Firouzja, Alireza

Alireza Firouzja is a French-Iranian prodigy who became the youngest player in history to surpass a 2800 FIDE rating, breaking Magnus Carlsen's record by over five months at just 18 years old. After leaving Iran over FIDE regulations, he switched to the French federation and rapidly rose to world number two, winning the 2022 Grand Chess Tour and qualifying for the Candidates Tournament as one of the youngest ever to do so.