Overview
- Faustino Oro, 12, closed the Open on 10.5/19 and placed 72nd after being seeded 132nd, gaining about 37 blitz Elo points to roughly 2540.
- Candela Francisco, 19, opened 7/10 in the women’s top 10 and finished with 8/15 around 50th place, posting a small net Elo gain of about six points.
- Oro faced only grandmasters and scored a Round‑1 win over Levon Aronian, adding victories over several higher‑rated opponents across both days.
- Francisco’s run featured notable wins over Lei Tingjie and former world champion Mariya Muzychuk before a tougher closing session.
- The Doha event used a 3+2 time control with fields of ~250 in the Open and ~140 in the women’s championship, and Argentine media cast the performances as a year‑end lift; Oro now plans the Tata Steel Challenger in January.