Grandmaster Igor Efimov (ELO 2390) wins Monaco Chess Championship for 2015, which was held in the Monaco Chess Club, 20-25 February 2015. He scored 5.5 points, the same as Karl Ribbegren (ELO 2202), but thanks to better tie-break, Efimov took the title. GM Algimantas Butnorius (ELO 2377) came clear third with 5 points.
Svetlana Berezovska (ELO 1849) became the Women Champion.
Players who qualified for the European Small Nations Championship 2015 to be held in Guernsey (Championships 2014 + 2015) are:
GM Igor Efimov, GM Algimantas Butnorius, Karl Ribbegren, FM Pierre Villegas and FM Patrick Van Hoolandt. The substitute is Jean François Nelis.
The Championship was played according to the Swiss System in 7 rounds.
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Final Standings:
| Place | Name | Elo | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts. | Bu. |
| 1 | GM EFIMOV Igor | 2390 | +13N | +6B | =2N | =3B | =5N | +17B | +4N | 5,5 | 30,5 |
| 2 | RIBBEGREN Karl | 2202 | +12B | +11N | =1B | +8N | +4B | -3N | +5N | 5,5 | 30,5 |
| 3 | GM BUTNORIUS Algimantas | 2377 | +14B | +9N | -4B | =1N | +8B | +2B | =7N | 5 | 31,5 |
| 4 | FM VILLEGAS Pierre | 2351 | +20N | +10B | +3N | =5B | -2N | +6B | -1B | 4,5 | 31,5 |
| 5 | IM BEREZOVSKY Igor | 2435 | +15B | =8N | +16B | =4N | =1B | +9N | -2B | 4,5 | 30,5 |
| 6 | LAMBLIN Jean | 1994 | +25B | -1N | +14B | +10N | =7B | -4N | +11B | 4,5 | 27 |
| 7 | FM VAN HOOLANDT Patrick | 2124 | -21B | +17N | +15B | =9N | =6N | +10B | =3B | 4,5 | 26,5 |
| 8 | LEBEL Patrick | 2073 | +19N | =5B | +18N | -2B | -3N | +20B | =9N | 4 | 28 |
| 9 | BLENGINO Cristiano | 1929 | +23N | -3B | +13N | =7B | +20N | -5B | =8B | 4 | 26 |
| 10 | LANTERI Nicolas | 1890 | +26B | -4N | +21B | -6B | +13N | -7N | +17B | 4 | 23,5 |
| 11 | BEREZOVSKA Svetlana | 1849 | +24N | -2B | -20N | +19B | =18N | +16B | -6N | 3,5 | 25 |
| 12 | WFM LOMANDONG Noela Joyce | 1778 | -2N | +24B | =17N | =20B | =16N | =18B | =14B | 3,5 | 24 |
| 13 | WIM LEBEL ARIAS Julia | 1827 | -1B | +25N | -9B | +21N | -10B | =15N | +22B | 3,5 | 23,5 |
| 14 | LOMANDONG Marc Antoine | 1808 | -3N | +23B | -6N | -17B | +24N | +19B | =12N | 3,5 | 23,5 |
| 15 | RAPAIRE Jean Michel | 1838 | -5N | +19B | -7N | +23B | -17N | =13B | +24N | 3,5 | 23 |
| 16 | TORTORELLA Gian Carlo | 1845 | =22B | +21N | -5N | =18B | =12B | -11N | +20N | 3,5 | 22,5 |
| 17 | NELIS Jean Francois | 2179 | =18N | -7B | =12B | +14N | +15B | -1N | -10N | 3 | 28 |
| 18 | BALLESTRA Giovanni | 1777 | =17B | +22N | -8B | =16N | =11B | =12N | 3 | 23,5 | |
| 19 | IMBERT Jean Laurent | 1705 | -8B | -15N | +22B | -11N | +25B | -14N | +26B | 3 | 19,5 |
| 20 | VIGNY Philippe | 1787 | -4B | +26N | +11B | =12N | -9B | -8N | -16B | 2,5 | 24 |
| 21 | MATTEI Jean Charles | 1740 | +7N | -16B | -10N | -13B | =26N | =22N | =25B | 2,5 | 20,5 |
| 22 | LAMBLIN Alexandre | 1460 | =16N | -18B | -19N | =24B | +23N | =21B | -13N | 2,5 | 20,5 |
| 23 | ANGLES D’AURIAC Bernard | 1660 | -9B | -14N | +26B | -15N | -22B | =25N | EXE | 2,5 | 19,5 |
| 24 | JAMALOV Adam | 1466 | -11B | -12N | +25B | =22N | -14B | +26N | -15B | 2,5 | 19 |
| 25 | GREGER Roland | 1699 | -6N | -13B | -24N | =26B | -19N | =23B | =21N | 1,5 | 19 |
| 26 | L’HERBON DE LUSSATS Jean | 1507 | -10N | -20B | -23N | =25N | =21B | -24B | -19N | 1 | 18 |
