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At 12, Faustino Oro Leads Tata Steel Challengers After Dazzling 27-Move Win

FIDE rules keep his final Grandmaster norm out of reach at this closed event.

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Un hábito de Faustino Oro: levantarse y mirar otras partidas mientras él compite, en este caso, en el renombrado torneo Wijk an Zee, de Países Bajos.
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Garry Kasparov es excampeón mundial y considerado uno de los mejores ajedrecistas de todos los tiempos

Overview

  • Oro has 4 points from 5 games with three wins and two draws to share the lead with Andy Woodward and Aydin Suleymanli.
  • His round‑five victory over Lu Miaoyi finished on move 27 and featured two rook sacrifices in a precise tactical attack.
  • Garry Kasparov saluted the performance with a "Chessi!" post and an Argentine flag on social media.
  • He already holds two GM norms from closed events in Madrid and Buenos Aires, but FIDE requires at least one norm from an open tournament.
  • Reports differ on his window to surpass the youngest‑GM record, citing March 7 or March 10, and he is slated to face Max Warmerdam after Thursday’s rest day.