at the sixth edition of Norway Chess, with a score of 3/8 (+0–2=6). Winner of the 2018 Shenzhen Masters on tiebreak, with a score of 5.5/10 (+1=9), defeating Ding Liren in their direct encounter (1.5-0.5). 2019: Fourth place at the 6th Grenke Chess Classic with a score of 5/9 (+2–1=6). Winner of the 2021 Sinquefield Cup with 6 points out of 9 (+4–1=4), being the first person to win clear first place twice and the first to win the event after losing one game. FIDE Grand Prix and World Cups 2009: 9th-16th at the Chess World Cup 2009. 2013: Semifinalist at the Chess World Cup 2013. 2014–2015 4th-7th place at the FIDE Grand Prix 2014–15 stage in Tashkent. Finished 15th (out of 16 participants) in the FIDE Grand Prix 2014–15, one of the qualifying methods of the 2016 World Chess Championship cycle. 5th-8th (quarterfinalist) at the Chess World Cup 2015. 2017: Winner of the Sharjah Grand Prix (2017), with 5.5 points out of 9. Finished sixth (out of 24 participants) in the FIDE Grand Prix 2017 Semifinalist at the Chess World Cup 2017, after losing the armageddon tiebreak to Levon Aronian, thus narrowly missing qualification to the Candidates Tournament 2018. 2019: Third place at the Chess World Cup 2019 in Khanty-Mansiysk. Finished third (out of 21 participants) in the FIDE Grand Prix 2019. Second place (finalist) at the FIDE Grand Prix 2019 stage in Riga. Semifinalist at the FIDE Grand Prix 2019 stage in Hamburg. Semifinalist at the FIDE Grand Prix 2019 stage in Jerusalem. 2021: 9th-16th at the Chess World Cup 2021. 2022: Semifinalist at the FIDE Grand Prix 2022 stage in Belgrade. Candidates Tournament 2020–2021 On March 6, citing concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, Teimour Radjabov withdrew from the 2020–21 Candidates Tournament. His replacement was Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, as he was next on the qualifier by rating list. FIDE decided to postpone the second half of the tournament due to the coronavirus pandemic. The tournament was resumed on April 19, 2021, and ended on April 28, 2021. Maxime ended the tournament with 8/14 points (4 wins, 8 draws, and 2 losses) getting second place, half a point behind the winner Ian Nepomniachtchi. Grand Chess Tour tournaments 2015: Grand Chess Tour Participant Norway Chess 2015: 4th–5th place joint 2nd-5th place at the 2015 Sinquefield Cup 1st-3rd Place at the London Chess Classic, came third on Sonneborn-Berger tie-break and after a