Maxime Lagarde (born 16 March 1994) is a French chess grandmaster. He won the French Chess Championship in 2019.
| Maxime Lagarde | |
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 Lagarde in 2021 | |
| Country | France |
| Born | 16 March 1994 (age 30) Niort, Deux-Sèvres, France |
| Title | Grandmaster (2013) |
| FIDE rating | 2640 (April 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2659 (February 2020) |
| Peak ranking | No. 82 (February 2020) |
Chess career edit
Born in 1994, Lagarde earned his international master title in 2011[1] and his grandmaster title in 2013.[2]
Lagarde finished second at the 2018 Reykjavik Open,[3] scoring 7/9 (+6–1=2).[4] He won the French Chess Championship in 2019. He placed joint-first with 6/9 (+4–1=4), and defeated Laurent Fressinet on tiebreak to take the title.[5]
He won the 6th Purtichju Open in 2019.[6]
In 2020, Lagarde won the 22nd Trieste Festival.[7]
References edit
- ^ 82nd FIDE Congress 2011, Krakow, 15-22 October, POL FIDE
- ^ 2nd quarter Presidential Board Meeting 2013, 4-7 May, Baku, AZE FIDE
- ^ "GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2018 - Bobby Fischer Memorial". Chess Results. 15 March 2018.
- ^ "GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2018 - Bobby Fischer Memorial: Lagarde Maxime". Chess Results. 15 March 2018.
- ^ Khadilkar, Dhananjay (27 August 2019). "Lagarde, Guichard bag French national titles in thrilling finale". ChessBase.
- ^ "6th Purtichju Open 2019 2019 - 365Chess.com Tournaments". www.365chess.com. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "The Week in Chess 1348". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
External links edit
- Maxime Lagarde rating card at FIDE
- Maxime Lagarde player profile at Chess.com
- Maxime Lagarde player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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