Faustino Oro (born October 14, 2013) is an Argentine

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and International Master.

Career

In 2023, when he was nine, he received a rating of 2300 (classical), becoming the youngest chess player to have done so at the time. This record has since been broken in November 2024 by Ethan Pang. He has been dubbed the " Messi of chess," or "Chessi." He was also the youngest player to attain a norm for the IM title. This record has since been broken in January 2025 by Roman Shogdzhiev. In May 2024, Faustino defeated 5-time world champion and world #1 ranked

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during a weekly Bullet Brawl tournament hosted by

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. He held the world record for the youngest

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, a title which he earned in June 2024 at the age of 10 years, 8 months, and 16 days. The record was later broken by Roman Shogdzhiev in May 2025 at the age of 10 years, 3 months, and 21 days.

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* * 2013 births Living people Argentine chess players Chess International Masters Chess players from Buenos Aires {{Argentina-chess-bio-stub