Cécile Haussernot (born 22 October 1998) is a French chess player holding the title of Woman International Master (WIM). She was twice European champion in her age girls category.
Career Haussernot learned how to move the pieces at the age of five, and was invited to play on her club's team at the age of six and then learned the basics. She is a six-time French youth champion: U-8 Girls 2006, U-10 Girls 2007, U-14 Girls 2008, U-14 Girls 2011, U-16 Girls 2013 and U-20 2018. She became also French vice-champion in the U-16 Girls category in 2009 and finished 3rd in the U-12 Boys category at the 2010 French youth championships.
Haussernot won two gold medals at the European Youth Chess Championships, in the U-10 Girls section in 2007 at Šibenik, Croatia and in the U-12 Girls section in 2009 at Fermo, Italy. She took the bronze medal in the U-12 Girls category at Batumi, Georgia in 2010. In the World Youth Chess Championships, she finished fourth in the U-10 Girls section in 2008 in Vũng Tàu, Vietnam.
In August 2017, Haussernot finished second in the French women's championship. The next month, she played for the silver medal-winning French team in the Women's Mitropa Cup in Balatonszárszó, Hungary. In October, Haussernot finished fourth in the European ACP Women's Blitz Chess Championship in Monte Carlo, behind Alexandra Kosteniuk, Kateryna Lagno and Valentina Gunina respectively. She finished second in the French Woman's Rapid Championships in 2018 in Angoulême. The same year, she earned a Woman Grandmaster norm in Salento, Italy, in May 2018. She also earned a bronze medal in the French Women's Championships in August 2018 in Nîmes . She then represented France in the Olympiads in Batumi, in October 2018. In May 2019, she earned a second Woman Grandmaster norm in Brest, France, during the French Team Championships. In December 2020, she became French Woman Rapid Champion.
In May 2025, she finished in second place at the Salento Open in Italy . In July of the same year, she won the Chambéry Open . In June 2026, she won the bronze medal in the French Women's Rapid Championship in Agde, France. In August 2026, she finished runner-up at the 11th Menchik Memorial . In September 2026, she reached a peak FIDE rating of 2287.
Youth major achievements Year Championship Location Category Result Reference 2006 French Youth Chess Championship Aix-les-Bains, France Girls U08 Winner 2007 French Youth Chess Championship Le Grand-Bornand, France Girls U10 Winner 2007 European Youth Chess Championship Šibenik, Croatia Girls U10 Winner 2008 French Youth Chess Championship La Roche-sur-Yon, France Girls U14 Winner 2009 European Youth Chess Championship Fermo, Italy Girls U12 Winner 2011 French Youth Chess Championship Montluçon, France Girls U14 Winner 2013 French Youth Chess Championship Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, France Girls U16 Winner 2018 French Youth Chess Championship Agen, France Girls U20 Winner
Other notable youth championship placements
Year Championship Location Category Placement Reference 2008 World Youth Chess Championship Vũng Tàu, Vietnam Girls U10 4th place 2009 French Youth Chess Championship Aix les Bains, France Girls U16 2nd place 2010 French Youth Chess Championship Troyes, France Open U12 3rd place 2010 European Youth Chess Championship Batumi, Georgia Girls U12 3rd place 2011 European Youth Chess Championship Albena, Bulgaria Girls U14 5th place 2012 European Youth Chess Championship Prague, Czech Republic Girls U14 5th place 2014 French Youth Chess Championship Montbéliard, France Girls U16 2nd place 2017 French Youth Chess Championship Belfort, France Girls U20 2nd place
Adult achievements
Year Championship / Tournament Location Event / Category Result Reference 2017 French Women's Chess Championship Agen, France Women's Individual Second place 2017 Women's Mitropa Cup Balatonszárszó, Hungary National Team Event Team Silver 2017 European ACP Women's Blitz Championship Monte Carlo, Monaco Continental Individual 4th place 2018 French Women's Rapid Chess Championship Angoulême, France Women's Individual Second place 2018 French Women's Chess Championship Nîmes, France Women's Individual Third place 2020 French Women's Rapid Chess Championship France (Online) Women's Individual Winner 2025 14th Salento Open Master Salento, Italy Individual Open Second place 2025 31st Chambery Chess Festival Chambery, France Individual Open Winner 2025 French Women's Rapid Chess Championship Saint-Tropez, France Women's Individual 4th place 2026 French Women's Rapid Chess Championship Agde, France Women's Individual Third place 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid London, England Open Rapid Field 2nd Woman 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Blitz London, England Open Blitz Field 1st Woman 2026 11th Menchik Memorial London, England Women's Closed Tournament Second place
TV Show In 2025, she participated in the second season of the television series Loups Garous, broadcast on Canal+https://www.allocine.fr/series/ficheserie-37553/saison-1000003846/, which is adapted from the board game Loups-Garous de Thiercelieux. She appeared in all ten episodes of the season and won the final prize alongside three other contestants .
Private Life From 2018 to 2022, Haussernot lived in Tbilisi, in Georgia, with her Georgian husband, Giorgi Sibashvili , who is also an International Master and professional chess player. . In 2022, the couple relocated to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, where they have since resided.
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