French Championships, 18th-30th August.
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French Championships took place 18th-30th August in Aix-les-Bains.
Participants:
Men:
Joel Lautier 2677, Etienne Bacrot 2645, Iossif Dorfman 2607, Christian Bauer 2589, Anatoli Vaisser 2571, Andrei Sokolov 2554, Jean-Marc Degraeve 2541, Robert Fontaine 2541, Manuel Apicella 2522, Jean-Luc Chabanon 2498, Almira Skripchenko 2489 and Laurent Guidarell 2392.
Final standings:
1 Sokolov 7.5
2 Bacrot 7.5
3 Lautier 7.5
4 Apicella 6.5
5 Dorfman 6.5
6 Vaisser 6.0
7 Bauer 5.5
8 Degraeve 5.0
9 Guidarelli 4.5
10 Fontaine 3.5
11 Skripchenko 3.0
12 Chabanon 3.0
The results of tie-break:
1 Bacrot 3.0
2 Lautier 2.0
3 Sokolov 0.0
Women:
Sylvia Collas 2352, Maria Leconte 2302, Roza Lallemand 2280, Sophie Milliet 2275, Marina Costagliola 2240, Christine Flear 2239, Marina Roumegous 2202, Anne Muller 2184, Pauline Guichard 2180, Friederike Bewaffneten 2170, Melanie Verot 2099 and Nathalie Bonnafous 2099.
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