The Magician - MVL
The former World no.1 in Blitz is currently leading the FIDE Candidates 2020 despite being a last minute replacement. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave widely known as MVL became a grandmaster at the age of 14. He won the World Junior championship in 2009 and he is a three-time French champion. He also won Biel Masters five times, Dortmund in 2016 and Sinquefield Cup in 2017. He finished as a Semi-Finalist in FIDE World Cup 2013 and 2017, FIDE Jerusalem and Hamburg GP 2019.
"I don't watch so many movies, almost none but I do like binge watching some tv show from time to time."
"I would never accept a serious challenge for arm wrestling."
"I don't remember as many of them as well as Magnus but of course I have read my classics, I have read my Bronstein."
- Vachier-Lagrave on reading classics of chess.
MVL's games
Here are the positions which were discussed in Episode 21
Karjakin - Vachier-Lagrave, World Under-10 2000
Fontaine - Vachier-Lagrave, Aix le Bains 2007
Morozevich - Vachier-Lagrave, Biel 2009
Svidler - Vachier-Lagrave, FIDE World Cup 2017
So - Vachier-Lagrave, FIDE World Cup 2015
Vachier-Lagrave - Adams, Gibraltar 2017
Replay the games
Episode 21
Links
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave: Official site, instagram and twitter.
