Alireza Firouzja is youngest 2800 ever

18-year-old Alireza Firouzja will be the 2804-rated world no. 2 when the official FIDE rating list is published on December 1st, beating Magnus Carlsen’s own record for crossing that landmark by six months. Alireza made it with a dramatic win over Shakhriyar Mamedyarov that saw his team France come within a whisker of winning the European Team Chess Championship before Ukraine took the title on tiebreaks. Poland took bronze, while in the women’s event it was 1.Russia, 2.Georgia, 3.Azerbaijan.

Happy 19th Birthday to GM Alireza Firouzja, the youngest player in

Firouzja is youngest chess player 2800 ever

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GREAT GAME!! Fabiano Caruana (2800) vs Alireza Firouzja (2770

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How the Chess World reacted to Alireza Firouzja becoming the

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