Alireza Firouzja to play for France

The French Chess Federation has announced that Alireza Firouzja will be naturalized in France. The current number 1 player in the junior rating list will represent the French Federation in the future. It will take some time for the change of federation to be completed.

Chess - 19yo French-Iranian supergrandmaster Alireza Firouzja is the winner of the (controversial) 2022 Grand Chess Tour : r/ProIran

chess24 - 16-year-old Alireza Firouzja from Iran is now based in Chartres, France, says 2-time French Champ Laurent Fressinet as he begins live commentary with Jan Gustafsson on Round 3 of the

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Chess.com on X: Happy 17th birthday to Alireza Firouzja! 🎊🎈🎉🎁🎂 Firouzja is an Iranian-born grandmaster living in France, already a world-class player, the youngest player in the world rated over 2700 and