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GM Christian Bauer and IM Almira Skripchenko are 2015 French champions |
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Friday, 21 August 2015 16:02 |
The 2015 French Individual Chess Championships for men and women were held from August 9th to August 20th, 2015, in Saint-Quentin, France.
Both events were played ina 12-player round-robin format.
Grandmasters Christian Bauer and Tigran Gharamian prevailed in the men’s competition and shared the first place at 7.5/11 points. An additional playoff match of two games was organized to decide the winner. The first game finished in a draw, but Bauer, playing Black in the second one, chose a sharp variation of French Defence to defeated Gharamian 1.5 – 0.5 and clinch the title.
GM Etienne Bacrot remained third with 7 points, while GM Matthieu Cornette finished fourth with 6.5 points.
IM Almira Skripchenko was convincing in the women’s tournament and lifted the trophy with 9/11 points, leaving the runner-up, WGM Nino Maisuradze, half a point behind.
IM Sophie Milliet collected 8 points to take the bronze, while WGM Anda Safranska and WIM Natacha Benmesbah tied for the fourth place at 6.5 points each.
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Men’s tournament final standings:
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Average rating : 2588
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Elo
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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Pts
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SB
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1
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GM Christian BAUER
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2618 F
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1
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½
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0
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1
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½
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1
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½
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1
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½
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1
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½
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7½
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39¾
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2
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GM Tigran GHARAMIAN
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2644 F
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0
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½
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½
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1
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½
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½
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1
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1
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1
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1
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½
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7½
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37¾
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3
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GM Etienne BACROT
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2694 F
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½
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½
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½
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½
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1
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½
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1
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½
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½
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½
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1
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7
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36
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4
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GM Matthieu CORNETTE
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2586 F
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1
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½
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½
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½
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0
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1
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½
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0
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1
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½
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1
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6½
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34¼
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5
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GM Yannick GOZZOLI
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2561 F
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0
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0
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½
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½
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½
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½
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1
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1
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½
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½
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1
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6
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28¾
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6
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GM Romain EDOUARD
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2634 F
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½
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½
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0
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1
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½
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0
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½
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½
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0
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1
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1
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5½
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27¾
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7
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GM Jean-Marc DEGRAEVE
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2551 F
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0
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½
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½
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0
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½
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1
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½
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0
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1
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½
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1
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5½
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26¾
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8
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GM Sebastien MAZE
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2573 F
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½
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0
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0
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½
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0
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½
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½
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1
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½
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1
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1
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5½
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25¼
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9
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GM Andrei ISTRATESCU
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2619 F
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0
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0
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½
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1
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0
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½
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1
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0
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½
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½
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1
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5
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24¼
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10
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GM Maxime LAGARDE
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2540 F
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½
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0
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½
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0
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½
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1
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0
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½
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½
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½
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½
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4½
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23¾
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11
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GM Andrei SHCHEKACHEV
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2555 F
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0
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0
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½
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½
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½
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0
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½
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0
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½
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½
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½
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3½
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18¼
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12
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IM Jules MOUSSARD
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2487 F
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½
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½
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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½
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½
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2
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11½
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Women’s tournament:
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Average rating : 2239
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Elo
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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Pts
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SB
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1
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IM Almira SKRIPCHENKO
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2435 F
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1
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½
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½
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½
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1
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1
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1
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½
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1
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1
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1
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9
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44½
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2
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WGM Nino MAISURADZE
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2292 F
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0
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½
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½
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1
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½
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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8½
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38¼
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3
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IM Sophie MILLIET
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2383 F
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½
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½
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1
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½
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1
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0
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1
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½
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1
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1
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1
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8
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38½
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4
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WGM Anda SAFRANSKA
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2153 F
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½
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½
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0
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1
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0
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½
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½
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1
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1
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½
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1
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6½
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30¼
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5
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WIM Natacha BENMESBAH
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2200 F
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½
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0
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½
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0
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1
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0
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1
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1
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½
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1
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1
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6½
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29
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6
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IM Silvia COLLAS
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2325 F
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0
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½
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0
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1
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0
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½
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½
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1
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1
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½
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1
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6
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25¾
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7
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WFM Andreea-Cristiana NAVROTESCU
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2275 F
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0
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0
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1
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½
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1
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½
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½
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1
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0
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1
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0
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5½
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29¾
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8
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WFM Mathilde CHOISY
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2170 F
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0
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0
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0
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½
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0
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½
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½
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½
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1
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1
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1
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5
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18
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9
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WGM Maria LECONTE
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2251 F
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½
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0
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½
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0
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0
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0
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0
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½
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1
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½
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1
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4
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16¾
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10
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Sophie AFLALO
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2117 F
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0
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0
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0
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0
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½
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0
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1
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0
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0
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1
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½
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3
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12
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11
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Oriane SOUBIROU
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2092 F
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0
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0
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0
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½
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0
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½
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0
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0
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½
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0
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1
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2½
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9¾
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12
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WIM Christine FLEAR
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2172 F
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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½
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0
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1½
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7
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