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Faustino Oro, 12, Becomes Chess Grandmaster, Second-Youngest in History

The feat underscores how modern training plus broader access to strong events propel ever-younger players to elite status.

Jorden van Foreest Upsets Magnus Carlsen to End Classical Unbeaten Run

Carlsen Reaches Chess.com Open Grand Final After Beating Lazavik and Duda

Aronyak Ghosh Becomes India’s 95th Grandmaster With Final Norm at Bangkok Open

Sindarov Surges Two Points Clear as Vaishali Takes Sole Lead at Candidates

Sindarov Builds Two-Point Lead at Candidates as Women’s Field Forms Five-Way Tie

Sindarov Reaches 6/7 To Lead Candidates By 1.5 Points At Halfway

11-Year-Old Bodhana Sivanandan Becomes England’s Top Female Chess Player

World Champion Gukesh Scales Back 2026 Grand Chess Tour to Two Rapid and Blitz Stops

Candidates Tournament Opens in Cyprus With Germany’s Matthias Blübaum as the Underdog

Assam’s Mayank Chakraborty Is India’s 94th Grandmaster, First From the Northeast

Faustino Oro Opens 2.5/3 in Moscow in Bid to Become Youngest Grandmaster

Jan Timman, Dutch Chess Grandmaster Hailed as 'Best of the West,' Dies at 74

Divya Deshmukh Confirmed for Norway Chess Women 2026 as Youngest Entrant Since Launch

At 12, Faustino Oro Leads Tata Steel Challengers After Dazzling 27-Move Win

Nihal Sarin Seals Tata Steel India Rapid Crown as Lagno Dominates Women's Field

Anand, Nihal Share Lead After Six Rounds at Tata Steel Chess India Rapid

Carlsen Praises 12-Year-Old Faustino Oro After Oslo Titled Tuesday, Calling Him “Better Than Messi at 12”

Gukesh Edges Anand in Decisive Blitz to Secure GCL Third for Alaskan Knights

Anand Ends Six-Year Hiatus, Set to Face World Champion Gukesh at Tata Steel Chess India