The legendary former world chess champion Gary Kasparov Through his social networks, he expressed his amazement at the recent milestone of the young Argentine talent Faustino Orowho is about to go down in history as the one youngest grandmaster of all time.
Kasparovconsidered by many to be the best chess player in history, reacted on the social network Faustino surpassing the American’s current record Abhimanyu Mishrawho won the title GM at 12 years, four months and 25 days.
At just 12 years old and with an ELO of 2,503 points, the Argentine has just reached his second grandmaster standard at Magistral Szmetan Giardelliplayed at the Recoleta Cultural Center in Buenos Aires after drawing level with the eight-time national champions Diego Flores and finish the tournament with 5.5 pointsthe result of two wins and seven draws in a row.
GM standards These are certificates issued by the FIDE and prove that a GM-level player has participated in official tournaments, competing against rivals from other countries Elo tall and of different nationalities. To obtain the title, three standards and the achievement of at least 2500 Elo points are required, a mark that Faustino has already surpassed.
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— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) December 16, 2025
The native of the Buenos Aires district Saint Christopher It has a margin of about two months and three weeks to reach the third and final standard required by the International Chess Federation. If he can do this before March next year, he will be the Youngest Grandmaster since the creation of the title, used in tournaments since 1907 and officially awarded by FIDE since 1950.
Gold had already achieved its first standard in the tournament in September.”Child prodigies and legends” in Madrid, one of the players at the time younger to achieve it, behind only the current world champion Dommaraju Gukesh. Now the goal for Fausti is expected to achieve a third standard and meet FIDE requirements to officially become the youngest grandmaster in history.
The reaction of the former champion Gary Kasparov It was considered a gesture of admiration and interest in the young chess player’s achievement. Furthermore, the gesture takes on special significance considering that the Russian was also the youngest world champion in history in 1985 at the age of 22, underlining the symbolic value of his recognition Faustino Oro.
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