In Episode 230, I converse with Grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Seventh-Highest Rated Player in History. Maxime Vachier- Lagrave, often referred to by his initials, MVL, is the current World Blitz Champion and second highest rated player in France, behind the country's new recruit Alireza Firoujza.
We speak about chess at Jardin de Luxembourg in Paris, the upcoming World Team Championship in Jerusalem, benefits of blogging, the art of a good team, his road to World Champion, his World Blitz Championship victory, his apperance at our 22nd Podcast Guest Dan Pelletier's Bridgeport Open, the magic of 1990, international recruitment, the Effects of The Queen's Gambit, thoughts about the Carlsen- Niemann controversy, the benefits of studying math in college and more.