More than 3,400 people have already participated in the first edition of the French online chess championship. The French Chess Federation hopes to double the number of registrants.
Players play games in blitz format for two hours, with a capital of three minutes of reflection per player at the start and two seconds added per move played. Two hundred qualifiers for the mixed tournament and 100 for the women's tournament will go through a second round on February 10 from home with reinforced anti-cheating systems before a final phase in Paris the first weekend in March.