Glad to be here for this AMA!! Iβm excited to chat with you all today.
A little about meβ¦ I started playing chess at just 5 years old and became a grandmaster at 14! In my chess career, Iβve been a three-time French chess champion, ranked world #1 in rapid οΌ blitz (2019) and I more recently finished 2nd in the FIDE Candidates tournament last April. I also took up writing and published a book called "Chess Player" in 2017. I am currently a Kasparovchess ambassador, Garry Kasparovβs new chess platform where you can find a cool documentary about my journey at the Grand Chess Tour in Abidjan and Paris (https://kasparovchess.com/documentaries) (2019), among many other pieces of exclusive content.
Aside from chess, Iβm also a tennis and soccer enthusiast. But I never stay away from playing for too long as I enjoy all things game related - video games (Fall Guys, Among Us, ...), board games and I even try my luck at the casino sometimes! π¦
Soooo ask me anything aboutβ¦ anything really! Letβs do it. Starting at 7pm CET / 1pm EDT
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EDIT : Thanks everyone, it's been a blast!
We welcome one of the world's top chess players, MVL, to join us on an AMA this June 29 at 10am PDT/1pm EDT/7pm CEST (click here to see what time that's in your location).
EDIT, Happening here: https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/oabae9/hey_reddit_im_maxime_vachierlagrave_aka_mvl_chess/
Maxime needs no introduction, but in case you are new to professional chess, you should know he was once the world's #2 and with a peak FIDE rating of 2819, it makes him the seventh-highest rated player of all time. He earned a spot at the 2020-2021 Candidates where he ended in second place, half a point behind Ian Nepomniachtchi.
Some links here to learn more about him:
- Wikipedia article
- FIDE Profile
- His Instagram
- His Twitter
- His games on chessgames.com
- Inside the mind of genius - MVL documentary
- Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Magnus Carlsen | World Blitz Ch 2019
- 99 Seconds with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
- Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | Speed Chess Championship Semifinal 2020
- Hikaru Nakamura plays a bullet match vs MVL
- The agadmator Podcast #1 || Maxime Vachier Lagrave
So start preparing some good questions for Maxime. DON'T POST THEM HERE, MVL will make his own post on June 29.
Teimour Radjabov has managed to get to 2nd place in the $1.6M priced Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2021. Today was the last day of the tournament, and Radjabov manages to guarantee his 2nd position by also defeating French Chess Grandmaster, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. Congratulations to the Champ!
Source: https://championschesstour.com/finals-2021/schedule/
It was great to watch! MVL brought it back during bullet and activated Hikaru. You could see he got pissed when that happened and won out after for a comfortable victory. Almost every match was really fun to watch. GO SHOW SOME LOVE!!
Winner of the The 5th Sinquefield Cup.
Winning two consecutives against WC is something, kudos MVL. Magnus was mad after game two.
Hes playing a simul right now and I get to speak with him after. What would you ask him?
The Napoleon Chess Trophy is an exhibition taking place on 16 February 2019 in La Roche-sur-Yon. The French city, founded by Napoleon Bonaparte, will commemorate the 250th birth of the famous Emperor and chess player. It will feature a match between French Top GM -World #7- Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Dutch big hope, GM and World Junior #8 Jorden Van Foreest. Seven blitz games will be played, two standard blitz, two games with the Napoleon Opening (1.e4 e5 2.Qf3), two Chess960 games and one blindfold game.
Opening Ceremony Saturday at 13:30 (UTC+1 hour), start of the match at 14:00 with video and live commentaries. The link to the games is in the comments.
I'm not French.
BONJOR ASK ME QUESTIONS
