10-year-old prodigy FM Faustino Oro is as soon as once more within the highlight. Now a clip of the Argentinian beating world number-one Magnus Carlsen in Chess.com’s Bullet Brawl has captured the eye of tens of millions of viewers inside a couple of days.

Few gamers can declare victory towards a world champion, however now 10-year-old Oro has achieved simply that. On Sunday ‘Fausti’ beat none aside from Carlsen in Chess.com’s weekly Bullet Brawl match, performed with a minute on the clock for every participant, after Carlsen blundered a chunk following a tense battle and was pressured to resign after 48 strikes.

“I beat Carlsen!” exclaimed Oro whereas streaming the sport on his personal YouTube channel. The joyous second was posted by ESPN Argentina after which shared by an Argentinian journalist with two million X/Twitter followers. It presently has greater than 4 million views.

Así fue la reacción de Faustino Oro al ganarle una partida de ajedrez a Magnus Carlsen, el N°1 del rating y campeón del mundo en ajedrez.pic.twitter.com/RDWYznH935

— VarskySports (@VarskySports) March 25, 2024

“I am very blissful; an incredible pleasure for me as a result of I had by no means performed towards him,” Fausti mentioned after the sport, based on Argentinian information web site InfoBae. Carlsen is but to touch upon the loss.

It was a powerful show by the teenager, who was by no means worse and led on the clock after profitable a pawn within the opening. Seven seconds behind, Carlsen blundered a chunk on transfer 38 in a roughly equal endgame and resigned 10 strikes later.

Oro completed twenty first within the Bullet Brawl, an occasion that was gained by GM Hikaru Nakamura, forward of GM Jose Martinez and GM Daniel Naroditsky, who remarkably are gamers Oro has beforehand overwhelmed in bullet.

It is no shock that Fausti has turn into a fan-favorite for his confidence and humorousness, as proven by his remark after Carlsen’s blunder: “If I lose on this place, I’ve to retire from chess.”

If I lose on this place, I’ve to retire from chess.

—Faustino Oro, whereas enjoying Magnus Carlsen

The information of Oro’s triumph unfold like wildfire, capturing headlines world wide: at house in Argentina, in India, in Spain’s largest newspaper Marca, and within the gaming information web site Dexerto.

¡Un prodigio argentino de 10 años le gana una partida a Carlsen! https://t.co/1mWic1MX40

— MARCA Polideportivo (@MarcaTMF) March 25, 2024

Even world number-15 and social media persona GM Anish Giri could not resist becoming a member of the dialog with a playful joke, posting on X/Twitter: “What’s all of the hype, Carlsen would nonetheless in all probability beat him in an extended classical chess match, particularly if it is 14 or 16 video games.”

The prodigy was nicknamed the “Messi of Chess” by Argentinian media for his unbelievable expertise on the board, particularly as FaustinoOro on Chess.com, the place he ranks among the many greatest on this planet with an unbelievable 3000 ranking in blitz and 2900 in bullet. 

Final yr Oro, as a 9-year-old, grew to become the youngest participant ever to obtain a classical ranking of 2300. A number of months later, he adopted that up by additionally turning into the youngest to attain an IM norm. With a FIDE ranking of 2330, he’s presently the world’s high rated participant underneath 12 years of age.

Oro and his household final yr moved to Badalona in Spain to deal with Faustino’s chess profession.

“Along with his 12 hours of weekly lessons with specialised lecturers, Fausti dedicates an limitless quantity of hours to watching movies, studying new methods, and coaching. To this we should add all of the video games that he performs for pure enjoyable. Final week he performed near 200 video games, that is greater than 20 hours,” his father Alejandro informed InfoBae.

The younger Argentinian is prepared for his subsequent battle on the chessboard. At present, the Holy Week Worldwide Chess Open begins in San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante, with Oro seeded 88th among the many 417 contributors in a subject headed by GMs Kirill Alekseenko, Vasyl Ivanchuk, and Daniil Yuffa. 

In the meantime, Oro has already set his objectives excessive. In a video filmed by Chess.com, he mentioned: “I’m Faustino Oro, I’m 10 years previous, and I wish to turn into world champion.”

“Soy Faustino Oro, tengo 10 años y quiero ser Campeón Mundial”

Lo ha visualizado, lo va a hacer 👏👏👏🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/QSBAqg32lL

— Chess.com en Español (@chesscom_es) March 26, 2024