Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime

#14 World

FRA FRA·Born 1990·FIDE #623539·6,089 Games

Classical27214,493 Games

Rapid2725649 Games

Blitz27441,082 Games

Statistics

6089

Total

2634

Wins

2469

Draws

986

Losses

43%41%16%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 94.5% average

Solid conversion: 84%

Very consistent (90%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.g3 ♔ (87% in 19 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 1,444 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening96.9%

Middlegame94.3%

Endgame95.8%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+3%

Winning (+2 or more)95%

129 Games

Equal position96%

304 Games

Losing (-2 or more)91%

67 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♙

24%

53 errors

♖

23%

51 errors

♕

17%

38 errors

♞

13%

28 errors

♗

12%

27 errors

♔

12%

26 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 38average

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

30% of blunders occur between move 26-35. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

e413 err

f49 err

f38 err

h58 err

c47 err

e4/f4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

Caruana, Fabiano2788

GCT Super ROM Classic · 23 May 2026

½-½

Praggnanandhaa R2733

GCT Super ROM Classic · 22 May 2026

½-½

Deac, Bogdan-Daniel2650

GCT Super ROM Classic · 21 May 2026

½-½

So, Wesley2754

GCT Super ROM Classic · 20 May 2026

½-½

Van Foreest, Jorden2735

GCT Super ROM Classic · 18 May 2026

½-½

Keymer, Vincent2759

GCT Super ROM Classic · 17 May 2026

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Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

Sicilian: Sveshnikov

50.0%

12 Games·Loses

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5

Black

Sicilian: Classical

52.6%

19 Games·Loses

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6

Strengths

AVOID

White

Reti vs King's Indian

80.0%

10 Games·Wins

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6

Caro-Kann: Main Line

75.0%

12 Games·Wins

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4

Black

Sicilian: Rossolimo

56.9%

58 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5

Caro-Kann: Main Line

60.0%

15 Games·Wins

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors

▶

#68Kb6??

Endgame

vs Nepomniachtchi

Blitz·2025

▶

#38Kf1??

Tactics

vs Caruana

Blitz·2025

▶

#58h6??

Endgame

vs Abdusattorov

Blitz·2025

▶

#15O-O??

Tactics

vs Salinas Herrera

Blitz·2025

▶

#78Rxa3??

Endgame

vs Yu

Rapid·2025

▶

#67Kh3??

Endgame

vs Anand

OTB·2025

▶

#49Nxd5??

Endgame

vs Firouzja

OTB·2025

▶

#45Rf6??

Endgame

vs Artemiev

OTB·2025

▶

#51d6??

Endgame

vs Artemiev

OTB·2025

▶

#53Kd4??

Endgame

vs Artemiev

OTB·2025

Endgame Statistics

23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire

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Starting Position

3088 Games

49%39%12%

Move	Games	%
1.e4	2272	67%
1.d4	314	68%
1.c4 Strong	231	73%
1.Nf3	223	70%
1.g3 Strong	19	87%
1.b3	17	62%
1.f4	7	57%
1.e3 Strong	3	83%
1.g4 Strong	1	100%
1.f3 Weak	1	0%

1.e4

67%

2272

1.d4

68%

314

1.c4

73%

231

1.Nf3

70%

223

1.g3

87%

1.b3

62%

1.f4

57%

1.e3

83%

1.g4

100%

1.f3

Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime

Play against Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime's Twin

Statistics

Play Style

Deep Analysis

Clutch Factor

Problematic Pieces

Critical Moment

Error Heatmap

Recent Games

Openings

Weaknesses

Sicilian: Sveshnikov

Sicilian: Classical

Strengths

Reti vs King's Indian

Caro-Kann: Main Line

Sicilian: Rossolimo

Caro-Kann: Main Line

Critical Blunders