The 2006 French Championship took place in Besançon on August 14-26, 2006.
The Russian native GM Vladislav Tkachiev tied for first with GM Laurent Fressinet. Tkachiev then defeated Fressinet in a rapid play off for the title.
On the women side, there was no competition for IM Skripchenko. She scored 10 out of 11 to win by a full point.
Here are the final standings on the Men’s side:
1. Tkachiev, Vladislav g FRA 2645 7.5; 2. Fressinet, Laurent g FRA 2626 7.5; 3. Fontaine, Robert g FRA 2518 7.0; 4. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 2577 6.0; 5. Lautier, Joel g FRA 2675 6.0; 6. Dorfman, Josif D g FRA 2586 5.5; 7. Bauer, Christian g FRA 2599 5.5; 8. Sokolov, Andrei1 g FRA 2589 5.0; 9. Nataf, Igor-Alexandre g FRA 2592 4.5; 10. Vaisser, Anatoly g FRA 2568 4.5; 11. Colin, Vincent m FRA 2415 4.0; 12. Libiszewski, Fabien m FRA 2482 3.0
Here are the official websites: http://www.echecs.asso.fr and http://www.echecs2006-besancon.com
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