With his draw on Wednesday against Federico Perez Ponsa, Faustino Oro gave up his chance to reach the level of the Second Grandmaster In this tournament. Although, to any casual observer, Faustino is already playing at the level of a grandmaster, the truth is that he still has to comply with two other rules, besides the first rule he already possesses, to obtain the coveted title.
The Grandmaster standard includes outstanding performance in an official FIDE tournament. In case this argentine championship, This criterion stipulates obtaining 8.5 out of 11 possible grades. In other words, plus six, which is very difficult for any player, no matter how experienced. Faustino’s start was very promising, making us believe he could deliver, but the unexpected contrast with Julian Filka left him with the almost impossible task of winning the final three matches, as he had to face three top leaders.
Faustino Oro, with Twelve years old on October 14th. He pursues his goal of becoming the youngest grandmaster in the history of chess. To do this, you must obtain the two missing criteria, within a period of no more than three months and one week. It’s within reach of his talent, but the time frame is shortening. In their match today, a very balanced position was reached in the opening, and both competitors repeated the moves, leading to the inevitable draw.
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For her part, Diego Flores He took advantage of the pacifism of his companions and, in response to their favoritism, achieved a major victory over Julian Filka, which put him on the verge of winning his title. 8th National Championship, And enter into the great history of Argentine chess. To date, he has been the only Argentinian to win eight miguel Najdorf, World chess legend. It must be said that Flores always plays the decisive parts of tournaments with great determination. He’s won hundreds of championships, thoughtfully and quickly, with that attitude.
But he has no closed. With two rounds remaining until the end of the event, Flores is one point ahead of his direct pursuers, Faustino Oro and Federico Pérez Ponsa.. Ironically, he will have to play with them in the final rounds, Starting tomorrow in black against Faustino, What seems clear is that it is the decisive match in the tournament. Faustino will have to play for the win, but Flores’ fighting experience and points advantage give the latter peace of mind and margin to operate.
Among the other ninth round matches. Leonardo Tristan He can be satisfied with his draw against Diego Valerga, because although the result took him off the top spot in the tournament, the match was not going his way from the start. Pablo Acosta He leveled his path a little in the competition that made him one of the favorites in the previous one by defeating Pablo Barrionuevo. Chess is a cruel thing: one mistake is dangerous Mario Villanueva It caused him to lose his undefeated status, and ruined what a good tournament he was having. David Gomez, grateful. The match between Christian Dolezal and Candela Francisco ended in a draw, and was the last to end. Candela had a slight advantage, struggled to win, but could not find the way to do so.
These are the positions, with two rounds remaining: