- BornJune 18, 2003, Babol, Iran
- CountryFrance
- TitleGrandmaster 2018
- Highest rating2804 (December 2021)
FIDE's official lists (from July 1971) - In the rankingsNo. 10 in the world, 2757
FIDE's list, November 2026
The late replacement in Prague
Firouzja learned chess at eight. Four years later, in 2016, he won the Iranian Championship at 12, the youngest ever, and he won it again in 2019. He became a grandmaster in 2018. In August 2019 he reached 2700 on FIDE's list at 16. Only Wei Yi had done it younger.
At the World Rapid Championship in Moscow in December 2019 he came second behind Magnus Carlsen, and in February 2020 he won the Prague Masters, which he joined as a late replacement for Wei Yi. Five players finished on 5 points out of 9, and Firouzja won the blitz tiebreak against Vidit Gujrathi. It was his first major tournament win.
Main results
| Year | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2016, 2019 | Iranian Championship Iran | Winner |
| 2019 | World Rapid Championship Moscow | 2nd place |
| 2020 | Prague Masters Prague | Winner 5 of 9 points |
| 2021 | FIDE Grand Swiss Riga | Winner 8 of 11 points |
| 2022 | Candidates tournament Madrid | 6th place 6 of 14 points |
| 2022, 2024 | Grand Chess Tour, overall | Winner |
| 2022, 2024 | Sinquefield Cup St. Louis | Winner |
| 2024 | Candidates tournament Toronto | 7th place 5 of 14 points |
| 2026 | Chennai Grand Masters Chennai | Winner |
2800 at 18
In July 2021 Firouzja began playing for France. That November he won the FIDE Grand Swiss in Riga with 8 points out of 11, and the same month he scored 8 points out of 9 for his new country at the European Team Championship. Those results took him to 2804 on FIDE's December list. Nobody has reached 2800 younger.
The Candidates and the Grand Chess Tour
Firouzja has played two Candidates tournaments. In Madrid in 2022 he came sixth. In Toronto in 2024 he came seventh, but he was the only player to beat the winner, Gukesh Dommaraju.
He won the overall Grand Chess Tour in 2022 and 2024, and both years he also won the Sinquefield Cup. In 2026 he won the Grand Chess Tour's rapid and blitz tournament in Croatia, and the Chennai Grand Masters.
Sources
- FIDE: Firouzja's rating history (ratings.fide.com, read 2026-11-09)
- Chess.com: player page on Alireza Firouzja
- Wikipedia: Alireza Firouzja
- PGN Mentor: the games of the 2022 and 2024 Candidates
- Chess.com and ChessBase India: the 2024 Sinquefield Cup
The facts on this page come from the sources above, checked against each other. Where the sources disagree, only what they agree on is given.
Updated November 9, 2026