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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.
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.
5 days ago · GM Alireza Firouzja may have suffered a "once-in-a-lifetime" nine-move loss against GM Fabiano Caruana, but he still won his Division I Winners Quarterfinal match in the CrunchLabs Masters 2024.He'll play GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda in the Winners Semifinals, while GM Magnus Carlsen will face GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.. Division II has funneled down to eight players in the Winners Quarterfinals.
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.
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.
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. This trio is trailing the leader by a half-point.
Dec 1, 2021 · These incredible results translated into 34 rating points and catapulted Firouzja to the second position in the open rating list. Alireza became the youngest player ever to surpass the 2800-rating mark, breaking the record set by Magnus Carlsen.
FIDE Grand Swiss 2023. October 25th - November 5th | 11-round Swiss | Classical time control | Caruana, Nakamura, Firouzja.
