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Woodward Defeats 12-Year-Old Faustino Oro at Tata Steel Challengers, Ending His Title Hopes

His final GM norm must come in an open event, ruling out completion at Wijk aan Zee.

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.