The 2010 French Championships (men and women) are taking place in Belfort from August 9 to 21, 2010.
Men’s section
Standings after 3 rounds:
| 1. | Edouard, Romain | g | FRA | 2620 | 2½ |
| 2. | Hamdouchi, Hicham | g | FRA | 2600 | 2 |
| 3. | Bacrot, Etienne | g | FRA | 2720 | 2 |
| 4. | Fressinet, Laurent | g | FRA | 2697 | 2 |
| 5. | Sokolov, Andrei | g | FRA | 2596 | 1½ |
| 6. | Bauer, Christian | g | FRA | 2612 | 1½ |
| 7. | Dorfman, Iossif D | g | FRA | 2583 | 1½ |
| 8. | Bricard, Emmanuel | g | FRA | 2478 | 1½ |
| 9. | Cornette, Matthieu | g | FRA | 2543 | 1½ |
| 10. | Tkachiev, Vladislav | g | FRA | 2639 | 1 |
| 11. | Degraeve, Jean-Marc | g | FRA | 2569 | ½ |
| 12. | Charnushevich, Aliaksei | m | FRA | 2497 | ½ |
Women’s section
Standings after 2 rounds:
| 1. | Skripchenko, Almira | m | FRA | 2458 | 2 |
| 2. | Milliet, Sophie | m | FRA | 2367 | 2 |
| 3. | Collas, Silvia | m | FRA | 2333 | 1 |
| 4. | Guichard, Pauline | wm | FRA | 2320 | ½ |
| 5. | Leconte, Maria | wg | FRA | 2337 | ½ |
| 6. | Roumegous, Marina | wm | FRA | 2181 | 0 |
Source: http://europe-echecs.com/actualites/actualites-les-championnats-de-france-2010-2271.html
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