Overview
- Oro finished the Rapid with 7/13 (4 wins, 6 draws, 3 losses) and placed 77th of roughly 247 players after facing a world‑class field.
- He gained about 23.5 Elo to move from 2489 to 2512 in rapid, becoming the youngest ever to surpass 2500 and completing a 2500+ mark in classical, rapid and blitz.
- The 12‑year‑old drew with Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Leinier Domínguez and Vincent Keymer, beat Pentala Harikrishna, and lost to Levon Aronian and Wesley So.
- In the women's event, Argentina's Candela Francisco scored 6.5/11 to finish 41st with a significant rating gain.
- The Blitz championship runs Dec. 29–30 in Doha, and Oro's bid to become the youngest Grandmaster still hinges on a third classical‑format norm by March 7.