The 34th International Chess Open Clermont-Ferrand took place on 19-22nd February, 2015, in Clermont-Ferrand, a city in the Auvergne region of France.
The event was a 7-round Swiss tournament with tempo of play 90′ + 30″.
French GM Jean-Pierre Le Roux emerged a clear winner with 6/7 points and took the first prize in the amount of 1,200 €.
GM Jean-Luc Chabanon (France) edged IM Kamran Shirazi and GM Anthony Kosten (France) on a superior tie-break score to take the silver, after the whole group finished the tournament with 5,5/7 points.
Final standings:
1 GM LE ROUX Jean-Pierre 2539 ALS Bischwiller 6
2 GM CHABANON Jean-Luc 2485 IDF Cavalier Bleu Drancy 5½
3 IM SHIRAZI Kamran 2381 IDF Tremblay en France 5½
4 GM KOSTEN Anthony C. 2458 CAZ C.E.M.C. Monaco 5½
5 FM ROULER Charly 2314 AUV Clermont-Ferrand Echecs 5
6 IM SERMIER Guillaume 2408 FRC Le Pion Tissalien Echecs 5
7 CHAUDAGNE Christophe 2086 AUV Cercle des Echecs de Vichy 5
8 THOMAS Fabien 2073 AUV Clermont-Ferrand Echecs 5
9 MANIA Clement 2166 LAN St Affrique 5
10 IM ONKOUD Abdelaziz 2359 IDF Bagneux 5
11 GM OKHOTNIK Vladimir 2444 CHA L’Echiquier Chalonnais 5
12 ZOUNANI Yacine 1927 F CadM AUV Echiquier Lempdais 5
13 N’GUYEN Emilien 2268 LYO Lyon Olympique Echecs 5
14 JAVET Blaise 2006 F SenM 5
15 THOMAS Anysia 2012 LOR GARCHE-KOEKING 3000 5