
MAR
2092
5
0
35.5
44
1873
48
Guipi Bopala Prince Eric Jr
CAN
1668
5
0
35
42.5
2003
49
El Aadli Mustapha
MAR
1980
5
0
34
39.5
1451
50
Alaissaoui Aziz
MAR
0
5
0
33
40.5
1849
51
Hadj Kacem Hafid
MAR
0
5
0
32.5
39
1812
52
Mayar Elidrissi Firdaous
MAR
1760
5
0
32.5
39
1612
53
Guedira Said
MAR
1618
5
0
31.5
37.5
1500
54
Laangry Mohammed-Amine
FRA
1202
5
0
31
36.5
1447
55
Daoudi Kamal
MAR
2142
4.5
0
41
49.5
1729
56
CM
Filali Razzouki Marouane
MAR
2252
4.5
0
39.5
48
2093
57
CM
Idrissi Chafik
MAR
2204
4.5
0
39
48
1744
58
Idrissi Naqib Abdelali
MAR
1798
4.5
0
37
44
1834
59
Omar Ouadnouni
MAR
0
4.5
0
35.5
43.5
1904
60
CM
Chorfi Khaled
MAR
2065
4.5
0
35.5
42.5
1560
61
Guedira Aimen
MAR
2067
4.5
0
35.5
42
1589
62
CM
Manan Yoboue Hermann
CIV
2066
4.5
0
34.5
41.5
1505
63
Koch Alain
FRA
1875
4.5
0
34
40.5
1242
64
FM
Berube Richard
CAN
2158
4.5
0
34
40
1319
65
Lamnouar Omar
MAR
2039
4.5
0
33.5
38.5
1450
66
Elharrak Ahmed
MAR
1389
4.5
0
33
39
1504
67
Aka Justin Jean-Robert Koumi
CIV
1839
4.5
0
32
38
1100
68
IM
Rian Moubarak
MAR
2070
4.5
0
30
36.5
1289
69
Bohm Maxwell
TOG
0
4.5
0
29
33.5
1553
70
Sidah Mohamed
MAR
1711
4.5
0
28.5
35
1358
71
Aluartassi Ayoub
MAR
1943
4
0
37.5
43.5
1476
72
Ammor Hicham
MAR
2018
4
0
37
44.5
1453
73
Roudi Adnan
MAR
1941
4
0
35.5
41
1313
74
Ahardan Driss
MAR
1888
4
0
35
40.5
1352
75
Tsarouhas Konstantinos
GRE
2145
4
0
33.5
41.5
1536
76
Newsome Max
SUI
1412
4
0
32.5
40
1544
77
Chriette Reda
MAR
0
4
0
32
38.5
1566
78
Besseghier Stephane
FRA
1604
4
0
31.5
37
1197
79
Lameti Mohamed
MAR
1882
4
0
31
36.5
1156
80
Aroua Ahmed
TUN
1456
4
0
30.5
36.5
1288
81
Zeglat Faycal
MAR
0
4
0
30.5
36
1208
82
Maazouzi Youssef
MAR
0
4
0
30
35
1448
83
fadli mohamed
MAR
0
4
0
29.5
35
1515
84
Bouchghl Ahmed Nouh
MAR
0
4
0
29.5
32
1534
85
El Harrak Maryam
MAR
0
4
0
29
32.5
1392
86
Frikiche Samir
MAR
0
4
0
27.5
32.5
1429
87
Alami Afilal Khalid
MAR
1657
3.5
0
38
46
1824
88
Bensghir Imad
MAR
1939
3.5
0
37
43.5
1807
89
Mezgouri Noureddine
MAR
0
3.5
0
36
43.5
1759
90
Mahamat Hachim Bachar
CHA
0
3.5
0
34.5
41.5
1777
91
Bendriss Hatim
MAR
2071
3.5
0
34
42.5
1553
92
Bouazzouz Amine
MAR
0
3.5
0
34
39.5
1546
93
Elharrak Youssef
MAR
1084
3.5
0
32
38.5
1513
94
Gharbouj Soufiane
MAR
0
3.5
0
30.5
36
1539
95
Hamza Harrasse
MAR
0
3.5
0
30
36
1268
96
Taam El Mehdi
MAR
0
3.5
0
29
33
1366
97
Cordy Mathys
SUI
1302
3.5
0
28
32.5
1080
98
Hamza Aboubaker Hassan
DJI
0
3.5
0
26
31
1162
99
Kadouno Drissa
MLI
0
3.5
0
26
30.5
1285
100
Ayat Arrahmane Akil
MAR
0
3.5
0
25
29.5
920
101
Sabir Yassine
MAR
0
3.5
0
22.5
25.5
936
102
Nasih Said
MAR
1634
3
0
35
43.5
1859
103
Klein Djimmy
FRA
1374
3
0
33.5
40
1438
104
Mejd Mohamed Amine
MAR
0
3
0
32
39.5
1380
105
Bouzida Hamza
MAR
0
3
0
31
36
1320
106
Douar Saad
MAR
0
3
0
31
35.5
1269
107
Youssef Belahsen
MAR
0
3
0
30.5
35.5
1099
108
Baho Sinan
MAR
0
3
0
29.5
34.5
1324
109
Ali Ouadnouni
MAR
0
3
0
26
29
930
110
Esungi Guy Botetsi
COD
1481
2.5
0
31.5
36.5
1196
111
Alouan Adil
MAR
0
2.5
0
31
37.5
1452
112
Farsan Issam
MAR
0
2.5
0
30.5
37.5
1833
113
Ghernaout Mohammed Youssef
MAR
0
2.5
0
30.5
36
1226
114
Dahraoui Kamal
MAR
0
2.5
0
30
35
1645
115
Chbbaki Rayane
MAR
0
2.5
0
30
33.5
1157
116
Mabrouk Fethi
TUN
1364
2.5
0
26.5
29.5
807
117
Abdourrahmane Ouadnouni
MAR
0
2.5
0
24.5
26.5
834
118
Oudrhiri Douae
MAR
0
2.5
0
23
26
1002
119
Maman Oumarou
NIG
0
2.5
0
21
23.5
832
120
Benchekroune Taibi Hamza
MAR
0
2
1
28.5
33
1093
121
Katane Souhaib
MAR
1489
2
0
25.5
29
738
122
Ajbara Jamal
MAR
1852
1.5
0
30
35.5
1639
123
Fahd Mabchour
MAR
1683
1
0
25
27.5
0
124
Nait Elasri Abdellah
MAR
0
1
0
21.5
24
703
125
SAIDOU Djibo
NIG
0
0.5
0
23
26
463
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