French Championship August 19-31 Val d'Isere, France
Official site http://www.echecs.asso.fr/ (French) : Sponsor NAO Chess Club : http://www.nao-cc.com/
ICC will have live coverage "finger Live" : NAO Chess Club has live games. Chat is in French : GM Arnaud comments in French
Reports in French and cross table at Europe Echecs : http://www.europe-echecs.com/ : Bacrot won the tiebreak 1.5-0.5
Final standings 11 rounds : 1- 2 7.5 GM Bacrot(FRA 2653) GM J.Lautier(FRA 2663)
3 6.5 GM Dorfman(FRA 2617) : 4- 5 6.0 GM Bauer(FRA 2550) GM A.Sokolov(FRA 2587) : 6 5.5 GM Vaisser(FRA 2581)
7- 8 5.0 WGM A.Lautier(FRA 2497) IM Marcelin(FRA 2470) : 9-11 4.5 GM Degraeve(FRA 2586) GM Fressinet(FRA 2619) : IM Fontaine(FRA 2514)
12 3.5 IM Bricard(FRA 2454)
Time : Start with 100 minutes. Add 40 minutes after move 40 : Add 30 seconds after every move. : Pictures: http://www.europe-echecs.com/articles/2002valdisere.php
Map : http://www.atlapedia.com/online/maps/political/France_etc.htm : Val d'Isere is near the Chambery, at the Italian border : Type "liblist FR2002" for the games