French Chess Championship 2000

The 75th championship of France was held in Vichy from August 15 to 24, 2000 .

The participants of the championship were divided into two groups of eight chess players in each. The first four in each group qualified in the next step. In the final, chess players played only against members of another qualification group. Points scored are summarized.

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Table

Group A

No.	Participant	Rating	one	2	3	four	five	6	7	eight	+	-	=	Glasses	A place
one	Arno Oshar	2539		one	½	½	½	½	one	one	3	0	four	five	one
2	Igor-Alexander Nataf	2526	0		½	one	one	½	½	one	3	one	3	4½	2-3
3	Etienne Bacrot	2613	½	½		0	½	one	one	one	3	one	3	4½	2-3
four	Jean-Marc Degrev	2540	½	0	one		½	one	½	½	2	one	four	four	four
five	Davi Marciano	2522	½	0	½	½		½	½	½	0	one	6	3	5-6
6	Elua Relange	2488	½	½	0	0	½		one	½	one	2	four	3	5-6
7	Darko Anich	2487	0	½	0	½	½	0		one	one	3	3	2½	7
eight	Laurent Gidarelli	2297	0	0	0	½	½	½	0		0	four	3	1½	eight

Group B

No.	Participant	Rating	one	2	3	four	five	6	7	eight	+	-	=	Glasses	A place
one	Christian bower	2562		½	½	½	one	½	one	one	3	0	four	five	one
2	Laurent Fressinet	2536	½		½	one	0	½	½	one	2	one	four	four	2-4
3	Joseph Dorfman	2600	½	½		½	½	½	½	one	one	0	6	four	2-4
four		2509	½	0	½		½	½	one	one	2	one	four	four	2-4
five	Manuel Apisella	2506	0	one	½	½		½	½	½	one	one	five	3½	five
6	Anatoly Weiser	2537	½	½	½	½	½		½	0	0	one	6	3	6-7
7	Robert Fontaine	2449	0	½	½	0	½	½		one	one	2	four	3	6-7
eight		2399	0	0	0	0	½	one	0		one	five	one	1½	eight

Final A

Parties marked with a dark background were played in a preliminary group.

No.	Participant	Rating	one	2	3	four	five	6	7	eight	+	-	=	Glasses	Total Points	A place
one	Etienne Bacrot	2613		½	0	½	one	½	one	one	3	one	3	4½	eight	one
2	Joseph Dorfman	2600	½		one	½	½	one	½	½	2	0	five	4½	7	2
3	Jean-Marc Degrev	2540	one	0		½	one	0	one	½	3	2	2	four	6½	3-4
four	Arno Oshar	2539	½	½	½		½	one	0	½	one	one	five	3½	6½	3-4
five	Christian bower	2562	0	½	0	½		½	½	½	0	2	five	2½	6	5-6
6	Igor-Alexander Nataf	2526	½	0	one	0	½		½	½	one	2	four	3	6	5-6
7	Laurent Fressinet	2536	0	½	0	one	½	½		one	2	2	3	3½	5½	7-8
eight		2509	0	½	½	½	½	½	0		0	2	five	2½	5½	7-8

Final B