GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Title: Grandmaster
Age: 32
CHESS HIGHLIGHTS
Winner 2017 Sinquefield Cup
Winner 2021 Norway Chess
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave is a three-time French Champion, former World Junior Champion and 2021 World Blitz Champion. He is also a five-time winner of the Biel Grandmaster Tournament and a two-time winner of the Sinquefield Cup. Additionally, “MVL” was one of the youngest ever Grandmasters, earning the title at age 14, and with a peak rating of 2819 is the seventh highest rated player ever. MVL has represented France in five chess Olympiads, as well as numerous World and European Team events.