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Faustino Oro Becomes Second-Youngest Grandmaster in History at 12 - The 'Messi of Chess' Arrives
Argentine prodigy Faustino Oro earns the grandmaster title at 12 years, 6 months, and 26 days, making him the second-youngest GM in chess history behind Abhimanyu Mishra. The 'Messi of Chess' clinched his final norm at the Sardinia World Chess Festival with a round to spare.
Faustino OroAbhimanyu MishraMagnus CarlsenIan Nepomniachtchi
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Erdogmus Becomes Youngest Ever to Break 2700 After Crushing Topalov 5-1 in Monte Carlo
14-year-old Turkish prodigy Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus demolished former world champion Veselin Topalov 5-1 in a six-game classical match in Monte Carlo, becoming the youngest player in history to surpass the 2700 FIDE rating barrier.
Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusVeselin Topalov
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She's 11 Years Old and Britain's Top Female Chess Player - The Rise of Bodhana Sivanandan
The FIDE April 2026 rating list confirms it: 11-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan is now England's highest-rated female chess player at 2366, breaking into the world's top 100 women after gaining over 200 points in just weeks.
Bodhana SivanandanNodirbek Abdusattorov