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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.
15 hours ago · Alireza Firouzja, the giant-killer who has scalped Carlsen, Nakamura and Anand in the last week; Alireza Firouzja, the giant-killer who has scalped Carlsen, Nakamura and Anand in the last week ... While Firouzja was playing in his second Candidates tournament in Toronto earlier this year, it was a first timer, Gukesh, who won the prestigious event in his first attempt. “Gukesh’s win (at the Candidates) was very impressive. He played very good chess.
Firouzja, Alireza. World Rank (Active): 7. 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.
Jun 18, 2003 · It's hard to argue that in the 21st century after Carlsen, there has been a more worthy contender for world chess supremacy than Alireza Firouzja. Like Magnus, he emerged from a country without a strong chess tradition and lacked a formal chess education, yet his combinational skills made up for any deficiencies in his game.
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.
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.
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.
