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279:"Vichy 1951 - 27ème championnat de France"
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131:"Henri Grob vs Chantal Chaude de Silans"
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212:Mendez, Pedro; Mendez, Luis (2019).
159:"matchID - Chantal Chaudé de Silans"
202:Europe-Echecs n°504 (october 2001)
187:"Le championnat de France féminin"
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20:Chantal Chaudé de Silans, 1962
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370:French female chess players
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