Tournaments / French Chess Championship 2026 /
French Chess Championship 2026 | Open | First stage
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Top 100 players in this event
- GM Etienne Bacrot ★: No. 5, 2/2, performance 3258 (+6)
Standings
| # | Player | Fed | Rating | Score | Games | Perf | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM MarcAndria Maurizzi | FRA | 2619 | 4 | 6 | 2481 | -4 |
| 2 | GM Maxime Lagarde | FRA | 2604 | 3 | 4 | 2494 | -3 |
| 3 | GM Laurent Fressinet | FRA | 2608 | 2½ | 4 | 2534 | -2 |
| 4 | IM Timothe Razafindratsima | FRA | 2522 | 2½ | 4 | 2542 | +1 |
| 5 | GM Etienne Bacrot ★ | FRA | 2619 | 2 | 2 | 3258 | +6 |
| 6 | GM Paul Velten | FRA | 2481 | 2 | 6 | 2619 | +4 |
| 7 | GM Christian Bauer | FRA | 2561 | 1½ | 2 | 2678 | +3 |
| 8 | GM Yannick Gozzoli | FRA | 2543 | 1½ | 2 | 2623 | +2 |
| 9 | GM Pierre Laurent-Paoli | FRA | 2542 | 1½ | 4 | 2522 | -1 |
| 10 | GM Matthieu Cornette | FRA | 2534 | 1½ | 4 | 2608 | +2 |
| 11 | IM Peio Duboue | FRA | 2462 | 1½ | 2 | 2747 | +8 |
| 12 | GM Sebastien Maze | FRA | 2494 | 1 | 4 | 2604 | +3 |
| 13 | GM Romain Edouard | FRA | 2554 | ½ | 2 | 2269 | -8 |
| 14 | IM Simon Lamaze | FRA | 2485 | ½ | 2 | 2368 | -3 |
| 15 | IM Emile Bassini | FRA | 2430 | ½ | 2 | 2350 | -2 |
| 16 | IM Rajat Makkar | FRA | 2458 | 0 | 2 | 1819 | -6 |
Games
| Round | Game | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1.7 | Etienne Bacrot – Rajat Makkar | 1-0 |
| 2.7 | Rajat Makkar – Etienne Bacrot | 0-1 |