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    Alireza Firouzja: Rating History and Career

    Alireza Firouzja started playing at eight, won the Iranian Championship at 12 and was awarded the grandmaster title in April 2018, at 14. In 2019 he left the Iranian federation over its policy against playing Israeli players, and since 2021 he has played for France.

    In 2021 he won the FIDE Grand Swiss and became the youngest player ever to pass 2800, 192 days younger than Magnus Carlsen had been. He won the Grand Chess Tour in 2022. Below: his rating on every FIDE list since his first and the turning points of his career, each linked to its source.

    Alireza Firouzja in 2024
    Alireza Firouzja, 2024. Photo: Eldar Azimov, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
    FIDE rating, Nov 2026
    2757 · world No. 10
    Peak FIDE rating
    2804 · Dec 2021
    Born
    18 Jun 2003, Babol, Iran[1]
    Started playing
    At 8[1]
    Grandmaster
    Apr 2018, at 14[1]

    Alireza Firouzja's rating history

    First 2700 on FIDE's Aug 2019 list (2702); first 2800 in Dec 2021 (2804); peak 2804 in Dec 2021; 2757 on the Nov 2026 list.

    160018002000220024002600280030002013201520172019202120232025Peak 2804 · Dec 2021
    Official FIDE standard rating on each monthly list. Source: FIDE.
    Every month as a table
    FIDE listRating
    Nov 20262757
    Oct 20262757
    Sep 20262757
    Aug 20262757
    Jul 20262749
    Jun 20262744
    May 20262759
    Apr 20262759
    Mar 20262759
    Feb 20262759
    Jan 20262759
    Dec 20252762
    Nov 20252762
    Oct 20252762
    Sep 20252754
    Aug 20252766
    Jul 20252766
    Jun 20252766
    May 20252757
    Apr 20252757
    Mar 20252757
    Feb 20252760
    Jan 20252763
    Dec 20242763
    Nov 20242763
    Oct 20242767
    Sep 20242767
    Aug 20242751
    Jul 20242744
    Jun 20242737
    May 20242737
    Apr 20242760
    Mar 20242760
    Feb 20242760
    Jan 20242759
    Dec 20232763
    Nov 20232777
    Oct 20232777
    Sep 20232777
    Aug 20232777
    Jul 20232777
    Jun 20232786
    May 20232785
    Apr 20232785
    Mar 20232785
    Feb 20232785
    Jan 20232785
    Dec 20222785
    Nov 20222785
    Oct 20222785
    Sep 20222778
    Aug 20222778
    Jul 20222793
    Jun 20222793
    May 20222804
    Apr 20222804
    Mar 20222804
    Feb 20222804
    Jan 20222804
    Dec 20212804
    Nov 20212770
    Oct 20212770
    Sep 20212754
    Aug 20212759
    Jul 20212759
    Jun 20212759
    May 20212759
    Apr 20212759
    Mar 20212759
    Feb 20212749
    Jan 20212749
    Dec 20202749
    Nov 20202749
    Oct 20202728
    Sep 20202728
    Aug 20202728
    Jul 20202728
    Jun 20202728
    May 20202728
    Apr 20202728
    Mar 20202728
    Feb 20202726
    Jan 20202723
    Dec 20192723
    Nov 20192720
    Oct 20192702
    Sep 20192702
    Aug 20192702
    Jul 20192685
    Jun 20192682
    May 20192682
    Apr 20192669
    Mar 20192657
    Feb 20192618
    Jan 20192618
    Dec 20182607
    Nov 20182607
    Oct 20182600
    Sep 20182582
    Aug 20182561
    Jul 20182561
    Jun 20182561
    May 20182570
    Apr 20182572
    Mar 20182558
    Feb 20182549
    Jan 20182549
    Dec 20172509
    Nov 20172521
    Oct 20172525
    Sep 20172527
    Aug 20172517
    Jul 20172499
    Jun 20172499
    May 20172487
    Apr 20172492
    Mar 20172470
    Feb 20172465
    Jan 20172456
    Dec 20162456
    Nov 20162474
    Oct 20162469
    Sep 20162463
    Aug 20162464
    Jul 20162481
    Jun 20162485
    May 20162485
    Apr 20162468
    Mar 20162475
    Feb 20162475
    Jan 20162455
    Dec 20152372
    Nov 20152386
    Oct 20152364
    Sep 20152323
    Aug 20152309
    Jul 20152277
    Jun 20152277
    May 20152277
    Apr 20152278
    Mar 20152312
    Feb 20152305
    Jan 20152291
    Dec 20142332
    Nov 20142332
    Oct 20142238
    Sep 20142188
    Aug 20142107
    Jul 20142079
    Jun 20142079
    May 20142079
    Apr 20142045
    Mar 20141954
    Feb 20141954
    Jan 20141954
    Dec 20131946
    Nov 20131946
    Oct 20131948
    Sep 20131913
    Aug 20131913
    Jul 20131911
    Jun 20131924
    May 20131884
    Apr 20131734
    Mar 20131734
    Feb 20131750
    Jan 20131750
    Dec 20121750
    Nov 20121750
    Oct 20121756
    Sep 20121756

    The career, turn by turn

    1. 2016 · age 12

      2016 Iranian Chess Championship[1]

      Won national championship (8/11)

      The youngest player ever to win the Iranian title

    2. 2016 · age 12

      FIDE title award[1]

      Awarded International Master title

      Officially awarded IM title by FIDE

    3. Feb 2018 · age 14

      Aeroflot Open, Moscow[1]

      Scored 4½/9, final GM norm

      Earned final norm required for Grandmaster title

    4. Apr 2018 · age 14

      FIDE title award[1]

      Awarded Grandmaster title

      Officially awarded GM title by FIDE at age 14

    5. Feb 2019 · age 15

      Iranian Chess Championship[1]

      Won second title with 9/11

      Clear first with undefeated 9/11 (+7−0=4)

    6. Dec 2019 · age 16

      FIDE rating leap[1]

      Leaped from 2618 to 2723

      A 105-point rise in one year

    7. Dec 2019 · age 16

      Federation departure[1]

      Left Iranian federation

      Left over policy against competing with Israeli players

    8. Dec 2019 · age 16

      World Rapid Chess Championship in Moscow[1]

      Runner-up with 10½/15

      One point short of winner Magnus Carlsen

    9. Jan 2020 · age 16

      Tata Steel Masters in Wijk aan Zee[1]

      Played the Masters section

      The first Iranian in the Masters section

    10. Jul 2021 · age 18

      French citizenship & federation transfer[1]

      Began representing France

      Became French citizen and transferred national affiliation

    11. Nov 2021 · age 18

      FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament in Riga[1]

      Won

      Qualified for the 2022 Candidates Tournament

    12. Nov 2021 · age 18

      FIDE rating record[1]

      Passed 2800

      Youngest player ever to surpass 2800, breaking Carlsen's record by 192 days

    13. Jun 2022 · age 19

      Candidates Tournament 2022 in Madrid[1]

      Debuted in Candidates

      His first Candidates Tournament

    14. Sep 2022 · age 19

      Grand Chess Tour 2022[1]

      Won overall tour

      Overall winner of the 2022 tour

    15. Apr 2024 · age 20

      Candidates Tournament 2024 in Toronto[1]

      Second Candidates appearance

      Qualified for his second consecutive Candidates Tournament

    16. Aug 2024 · age 21

      Grand Chess Tour 2024[1]

      Won the Grand Chess Tour

      Clinched by first place in the Sinquefield Cup

    Records, as they stood

    • Youngest player to pass 2800, 192 days younger than Carlsen (as of 2021)[1]

    Where the career stands

    • 2024Played the Candidates in 2022 and 2024[1]
    • 2024Grand Chess Tour winner in 2022 and 2024[1]

    Checked on 2026-11-03. Ratings and rankings change every month.

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    Quick answers

    What is Alireza Firouzja's highest FIDE rating?

    2804, on FIDE's December 2021 standard list: the highest of Alireza Firouzja's official monthly ratings since September 2012. Ratings during a tournament ("live" ratings) can briefly go higher, but FIDE publishes one official list a month.

    When did Alireza Firouzja first reach a 2700 rating?

    On FIDE's August 2019 list (2702), and 2800 on the December 2021 list (2804).

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    Sources

    Every fact above links to the page it came from. We read each page and copied the sentence that says it; the quote is shown here. Checked on 2026-11-03.

    1. [1]en.wikipedia.org"Firouzja was born on 18 June 2003 in Babol, Iran."

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