Men’s Section:
After 11 Rounds of gruelling chess at the 20th French Chess Championship 2015, GMs Christian Bauer and Tigran Gharamian finished tied for the first spot with 7.5 points each. However, Bauer edged out Gharamian in the Tie-breakers with a 1.5-0.5 scoreline to clinch the French Championship Title for the 3rd time in his career. Meanwhile, GM Etienne Bacrot secured the sole third place with a total tally of 7 points.
Women’s Section:
The Women’s section witnessed a relatively easier fight for the 1st place as Almira Skripchenko’s last round draw helped her clinch the 6th French Title of her career with an impressive tally of 9 points. Almira was followed by WGM Nino Maisurdze and IM Sophie Milliet on the 2nd and 3rd spots respectively.