French Chess Championship 2008

The 83rd French Championship was held in Pau from August 11 to 23, 2008 .

Two participants finished first. Etienne Bacrot won in a tie-break (quick chess) with a score of 1½: ½.

Table

No.	Participant	Rating	one	2	3	four	five	6	7	eight	9	ten	eleven	12	+	-	=	Glasses	A place
one	Etienne Bacrot	2691		½	one	½	½	½	one	one	one	½	one	one	6	0	five	8½	1-2
2	Maxim Vashier-Lagrave	2681	½		½	½	one	½	one	½	one	one	one	one	6	0	five	8½	1-2
3	Laurent Fressinet	2673	0	½		½	½	one	one	one	one	one	½	½	five	one	five	7½	3
four	Christian bower	2583	½	½	½		½	½	½	½	one	½	½	½	one	0	ten	6	4-5
five	Sebastian Maze	2553	½	0	½	½		½	one	½	0	one	½	one	3	2	6	6	4-5
6	Andrey Sokolov	2561	½	½	0	½	½		½	½	½	½	½	one	one	one	9	5½	6
7	Sebastian Feller	2523	0	0	0	½	0	½		½	one	½	one	one	3	four	four	five	7
eight	Igor-Alexander Nataf	2534	0	½	0	½	½	½	½		½	½	½	½	0	2	9	4½	8-9
9	Tal Abergel	2499	0	0	0	0	one	½	0	½		one	one	½	3	five	3	4½	8-9
ten	Jean-Marc Degrev	2523	½	0	0	½	0	½	½	½	0		½	one	one	four	6	four	ten
eleven	Manuel Apisella	2521	0	0	½	½	½	½	0	½	0	½		½	0	five	7	3½	eleven
12	Anatoly Weiser	2542	0	0	½	½	0	0	0	½	½	0	½		0	6	five	2½	12