2 lead French Championship after 5 rounds

Standings after 5 rounds

1.	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	g	2722	4
2.	Istratescu, Andrei	g	2645	4
3.	Fressinet, Laurent	g	2698	3½
4.	Bacrot, Etienne	g	2710	3½
5.	Edouard, Romain	g	2587	3½
6.	Feller, Sebastien	g	2666	3
7.	Dorfman, Iossif	g	2578	3
8.	Hamdouchi, Hicham	g	2628	3
9.	Bricard, Emmanuel	g	2502	3
10.	Bauer, Christian	g	2637	2
11.	Le Roux, Jean-Pierre	g	2517	2
12.	Shchekachev, Andrei	g	2537	1½

Official website: http://www.echecs.asso.fr/

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave leads French Championship

Round 1 results

• Andrei Istratescu (2645) 1 / 2 Etienne Bacrot (2710)
• Laurent Fressinet (2698) 1-0 Sébastien Feller (2666)
• Jean-Pierre Le Roux (2517) 0-1 Hicham Hamdouchi (2628)
• Andreï Shchekachev (2537) 1/2 Emmanuel Bricard (2502)
• Iossif Dorfman (2578) 1/2 Christian Bauer (2637)
• Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2722) 1/2 Romain Edouard (2587)

Round 2 results

• Jean-Pierre Le Roux (2517) 0-1 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2722)
• Etienne Bacrot (2710) 1-0 Andreï Shchekachev (2537)
• Romain Edouard (2587) 1/2 Andreï Istratescu (2645)
• Emmanuel Bricard (2502) 1/2 Laurent Fressinet (2698)
• Hicham Hamdouchi (2628) 1/2 Christian Bauer (2637)
• Sébastien Feller (2666) 1/2 Iossif Dorfman (2578)

Round 3 results

• Andreï Istratescu (2645) 1-0 Jean-Pierre Le Roux (2517)
• Laurent Fressinet (2698) 1/2 Etienne Bacrot (2710)
• Andreï Shchekachev (2537) 0-1 Romain Edouard (2587)
• Iossif Dorfman (2578) 1/2 Emmanuel Bricard (2502)
• Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2722) 1-0 Hicham Hamdouchi (2628)
• Christian Bauer (2637) 1/2 Sébastien Feller (2666) Christian Bauer (2637)

Source: http://chess-and-strategy.com

Vachier-Lagrave hands Carlsen 1st loss in Biel

5^th round - ACCENTUS Grandmaster Tournament (July 23, 2 pm)

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	-	Magnus Carlsen	1 - 0
Fabiano Caruana	-	Alexander Morozevich	0 - 1
Yannick Pelletier	-	Alexei Shirov	½

Standings after Round 5

	Name		ELO	Points
1.	Magnus Carlsen	NOR	2821	10
2.	Alexander Morozevich	RUS	2694	9
3-4.	Alexei Shirov	ESP	2714	6
3-4.	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	FRA	2722	6
5	Yannick Pelletier	SUI	2590	4
6.	Fabiano Caruana	ITA	2711	2

Official website: http://www.bielchessfestival.ch/en/home/

Vachier-Lagrave hands Carlsen 1st loss in Biel

5^th round - ACCENTUS Grandmaster Tournament (July 23, 2 pm)

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	-	Magnus Carlsen	1 - 0
Fabiano Caruana	-	Alexander Morozevich	0 - 1
Yannick Pelletier	-	Alexei Shirov	½

Standings after Round 5

	Name		ELO	Points
1.	Magnus Carlsen	NOR	2821	10
2.	Alexander Morozevich	RUS	2694	9
3-4.	Alexei Shirov	ESP	2714	6
3-4.	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	FRA	2722	6
5	Yannick Pelletier	SUI	2590	4
6.	Fabiano Caruana	ITA	2711	2

Official website: http://www.bielchessfestival.ch/en/home/

Biel LIVE with Carlsen, Vachier-Lagrave, Shirov, Morozevich, Caruana

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Biel chess 2011 LIVE!
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The 44th Biel Chess Festival will take place from 18th to 29th July in Biel, Switzerland. The main event is the Accentus Grandmaster Tournament which will be a six-player double round robin. Magnus Carlsen (NOR), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA), Alexei Shirov (ESP), Fabiano Caruana (ITA), Alexander Morozevich (RUS) and Yannick Pelletier (SUI) will participate. Games will be live daily at 14:00 CET.

Biel LIVE with Carlsen, Vachier-Lagrave, Shirov, Morozevich, Caruana

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Biel chess 2011 LIVE!
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The 44th Biel Chess Festival will take place from 18th to 29th July in Biel, Switzerland. The main event is the Accentus Grandmaster Tournament which will be a six-player double round robin. Magnus Carlsen (NOR), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA), Alexei Shirov (ESP), Fabiano Caruana (ITA), Alexander Morozevich (RUS) and Yannick Pelletier (SUI) will participate. Games will be live daily at 14:00 CET.

Biel 2011 with world's superstars

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Biel Main Event

1	Carlsen, Magnus	GM	NOR	2821
2	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	GM	FRA	2722
3	Shirov, Alexei	GM	ESP	2714
4	Caruana, Fabiano	GM	ITA	2711
5	Morozevich, Alexander	GM	RUS	2694
6	Pelletier, Yannick	GM	SUI	2590

Biel Masters: Registered Players

(as of July 11, 2011)

Title	Prename	Name		Elo
GM	Boris	Grachev	RUS	2680
GM	Bu	Xiangzhi	CHN	2675
GM	Tigran	Gharamian	FRA	2670
GM	Ivan	Cheparinov	BUL	2669
GM	Ni	Hua	CHN	2662
GM	Christian	Bauer	FRA	2637
GM	Maxim	Rodhstein	ISR	2637
GM	Vladimir	Baklan	UKR	2620
GM	Hrvoje	Stevic	CRO	2619
GM	Anton	Filippov	UZB	2606
GM	Ante	Brkic	CRO	2598
GM	Evgeny	Gleizerov	RUS	2590
GM	Ilya	Nyzhnyk	UKR	2589
GM	Romain	Edouard	FRA	2587
GM	Sébastien	Mazé	FRA	2578
GM	Mykhaylo	Oleksienko	UKR	2564
GM	Magesh C.	Panchanathan	IND	2556
GM	Alexander	Kovchan	UKR	2554
IM	Samuel	Shankland	USA	2539
GM	Mikhail	Ulibin	RUS	2538
GM	Sebastian	Bogner	GER	2528
GM	Normunds	Miezis	LAT	2520
GM	Ilya	Khmelniker	ISR	2510
GM	Anthony	Wirig	FRA	2510
IM	Gerlef	Meins	GER	2505

The full list of registered players