Portrait of young professional chess player Maxime Vachier Lagrave. In the family home, Maxime Vachier Lagrave’s mother talks about her son’s great ability to learn at school. During a training session, interviews with Maxime Vachier Lagrave and his coach.
Maxime VACHIER LAGRAVE, 13 years old, chess player, vice-champion of the world in the junior category, participates in the French championship of chess which takes place in Reims. For this competition, Maxime is outclassed and plays against Fabien LIBISCZEWSKI, an older opponent than him. Commentary on training and competition images. Interviews with Arnaud HAUCHARD and Hicham HAMDOUCHI, great masters and coaches of the two players and then Fabien LIBISCZEWSKI. Interviewed, Maxime VACHIER LAGRAVE explains: "I am tense before each part, because each part is difficult, at least almost every part".
Portrait of the chess player Maxime Vachier Lagrave who is followed during his footing and during a visit with the young people of his chess club in Clichy. Interviewed, Maxime Vachier Lagrave explains: "Part of it is really a question of concentration, you can’t take it back for a moment or it can be very expensive...". Young chess players from Clichy speak about their champion.
Interview of the young chess player Maxime Vachier Lagrave, during the first young Open, organized by the chess club of Auxerre La Dame Blanche. He defeated the two-time young European champion and explained the reasons for his victory: "tactics, strategy, vision of the game, intuition".