Alireza Firouzja, 18, freshly naturalized, was therefore one of six French people who flew to Sochi, Russia, for the 2021 World Cup of Chess.
It brought together the best players in the world, who faced each other individually in a knockout table, before the final phase, bringing together 32 players.
Beaten by younger than him
Le Chartrain, world champion in fast games in 2019, was the second favorite of the French selection, behind Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, 2,760 points in the Elo ranking, against 2,759 for Alireza Firouzja, seeded No.8 in this international competition which brought together 206 competitors.
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Alireza Firouzja from C’Chartres Echecs obtains French nationality a few days before the World Cup
Unfortunately, the world’s best young chess player failed to win against 15-year-old Uzbek Javokhir Sinsarov, who won by 3.5 points to 2.5. The Chartres champion is therefore eliminated in the second round of the competition. François Gilles, president of C’Chartres Chess, puts this disappointment into perspective:
“I think that with his very recent naturalization, it made him feel a lot of emotions all of a sudden. He needs time to digest it all. Then, the youngster who beat him is a very good player who is in full power. “
Francois Gilles (president of C’Chartres failure)
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An early elimination without which the young player would have been able, if he had climbed among the best three, to qualify for the candidates’ tournament of 2022, the final stage of the chess competition, which makes it possible to designate the best player of the world.
François Gilles announced a few months ago: “Qualifying for the 2022 candidates’ tournament and beating Magnus Carlsen, the world number one, is one of his goals. ”
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Alireza Firouzja from C’Chartres Echecs obtains French nationality a few days before the World Cup
Alireza Firouzja, has not said his last word. From July 31 until Sunday, he participates in the Cheesable Master, eighth stage of the Champion chess tour, a 100% virtual tournament created by Magnus Carlsen. For now, the player from Chartres has qualified for the quarter-finals.
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