Alireza Firouzja is youngest 2800 ever, Ukraine take gold

18-year-old Alireza Firouzja will be the 2804-rated world no. 2 when the official FIDE rating list is published on December 1st, beating Magnus Carlsen’s own record for crossing that landmark by six months. Alireza made it with a dramatic win over Shakhriyar Mamedyarov that saw his team France come within a whisker of winning the European Team Chess Championship before Ukraine took the title on tiebreaks. Poland took bronze, while in the women’s event it was 1.Russia, 2.Georgia, 3.Azerbaijan.

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