Happy birthday to Alireza Firouzja! We wish him a bright future and beautiful games on the chess board! 19-year-old Firouzja is an Iranian-French grandmaster who holds the No3 position in the FIDE world chess rankings since May this year. With a peak rating of 2804, Firouzja was the youngest chess player ever to cross 2800, beating the previous record set by Magnus Carlsen. Read: Alireza Firouzja – The Future’s Best