Alireza firouzja
Alireza Firouzja To Play In Norway Chess 2026
Firouzja has long been seen as a symbol of the new wave in international chess. He made history by becoming the youngest player ever to reach a 2800 Elo rating, a benchmark achieved by only a select group of chess players. His meteoric rise began early: he earned the grandmaster title at 14 and later became the second-youngest player to cross the 2700 rating mark, achieving it at 16.
The French-Iranian star has also established himself as a consistent contender at the highest level of the game. Firouzja has qualified twice for the FIDE Candidates Tournament: first by winning the FIDE Grand Swiss in 2021 at age 18, and again through the FIDE rating list in January 2024. These achievements have underlined his status as a regular challenger to the world’s elite.
Related Cricket News on Alireza firouzja
-
Norway Chess Shifts To Oslo After 13 Years In Stavanger
Norway Chess Women: After thirteen years in Stavanger, Norway Chess and Norway Chess Women will be hosted in Oslo, with Deichman Bjorvika acting as the primary venue, the organisers said on Tuesday. ...
-
GCL: Gukesh Beats Alireza But Triveni Continental Kings Stay On Top With Close Win
World Champion D Gukesh avenged his loss against Alireza Firouzja in the reverse fixture, but defending champions Triveni Continental Kings did enough to beat PBG Alaskan Knights 10-9 to stay on top of the leaderboard ...
-
GCL Season 3: Gukesh, Arjun Lead Alaskan Knights To First Win; Alireza Firouzja Takes Continental Kings To Top
World Champion Dommaraju Gukesh: World Champion Dommaraju Gukesh and compatriot Arjun Erigaisi delivered in must-win situations to help PBG Alaskan Knights register their first win of the tournament while GM Alireza Firouzja won his fifth ...
-
GCL: Dominant Mumba Masters Light Up Opening Day With One-sided Win
Dominant Mumba Masters: With four wins across the six boards, Mumba Masters delivered a dominant performance in front of the “home” crowd, overpowering Ganges Grandmasters 17–4 in a one-sided encounter on the opening day of ...
-
Praggnanandhaa Enjoys Playing 'Jenga' In Free Time
Global Chess League Season: India’s chess prodigy R. Praggnanandhaa spends his ‘free time’ playing Jenga and acknowledged that while chess requires focus, Jenga tests his nerves. ...
-
Global Chess League Season 3 Draft To Be Held In Mumbai; 36 Top Players In Pool
FIDE World Rapid Chess Champion: The Global Chess League (GCL) will hold its player draft in Mumbai on September 26 ahead of its third season in India. Six franchises will compete to assemble strong rosters ...
-
Praggnanandhaa Secures Spot In Grand Chess Tour Final, Earns Praise From Gautam Adani
Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani: Indian chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa has qualified for the prestigious Grand Chess Tour (GCT) Final in Brazil after after finishing runner-up at the 2025 Sinquefield Cup, further cementing his place ...
-
Grand Chess Tour: Gukesh Dominates Wesley So In Croatia Rapid, Takes Big Lead Into Blitz
Grand Chess Tour: Gukesh Dommaraju, the World Champion in classical chess, once against proved his growing stature as a force to recknon with as a force in the shorter formats by beating American Wesley So ...
-
Norway Chess: Magnus Carlsen, Ju Wenjun Clinch 2024 Titles
World Championship Challenger Lei Tingjie: Magnus Carlsen and Ju Wenjun clinch Norway Chess 2024 titles in both men's and women's category as the final round came to an end. ...
-
Norway Chess: Praggnanandhaa, Vaishali Lose; Carlsen, Tingjie Register Crucial Wins In Rd-9
World Champion Ding Liren: As the Norway Chess inches towards a thrilling conclusion, the stakes have never been higher. All classical games of Round 9 in the prestigious Norway Chess main event ended in a ...
-
Norway Chess: Praggnanandhaa Defeats Reigning World Champion Liren In Armageddon, Vaishali Loses (Ld)
Norway Chess: Round 7 of the Norway Chess tournament witnessed gripping matches with tense moments that significantly impacted the standings as India's prodigy R Praggnanandhaa scored another upset by defeating world champion Ding Liren in ...
-
Norway Chess: Praggnanandhaa Stuns World Champion Ding Liren In Rd-7, Vaishali Loses
World Champion Ding Liren: Stavanger ( Norway), June 4 ( IANS) India's prodigy R Praggnanandhaa scored another upset by defeating world champion Ding Liren in the armageddon game at the Norway Chess tournament on Monday. ...
-
Norway Chess: Praggnanandhaa, Vaishali Suffer Loses In Rd-6; Carlsen Leads In Classical Games
World Champion Ding Liren: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa suffered a loss at the hands of Alireza Firouzja in the Armageddon tiebreaker in Round six of the Norway Chess, here at SpareBank 1 SR-Bank. ...
-
Norway Chess: Praggnanandhaa Seals 2nd Classical Win; Vaishali Continues To Lead (Ld)
Norway Chess Main Event: After a rest day, the thrilling action continued at the Norway Chess 2024, being held at the SpareBank 1 SR-Bank in Stavanger. The brother-sister duo Praggnanandhaa R and Vaishali R continued ...
Cricket Special Today
-
- 31 Mar 2026 02:55