Wednesday
Aug242011
Fressinet, Vachier-Lagrave Lead French Championship With One Round Remaining
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 4:44PM
They have 6.5/10, good for a half point lead over Bacrot, Istratescu and Edouard; another player has 5.5.
Event website here.
Reader Comments (2)
In the last round, both leaders have black (Vachier-Lagrave against Bacrot and Fressinet against Bauer), so Bacrot, Edouard (white against Le Roux) and Istratescu (black against Bricard) can hope for a comeback, but the Bacrot - Vachier-Lagrave pairing means that it is now impossible for "another player" to become French champion. I hope for a fascinating last round.
Hope fulfilled ! Vachier-Lagrave did play some fascinating chess at the end of his game.
Fascinating too is how poorly Fressinet played his. Congrats to the winner!