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Faustino Gold Won Again and Became the Second Youngest Grandmaster of Chess in History

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The 12-year-old Argentine boy beat the Polish Bartlomiej Niedbala in the Open Tournament of Sardinia and, in the absence of a day, got the norm he was looking for so much

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What he so sought, he received this Saturday the wink of chance that was not given at other times. Faustino Oro did his part, winning his departure at the Sardinian Festival, and the draw did his thing: as the Argentine boy will face this Sunday with the Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi, and he needed to cross with a great master to achieve the third and last norm, he will become great master (GM), the highest individual condition in chess.Not only th…

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This Saturday he beat the Polish MI Bartlomiej Niedbala in the penultimate round of the Sardinian Festival.By being paired for the last round with the Russian GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, a former world challenger, he reached the third standard.That allowed him to achieve the third norm he needed at 12 years, six months and 26 days.

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The 12-year-old Argentine boy beat the Polish Bartlomiej Niedbala in the Open Tournament of Sardinia and, in the absence of a day, got the norm he was looking for so much

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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The story is already written: Faustino Oro became Grandmaster and put Argentine chess back at the center of the world scene.With just 12 years, 6 months and 26 days, the national phenomenon that resides in Spain achieved the definitive norm during the Sardinian tournament and remained as the second youngest Grand Master in all history, only behind the American Abhimanyu Mishra, who achieved the record in 20121 at 12 years, 4 months and 25 days.F…

The Argentine chess player Faustino Oro made history once again. At just 12 years old, this Saturday he became the second youngest great teacher in chess history. Gold reached his new milestone at the Sardinian Festival, where he defeated the Polish international master Bartlomej Niedbala, thus reaching an undefeated with six points on eight wheels. His victory made him reach the title of great master, who will not lose even falling in the last …

Argentine chess again hit the world again with Faustino Oro, the prodigy of just 12 years old, who won a key victory at the International Festival of Sardinia and achieved an achievement that puts it in the great history of sport: he obtained the standard of Great International Master (GM), the maximum recognition granted by the International Chess Federation (FIDE).Oro defeated the Pole Bartlomiej Niedbala in the eighth round of the contest hel…

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Info Arenales - General Arenales broke the news on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
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