Maxime "LyonBeast" Vachier-Lagrave - Chess.com Player


Name:
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Date of Birth:
October 21, 1990
Age:
35
France
France
World Ranking:
#781
Country Ranking:
#33

Total Prize Money Earned:
$405,009.75 From 73 Tournaments
Alternate IDs:
avalongamemaster, LyonBeast




Maxime "LyonBeast" Vachier-Lagrave is a French chess player.

Earnings By Year

Total ResultsOnline ResultsOffline/LAN Results
2025$85,000.00220.99%|$20,000.0014.94%|$65,000.00116.05%
2024$72,487.501117.90%|$71,050.001017.54%|$1,437.5010.35%
2023$64,629.821415.96%|$59,229.821314.62%|$5,400.0011.33%
2022$22,841.8845.64%|$22,841.8845.64%|$0.0000.00%
2021$68,740.15816.97%|$68,740.15816.97%|$0.0000.00%
2020$78,674.161619.43%|$78,674.161619.43%|$0.0000.00%
2019$1,500.0010.37%|$1,500.0010.37%|$0.0000.00%
2018$5,075.0331.25%|$5,075.0331.25%|$0.0000.00%
2017$458.3320.11%|$458.3320.11%|$0.0000.00%
2016$3,875.8050.96%|$3,875.8050.96%|$0.0000.00%
2015$1,077.0860.27%|$1,077.0860.27%|$0.0000.00%
2014$650.0010.16%|$650.0010.16%|$0.0000.00%

Earnings By Age

Total ResultsOnline ResultsOffline/LAN Results
34 Years Old$85,000.00220.99%|$20,000.0014.94%|$65,000.00116.05%
33 Years Old$72,487.501117.90%|$71,050.001017.54%|$1,437.5010.35%
32 Years Old$74,671.701518.44%|$69,271.701417.10%|$5,400.0011.33%
31 Years Old$13,761.5443.40%|$13,761.5443.40%|$0.0000.00%
30 Years Old$93,850.55923.17%|$93,850.55923.17%|$0.0000.00%
29 Years Old$52,602.221412.99%|$52,602.221412.99%|$0.0000.00%
28 Years Old$4,289.7231.06%|$4,289.7231.06%|$0.0000.00%
27 Years Old$2,285.3110.56%|$2,285.3110.56%|$0.0000.00%
26 Years Old$4,034.5831.00%|$4,034.5831.00%|$0.0000.00%
25 Years Old$999.5560.25%|$999.5560.25%|$0.0000.00%
24 Years Old$1,027.0850.25%|$1,027.0850.25%|$0.0000.00%

Earnings By Game

Total ResultsOnline ResultsOffline/LAN Results
Chess.com$283,931.146070.10%|$217,493.645853.70%|$66,437.50216.40%
Lichess$24,000.0035.93%|$24,000.0035.93%|$0.0000.00%
chess24$91,678.61922.64%|$91,678.61922.64%|$0.0000.00%
chessarena.com$5,400.0011.33%|$0.0000.00%|$5,400.0011.33%

Earnings By Team

Total ResultsOnline ResultsOffline/LAN Results
Blitz$833.3310.21%|$833.3310.21%|$0.0000.00%
Team Vitality$85,000.00220.99%|$20,000.0014.94%|$65,000.00116.05%
<independent>$319,176.427078.81%|$312,338.926877.12%|$6,837.5021.69%


Highest Prize Money Won

1.2025-08-019th-12th» Chess at Esports World Cup 2025$65,000.00Chess.com
2.2023-09-301st» AI Cup 2023 (Division 1)$30,000.00Chess.com
3.2024-07-241st» CrunchLabs Masters 2024 (Division 1)$30,000.00Chess.com
4.2021-01-033rd» Airthings Masters 2020-21$25,000.00chess24
5.2020-12-122nd» Speed Chess Championship 2020$21,071.94Chess.com
6.2025-05-232nd» Champions Chess Tour 2025 - Chess.com Classic$20,000.00Chess.com
7.2024-05-151st» Chess.com Classic 2024 (Division 2)$15,000.00Chess.com
8.2020-06-145th-8th» Clutch Chess: International$15,000.00Lichess
9.2020-05-038th» Magnus Carlsen Invitational$15,000.00chess24
10.2023-09-223rd-4th» Speed Chess Championship 2023$14,746.49Chess.com

Top Placements

Champion
Runner-up
3rd/Semis
15 Tournaments
9 Tournaments
13 Tournaments


Other Statistics

Overall Ranking

Currently, LyonBeast is ranked #781 in highest overall earnings, and #33 in highest earnings for players from France.


Largest Prize from a Single Tournament

The largest amount of prize money awarded to LyonBeast from a single tournament was $65,000.00 from Chess at Esports World Cup 2025 on August 1, 2025. He placed 9th-12th, making up 16.05% of his total prize money won.


$100,000 Milestone

LyonBeast overtook the $100,000 milestone on January 3, 2021, winning $25,000.00 and placing 3rd at Airthings Masters 2020-21. Prize money from 35 tournaments got him to that point.



References


No external sources of information are cited for the player. See tournament references for sources.