The Top 12 French Teams Chess Championship will take place from 18 to 28 May 2019 in Brest. It is the strongest French team competition, and one of the best in the world.
The twelve best French clubs will face each other in teams of eight players during these eleven days. Gonfreville-l'Orcher, Asnières – le Grand Échiquier, Cannes, Bischwiller, Clichy Échecs 92, Grasse Échecs, Nice Alekhine, Mulhouse Philidor, Metz Fischer, T H F Saint-Quentin, CEMC Monaco and Vandœuvre Échecs are qualified this year.
The winning club will be crowned French champion.
Bischwiller will try to keep the title, and Clichy, 2nd last year, should be Bischwiller's main rival for the title.
The time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes to the end of the game, with a 30-second increment from move 1.
