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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave is a French chess Grandmaster, the top ranked of his country. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2005, at age 14. His peak Elo rating of 2819 makes him the seventh-highest rated player of all time. He is often referred to by his initials, MVL.He was world junior champion in 2009 and is a three-time French champion.