Quo Vadis, Alireza Firouzja? From that Promise Number 1 to Receive Fewer Invitations to Tournaments

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An air of disappointment surrounds Alireza Firouzja. Although she is still young, since she has just turned 22, she ceased to be the figure of the most projection of world chess that she was until recently. Recent history tells that, as a child, a little in the way of our Faustino Oro, she emerged as a comet in the chess firmament. At the age of 12 she won the strong Iranian Championship, at 14 she obtained the title of great master, and at 16 s…