Overview
- Oro secured the norm by drawing with eight-time Argentine champion Diego Flores in the final round of the Magistral Szmetan-Giardelli, finishing undefeated on 5.5/9.
- His performance exceeded a 2600 rating and met FIDE requirements, with results against top rivals including Aryan Tari, Alexei Shirov, Ivan Cheparinov and Julio Granda.
- The 12-year-old’s Elo is 2503, above the 2500 mark for the title, leaving one remaining norm to become a Grandmaster and to challenge Abhimanyu Mishra’s age record.
- FIDE rules now demand at least one norm from an open tournament, while his upcoming World Rapid & Blitz in Doha and the closed Tata Steel Challenger do not provide GM norms.
- The achievement has spurred broader interest, with Garry Kasparov acknowledging his rise and a proposed meeting with President Javier Milei linked to a 2030 Chess Olympiad bid for Argentina.