16.5-15.5 This is the score after the first two matches (1 + 1s then 3 + 2s) of the French Online Championship (friendly). 3 round-trip matches with different cadences: 1 min + 1 s per move, 3 + 2, 5 + 2. The players gave us a vibrant spectacle, with razor-sharp finishes. Our leaders have "hit", KingLoek (the legendary Loek Van Wely) deployed all his tactical and technical force, putting 5 points out of 6 to the young Indian prodigy Gukesh. ChessQueen, queen Alexandra Kosteniuk, was particularly formidable in 3 + 2. And our other players were excited, Axel Delorme, in an unusually offensive style, provided the show by winning his technical final in 3 + 2, allowing us to win the 2nd phase by a point, Stéphane Sorbe, winning his 2 games in 5 + 2, Eloi Relange, who wins a piece very early in his last game, Pavel Tregubov, who joined the team in 5 + 2 and plays solid on the 3rd chessboard, Ichamo (Hicham Hamcouchi), still there, Joachim Mouhamad , Ruben Harutyunyan. And let's not forget those who allowed the team to reach the final, Fabien Libizsewski, selected elsewhere for the final, Anaëlle Afraoui, Traian Demais, Hervé Daurelle, Isabelle Bonvalot. The final was broadcast on Chess.com, with commentary by Kévin Bordi and accessible in replay.
