Overview
- The eighth-round loss came after a five-hour, 65-move Spanish Game in which Woodward posted roughly 95% precision to Oro’s near-90%.
- With the victory, 15-year-old Andy Woodward shares the lead on 6.5 points with France’s Marc-Andria Maurizzi.
- Oro stands on 4.5 points after eight rounds, effectively out of contention following an early surge that included three wins and two draws in his first five games.
- Earlier results shifted his trajectory as he lost his unbeaten run in round six to Max Warmerdam and then drew round seven with Panesar Vedant.
- After a rest day, Oro is scheduled to play Aydin Suleymanli with the black pieces in round nine on Tuesday.