Youngest International Master EVER | Faustino Oro

On June 30th, 2024 Faustino Oro earned his 3rd and final International Master norm at the 2024 Cerrado IM Barcelona Junio tournament by scoring 6.5/9. As a result, the Argentine prodigy at only 10 years, 8 months, and 16 days became the youngest International Master ever, breaking the previous mark by Abhimanyu Mishra who became an IM at 10 years, 9 months, and 3 days. Featured is Faustino Oro's round 6 win against FM Alex Villa Tornero which put him in an excellent position to secure the coveted International Master title.
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bf4 Bg7 8. h3 O-O 9. e3 Na6 10. Bxa6 bxa6 11. Rc1 Rb8 12. b3 a5 13. O-O Ba6 14. Re1 Nh5 15. Bh2 f5 16. e4 fxe4 17. Nxe4 Nf4 18. Bxf4 Rxf4 19. Nxd6 Qxd6 20. Re6 Qd7 21. Rxa6 Rbf8 22. Rxc5 Rxf3 23. gxf3 Qxh3 24. d6 Rxf3 25. Qd5+ Kh8 26. Rc8+ Qxc8 27. Qxf3 Qc1+ 28. Kg2 Qg5+ 29. Qg3 Qd5+ 30. f3 Qd2+ 31. Qf2 Qg5+ 32. Kf1 Qc1+ 33. Qe1 Qc8 34. Kg2 Bd4 35. Qd2 Bf6 36. Rxa7 a4 37. Rc7 Qd8 38. Qh6 Qg8 39. Rxh7+

[@Sebartak]

The top Argentine players struggle to even enter the top 100, yet Faustino is on the road to becoming the best national player ever if he keeps this rhythm. We are really excited here in Argentina. Thank you for the analysis, Jerry.

[@ChessNetwork]

You’re welcome, and thank you for watching. This was a remarkable achievement by Oro. 👍

[@Yetia]

Porbably the first argentine to pass 2700.

[@stevenorth1564]

Hard to know where he will go from here, but he's got a shot of being a super GM and being in the candidates tournament at this trajectory. Phenomenal ... world champions can come from anywhere!

[@stevenorth1564]

Magnus didn't come from a chess Mecca either

[@user-kh6xl4yg1j]

If this game is typical of his play, young Oro has a good shot at earning the youngest ever GM title as well. So young, so talented!!

[@guillermopaez1442]

If you wanna to see a great win by Fausti over a 2600, I recommend you his last game in Continental de las Américas against Georg Meier.

[@Yetia]

Indeed this game was very good. Faustino choose Tc8+ but better (for the module point of view) wsa De4. Anyway to take in c5 was indeed very courageous.

[@LukeLongboneOfficial]

Faustino Oro is gifted, no doubt. Let’s not discount his work ethic and dedication. Talent does nothing alone.

[@irfanyamashita7184]

Wow! A great positional understanding at such a young age

[@appleqor]

Go Faustino! Buena suerte!! Jerry, thanks SO MUCH for all your delightful content. You make chess better.

[@Entheosftw]

Bien hecho Faustino! 😎👍

[@413PDS]

I didn't find chess until I was 31. I'm a solid player at age 44, but I always think how much different my life would be if I had been introduced to chess as a young child. I'm not saying that I would break records or even be a master. So, I guess you could say that I'm envious of children that get encouraged by their parents to play chess or pursue playing musical instruments.

[@Steve-eb8jc]

Many of these kids have extremely harsh and overbearing parents who force them to play and succeed. I know many master level players who were prodigies as kids and never played a single game after high school as they never liked it.

[@user-kh6xl4yg1j]

I totally concur. In fact, when I learned to play 50 years ago there were not many opportunities to review quality games or just play. There might be 1 game in the Sunday newspaper. Once a month or so a club about 45 minutes away would meet… and was filled with very old men playing slow games with no clocks. Not for good for a new player. Young kids the days are living in a golden age of chess playing & learning. They can play online & learn & practice against WC strength chess engines. They can watch & learn from KZbin videos & TikTok videos & other platforms too. If their parents give them even a modest amount of encouragement they can learn from Chessable courses. On the other hand, it gets harder to stand out from the other youngsters because so many are plugged into this info & learning chess while their minds are young & malleable & developing great instincts by playing online & check results with strong engines. If they have a GM helping them.. (I suppose Oro does) then their learning is much more focused & improves exponentially faster. The new generation of titles players are going to be incredibly strong.

[@Yetia]

@@Steve-eb8jc Well, it is not the case, because Faustino loved soccer, and in the lockdown his mother was tired of Faustino kicking the ball inside the house, so in April 2020 asked to his husband to try with the chess, and this was the beginning...

[@Steve-eb8jc]

@@Yetia Wasn't talking about Faustino specifically. And yes, I'm sure his first ever chess game was four years ago, and that his parents didn't send him to three hour coaching sessions with grandmasters every day after kindergarten, and that he was arranging his own travel across the world for norm tournaments, etc.

[@admsitio]

@@Steve-eb8jc Its not the case with Faustino's parents.

[@greyharmonix]

kid might be a legit genius.

[@ghost79ish]

Might?

[@crimsonblade2519]

The youngest IM in History hmmm maybe... 😂

[@igbc176]

what else are you expecting for a genius????

[@Valmerix]

yeah being by far and away the best in the world in his age range for a game played by tens of millions doesn't already qualify as genius lmao

[@starman8086]

That was awesome, well played!

[@joseraulcapablanca8564]

a very nice win and a very promising young man. thanks Jerry.

[@DiMono]

Faustino Oro is so good he's been upgraded to Faustino Ingot-o.

[@sebastiancruxian6518]

Congrats Faustino.

[@TruthSurge]

you GO, boy!

[@yungsam64]

your positional explanations are some of the best on youtube. been watching you for ten years now and I went from 700 USCF to 1800 USCF with the help of your videos

[@HansPolak]

Very well played, and I always enjoy your analysis, Jerry.

[@ChessNetwork]

Thank you Hans. 👍

[@cdorseyholcomb3621]

Very nice game. He doesn't look like a monster, but what a player he is.

[@AgentSmith911]

Definitely heading for one of the youngest GMs of all time, if not the youngest GM ever. Probably also a 2700 rated player one day. I hope he gets to play some strong players to prove himself.

[@bedeehiogu2159]

Thanks Jerry, you're awesome! Can't say that enough

[@maiconoliveira4221]

Amazing talent

[@Turnkey_BM]

Dang what a game.

[@Djangotot]

Thanks gracias ❤❤❤

[@gbu32]

Development of the mind can be achieved only when the body has been disciplined. - Master Kan. Oro seems to be well disciplined. Well covered Master Jerry! Loved your coverage of that game.

[@arcaylan]

Thank you for sharing! Go Oro, plata, mata!

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Just incredible mastery from the young man he’s a phenomenon how he was able to get as good as he is is just Amazing

[@Alejandro_Magno.]

He played soccer, due to the confinement of the pandemic, his parents, seeing that he would break everything in the house with the ball, gave him a chess set.

[@ManuelMagnifico]

Muchaaachos

[@ericromanenghi6346]

Sigo a ChessNetwork desde el 2016, jamás esperé encontrar este comentario, que orgullo

[@mauricioadriangiberti7573]

​@@ericromanenghi6346es buenísimo explicando, no soy bueno en inglés, pero con las flechas no se perdió ninguna interesante, quizás Dg2 que fue una movida defensiva interesante para mi punto de vista! Excelente canal de ajedrez por lo visto

[@Pablit0Games]

so accurate, thanks for sharing us this game, great job Jerry!

[@ashoksafaya5397]

Brilliant game by the brilliant boy ❤. Analysis is always based on moves played here the boy's brilliance is reflected in the analysis as well.Thanks Sir.

[@JM-qu5sc]

Some words of encouragement

[@nahuel3256]

Vamos Faustino!!!!

[@mda5240]

Grande Faustino !

[@nicksamek12]

An absolute shellacking by Oro, fantastic game. Thanks for sharing.

[@wikradani]

❤❤❤❤

[@moesheri9385]

Thx Jerry 😊

[@WtItCbtLoR]

Thanks, Jerry!

[@parsaulianchacha8798]

Awesome

[@cloudforest4087]

Chess is always blooming with great minds.

[@andyslater5041]

Thank you Jerry!

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Great Analysis Jerry straight to the moves and right to the point you called it as well as it was played Excellent

[@ChessNetwork]

Thank you Michael. 👍

[@mauricioadriangiberti7573]

Te había pedido esta partida, muchas gracias! Me suscribo al canal ❤❤

[@ChessNetwork]

You’re welcome. Thank you for watching. 👍

[@pavementpounder7502]

Maybe Faustino made a deal with the devilino

[@juanschmidt1517]

Oro is gold in spanish, to 😅😅

[@larbiayoub4064]

Ty Jerry

[@pisinoearschess1414]

He's good

[@Visualife]

I was playing lego at this age, nice game

[@nahuel3256]

A golden boy! xD

[@adnan4688]

Good luck Faustino, next step youngest GM ever! Don't give up kiddo, you will make a great living out of this game.

[@jameslazer819]

🎉👏👏👏👏

[@LilaJade19]

What a god 🙏

[@nickyridi]

campeones del mundo

[@Yetia]

Really nice game and preparation! Faustino knows that Alex played Benoni, so Tc1 is in preparation. e4 I guess not, but the knowledge of the position, but Rxc5 and the following was excellent. Even in the final Rc7! was nice. I would go at once with Dh6.

[@mauricioadriangiberti7573]

Dg2 excelente jugada defensiva

[@nicholasbrown2947]

h3 on move 8 is also to prevent black from trading its light square bishop. Black is cramped like the in the french defense and trading that bishop can make things simpler for them.

[@mauricioadriangiberti7573]

Profilactic

[@ChessNetwork]

You’re right. h3 is multipurpose 👍

[@waloam7]

On 11:28, black bishop couldn't go to c3? Why?

[@JS-jk1qc]

get well soon jerry, voice sounds sick

[@ChessNetwork]

It’s a voice recorded shortly after waking. 👍

[@JJ-kl7eq]

He sold his soul to the devil for the world chess championship. Next step, become Dr. Faustino.

[@LukeLongboneOfficial]

I see what you did there. 🤣

[@loplop7029]

Hi Jerry.

[@M.KEY_HEMIN]

∆∆∆∆∆∆❤

[@MrZluvu4ever]

Can he become the youingest Grandmsster of all time!??

[@againstdrivingdrunk614]

online learning...thats why

[@simosama-gy1yb]

Looks easy 😂

[@user-ow2rb1bk4p]

Jerry, do a face reveal!

[@fep_ptcp883]

Jerry, are you kind of sick? I heard something different in your voice, like a flu or something. Hope that you're doing well and was just tired or sleepy when you recorded this (or even better, that nothing is different and my cheap earbuds tricked my ears)

[@ChessNetwork]

Good ear. Not sick, but I did begin recording shortly after waking. My voice tends to be deeper during that period.

[@fep_ptcp883]

@@ChessNetwork oh, right. Glad to know you're ok!

[@ex0duzz]

Congrats to Oro, but I read some article about Mishra and the politics and behind the scenes stuff associated with getting the "youngest" X titles. the parents even bribe and pay off IM or GM to get the final win etc. since why wouldn't some old has been IM or GM take 5 or 10k just to draw or lose a game. The parents know it's worth much more than 5-10k to become the "youngest X" player since the will get attention, sponsorships and invitations that they would never get if they didn't have that title. So while it's good to see young kids getting stronger and improving on what the previous generations accomplished, a lot of the time there is politics and behind the scenes or under the table trickery going on, and with the parents also doing a lot of the work. I don't like when parents push young kids to train or play hardcore, unless the kid really enjoys it. But it's hard to know the truth and just where to draw the line in terms of the kids enjoyment and free choice and where it turns into the kid being forced by the parents into playing for money for the family etc.

[@marfeddewrwz]

there was an interview recently where his parents said it would have been better for them if he had not played this tournament since they were worried about his mental health but the kid insisted. they also said they never encouraged him to pursue this record, which you can witness if you watch a recent video of him signing the draw that awarded him the record. he didn't event celebrate, as if he didn't care. his dad was also there and he also didn't celebrate. also you have the commentary of some gms that played against him and they all say his understanding of the game is amazing after talking to him post-match. so I doubt this kid is living the same situation as the others.

[@victorvazquez4444]

Nueva teoria conspiranoica terraplanista!

[@CharlieElUnicornio400]

man, Fausti Oro comes from a "poor" background.. stop talking sh**tt please...

[@caryab]

Hi Jerry, amazing as always. Honestly whatr do u think about this golden boy? Has he that spark to fight the goat podium among the magnificient Magnus or should we rank him below?

[@user-ow2rb1bk4p]

Below, as far below as possible.

[@irfanyamashita7184]

I guess comparing with magnus is too early

[@santiagoflo109]

Any answer to that question would be a complete shot in the dark. I have heard many a GM said that it's almost certain he is going to be a GM himself, but landing the arrow in the vast 2500-2800 Elo mark across the next 10 years of this boy's development would be just plain luck. In any case, chess staticians would be the ones more qualified to give an answer, and not players, I believe

[@Yetia]

As Santiago said, the future is unknown. I remember looking at Wei-Yi games in the past... Anyway, the hunger and passion that Faustino has for the game, i am almost sure that he get 2700 before 18th. Better than Magnus, I doubt it, but who knows

[@TheAtheist22]

I'm not that impressed. At a time where AI teaches kids how to improve this is not a feat. The Greatest ever, was Bobby Fischer. Not Oro.

[@juanschmidt1517]

Puede ser. Bobby aprendió prácticamente solo. Pero Oro tiene un talento innato. Uno de sus profesores dijo que a los 7 años sabia dar ya mate de alfil y caballo, unos de los mates más difíciles de dar, aún para jugadores veteranos.

[@CharlieElUnicornio400]

lol, go be as good as Carlsen then.. it is not that simple, and I didn;t like that mix of stubborn/hate with that "greatest ever was Fischer not Oro" lol, like no one is saying Oro is the greatest ever... he is just a kid starting his career man,..

[@TheAtheist22]

@@CharlieElUnicornio400 I don't care what you think. Bobby Fischer was the greatest. The " youngest international master ever" gives it a sense of an achievement that can put the best into a shadow of an eclipse. I don't think so. And I do not need a seconder to my opinion.

[@CharlieElUnicornio400]

@@TheAtheist22 wtf? you are so agressive man.. "the greatest IM ever" is just the record he has broken and there were many persons who broke that record, you are just mad with Fausti for some reason.. h8 gonn h8

[@nikhildawani2913]

Don't make up things,that fisher was the greatest,he was obv not,come out of delusions kiddo magnus and kasparov are better than him,silly