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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Image of Faustino Oro by Lennart Ootes
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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+