The fifth round of the French Championship 2015 witnessed a couple of crucial results as GM Degraeve won against IM Moussard while GM Cornette overcame GM Bauer. These results enabled GM Degraeve to take up the sole lead after Round 5 win a 1-point margin over his nearest rivals.
Meanwhile, GM Yannick Gozzoli scored a convincing victory over GM Maze. The rest of the games ended in peace.
Round 5 Results:
|
Gharamian |
½-½ | Edouard |
| Cornette | 1-0 |
Bauer |
|
Bacrot |
½-½ | Istratescu |
| Moussard | 0-1 |
Degraeve |
|
Schekachev |
½-½ | Lagarde |
| Maze | 0-1 |
Gozzoli |