Official website: http://www.echecs.asso.fr
Final standings:
Men (playoff for the title will take place on Saturday)
| 1. | Edouard, Romain | g | 2620 | 8 |
| 2. | Fressinet, Laurent | g | 2697 | 8 |
| 3. | Bacrot, Etienne | g | 2720 | 7 |
| 4. | Bauer, Christian | g | 2612 | 6 |
| 5. | Dorfman, Iossif D | g | 2583 | 5½ |
| 6. | Tkachiev, Vladislav | g | 2639 | 5½ |
| 7. | Bricard, Emmanuel | g | 2478 | 5 |
| 8. | Sokolov, Andrei | g | 2596 | 4½ |
| 9. | Charnushevich, Aliaksei | m | 2497 | 4½ |
| 10. | Hamdouchi, Hicham | g | 2600 | 4 |
| 11. | Degraeve, Jean-Marc | g | 2569 | 4 |
| 12. | Cornette, Matthieu | g | 2543 | 4 |
Women
| 1. | Skripchenko, Almira | m | 2458 | 7½ |
| 2. | Milliet, Sophie | m | 2367 | 6 |
| 3. | Leconte, Maria | wg | 2337 | 5½ |
| 4. | Collas, Silvia | m | 2333 | 5 |
| 5. | Guichard, Pauline | wm | 2320 | 4 |
| 6. | Roumegous, Marina | wm | 2181 | 2 |
B group
| 1. | Le Roux, Jean-Pierre | g | 2495 | 8 |
| 2. | Shchekachev, Andrei | g | 2546 | 7½ |
| 3. | Gozzoli, Yannick | m | 2520 | 6½ |
| 4. | Apicella, Manuel | g | 2529 | 6 |
| 5. | Prie, Eric | g | 2529 | 6 |
| 6. | Lagarde, Maxime | f | 2414 | 5½ |
| 7. | Bailet, Pierre | f | 2425 | 5½ |
| 8. | Vaisser, Anatoly | g | 2515 | 5½ |
| 9. | Benitah, Yohan | m | 2382 | 4½ |
| 10. | Housieaux, David | m | 2423 | 4½ |
| 11. | Terrieux, Kevin | m | 2437 | 3½ |
| 12. | Jolly, Jean-Francois | f | 2411 | 3 |
http://europe-echecs.com/actualites/actualites-les-championnats-de-france-3-2354.html
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Skripchenko should start playing chess again.
funny to see Fressinet and his wife french champion…
Congratulations