Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

French GM

“I am 35 now. I plan to play until one of two things happens. Either I get tired of it, or I stop being a top-level player. As long as I play tournaments with the best chess players in the world, perform well, sometimes win, and still have ambitions to fight for the world cycle and the world champion title — why not?

Even when I fully retire, I will probably still play a couple of tournaments a year, but in a relaxed mode. For now, that’s out of the question.

Of course, the world crown would be something fantastic. And it would elevate chess even more in France.”