# Maxime Lagarde

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{{Not to be confused|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave}}
{{Short description|French chess grandmaster (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox chess player
| name = Maxime Lagarde
| image = 2021-Maxime-Lagarde (cropped).JPG
| caption = Lagarde in 2021
| country = [France](/source/France)
| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|16 March 1994}}
| birth_place = [Niort](/source/Niort), [Deux-Sèvres](/source/Deux-S%C3%A8vres), France
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| title = [Grandmaster](/source/Grandmaster_(chess)) (2013)
| peakrating = 2659 (February 2020)
| peakranking = No. 82 (February 2020)
| FideID = 662399
}}

'''Maxime Lagarde''' (born 16 March 1994) is a French chess [grandmaster](/source/grandmaster_(chess)). He won the [French Chess Championship](/source/French_Chess_Championship) in 2019.

==Chess career==
Born in 1994, Lagarde earned his [international master](/source/international_master) title in 2011<ref>[https://ratings.fide.com/title_applications.phtml?details=1&id=662399&title=IM&pb=31 82nd FIDE Congress 2011, Krakow, 15-22 October, POL] FIDE</ref> and his [grandmaster](/source/grandmaster_(chess)) title in 2013.<ref>[https://ratings.fide.com/title_applications.phtml?details=1&id=662399&title=GM&pb=36 2nd quarter Presidential Board Meeting 2013, 4-7 May, Baku, AZE] FIDE</ref>

Lagarde finished second at the 2018 [Reykjavik Open](/source/Reykjavik_Open),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr304881.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=9&flag=30 |title=GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2018 - Bobby Fischer Memorial |publisher=Chess Results |date=15 March 2018}}</ref> scoring 7/9 (+6–1=2).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr304881.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=FRA&flag=30&snr=13 |title=GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2018 - Bobby Fischer Memorial: Lagarde Maxime |publisher=Chess Results |date=15 March 2018}}</ref> He won the [French Chess Championship](/source/French_Chess_Championship) in 2019, placing joint-first with 6/9 (+4–1=4) and defeating [Laurent Fressinet](/source/Laurent_Fressinet) on tiebreak to take the title.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/lagarde-guichard-win-french-championships-2019 |title=Lagarde, Guichard bag French national titles in thrilling finale |first=Dhananjay |last=Khadilkar |publisher=ChessBase |date=27 August 2019}}</ref>

He won the 6th Purtichju Open in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=6th Purtichju Open 2019 2019 - 365Chess.com Tournaments |url=https://www.365chess.com/tournaments/6th_Purtichju_Open_2019_2019/43449 |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=www.365chess.com}}</ref>

In 2020, Lagarde won the 22nd Trieste Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Week in Chess 1348 |url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1348.html#18 |access-date=2020-09-10 |website=theweekinchess.com}}</ref>

In 2025, Lagarde won the 1st rapid Caïssa tournament in Bordeaux.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1st Rapid Caïssa results |url=https://www.echecs.asso.fr/Resultats.aspx?URL=Tournois/Id/65376/65376&Action=Cl |access-date=2020-09-10 |website=echecs.asso.fr}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{FIDE}}
* {{Chess.com player|maxime-lagarde|member=Rikikits}}
* {{Chessgames.com player|117694}}

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Category:1994 births
Category:Living people
Category:Chess Grandmasters
Category:21st-century French chess players
Category:Sportspeople from Niort
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