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Etienne Bacrot became the winner of the The French Chess Championship , which took place in Val d'Isere 19th - 31st August.

The final standings:
1. Joel Lautier, 2663 7.5
2. Etienne Bacrot, 2653 7.5
3. Josif Dorfman, 2617 6.5
4. Christian Bauer, 2550 6.0
5. Andrei Sokolov, 2587 6.0
6. Anatoli Vaisser, 2581 5.5
7. Cyril Marcelin, 2470 5.0
8. Almira Skripchenko-Lautier, 2497 5.0
9. Jean-Marc Degraeve, 2586 4.5
10. Laurent Fressinet, 2619 4.5
11. Robert Fontaine, 2514 4.5
12. Emmanuel Bricard, 2454 3.5
The score of the tie-break Lautier - Bacrot 0.5-1.5 .
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