Overview
- Oro earned high praise from Magnus Carlsen during an event in Oslo, with the champion lauding his positional understanding and making a high-profile comparison to Messi’s early promise.
- He already holds two GM norms after standout results in Madrid on September 23 and in Buenos Aires on December 16, leaving a third norm as the remaining requirement.
- FIDE recognized him as the top junior in a global vote conducted during the World Rapid & Blitz in Doha.
- Spain’s Marca named him International Breakthrough Athlete in its year-end ‘Los 100 del deporte’ poll, where he led with 27.5% of the public vote.
- At the World Rapid & Blitz, he finished 72nd of 252 in blitz with wins over Levon Aronian, Leinier Domínguez and Alan Pichot, and his FIDE rating rose to 2,547.