Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, often called MVL, is a French grandmaster born in 1990. He was a child prodigy who earned the GM title in 2005 at age 14. His peak rating reached 2819, making him the seventh highest rated player in history.

He won the French Chess Championship in 2007, 2011, and 2012. MVL also took the World Junior Chess Championship in 2009. Between 2013 and 2016, he won the Biel Grandmaster Tournament four times in a row.

The Frenchman is a former World Blitz Champion. He also won the Sinquefield Cup.

Magnus Carlsen, FIDE World Chess Championship, Dubai, 2021. Photo by FIDE/Niki Riga

Carlsen wins 2021 World Chess Championship

The 2021 World Chess Championship match was scheduled for 14 games, meaning that the first player to reach 7.5 points became the champion. Within the match, each win was worth one point and each draw was worth a half-point. By scoring his fourth win in Game 11, Carlsen reached 7.5 points and remained the World Chess Champion. More 🡢
World Cup

World Cup

The skill of “dribbling” in soccer is perhaps the game’s most fundamental skill. Dribbling is running or moving with the ball under the control of your feet. Beginners learn how to dribble and World Cup players demonstrate excellent dribbling in their games. Likewise, as a beginning or intermediate chess player, you learn the endgame checkmates. The king and queen versus king and rook win should be in the top of the endgame fundamentals that you learn and practice. More 🡢