What is Maxime Vachier-Lagrave's FIDE rating?

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave's FIDE rating is 2718 standard, 2706 rapid, 2734 blitz, world #24. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Maxime Vachier-Lagrave played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 5,716 over-the-board games by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (4,261 classical, 553 rapid, 957 blitz), with 44% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Maxime Vachier-Lagrave's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave?

Open Maxime Vachier-Lagrave's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Maxime Vachier-Lagrave's style, before facing them.

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

TOP 50Franceborn 1990FIDE ID 623539

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2734Blitz

2718Classical

2706Rapid

2819peak, Aug 2016

5,716games

2,494wins, 44%

2,282draws, 40%

940losses, 16%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2819 · Aug 2016

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 94.7% average

High resilience (59%): Dangerous even when losing

Solid conversion: 82%

Very consistent (90%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.c4 as

(73% in 213 games)

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Based on

5,716 games

Based on 5,716 games

Openings

5,716 gamesBased on 5,716 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

Sicilian: Sveshnikov1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.d4 cxd4 4.♞xd4 e5only 9 games, last played 6 days ago44.4%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Caro-Kann: Main Line1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.♞c3 dxe410 games, last played 8 months ago80.0%wins

French: Exchange1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd510 games, last played 2 weeks ago70.0%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 1,624 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 1,624 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

97.0%

Middlegame

94.2%

Endgame

95.7%

Clutch factor

+3%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

94%136g

EqualEqual position

96%281g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

91%83g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

22%

66 err

19%

57 err

16%

48 err

16%

46 err

14%

41 err

13%

38 err

Critical moment

Move 43 avg

1-15

25%

16-25

26-35

19%

36-45

50%

46+

50% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

98Errors mapped

c5 / d4Hotspot zone

Critical squares

1111 err

1010 err

c5/d4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#70

♞c3?? vs Liang

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#40

a4?? vs Vokhidov

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#32

♚d8?? vs Zhalmakhanov

Middlegame · OTB · 2026

#55

♚e4?? vs Le Tuan Minh (VIE)

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#32

♞xc4?? vs Liu

Middlegame · OTB · 2026

#72

♜g5?? vs Abdusattorov

Endgame · Online · 2026

Recent games

5,716 games

Nepomniachtchi, Ian(2719)

TechM GCL 2026 · 7 Sept 2026

½–½

Firouzja, Alireza(2757)

TechM GCL 2026 · 6 Sept 2026

1–0

Carlsen, Magnus(2823)

TechM GCL 2026 · 5 Sept 2026

½–½

Anand, Viswanathan(2739)

TechM GCL 2026 · 5 Sept 2026

½–½

Borgaonkar Akshay(2396)

Titled Tue 1st Sep 2026 · 1 Sept 2026

1–0

Shankland, Sam(2646)

Titled Tue 1st Sep 2026 · 1 Sept 2026

0–1

Endgame statistics

1,282 endgames (64.3%) · force Opposite-Color Bishops (6%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

64.3%

1,282 / 1,995

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Opposite-Color Bishops: only 6% win rate (64 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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PROTime controls · Years · Events

5,716 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

2,898 games49%W38%D13%L

2,898games in this linewon 49%, drew 38%, lost 13%

Move

1. e4

21136d

48%40%12

68%

1. d4

3104w

47%39%14

67%

1. ♞f3

2143m

54%31%15

69%

1. c4

2133w

59%30%11

74%

1. g3

202w

80%15

88%

1. b3

178m

53%18%29%

62%

1. f4

65y

33%50%17

58%

1. e3

33y

67%33%

83%

1. f3

13y

100%

1. g4

16y

100%

Scouting report: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (GM, FRA)

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Rating & statistics

Play style

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Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

Deep analysis

Critical blunders

Recent games

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