The specialized media call it the ‘Messi of chess’. In the life of Faustino Oro They see nothing but coincidences with that of the soccer star. Both Argentine and outstanding in their disciplines, they left their country very young to search in Barcelona the excellence. In case of Faustino, 10 years old, has jumped to the front line of the media after This Sunday he beat the number one in the world, Magnus Carlsenin a bullet game of chess.
He seemed calm after his glasses with his gaze fixed on the board, but some rustling as he made his movements betrayed his emotion. “Come on!” he said softly when he detected a mistake in his opponent that allowed him to take over. victoria. The game, an ultra-fast game in which each participant has only one minute to move their pieces, took place during the Bullet Brawl 2024. Gold, with white and an ELO ranking of 2955, he managed to defeat the Norwegian grandmaster (3246) in 48 moves, achieving a historic milestone for his career.
It started in the pandemic
For his young age, those who have seen him in action highlight his high level of professionalism. And after his games, Faustino analyze with your computer the plays to try to learn and improve for the following duels. A dedication practically unprecedented in players of his age and that denotes how this boy lives a sport in which he immersed himself just four years ago with a his father’s old board to weather an afternoon of boredom in the midst of covid and which has already achieved almost all possible levels. You are a teacher of faith and no one doubts that sooner rather than later it will add the international standard that it lacks to be considered International Master. “It is very likely that he will become the youngest Grandmaster in history, he has never seen such a talent,” he states bluntly. Pepo Viñas, the president of the Catalan Chess Federation.
“I saw him play for the first time at the end of last year against an International Master in Sant Boi. He totally impressed me. He has a mature game and a spectacular and very intuitive mastery of endings. “We are talking about a prodigy,” says Viñas, who points out that it is not so rare to see children capable of making plays. outstanding punctually, but not with as much technique as in the case of Faustino.
From Argentina to Barcelona
Alejandro Oro y Romina Simondi, the parents of the young prodigy, were aware of the potential that their son quickly showed. That’s why they left everything behind to support him in the process. At the end of 2023, they left their jobs in Argentina and moved to Barcelona so that Fausti, as his loved ones call him, could continue working alongside the best.
From Barcelona it is economically more feasible for the family to be able to take Fausti to the tournamentswhich mostly take place in Europa, something that would not have been possible if they had stayed in Argentina. “Barcelona is one of the epicenters of chess right now. Many tournaments are held and there is a very high dynamism in terms of game,” explains Viñas. “His parents have their heads on their shoulders and are providing him with a stable environment so that he grows both as a chess player and as a person,” says the president of the federation.
A “sensible” family
“At this moment it is important to guide him well. He is lucky to have a sensible family who does not want him to burn through stages too quickly and to continue interacting with children his age to also evolve personally”explains Viñas, who affirms that it is one of the most complicated components to manage in these cases.
“It is unfeasible for a child who is rubbing shoulders with world chess elite can make regular education compatible with training. We must apply a formula similar to that found in other sports, for example with kids who study at the CAR in Sant Cugat and study in the morning and train intensively in the afternoon,” he concludes.
2024-03-25 20:03:35
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