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Place of Birth: Babol, Mazandaran, Iran
Date of Birth: 18 June, 2003
Ethnicity: Iranian [Mazandarani]
Alireza Firouzja is an Iranian and French chess grandmaster. He is the youngest player to have surpassed a FIDE rating of 2800. He won the Grand Chess Tour in 2022.
He was born in Babol, Mazandaran, Iran, and is likely from a Mazandarani family. His father’s name is Hamidreza Firouzja. His brother, Mohammadreza, also plays competitive chess. He moved to Chartres, France in 2019, and became a French citizen in July 2021.