♔ Jean Michel Rapaire

adviser : BLITZ Volume 1 & 2

Jean Michel Rapaire is born in 1965 in Monaco.
President of Cercle d'Échecs of Monte-Carlo (CEMC) since December 1990.
President of Monaco Chess Federation (FME) since December 1991.
Best elo rating: 1979.

Organizer:

  • Women's Candidates Final Match, Zszusa Polgar and Nana Ioseliani, February 1993, Monte Carlo, Hermitage Hotel
  • Women's World Championship, Jun Xie - Nana Ioseliani, November 1993, Monte Carlo, Métropole Hotel
  • Small Nations Tournement in 1993, 1995 and 1997
  • Women's Fide Grand Prix, October 2015, Casino of Monte-Carlo
  • European Women's Rapid & Blitz Championship, October 2017, Novotel Hotel
  • European Women's Rapid & Blitz Championship, November 2019, Novotel Hotel
  • Women's Fide Grand Prix 2 - December 2019, Monaco Yacht Club

The CEMC has won: 

-       The Women's European Club Cup 7 times: 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016 and 2018

-       Club Champion of France, in 2001 and 2002

-       Club Champion of France, women section, in 2019