GMMaxime Lagarde
FRA · FIDE ID 662399 · 791 tournament games since 2020
Standard
2597
#8 in FRA (active)
Rapid
2585
#11 in FRA (active)
Blitz
2597
#5 in FRA (active)
Score
66%
382 W · 288 D · 121 L
Opp. avg
2447
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-09-27
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 62% of games (scores 68%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 116 of 173 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 66%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 91 of 138 games (Indian Defense), scoring 62%.
- Comfort zone: Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack as White, 75% in 10 games.
- By opponent strength: 41% against higher-rated players, 73% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 36% of games end in a draw.
Based on 791 over-the-board games (140 classical · 109 rapid · 51 blitz). 402 with White (69%), 389 with Black (64%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 248 | 68% |
| 1.c4 | 71 | 73% |
| 1.d4 | 37 | 65% |
| 1.Nf3 | 36 | 76% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 10 | 75% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Endgame Offer | 9 | 83% |
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense | 8 | 44% |
| English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Flexible Line | 8 | 63% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 8 | 75% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (173 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 116 | 66% |
| 1...e6 French Defense | 35 | 64% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 16 | 66% |
Against 1.d4 (138 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 91 | 62% |
| 1...f5 Dutch Defense | 30 | 63% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 10 | 55% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Zukertort Opening: Dutch Variation | 8 | 69% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | 7 | 64% |
| Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack | 7 | 71% |
| Zukertort Opening: Queenside Fianchetto Variation | 6 | 83% |
| Zukertort Opening | 6 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | Mads Andersen (2549) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 | W |
| 2026-09-26 | Frederik Svane (2655) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 | L |
| 2026-09-25 | Yi Wei (2752) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 | ½ |
| 2026-09-23 | Abdimalik Abdisalimov (2548) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 | ½ |
| 2026-09-20 | Vaclav Finek (2578) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 | ½ |
| 2026-09-18 | Aldiyar Ansat (2495) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 | W |
| 2026-09-17 | Rijad Burovic (2414) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 | ½ |
| 2026-09-16 | Mohamed Khalil Abdallah (2179) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 | W |
| 2026-08-23 | Piotr Brodowski (2376) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Open · rapid | W |
| 2026-08-23 | Siva Mahadevan (2333) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Open · rapid | L |
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