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Alireza Firouzja vs Praggnanandhaa

Two greats, side by side: honours, records, money and the numbers that define them.

Alireza FirouzjaAlireza Firouzja PraggnanandhaaPraggnanandhaa
ChessSportChess
IranNationalityIndia
18 June 2003Born2005-08-10
-Height1.65 m / 5 ft 5 in
$5MNet worth$1M
5Major honours4
1Records2

Career Numbers

2,749FIDE Rating2,750
2804Peak Rating2785
No. 11Ranking-
No. 2Peak RankingNo. 4
-Current RankingNo. 16

Honours Side by Side

Alireza Firouzja (5)

  • Iranian Chess Champion
  • FIDE Grandmaster
  • FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament
  • Individual Gold Medal
  • Grand Chess Tour

Praggnanandhaa (4)

  • Arjuna Award for Chess
  • Silver Medal
  • Gold Medal
  • World Youth Chess Championship

The Case for Each

Alireza Firouzja brings the heavier trophy cabinet: 5 documented honours against 4 for Praggnanandhaa. Silverware is not the whole story, but it is the first line of any chess argument.

On records, Praggnanandhaa holds 2 documented marks to 1 for Alireza Firouzja. The headline entry: Youngest International Master. Records show peaks; honours show sustained dominance. The two lists rarely agree on a winner, which is exactly why this debate refuses to die.

Put the raw numbers side by side and the picture sharpens. Alireza Firouzja shows 2,749 in fide rating; Praggnanandhaa answers with 2,750. Context matters: different leagues, different eras and different roles all bend a stat line, so treat the gap as a conversation starter rather than a verdict.

Put the raw numbers side by side and the picture sharpens. Alireza Firouzja shows 2804 in peak rating; Praggnanandhaa answers with 2785. Context matters: different leagues, different eras and different roles all bend a stat line, so treat the gap as a conversation starter rather than a verdict.

Chess is the oldest of mind sports and, in the streaming era, one of the fastest growing spectator games in the world. Its grandmasters compute possibilities under pressure that would break most minds. World Championship matches remain heavyweight bouts of pure intellect. That backdrop is what makes a matchup like this one resonate beyond the box scores.

Alireza Firouzja is the senior figure by roughly 2 years, which frames the comparison: one career is closer to its final shape, the other still has chapters to write.

Commercially, Alireza Firouzja leads with an estimated $5M net worth. Earning power tracks fame more than form, but it is part of the legacy question.

For the complete record, see Alireza Firouzja and Praggnanandhaa, both updated daily with stats, honours and news on AthleteWiki.

Full profiles: Alireza Firouzja · Praggnanandhaa