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The 2015 Quebec Open was merged with the International Championships of French-speaking countries (AIDEF Championships) and held from 17-25th July at the Hotel Delta in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

All players associated with an AIDEF country (Association Internationale des Echecs Francophones), including Canada and USA, were eligible to participate.

The main Championship section attracted 152 players from 15 federations, including 11 Grandmasters and 9 International Masters.

Top seed Grandmaster Romain Edouard from France took a clear first place with 8,0/9 points to earn the top prize of 2000$. GM Samy Shoker of Egypt is second with 7,5 points.

The 16-year old Canadian Olivier Kenta Chiku-Ratté played in excellent shape to earn an IM norm and add 114 points to his rating.

One of the highlights of the event was participation of GM Alexandre Le Siege who returned to competitive chess after 11-years long hiatus.

The Amateur section had 63 participants. Guennadi Kozlov (CAN 1578) is the winner with 7,5/9 points. All standings below.

Final standings (top 30):

1. GM Edouard Romain FRA 2639 – 8
2. GM Shoker Samy EGY 2477 – 7.5
3. GM Fargere Francois FRA 2420 – 7
4. Bolduc Steve CAN 2166 – 7
5. IM Hambleton Aman CAN 2445 – 6.5
6. FM Rakotomaharo Fy Antenaina MAD 2450 – 6.5
7. Chiku-Ratte Olivier Kenta CAN 2195 – 6.5
8. GM Dlugy Maxim USA 2516 – 6.5
9. GM Hansen Eric CAN 2583 – 6.5
10. FM Villegas Pierre MNC 2323 – 6.5
11. IM Claesen Pieter BEL 2319 – 6.5
12. Studen Damir USA 2259 – 6.5
13. GM Le Siege Alexandre CAN 2528 – 6.5
14. FM Humphreys Michael CAN 2207 – 6.5
15. GM Bouaziz Slim TUN 2303 – 6.5
16. Oussedik Elias CAN 2109 – 6
17. FM Le Quang Kim BEL 2253 – 6
18. GM El Gindy Essam EGY 2440 – 6
19. IM Onkoud Abdelaziz MAR 2308 – 6
20. FM Van Hoolandt Patrick MNC 2129 – 6
21. IM Duong Thanh Nha CAN 2277 – 6
22. Sprumont Oscar CAN 1975 – 6
23. WGM Mona Khaled EGY 2184 – 6
24. Poulin Mathieu CAN 2005 – 6
25. FM Voskanyan Vahagn CAN 2222 – 6
26. GM Sambuev Bator CAN 2532 – 5.5
27. IM Cummings David CAN 2327 – 5.5
28. IM Sarkar Justin CAN 2411 – 5.5
29. Yu Zong Yang CAN 2234 – 5.5
30. Zhu Hong Rui CAN 2193 – 5.5

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