Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
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At 2016 Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting in Dortmund
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| Country | France |
| Born |
21 October 1990 Nogent-sur-Marne, France |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2803 (March 2017) |
| Peak rating | 2819 (August 2016) |
| Ranking | No. 5 (March 2017) |
| Peak ranking | No. 2 (August 2016) |
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (French pronunciation: [maksˈim vaˈʃje laɡʁˈav]; born 21 October 1990), sometimes referred to as MVL, is a French chess Grandmaster and the 2009 World Junior Chess Champion. He is currently the No. 1 ranked player in France and the fifth highest rated player in the world.
Vachier-Lagrave is a three-time French champion (2007, 2011, shared 2012) and four-time winner of the Biel Grandmaster Tournament (2009, 2013, 2014, 2015). He also holds a university degree in mathematics, which he earned in 2010.
From the age of six, Vachier-Lagrave competed in numerous sections of youth tournaments, winning the French Under-8 championship in 1997, U-10s in 1999, U-12s in 2000, U-16s in 2002, runner up in the U-18s in 2003 and won the U-20s in 2004 scoring 8/9.
He also took part in the World Youth Chess Championship, coming third in the U-10 division in 2000 (8½/11), third in the U-12 championship in 2001 (8/11), second in the U-14 event in 2003 (9/11) and third in U-16 section in 2005 (8½/11).
From 2001 to 2008, his FIDE rating increased steadily from 2198 in January 2001 to 2637 in January 2008. Vachier-Lagrave passed 2600 in October 2007 and 2700 one year later.
He became an International Master in 2004 and achieved the Grandmaster title in 2005 at the age of 14 years and 4 months after sharing first in the 2004 Paris Championship with 6½/9, winning the NAO GM tournament in 2004 with 6/9 and coming second in the Évry GM tournament in February 2005 with 7½/9.
His strong results culminated in winning the World Junior Chess Championship held in Puerto Madryn, Argentina in 2009, scoring 10½/13.
Vachier-Lagrave played in the U16 French team championship since 1997. Team results include:
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