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Alireza Firouzja

2010s – PresentWorld Champion —Peak rating 2804214 games

French grandmaster and prodigy who became the youngest player to surpass a 2800 FIDE rating, known for energetic, ambitious and tactical play.

Alireza Firouzja
Photo: Eldar Azimov, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

How Firouzja plays

Firouzja became the youngest player ever to pass a 2800 rating, at 18, and plays with the fearless, calculating style of the online generation: sharp openings, long forcing lines and a readiness to take risks against anyone.

What to learn from Firouzja

Firouzja's games are full of ideas worth stealing in blitz: aggressive pawn pushes, rapid attacks and tactics that reward calculation over caution.

A game to play through

Firouzja,Alireza vs Mohammadpour,Afshin - 2nd Behin Cup 2014 2014 1-0 — the final position. An early Firouzja win from the FoxyChess collection.

Alireza Firouzja: the final position
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 Ng4 8.Qxg4 Nxd4 9.Qd1 Ne6 10.Qd2 Qa5 11.Rb1 Bxc3 12.bxc3 b6 13.Be2 Ba6 14.O-O Rc8 15.f4 f6 16.Rb4 Nc5 17.Qc2 Bb7 18.Bf3 Bc6 19.Bd4 Ne6 20.Qd2 Rg8 21.Bf2 g5 22.f5 g4 23.Be2 Ng5 24.Qf4 h5 25.c5 bxc5 26.Rb8 Rxb8 27.Qxb8+ Kf7 28.Qb3+ Kg7 29.e5 Ne4 30.Be3 Qxc3 31.Bh6+ Kxh6 32.Qxg8 Qe3+ 33.Kh1 Qxe2 34.Qg6#
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