Alireza Firouzja
Despite missing a brilliant defensive move from the Englishman in time trouble the French-Iranian GM beat GM David Howell. Sasikiran in the eighth round. Pin On Carlsen Gets Checkmated Banter Finals 2020 Alireza Firouzja is an Iranian-born grandmaster living in France a world-class player and the youngest player in the world rated over 2700. . The youngster who is currently rated 7 points higher than his rival faced MVLs Najdorf Sicilian and drew his compatriot with white in 31 moves. Favourite opponent Andrew Tang 1917 Least favourite opponent Magnus Carlsen 222159 Strongest win Zhamsaran Tsydypov 2951 0-1 Alireza Firouzja 3014 Weakest loss Alireza Firouzja 2669 0-1 Antonia Ziegenfuss 1945 Use the four cursor keys and Enter to replay the game. A year later though and it had become clear that he had the potential to be a very special player. The 2021 European Team Chess Championship remains the Alireza Firouzja show with the 18-year-old po...