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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.
Firouzja, Alireza. World Rank (Active): 15. Federation: France. FIDE ID: 12573981. B-Year: 2003.
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 ...
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.
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.
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).
Jan 14, 2024 · Alireza Firouzja scored his second straight victory and emerged as the sole leader after Round 2 of the Tata Steel Masters 2024 in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. Gukesh D defeated Wei Yi and joined Anish Giri and Ian Nepomiachtchi, who drew their games.
Sep 11, 2022 · World No. 4 Alireza Firouzja clinched victory in the 2022 Sinquefield Cup after defeating Ian Nepomniachtchi 1.5-0.5 in a rapid playoff for the title, earning an extra $10,000 in addition to his $87,500 first place prize.
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.
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.
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.
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Alireza Firozja is the world's highest rated player born in 2003 (he turned 15 in June), and his style is reminiscent of a famous "magician" from Riga. THORSTEN CMIEL shares this extensive portrait and GM IVAN SOKOLOV explains to SAGAR SHAH why he is reminded of a young Vishy Anand. | Photo: All-Indian Chess Federation.
106K Followers, 379 Following, 23 Posts - Alireza Firouzja (@alirezafirouzja) on Instagram: "#1 French chess player #2 chess player in the world."
Apr 17, 2024 · The 2024 FIDE Candidates had its first high-profile controversy after France’s Alireza Firouzja raised his objection against a tournament arbiter’s decision in the round nine of the competition.
Aug 31, 2022 · The fifth day of Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz was smooth sailing for Alireza Firouzja, who made it to the top of the standings and won the 2022 St Louis Grand Chess Tour with four rounds to spare. Alireza scored amazing 8/9 points today and will collect $40,000 for his efforts.
Dec 18, 2023 · The French chess federation is making a series of matches for Firouzja to help him get the rating spot. They are not hiding the fact the only reason these matches are happening in first place is in order to help Firouzja qualify.
1 day ago · Caruana on 4.5 points remains in front with two victories and five draws, he is followed by Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa and Alireza Firouzja of France, who are all half a point behind the American. Nepomniachtchi shares the fifth spot with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France with a fifty percent score, a half point ahead of the trio of American Wesley So, Dutch Anish Giri and Uzbekistan’s first son in chess Nodirbek Abdusattorov. ...
May 13, 2024 · GM Alireza Firouzja eliminated GMs Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Vincent Keymer to reach the Champions Chess Tour Chess.com Classic 2024 Division I Grand Final. On Wednesday, he will take on GM Magnus Carlsen.
Jun 13, 2024 · “He got me,” Hikaru said of Alireza's win over him in the bullet chess championship. "That fucking Reza boomed me." Hikaru added, “He’s so good,” repeating it four times. Hikaru then said he wanted to add Alireza to the list of players he puzzle rushes with this summer.
1 day ago · Caruana on 4.5 points remains in front with two victories and five draws, he is followed by Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa and Alireza Firouzja of France, who are all half a point behind the American.
Apr 8, 2021 · GM Alireza Firouzja won the 2021 Bullet Chess Championship presented by SIG. The Iran-born super-GM first eliminated top favourite GM Hikaru Nakamura in the semifinals and then was too strong for GM Andrew Tang in the final.
1 day ago · With 5 points from eight games, Caruana continues to lead the pack, closely followed by Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh, and Alireza Firouzja of France, who are all trailing by half a point.
Dec 29, 2023 · GM Alireza Firouzja has likely wrapped up qualification for the 2024 FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament in Toronto after winning the Rouen Open with a perfect 7/7.
2 days ago · Caruana on 4.5 points remains in front with two victories and five draws, he is followed by Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa and Alireza Firouzja of France, who are all half a point behind the American ...
1 day ago · With 5 points in his kitty from eight games, the American continued to be followed by Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh and Alireza Firouzja of France, who all are a half point behind.
Feb 9, 2021 · GM Alireza Firouzja hasn't given many interviews yet, but during a live broadcast of the Opera Euro Rapid tournament he opened up about a wide range of topics such as his experience in 2020, being respected as a top player, playing against GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Hikaru Nakamura, social media, and the...
2 days ago · Caruana on 4.5 points remains in front with two victories and five draws, he is followed by Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa and Alireza Firouzja of France, who are all half a point behind the American.
Nov 21, 2021 · GM Alireza Firouzja is the most recent addition to the 2800-club after scoring a sensational 8/9 at the European Team Championship. At 18 years and five months, he is the youngest ever to do so. GM Magnus Carlsen was also 18 years old but earned the 2800 rating just barely before turning 19.
4 days ago · A powerful victory against GM Wesley So brought GM Alireza Firouzja into joined second place at the Superbet Chess Classic Romania, which resumed on Tuesday following a rest day.After the sixth round, GM Fabiano Caruana continues to lead by half a point as he drew with GM Ian Nepomniachtchi.. The games GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu vs. GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov vs. GMs Anish Giri and GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs. GM Gukesh Dommaraju also ended in draws.. Round seven ...
