Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
French chess player
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (born 21 October 1990) is a French chess Grandmaster and the 2009 World Junior Chess Champion. MVL, as he is sometimes called, is at present their strongest player.
| Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | |
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| Full name | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |
| Country |  France |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2785 #7 in the Jan 2016 FIDE ranking list |
| Peak rating | 2785 (January 2016) |
Grandmaster norms change
He completed his final grandmaster norm in 2005, at 14 years, 4 months. He got his norms in these tournaments:
- Paris Championship 2004: finished 3rd with 6½ points from nine rounds and a rating performance of 2703
- NAO GM Tournament 2004: won the tournament with 6/9 and got a performance of 2605
- GM Tournament of Évry: from 21 to 27 February 2005, finished second with 7½ and a performance of 2712
