The 2009 French Championship is taking place right now in Nimes. I will run from August 10 to 22, 2009.
Round 8 results:
| Tkachiev, Vladislav | – Sokolov, Andrei | 1-0 | |||
| Fressinet, Laurent | – Hamdouchi, Hicham | ½ | |||
| Cossin, Sebastien | – Cornette, Matthieu | ½ | |||
| Edouard, Romain | – Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½ | |||
| Feller, Sebastien | – Maze, Sebastien | 0-1 | |||
| Le Roux, Jean-Pierre | – Degraeve, Jean-Marc | ½ |
Standings after 8 rounds:
| 1. | Tkachiev, Vladislav | g | FRA | 2650 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 2. | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | g | FRA | 2703 | 5½ | |||||||||||||
| 3-5. | Cornette, Matthieu | g | FRA | 2578 | 4½ | |||||||||||||
| 3-5. | Fressinet, Laurent | g | FRA | 2667 | 4½ | |||||||||||||
| 3-5. | Cossin, Sebastien | m | FRA | 2486 | 4½ | |||||||||||||
| 6-8. | Hamdouchi, Hicham | g | FRA | 2589 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 6-8. | Degraeve, Jean-Marc | g | FRA | 2559 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 6-8. | Edouard, Romain | g | FRA | 2597 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 9-10. | Sokolov, Andrei | g | FRA | 2570 | 3½ | |||||||||||||
| 9-10. | Feller, Sebastien | g | FRA | 2576 | 3½ | |||||||||||||
| 11. | Maze, Sebastien | g | FRA | 2546 | 2½ | |||||||||||||
| 12. | Le Roux, Jean-Pierre | m | FRA | 2485 | 1½ |
Official website: http://www.echecs.asso.fr/Default.aspx?Cat=15
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Good for him. But he’s more known for blitz.