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Born in Iran, chess Grandmaster Alireza Firouzja initially represented his country but later began representing France. In 2021, he became the only teenager ranked among the world’s top 15 chess players. A 2-time Iranian champion, he has been a chess prodigy and had started training in chess at age 8.
Polish and French chess-professional Savielly Tartakower achieved several feats including winning the Polish Chess Championship twice. Counted among the most distinguished chess personalities of his time, Tartakower received the title of International Grandmaster (IGM) in 1950, the year FIDE created the title. Tartakower was also noted for his numerous aphorisms, often called Tartakoverisms; and as a chess journalist and author.
Jacqueline Piatigorsky was a French-American sculptor, chess player, philanthropist, author, and arts patron. As a chess player, Piatigorsky represented the USA in the first Women's Chess Olympiad, in 1957, where she won a bronze medal. An important patron of the arts, Jacqueline Piatigorsky helped raise money for the New England Conservatory of Music to create an award for deserving artists.
