Faustino Oro becomes the youngest captain at the Chess Olympiad
Faustino Oro is an Argentinian chess prodigy. He has been dubbed the “Messi of chess”. In 2023, when he was nine, he received a rating of 2300 , becoming the youngest chess player to attain the FM title. Faustino Oro earned his IM title which he earned in June 2024 at the age of 10 years, 8 months, and 16 days, breaking the record of Abhimanyu Mishra. (Mishra is still the youngest GM)
In today’s round 9 of the Chess Olympiad 2024, Faustino Oro is listed on chess-results as captain of Argentina. This officially makes him the youngest captain in Chess Olympiad history. Follow the games of Argentina with Faustino Oro here
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