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Firouzja, Alireza
GM🇫🇷FIDE 12573981· Male· France· Born in 2003
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Alireza Firouzja, a 23-year-old French Grandmaster, is rated 2744 and ranked 1st among French players, and 11th worldwide. He has held steady between 2750 and 2775 for 23 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈75/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic, FIDE Grand Swiss 2025, and 2025 GCT Sinquefield Cup. Also played 6 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2804 was reached at age 18 (Dec 2021, World #2 at the time); he spent 23 months in the world top 5.
Competes for France since Jul 2021. Awarded GM in 2018 (age 15) and IM in 2016 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #1 in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12 and World #7 in U10.
Current rating
2744
Standard
Rpd2732·Blz2800
All-time high
2804
−60 pts below
Dec 2021 · age 18
Dec 2021 · age 18
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · French players · of 17,591
23 months in World top 5 (2021–2024)
23 months in World top 5 (2021–2024)
Career timeline
27 entries2025
1,000 career games
at age 22
Sep 2025
2024
23 months in world top 5
longest streak 19 months · since Dec 2021
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 2750
at age 21
Aug 2024
2022
1st U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2793
Jul 2022
2021
Peak World rank: #2
at age 18 · rated 2804
Dec 2021
Crossed 2800
at age 18
Dec 2021
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-22
2766 → 2744
Tournaments
4
34 games
Score
17.5/ 3451.5%
8W19D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 1/5 | #10 | 2515 | -15.3 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #2 | 2736 | -2.7 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7.5/11 | #3 | 2807 | +8.2 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 3.5/9 | #9 | 2669 | -12.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFabiano CaruanaGM
🇺🇸USA·2792
+10 −24 =20
54 games·last met May 2026
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vsMaxime Vachier-LagraveGM
🇫🇷FRA·2721
+11 −10 =24
45 games·last met Apr 2030
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vsIan NepomniachtchiGM
🇷🇺RUS·2733
+15 −10 =15
40 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsWesley SoGM
🇺🇸USA·2753
+9 −10 =19
38 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsParham MaghsoodlooGM
🇮🇷IRI·2706
+8 −17 =9
34 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
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France
#1
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#4
in continent
World
#11
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
France
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Europe
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World
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| 11 | 2,744 | |