Faustino Oro

Faustino Oro (born October 14, 2013) is an Argentine chess player.[1][2] In 2024, he defeated Magnus Carlsen in a bullet chess game.[3][4][5] In 2023, when he was nine, he received a rating of 2300 (classical), becoming the youngest chess player to have done so.[4] He has been dubbed the "Messi of chess".[6][7][8][9][10] He is also the youngest player to attain a norm for the IM title. [11]

Faustino Oro
CountryArgentina
Born (2013-10-14) October 14, 2013
TitleFIDE Master (2023)
Peak rating2377 (November 2023)

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.

References
  1. Espectador, El (April 4, 2024). "Faustino Oro, el niño prodigio del ajedrez". elespectador.com (in Spanish).
  2. "A future Grandmaster". www.tecpetrol.com. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  3. "Robert Ris analyses Faustino Oro's bullet win over Magnus Carlsen". Chess News. 2024-03-30. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  4. Svensen (TarjeiJS), Tarjei J. (2024-03-27). "10-Year-Old Fausti Oro Goes Viral After Beating Magnus Carlsen On Chess.com". Chess.com. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  5. "Faustino Oro, the 10-year-old boy who beat Magnus Carlsen, the world chess number one". Ground News. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  6. Augusto, César (2024-03-30). "'Messi of chess': Argentine 10-year-old child prodigy takes no prisoners". Buenos Aires Times. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  7. Colodro, Carlos Alberto (2023-11-10). "Faustino Oro, Argentina's golden boy, continues to impress". Chess News. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  8. "10-year-old dubbed 'Messi of Chess' beats Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen in tense 'bullet' match". 5 April 2024.
  9. Nuñez, Fernando Romero (March 25, 2024). "Argentine 10-year-old chess phenomenon beats world number one".
  10. "Faustino Oro, Argentina's golden boy, continues to impress". Chess News. November 10, 2023.
  11. "9-Year-Old Dubbed 'Messi Of Chess' Youngest Ever To Score IM Norm". Chess.com News. October 11, 2023.
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