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Alireza Firouzja

Birth name
Birthplace
Babol, Mazandaran, Iran
Date of birth
18 June, 2003
Date of death
Ethnicity
Iranian [Mazandarani]
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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.