French esports organisation Workforce Vitality has introduced that it has signed former AEGIS participant and 2024 French chess champion Jules Moussard.
He’ll be part of Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, who has renewed his contract, to characterize Workforce Vitality in upcoming Chess tournaments in 2026.
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Grandmaster Jules Moussard is greatest recognized for his win within the 2024 French Chess Championship after defeating Laurent Fressinet, who’s at present ranked one hundred and fifth on the earth, within the Grand Finals.
In response to his Chess.com participant web page, he at present has a rating of 2602 in sluggish Classical video games, 2600 within the medium-paced Speedy video games, and 2643 in quick Blitz video games.
He has additionally competed in numerous S-Tier occasions throughout 2025, enjoying towards among the greatest Chess grandmasters on the earth. He positioned between ninth and twelfth within the 2025 Esports World Cup Final Probability Qualifier, lacking out on the primary occasion. He additionally competed within the FIDE World Chess Championships, the place he positioned forty ninth within the Speedy division and thirtieth within the Blitz match.
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Stays with Workforce Vitality
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave can even proceed to characterize Workforce Vitality after first signing with the organisation again in February, 2025. He’s greatest recognized for changing into the FIDE World Blitz Champion in 2021 after reaching the very best outcomes out of fifty worldwide rivals.
In response to his Chess.com participant web page, he’s ranked twentieth on the earth, with a rating of 2720 in Classical, 2735 in Speedy, and 2761 in Blitz.
In 2025, he represented Workforce Vitality in a number of S-Tier occasions. He performed within the 2025 Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the place he positioned between ninth and twelfth and secured $65,000 (~£48,800) in winnings. He additionally positioned runner-up within the Grand Chess Tour Finals after dropping 13-15 to Workforce Liquid’s Fabiano Caruana, however secured $100,000 (~£75,080) in prize pool funds.
He lately positioned third within the Titled Tuesday Grand Prize 2025/2026 Winter Cut up, which was gained by Workforce Liquid’s Magnus Carlsen, and is anticipated to compete within the Chess.com Open 2026.
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