The French Championships is taking place in Aix-les-Bains from August 13 to August 25, 2007.
Here are the standings after 9 rounds:
1. Tkachiev, Vladislav g FRA 2655 6.5
2-3. Sokolov, Andrei1 g FRA 2582 6.0
2-3. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 2595 6.0
4-6. Dorfman, Josif D g FRA 2584 5.0
4-6. Bauer, Christian g FRA 2626 5.0
4-6. Fontaine, Robert g FRA 2567 5.0
7-8. Vaisser, Anatoly g FRA 2544 4.5
7-8. Fressinet, Laurent g FRA 2646 4.5
9. Degraeve, Jean-Marc g FRA 2520 4.0
10. Nataf, Igor-Alexandre g FRA 2588 3.5
11. Renet, Olivier g FRA 2498 2.5
12. Guidarelli, Laurent m FRA 2450 1.5
Official site: http://www.echecs.asso.fr/
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Wasn’t Tkachiev from Russia?
Yes, I think Tkachiev is living in Moscow now, also from Russia Sokolov, Vaiser and Dorfman (Ukraine)