Faustino Oro | |
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Country | Argentina |
Born | October 14, 2013 |
Title | International Master (2024) |
FIDE rating | 2418 (July 2024) |
Peak rating | 2418 (July 2024) |
Faustino Oro (born October 14, 2013) is an Argentine chess prodigy. [1] [2] In 2023, when he was nine, he received a rating of 2300 (classical), becoming the youngest chess player to have done so. [3] He has been dubbed the " Messi of chess". [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] He is also the youngest player to attain a norm for the IM title. [9]
In May 2024, Faustino defeated 5-time world champion and world #1 ranked Magnus Carlsen during a weekly Bullet Brawl tournament hosted by Chess.com. [10] [3] [11]
He holds the world record for the youngest International Master, a title which he earned in June 2024 at the age of 10 years, 8 months, and 16 days, breaking the record of Abhimanyu Mishra. [12]
Faustino Oro | |
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![]() | |
Country | Argentina |
Born | October 14, 2013 |
Title | International Master (2024) |
FIDE rating | 2418 (July 2024) |
Peak rating | 2418 (July 2024) |
Faustino Oro (born October 14, 2013) is an Argentine chess prodigy. [1] [2] In 2023, when he was nine, he received a rating of 2300 (classical), becoming the youngest chess player to have done so. [3] He has been dubbed the " Messi of chess". [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] He is also the youngest player to attain a norm for the IM title. [9]
In May 2024, Faustino defeated 5-time world champion and world #1 ranked Magnus Carlsen during a weekly Bullet Brawl tournament hosted by Chess.com. [10] [3] [11]
He holds the world record for the youngest International Master, a title which he earned in June 2024 at the age of 10 years, 8 months, and 16 days, breaking the record of Abhimanyu Mishra. [12]