Faustino Oro remains firmly in the Look for your second grandmaster standard. There are still two years to go until he wins the final title, and if he achieves it in the next three months, he will hold the record for the youngest person in history to achieve it. Let’s remember that Faustino did it 12 years and two months old.
The maturity with which he tries to achieve his goal is surprising. With surgical precision he overcomes one obstacle after another. In it Recoleta Cultural Centerwhere until this Tuesday the Masters tournament in honor of Jorge Szmetan and Sergio GiardelliFaustino tied together with white pieces against Sandro Marecowithout there being any irregularities in the game.
The child has accumulated 4 out of 6 points And You must score 5½ out of 9 to reach the standard. I would be able to achieve the last three. But saying it doesn’t make it any easier; He still has to face three great champions: the Bulgarian Ivan Cheparinovthe Peruvians Julio Granda and the place Diego Flores. For now, he’s stuck to the script perfectly; won the first two, against the most accessible rivals, Ilan Schnaider And Thomas Darcyland then called with four grandmasters as if he were one himself. By the way, you can describe it as such in terms of playing strength.
After six laps, Cheparinov and the Norwegian are leading the race Aryan Tariwith 4½ units. At that time, the Bulgarian became known as Veselin Topalov’s analyst when he won the World Chess Championship in 2005, which took place at the Casa de los Trebejos in Potrero de Funes, San Luis. But Cheparinov is certainly a very strong player himself, and he shows that in this tournament.
On his part Tari was the favorite a priori for being the one with the best position in the ranking, but he had a bit of luck in the last round, beat Flores a position he had lostthanks to a gross mistake of that.
They are escorted wait-and-see by Oro, the top-ranked Argentine, and the Latvian nationalized Spaniard to the halfway point Alexei Shirovwho in his prime was number 2 in the world, behind Garry Kasparov. They appear with 3 points Sergio SlipakAuthor of a performance more than competent for his 60 years, and Flores himself. Diego always plays to win, he always puts on a show, but inappropriate and serious errors in time pressure deprived him of better results in his games with Granda and Tari.
It is appropriate to praise Ilan Schnaiderfrom 14 yearswho not only lost four games, but also achieved victories over two renowned grandmasters, Granda and Mareco. The last two, however, are not performing well in the championship.
This Sunday will be a key round for the ambitions of Faustino Oro, who will play with Black against Cheparinov. Getting at least a draw will make your chances of reaching the standard very clear.
The positions after 6 of the 9 wheels
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