(VOV) – It wil be no easy task for Vietnam’s Le Quang Liem to defend his title this year at the tournament. Quang Liem regains ‘Super Grandmaster’ title According to the World Chess Federation (FIDE) rankings, with an Elo...
Super French GM Vachier-Lagrave confirmed for SPICE Cup 2012
The 2012 SPICE Cup Invitational (expected to be FIDE category 17-18) will take place from October 12 – 21 in the St. Louis area. Five of the six player double round robin field have been confirmed: – GM Le...
No playoff in the French Championship due to tragedy
Etienne Bacrot, Romain Edouard et Maxime-Vachier Lagrave, tous 3 qualifiés pour les matchs de départage du championnat de France, ont finalement indiqué à la Fédération Française des Echecs, qu’ils ne se sentaient pas, compte tenu des circonstances exceptionnelles, en...
4-way tie for the lead at French Championship
Standings with 1 round to go 1-4. Edouard, Romain g 2652 7 1-4. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g 2686 7 1-4. Bacrot, Etienne g 2713 7 1-4. Bauer, Christian g 2682 7 5. Fressinet, Laurent g 2714 6½ 6-7. Istratescu, Andrei...
Vachier Lagrave leads French Championship by 1/2 pt with 2 to go
Standings after 9 (of 11) rounds 1. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g 2686 6½ 2. Bauer, Christian g 2682 6 3. Edouard, Romain g 2652 6 4. Bacrot, Etienne g 2713 6 5. Tkachiev, Vladislav g 2644 5½ 6. Fressinet, Laurent...
Vachier Lagrave leads French Championship after 8 rounds
Standings after 8 rounds: 1. Vachier-Lagrave 6 2-4. Tkachiev, Bacrot, Bauer 5½ 5-7. Istratescu, Edouard, Fressinet 5 8. Maze 3½ 9. Hamdouchi 3 10-11. Vaisser, Lagarde 1½ 12. Mullon 1 Official website: http://www.echecs.asso.fr Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Bacrot and Vachier Lagrave tie for French Championship lead
Source: www.Europe-Echecs.com Standings after 6 rounds N° Joueurs Elo Ti Pts. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 Bacrot, Etienne 2713 gm 4.5/6 X = = . . = 1 . . 1...
4-way tie for the lead at French Championship
Standings after 5 rounds 1 Vachier-Lagrave, M 3.5 Edouard, Romain 3.5 Fressinet, Laurent 3.5 Bacrot, Etienne 3.5 5 Tkachiev, Vlad 3 Bauer, Christian 3 Istratescu, Andrei 3 8 Maze, Sebastien 2.5 9 Hamdouchi, Hicham 2 10 Lagarde, Maxime 1.5...
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave victorious in Nancy Grand-Prix
The 2nd stage of the Grand-Prix 2012 of the French Chess Federation took place on 28-29th April at the building of “Grand Nancy” in Nancy. The qualifying event, International Rapid Open, was played on Saturday, 28th April, as a...
Vachier-Lagrave wins French Rapid Grand Prix
French Rapid Grand Prix The first tournament of the French Rapid Grand Prix series took place in Port-Marly on 7-8 January 2012. Seven qualifiers from the 9 round Swiss preliminary were joined by GM Fressinet who was invited by...