French Chess Championships
Mark Crowther reports
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The first stages of the French Chess Championships have almost been
completed. The championships started Wednesday 18th August in Besancon
(near the Swiss border). 1015 players are competing in 7 tournaments
(closed men's, closed women's, a FIDE open, open A+B+C, veterans).
The main men's event is divided into 2 groups of 8 players in a round
robin. The first 2 in each of the groups (A and B) go through to a 2 game
semi-final. Group A resolved itself neatly with Darko Anic on David
Marciano scoring 6 and 5 points respectively. Joel Lautier was defeated by
Marciano and was eliminted on 4.5 points. Group B is more complicated.
Christian Bauer won the B group with 5.5/7 including a final round victory
against Etienne Bacrot. This has put Bacrot into a tie break match
(resolved by rapid-play) with Laurent Fressinet to see who goes through to
the two game semi-finals. The final is played over 2 games whilst the
others continue to play for prizes, Elo + places.
Coverage at: http://www.echecs.asso.fr/besancon and
http://www.europechecs.com
Group A
French Championships Bescanon FRA (FRA), 16-22 viii 1999cat. XI (2502)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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1 Anic, Darko m FRA 2467 * 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 6.0 2816
2 Marciano, David g FRA 2529 0 * 1 = 1 1 1 = 5.0 2656
3 Lautier, Joel g FRA 2638 = 0 * = = 1 1 1 4.5 2584
4 Relange, Eloi g FRA 2452 0 = = * 1 = 1 = 4.0 2559
5 Apicella, Manuel g FRA 2501 = 0 = 0 * = 1 1 3.5 2502
6 Degraeve, Jean-Marc g FRA 2542 0 0 0 = = * = 1 2.5 2394
7 Benitah, Yohan FRA 2381 0 0 0 0 0 = * 1 1.5 2289
8 Bricard, Emmanuel m FRA 2506 0 = 0 = 0 0 0 * 1.0 2192
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Group B
French Championships Bescanon FRA (FRA), 16-22 viii 1999cat. X (2496)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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1 Bauer, Christian g FRA 2480 * 1 = = 1 1 = 1 5.5 2728
2 Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2592 0 * 1 1 1 1 = = 5.0 2640
3 Fressinet, Laurent m FRA 2440 = 0 * 1 1 1 = 1 5.0 2662
4 Koch, Jean-Rene m FRA 2510 = 0 0 * = = 1 1 3.5 2494
5 Vaisser, Anatoli g FRA 2564 0 0 0 = * = 1 1 3.0 2436
6 Lepelletier, Benoit m FRA 2468 0 0 0 = = * = 1 2.5 2398
7 Hauchard, Arnaud m FRA 2518 = = = 0 0 = * 0 2.0 2335
8 Boudre, Jean-Pierre m FRA 2397 0 = 0 0 0 0 1 * 1.5 2280
The French championships which started Wednesday 18th August in Besancon
were won by Etienne Bacrot. A complex system involving two preliminary
groups (final results were given last week) followed by playoffs for the
various places saw Bacrot emerge as champion. He first of all had to win a
playoff against Laurent Fressinet for second place in the B preliminary
group which allowed him to compete for the title with Darko Anic, David
Marciano and Christian Bauer. Bacrot beat Anic in the semi-finals and
Marciano in the final in both cases drawing the first game with black and
winning with white.
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FINAL STANDINGS
1 Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2592
2 Marciano, David g FRA 2529
3 Bauer, Christian g FRA 2480
4 Anic, Darko m FRA 2467
5 Lautier, Joel g FRA 2638
6 Relange, Eloi g FRA 2452
7 Fressinet, Laurent m FRA 2440
8 Koch, Jean-Rene m FRA 2510
9 Vaisser, Anatoli g FRA 2564
10 Apicella, Manuel g FRA 2501
11 Degraeve, Jean-Marc g FRA 2542
12 Lepelletier, Benoit m FRA 2468
13 Hauchard, Arnaud m FRA 2518
14 Benitah, Yohan FRA 2381
15 Bricard, Emmanuel m FRA 2506
16 Boudre, Jean-Pierre m FRA 2397
Results in detail
Match for the title of French Champion
Marciano, David - Bacrot, Etienne 1/2 25 C69 Ruy Lopez; Exchange
Bacrot, Etienne - Marciano, David 1-0 46 D55 QGD;
1st Etienne Bacrot
2nd David Marciano
3rd-4th place playoff
Bauer, Christian - Anic, Darko 1-0 36 C60 Ruy Lopez
Anic, Darko - Bauer, Christian 1-0 95 A07 Reti (1.Nf3)
Bauer, Christian - Anic, Darko 1/2
Anic, Darko - Bauer, Christian 0-1
3rd Christian Bauer
4th Darko Anic
5th-6th place playoff
Lautier, Joel - Relange, Eloi 1-0 17 D10 Slav defence
Relange, Eloi - Lautier, Joel 1/2 34 E12 Nimzo indian
5th Joel Lautier
6th Eloi Relange
7th-8th place playoff
Koch, Jean-Rene - Fressinet, Laurent 1/2 49 B01 Scandinavian
Fressinet, Laurent - Koch, Jean-Rene 1-0 31 B76 Sicilian; Dragon
7th Laurent Fressinet
8th Jean-Rene Koch
9th-10th place playoff
Apicella, Manuel - Vaisser, Anatoli 1/2 53 B83 Sicilian
Vaiser,Anatoly - Apicella, Manuel 1/2 18 D31 Queen's gambit
Vaiser,Anatoly - Apicella, Manuel 1-0
Apicella, Manuel - Vaisser, Anatoli 1-0
Apicella, Manuel - Vaisser, Anatoli 1-0
Vaiser,Anatoly - Apicella, Manuel 1-0
Vaiser,Anatoly - Apicella, Manuel 1-0
Apicella, Manuel - Vaisser, Anatoli 0-1
9th Anatoly Vaiser
10th Manuel Apicella
11th-12th place playoff
Lepelletier, Benoit - Degraeve, Jean-Marc 1/2 12 C10 French
Degraeve, Jean-Marc - Lepelletier, Benoit 1/2 10 B22 Sicilian; Alapin (2.c3)
Lepelletier, Benoit - Degraeve, Jean-Marc 1/2
Degraeve, Jean-Marc - Lepelletier, Benoit 1/2
Lepelletier, Benoit - Degraeve, Jean-Marc 1/2
Degraeve, Jean-Marc - Lepelletier, Benoit 1/2
Degraeve, Jean-Marc - Lepelletier, Benoit 1-0
Lepelletier, Benoit - Degraeve, Jean-Marc 1/2
11th Jean-Marc Degraeve
12th Benoit Lepelletier
13th-14th place playoff
Hauchard, Arnaud - Benitah, Yohan 1-0 47 D10 Slav defence
Benitah, Yohan - Hauchard, Arnaud 1/2 10 A40 Queen's pawn
13th Arnaud Hauchard
14th Yohan Benitah
15th-16th place playoff
Bricard, Emmanuel - Boudre, Jean-Pierre 1-0 41 B07 Pirc
Boudre, Jean-Pierre - Bricard, Emmanuel 0-1 27 C12 French; Macutcheon
15th Emmanuel Bricard
16th Jean-Pierre Boudre
Semi-finals
Bauer, Christian - Marciano, David 1/2 28 D53 QGD;
Marciano, David - Bauer, Christian 1-0 55 A34 English; 1.c4 c5
Anic, Darko - Bacrot, Etienne 1/2 14 D73 1.d4 d5 2.c4 g6
Bacrot, Etienne - Anic, Darko 1-0 49 D35 Queen's gambit
5th-8th places
Koch, Jean-Rene - Lautier, Joel 1-0 48 B20 Sicilian
Lautier, Joel - Koch, Jean-Rene 1-0 57 D34 Queen's gambit
Koch, Jean-Rene - Lautier, Joel 0-1 71 B85 Sicilian
Lautier, Joel - Koch, Jean-Rene 0-1 39 E10 Nimzo indian
Koch, Jean-Rene - Lautier, Joel 1/2 46 B25 Sicilian; Closed
Lautier, Joel - Koch, Jean-Rene 1-0 40 B38 Sicilian
Fressinet, Laurent - Relange, Eloi 1/2 10 B40 Sicilian
Relange, Eloi - Fressinet, Laurent 1/2 10 D43 Semi-Slav
Relange, Eloi - Fressinet, Laurent 1/2 6 D10 Slav defence
Fressinet, Laurent - Relange, Eloi 0-1 48 B56 Sicilian
9th-12th place
Vaisser, Anatoli - Degraeve, Jean-Marc 1/2 18 A49 Queen's pawn
Degraeve, Jean-Marc - Vaisser, Anatoli 1/2 14 B52 Sicilian
Vaisser, Anatoli - Degraeve, Jean-Marc 1-0 28 C41 Philidor defence
Degraeve, Jean-Marc - Vaisser, Anatoli 0-1 38 C12 French; Macutcheon
Apicella, Manuel - Lepelletier, Benoit 1-0 41 C60 Ruy Lopez
Lepelletier, Benoit - Apicella, Manuel 1-0 78 C06 French; Tarrasch
Lepelletier, Benoit - Apicella, Manuel 1/2 12 C01 French; Exchange
Apicella, Manuel - Lepelletier, Benoit 1/2 12 C97 Ruy Lopez
Lepelletier, Benoit - Apicella, Manuel 1/2 10 A03 Bird (1.f4)
Apicella, Manuel - Lepelletier, Benoit 1/2 10 D02 Queen's pawn
Apicella, Manuel - Lepelletier, Benoit 1-0 80 C42 Petroff defence
Lepelletier, Benoit - Apicella, Manuel 1/2 45 C06 French; Tarrasch
13th-16th places
Benitah, Yohan - Boudre, Jean-Pierre 1-0 21 D10 Slav defence
Boudre, Jean-Pierre - Benitah, Yohan 1/2 14 C10 French
Hauchard, Arnaud - Bricard, Emmanuel 1-0 61 C00 French
Bricard, Emmanuel - Hauchard, Arnaud 1/2 35 A08 Reti (1.Nf3)
Playoff for second place in group B
Fressinet, Laurent - Bacrot, Etienne 1-0 57 C68 Ruy Lopez; Exchange
Bacrot, Etienne - Fressinet, Laurent 1-0 53 D10 Slav defence
Bacrot, Etienne - Fressinet, Laurent 0-1 40 D10 Slav defence
Fressinet, Laurent - Bacrot, Etienne 0-1 71 B06 Modern defence
Bacrot, Etienne - Fressinet, Laurent 1-0 30 D16 Slav defence
Fressinet, Laurent - Bacrot, Etienne 0-1 31 C68 Ruy Lopez; Exchange
Women's Championships
French Women's Championships Bescanon FRA (FRA), 18-28 viii 1999
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1 Flear, Christine wm FRA 2232 * = = = 1 1 = 1 = = 1 1 8.0 2329
2 Nicoara, Malina wm FRA 2247 = * 1 = 0 = 1 1 = 1 1 1 8.0 2327
3 Nepeina-Leconte, Maria wm FRA 2290 = 0 * = = = 1 1 1 1 1 1 8.0 2323
4 Gervais, Claire wm FRA 2179 = = = * 1 0 0 1 1 1 = 1 7.0 2260
5 Sebag, Marie FRA 2153 0 1 = 0 * 1 = 1 1 = 1 0 6.5 2226
6 Costagliola, Marina FRA 2202 0 = = 1 0 * 1 0 1 1 0 = 5.5 2156
7 Delahaye, Raphaelle FRA 2227 = 0 0 1 = 0 * 0 = = = 1 4.5 2089
8 Dubois, Martine wm FRA 2012 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 * = = = 1 4.5 2109
9 Lebel-Arias, Julia wm FRA 2053 = = 0 0 0 0 = = * 1 = 0 3.5 2037
10 Muller, Anne FRA 2115 = 0 0 0 = 0 = = 0 * = 1 3.5 2031
11 Franc, Nathalie FRA 2085 0 0 0 = 0 1 = = = = * 0 3.5 2034
12 Dacalor, Aurelie FRA 2131 0 0 0 0 1 = 0 0 1 0 1 * 3.5 2030
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Accession event
1 CF Guidarelli Laurent FRA 2310 9 61.00 0.00 2556
2 CF Vallin Guillaume FRA 2378 9 59.00 0.00 2539
3 MI Roos Louis FRA 2353 8½ 66.00 0.00 2544
4 MI Touzane Olivier FRA 2373 8 64.50 0.00 2474
5 MI Sellos Didier FRA 2372 8 59.00 0.00 2449
6 MI Pira Davoud FRA 2397 8 57.00 0.00 2415
7 MI Marcelin Cyril FRA 2395 7½ 69.00 0.00 2471
8 MI Vareille Francois FRA 2427 7½ 65.00 0.00 2426
9 MI Chabanon Jean-Luc FRA 2456 7½ 63.50 0.00 2439
10 MI Fontaine Robert FRA 2408 7½ 61.50 0.00 2429
11 MI Chomet Pascal FRA 2389 7½ 61.00 0.00 2417
12 CF Claverie Christophe FRA 2306 7½ 59.50 0.00 2414
13 CF Sarthou Gaetan FRA 2290 7½ 58.50 0.00 2369
14 CF Brunelliere Pierre FRA 2265 7½ 56.50 0.00 2352
15 CF Van Elst Andreas FRA 2270 7 65.50 0.00 2421
16 MF Adrian Claude FRA 2317 7 64.00 0.00 2392
17 MI Giffard Nicolas FRA 2360 7 63.50 0.00 2425
18 MI Roos Daniel FRA 2417 7 63.00 0.00 2389
19 MI Bergez Luc FRA 2373 7 63.00 0.00 2381
20 CF Nezar Mustapha FRA 2296 7 61.00 0.00 2376
21 MF Salaun Yann FRA 2352 7 60.00 0.00 2348
22 GMI Lupu Mircea-Sergi FRA 2489 7 58.50 0.00 2377
23 CF Jossien Arnaud FRA 2314 7 58.50 0.00 2365
24 CF Dubois Loic FRA 2205 7 58.00 0.00 2375
25 MF Goldenberg Richard FRA 2270 7 57.50 0.00 2375
26 CF Templier Nicolas FRA 2226 7 55.50 0.00 2357
27 CF Plantet Sebastien FRA 2179 7 54.50 0.00 2357
28 MI Payen Arnaud FRA 2373 7 51.50 0.00 2318
29 CF Clery Nicolas FRA 2172 7 51.00 0.00 2339
158 players