Overview
- Gujrathi advanced 1.5–0.5 in the first rapid tiebreak series at 15 minutes plus 10 seconds after the classical games finished 1–1.
- The decisive rapid game turned on extreme time pressure, with Oro erring in the final minute on the clock.
- Oro was the youngest participant at this World Cup and reached round two by defeating Croatian GM Ante Brkic.
- Gujrathi, rated around 2715 Elo, praised Oro, roughly 2495 Elo, as a prodigy with major potential and a bright future.
- The Argentine prospect now targets a six-game rapid match against Sandro Mareco on November 15–16 and the national championship final from November 25 to December 5.