Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

🇫🇷 France

Age 35•Grandmaster

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave is a Grandmaster from France with a current classical FIDE rating of 2720. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave achieved a peak FIDE rating of 2819 in Aug 2016 (Age 25). Maxime Vachier-Lagrave is currently ranked #23 in the world and #2 in France. Maxime's most popular opening is the Sicilian Defense.

FIDE RATING

2720

Classical

2720

Rapid

2735

Blitz

2761

Career Statistics

World Rank#23

Country Rank#2

Peak Rating2819 - Aug 2016 (Age 25)

Total Games3783

Wins1463 (39%)

Draws1773 (47%)

Losses547 (14%)

Active Years2000 - 2026

Similar Players

Rank

Name

Rating

#21Hans Moke Niemann2725

#22Ian Nepomniachtchi2723

#23Maxime Vachier-Lagrave2720

#24Awonder Liang2719

#25Yangyi Yu2717

Top Openings

Opening

Games

Sicilian DefenseB90

132

Ruy LopezC67

128

Grünfeld DefenseD85

112

Caro-Kann DefenseB12

Petrov's DefenseC42

Last updated on March 02, 2026