Europe 1 with AFP 5:33 p.m., August 21, 2022, modified at 5:34 p.m., August 21, 2022
The 27-year-old Frenchman, 73rd player in the world, dominated in the final Étienne Bacrot, the most successful player at the national level.
Jules Moussard therefore wins the French championship which was held for the first time since 2019 but in the absence of the two best French players Alireza Firouzja and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.
Jules Moussard was crowned French chess champion for the first time on Sunday in Albi, after defeating the most successful national player, Étienne Bacrot, in the final.
Moussard, 27 and 73rd in the world, defeated the eight-time French champion in sudden death (Armageddon), when the two men were tied after two long, fast and then ultra-fast games ("blitz ").
Disputed for the first time since 2019, but in the absence of the two best French players, Alireza Firouzja and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, the French championship brought together the five players who represented France at the Chess Olympiad in July, in India.
France had placed thirteenth in the most prestigious team competition.
Victory for Almira Skripchenko in the women's draw
At the French chess championship, a direct elimination tournament with sixteen competitors at the start, Moussard first eliminated the great French hope and teammate in the France team Marc'Andria Maurizzi, fifteen, before getting rid of Christian Bauer and Matthieu Cornette, two former winners.
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The tournament was mixed but the only qualified woman, Marie Sebag, was eliminated in the first round.
In the women's draw, Almira Skripchenko won a seventh success, her first since 2015, becoming the most successful player ahead of Sophie Milliet (six coronations).