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{{short description|French chess grandmaster (born 1995)}}
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'''Jules Moussard''' ({{IPA|fr|ʒyl musaʁ}}; born 16 January 1995) is a French [[chess]] player. He holds the title of [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]], which [[FIDE]] awarded him in 2016.
'''Jules Moussard''' is a [[France|French]] [[chess]] player born on 16 January 1995 in [[Paris]].<ref>[http://www.evry-grandroque.com/egr1.7.2fr/index.php/les-cours/nos-jeunes-espoirs Nos jeunes espoirs] Grandmaster on evry-grandroque.com.</ref> He achieved his fourth [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] [[Norm (chess)|norm]] and the title by winning the chess championship of Paris in 2016.<ref>[http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2016/07/jules-moussard-champion-de-paris.html Jules Moussard champion de Paris] on chess-and-strategy.com.</ref>


==Career==
On 1 January 2017, Jules Moussard is the fourteenth French player with an Elo ranking of 2576.<ref>{{fide|id=642908}}</ref>
Born in Paris,<ref>[[Arnaud Hauchard]]. [http://www.evry-grandroque.com/egr1.7.2fr/index.php/les-cours/nos-jeunes-espoirs "Nos jeunes espoirs"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806150954/http://www.evry-grandroque.com/egr1.7.2fr/index.php/les-cours/nos-jeunes-espoirs |date=2016-08-06 }}. ''evry-grandroque.com'' (in French). Retrieved 27 October 2019.</ref> Moussard won seven titles at the French youth championships. He is the only player to have won a title in every age category, including the [[French Chess Championship|adult championship]] since his 2022 victory in finals against [[Étienne Bacrot]]. In 2002, he won his first title in the French under-8 championship in [[Hyères]], in front of Jacques Netzer. At the under-10 championship in [[Reims]] in 2004 he finished behind Stéphane Staatdjian, but won in the same age category the next year in [[Calvi, Haute-Corse|Calvi]]. In 2006 in [[Aix-les-Bains]], he won the under-12 title. He returned to this city in 2009 to win his fourth title, this time in the under-14 category. Two years later, he won the under-16 championship. Then in [[Nîmes]] in 2012, he won the under-18 championship ahead of Christophe Soshacki and Quentin Loiseau. In 2015 in [[Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Pau]] he won his seventh and last French youth championship in the under-20 division, ahead of Pierre Barbot and Raphaël Dutreuil.


Moussard won the silver medal at the [[World Youth Chess Championship|World Youth Championships]] in the Under-10 category in 2004, tied with [[Yu Yangyi]] (gold medallist), [[Hou Yifan]] (bronze medallist) and Raymond Song (fourth).<ref>[http://chess-results.com/tnr1630.aspx?lan=1&art=1&turdet=YES World Youth Chess Championships 2004 Boys U10]. ''chess-results.com''. Retrieved 27 October 2019.</ref> He received the title [[FIDE Master]] for this result.
==Youth Competitions==
===Awards at the French youth championships===
Jules Moussard is the only player to have won the French youth championship in all mixed categories (seven titles). He finished seven times champion of France, and once vice-champion.


He was awarded the title of [[International Master]] in 2011. FIDE awarded him the title of [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] in 2016.<ref>[http://old.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/9828-list-of-titles-approved-by-the-general-assembly-in-baku-azerbaijan.html "List of titles approved by General Assembly in Baku, Azerbaijan"]. FIDE. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2019.</ref> Moussard won the [[Paris City Chess Championship|Paris championship]] in 2016 and 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/paris-championship-2018|title=A joyful time in Paris|last=Mihajlova|first=Diana|date=13 October 2018|website=Chess News|publisher=[[ChessBase]]|access-date=27 October 2019}}</ref> Also in 2018, he won the [[London Chess Classic]] FIDE Open on tiebreak score over [[Nicholas Pert]], after both players scored 7½ points out of 9.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/10th-london-chess-classic-2018|title=10th London Chess Classic 2018|last=Crowther|first=Mark|date=17 December 2018|website=The Week in Chess|access-date=27 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.echecs.asso.fr/Actu.aspx?Ref=11522|title=Jules Moussard remporte l'Open de Londres !|date=19 December 2018|website=www.echecs.asso.fr|language=fr|access-date=27 October 2019}}</ref>
In 2002, he played in the French under 10 championship in Hyères. He won his first title of champion, in front of Jacques Netzer. In Reims in 2004 he finished behind Stéphane Staatdjian. The following year, in Calvi, he finished first. The following year, in [[Aix-les-Bains]], he won another title.

He returned to this city in 2009 to win his fourth title, ahead of Gary Giroyan and Quentin Loiseau. He then played among the under 14s. Two years later, he won another junior championship. The same players were on the podium, but this time it was Quentin Loiseau who was runner-up and Gary Giroyan third. The following year, in 2012, in Nîmes, for his first participation among the cadets, he is once again champion of France, ahead of Christophe Soshacki and Quentin Loiseau.

It is finally in 2015, in [[Pau]]{{dn|date=January 2017}}, that he wins his seventh and last title of champion of France of the young (less than twenty years). He beats Pierre Barbot and Raphaël Dutreuil.

=== Vice-World Champion Under Sixteen (2004) ===
He won the silver medal at the World Under-10 Championship in 2004, tied with Yu Yangyi (world champion), [[Hou Yifan]] (bronze medal) and Raymond Song (fourth).

== Grand Master (2016) ==
Jules Moussard is international master since 2011. He has achieved his fourth international Grandmaster standard by winning the Paris 2016 Chess Championship.<ref>[http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2016/07/jules-moussard-champion-de-paris.html Jules Moussard champion de Paris] sur chess-and-strategy.com, 19 juillet 201.</ref>


== References ==
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Latest revision as of 19:57, 25 August 2024

Jules Moussard
Jules Moussard in 2016
CountryFrance
Born (1995-01-16) 16 January 1995 (age 29)
Paris, France
TitleGrandmaster (2016)
FIDE rating2600 (October 2024)
Peak rating2686 (September 2022)
Peak rankingNo. 51 (September 2022)

Jules Moussard (French pronunciation: [ʒyl musaʁ]; born 16 January 1995) is a French chess player. He holds the title of Grandmaster, which FIDE awarded him in 2016.

Career

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Born in Paris,[1] Moussard won seven titles at the French youth championships. He is the only player to have won a title in every age category, including the adult championship since his 2022 victory in finals against Étienne Bacrot. In 2002, he won his first title in the French under-8 championship in Hyères, in front of Jacques Netzer. At the under-10 championship in Reims in 2004 he finished behind Stéphane Staatdjian, but won in the same age category the next year in Calvi. In 2006 in Aix-les-Bains, he won the under-12 title. He returned to this city in 2009 to win his fourth title, this time in the under-14 category. Two years later, he won the under-16 championship. Then in Nîmes in 2012, he won the under-18 championship ahead of Christophe Soshacki and Quentin Loiseau. In 2015 in Pau he won his seventh and last French youth championship in the under-20 division, ahead of Pierre Barbot and Raphaël Dutreuil.

Moussard won the silver medal at the World Youth Championships in the Under-10 category in 2004, tied with Yu Yangyi (gold medallist), Hou Yifan (bronze medallist) and Raymond Song (fourth).[2] He received the title FIDE Master for this result.

He was awarded the title of International Master in 2011. FIDE awarded him the title of Grandmaster in 2016.[3] Moussard won the Paris championship in 2016 and 2018.[4] Also in 2018, he won the London Chess Classic FIDE Open on tiebreak score over Nicholas Pert, after both players scored 7½ points out of 9.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Arnaud Hauchard. "Nos jeunes espoirs" Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine. evry-grandroque.com (in French). Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. ^ World Youth Chess Championships 2004 Boys U10. chess-results.com. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  3. ^ "List of titles approved by General Assembly in Baku, Azerbaijan". FIDE. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  4. ^ Mihajlova, Diana (13 October 2018). "A joyful time in Paris". Chess News. ChessBase. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  5. ^ Crowther, Mark (17 December 2018). "10th London Chess Classic 2018". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Jules Moussard remporte l'Open de Londres !". www.echecs.asso.fr (in French). 19 December 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
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