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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
French Championship Tournament

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave8.5/11(+6 -0 =5)[games]
Etienne Bacrot8.5/11(+6 -0 =5)[games]
Laurent Fressinet7.5/11(+5 -1 =5)[games]
Sebastien Maze6/11(+3 -2 =6)[games]
Christian Bauer6/11(+1 -0 =10)[games]
Andrei Sokolov5.5/11(+1 -1 =9)[games]
Sebastien Feller5/11(+3 -4 =4)[games]
Thal Abergel4.5/11(+3 -5 =3)[games]
Igor-Alexandre Nataf4.5/11(+0 -2 =9)[games]
Jean-Marc Degraeve4/11(+1 -4 =6)[games]
Manuel Apicella3.5/11(+0 -4 =7)[games]
Anatoly Vaisser2.5/11(+0 -6 =5)[games]

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
French Championship (2008)

Bacrot won the French Championship playoff (2008).

 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Vachier-Lagrave vs I Nataf  ½-½302008French ChampionshipB30 Sicilian
2. S Maze vs Bacrot ½-½122008French ChampionshipC69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation
3. J Degraeve vs M Apicella  ½-½632008French ChampionshipC05 French, Tarrasch
4. T Abergel vs A Sokolov  ½-½172008French ChampionshipB48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
5. S Feller vs Fressinet  0-1462008French ChampionshipD17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
6. C Bauer vs A Vaisser  ½-½732008French ChampionshipC10 French
7. A Sokolov vs Vachier-Lagrave  ½-½222008French ChampionshipB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
8. Fressinet vs C Bauer  ½-½422008French ChampionshipB01 Scandinavian
9. S Maze vs J Degraeve  1-0532008French ChampionshipB32 Sicilian
10. A Vaisser vs T Abergel  ½-½212008French ChampionshipD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
11. M Apicella vs S Feller  0-1622008French ChampionshipB84 Sicilian, Scheveningen
12. Bacrot vs I Nataf 1-0362008French ChampionshipE97 King's Indian
13. J Degraeve vs Bacrot ½-½352008French ChampionshipC48 Four Knights
14. T Abergel vs Fressinet  0-1602008French ChampionshipC45 Scotch Game
15. I Nataf vs A Sokolov  ½-½192008French ChampionshipB52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
16. S Feller vs S Maze  0-1412008French ChampionshipA15 English
17. C Bauer vs M Apicella  ½-½472008French ChampionshipC05 French, Tarrasch
18. Vachier-Lagrave vs A Vaisser 1-0692008French ChampionshipC10 French
19. Fressinet vs Vachier-Lagrave  ½-½202008French ChampionshipD91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5
20. S Maze vs C Bauer  ½-½632008French ChampionshipB01 Scandinavian
21. M Apicella vs T Abergel 0-1322008French ChampionshipB58 Sicilian
22. Bacrot vs A Sokolov ½-½262008French ChampionshipB47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation
23. A Vaisser vs I Nataf  ½-½212008French ChampionshipD79 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line
24. J Degraeve vs S Feller  ½-½192008French ChampionshipB52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
25. T Abergel vs S Maze  1-0632008French ChampionshipC45 Scotch Game
 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Aug-28-08  Valmy: <chessgames> Thank you...
Aug-28-08  SetNoEscapeOn: It was too simple for Etienne!
Fressinet was not able to mount a serious challenge.
Aug-28-08  Simonkaser: I was there few days ago...
Aug-28-08  Jason Frost: <SetNoEscapeOn> Not sure how it was too simple for Bacrot as it went in to tie breaks. Also not sure why you say Fressinet was the main challenger as Vachier-Lagrave is the currently the highest rated Frenchman(+10 over Bacrot)
Aug-29-08  wolfmaster: Why didn't Lautier play?
Aug-29-08  zoren: even if vachier was higher rated, i think most players that are familiar with these names would notice that bacrot is much more experienced.
Aug-30-08  Simonkaser: <wolfmaster> Lautier didn't play because he's inactive since end 2007... but I don't know why...
Sep-10-08  Bobsterman3000: Lautier has a new job being a full-time shill for Kramnik. He's got no time to actually <play> chess.

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