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Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
GM🇫🇷FIDE 623539· Male· France· Born in 1990
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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, a 36-year-old French Grandmaster, is rated 2717 and ranked 2nd among French players, and 26th worldwide. He is currently in the 2700–2725 range. 59 rated games in the past year (≈74/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, 3-8 december 2025 Clash of generations II, and FIDE World Cup 2025. Also played 6 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 6 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2819 was reached at age 26 (Aug 2016, World #2 at the time); he spent 39 months in the world top 5.
Awarded GM in 2005 (age 15), IM in 2005 (age 15), and FM in 2004 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #2 in U20, World #3 in U18, World #3 in U16, World #6 in U14 and World #4 in U12.
Current rating
2717
Standard
Rpd2735·Blz2761
All-time high
2819
−102 pts below
Aug 2016 · age 26
Aug 2016 · age 26
Activity
62
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · French players · of 17,422
39 months in World top 5 (2016–2021)
39 months in World top 5 (2016–2021)
Career timeline
28 entries2021
Re-crossed 2750
at age 31
Aug 2021
39 months in world top 5
longest streak 15 months · since Mar 2016
Feb 2021
2017
Re-crossed 2800
at age 27
Sep 2017
Re-crossed 2800
at age 27
Mar 2017
2016
Peak World rank: #2
at age 26 · rated 2819
Aug 2016
Crossed 2800
at age 26
Aug 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-19
2736 → 2717
Tournaments
8
42 games
Score
22.5/ 4253.6%
6W33D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #35 | 2675 | -1.9 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #149 | 2655 | -0.9 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #90 | 2640 | -2.6 |
Match | Dec 2025 | 2.5/6 | lost | 2600 | -11.0 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 3.5/6 | R64 | 2662 | -6.0 |
Knockout | Sep 2025 | 2/4 | SF | 2787 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7/11 | #12 | 2726 | -1.3 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #5 | 2752 | +2.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLevon AronianGM
🇺🇸USA·2724
+34 −21 =67
122 games·last met Apr 2030
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vsFabiano CaruanaGM
🇺🇸USA·2788
+27 −24 =60
111 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMagnus CarlsenGM
🇳🇴NOR·2840
+15 −28 =45
88 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsWesley SoGM
🇺🇸USA·2754
+20 −11 =57
88 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsHikaru NakamuraGM
🇺🇸USA·2792
+13 −21 =47
81 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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France
#2
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#8
in continent
World
#26
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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