Maxime Lagarde
French chess player
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| Intro | French chess player | |
| Places | France | |
| is | Chess player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 16 March 1994, Niort, canton of Niort-Est, arrondissement of Niort, France | |
| Age | 30 years | |
| Star sign | Pisces |
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Biography
Maxime Lagarde (born 16 March 1994) is a French chess grandmaster. He won the French Chess Championship in 2019.
Chess career
Born in 1994, Lagarde earned his international master title in 2011 and his grandmaster title in 2013. He is the No. 9 ranked French player as of March 2018.
Lagarde finished second at the 2018 Reykjavik Open, scoring 7/9 (+6–1=2). 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.