LYON

The second French metropolis which hosted the second part of the 1990 World Chess Championship directed by Bachar Kouatly and the Zonal 1 tournament in 1990. The local team Lyon Oynnax won the European Club Team Championship in 1993 and four French Club championship titles.

The Lyon’s team in 1991 with Kouatly, Elhvest, Santo Roman, Anderson, Sharif, Lautier and Spassky