History was made when IM Faustino Oro sealed his final grandmaster norm with a round to spare at the Sardinia World Chess Festival in Italy on Saturday. The Argentinian “Messi of Chess” becomes the second-youngest player ever to earn the title.
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Finishing with two draws on the final day was just enough for GM Vincent Keymer to win the 60,000 euro first prize at the Grenke Chess Freestyle Open and qualify for the 2027 FIDE Freestyle World Championship. The 21-year-old German grandmast…
GM Magnus Carlsen defeated GMs Denis Lazavik and Jan-Krzysztof Duda, с 3-2 score in both matches, to advance to the 2026 Chess.com Open Playoffs Grand Final. Just by reaching the Winners Final, however, Duda has earned one of the three q…