Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
French chess grandmaster (born 1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (French pronunciation: [maksim vaʃje laɡʁav]; born 21 October 1990), often referred to by his initials, MVL, is a French chess grandmaster who is a former World Blitz Champion.[1] With a peak rating of 2819, he is the seventh-highest rated player in history.
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | |
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Country | France |
Born | (1990-10-21) 21 October 1990 (age 33) Nogent-sur-Marne, France |
Title | Grandmaster (2005) |
FIDE rating | 2732 (May 2024) |
Peak rating | 2819 (August 2016) |
Ranking | No. 20 (May 2024) |
Peak ranking | No. 2 (August 2016) |
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Representing France | ||
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European Championship | ||
2013 Warsaw | Team |
A chess prodigy, Vachier-Lagrave earned the title of grandmaster in 2005 at age 14. In 2007, he won the French Chess Championship, and in 2009, won the World Junior Chess Championship and the Biel Grandmaster Tournament. He repeated as French Chess Champion in 2011 and 2012 and as the winner of the Biel Grandmaster Tournament in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. He won the Sinquefield Cup in 2017 and 2021 and competed in the Candidates Tournament 2020–21, placing second.
He has participated in the Chess Olympiad and in the European Team Chess Championship, representing France.