Results
1 g BAUER Christian 2610 Sen LOR Vandoeuvre-Echecs 7 2638 41½ 50½
2 g HAMDOUCHI Hichem 2599 Sen LAN Montpellier Echecs 7 2592 37 45
3 m SANCHEZ Joseph 2461 Sen CAZ Cannes Echecs 6½ 2635 43 50½
4 g HORVATH Jozsef 2542 Sen IDF Stade Français 6½ 2595 42½ 51
5 m BRUNELLO Sabino 2461 Jun 6½ 2595 41 49½
6 QUILLAN Gary 2357 Sen 6½ 2542 39 48
7 g KARPATCHEV Aleksandr 2504 Sen ALS Bischwiller 6 2564 43 51½…
details : http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2009/02/christian-bauer-remporte-le-23eme-open.html
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
2nd GM norm for the young Italian Sabino brunello (19)
IM Joseph Sanchez almost won this tournament.
I think this is his 3rd GM norm but needs over 2500 ELO points?
It is admirable that he still carries the Philippine flag even though he lives full time in France with his nurse wife.
Go Joe go!