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Alireza Firouzja (Persian: علیرضا فیروزجا, pronounced [æliːɾeˈzɒː fiːɾuːzˈdʒɒː]; born 18 June 2003) is an Iranian and French chess grandmaster. Firouzja is the youngest player to have surpassed a FIDE rating of 2800, beating the previous record set by Magnus Carlsen by more than five months.
Alireza Firouzja is an Iranian-born grandmaster who now plays for France. He is a two-time world championship candidate and two-time Iranian champion. In late 2019 and early 2020, Firouzja electrified the chess world with his second place finish in the World Rapid Championship (one point behind World Champion GM Magnus Carlsen ) and his amazing ...
Firouzja, Alireza. World Rank (Active): 15. Federation: France. FIDE ID: 12573981. B-Year: 2003.
May 15, 2024 · GM Alireza Firouzja is the second player to defeat GM Magnus Carlsen two times in a Grand Final of the Champions Chess Tour, a feat that only GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave achieved previously.
Jun 18, 2003 · At the age of 18 years and 5 month, Alireza Firouzja is the youngest player ever to reach a rating of 2800. He achieved this milestone when he won his last round game at the European Team Championship 2021 where he scored 8/9 (TPR of 3015).
Alireza Firouzja beat Magnus Carlsen to claim overall victory in the second event of the 2024 Champions Chess Tour, the Chess.com Classic. Since Firouzja reached the deciding match from the lower bracket, beating Carlsen in the 4-game Grand Final only forced a Reset — which the youngster went on to win as well.
In a year that saw Magnus Carlsen defending the Classical World Championship title for a fourth consecutive time, a young player became the most dangerous potential challenger for the Norwegian. 18-year-old Alireza Firouzja climbed to the second spot in the world ranking by showcasing incredible results throughout 2021.
Aug 30, 2022 · The 2022 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz came to a close on Tuesday with a historic victory from GM Alireza Firouzja. The blitz superstar accrued 26 points out of a possible 36, marking a 22-game undefeated streak that saw him soar 107 rating points to eclipse the 2900-mark in the FIDE blitz ratings.
Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge. February 9th - 16th | 8-player Chess960 | Rapid & Classical time control | Carlsen, Ding, Caruana.
Dec 1, 2021 · Alireza became the youngest player ever to surpass the 2800-rating mark, breaking the record set by Magnus Carlsen. Photo: Anna Shtourman. Several top tenners, namely Alexander Grischuk, Levon Aronian and Maxim Vachier-Lagrave, dropped quite a few rating points in Riga.
