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
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Tremblay-En-France
Mulhouse Philidor
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Le Mans
Cannes Echecs
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Lyon Olympique Echecs
Metz Fischer
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Bois-Colombes
Ronde 2
Tremblay-En-France
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Bois-Colombes
Lyon Olympique Echecs
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Metz Fischer
Le Mans
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Cannes Echecs
C’Chartres Echecs
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Mulhouse Philidor
Ronde 3
Mulhouse Philidor
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Tremblay-En-France
Cannes Echecs
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C’Chartres Echecs
Metz Fischer
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Le Mans
Bois-Colombes
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Lyon Olympique Echecs
Ronde 4
Tremblay-En-France
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Lyon Olympique Echecs
Le Mans
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Bois-Colombes
C’Chartres Echecs
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Metz Fischer
Mulhouse Philidor
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Cannes Echecs
Ronde 5
Cannes Echecs
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Tremblay-En-France
Metz Fischer
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Mulhouse Philidor
Bois-Colombes
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C’Chartres Echecs
Lyon Olympique Echecs
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Le Mans
Ronde 6
Tremblay-En-France
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Le Mans
C’Chartres Echecs
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Lyon Olympique Echecs
Mulhouse Philidor
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Bois-Colombes
Cannes Echecs
–
Metz Fischer
Ronde 7
Metz Fischer
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Tremblay-En-France
Bois-Colombes
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Cannes Echecs
Lyon Olympique Echecs
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Mulhouse Philidor
Le Mans
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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