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Faustino Oro
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Faustino Oro

ArgentinaBorn 2013 (age 13)FIDE ID 20000197

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2566
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2554
Luft

Flair

Faustino Oro's classical flairs

3 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Underdog3 wins against players rated 50+ higher
  • Chameleon13 different defences in 13 games with black
  • RisingRating increased by +59 over the last 12 months
  • TitanLuft classical rating averaging 2800+ over the last 4 years
  • Serial WinnerWon 2+ elite events in the last 12 months
  • Fortress25+ games in a row without a loss
  • Black BeltDoes better with black than with white
  • IronmanPlayed 50+ games over the last 12 months
  • Endgame SpecialistEndgame 90+: converting, saving and not throwing endgames
  • TacticianTactics 90+: sharp, tactical games they made sharp
  • LightningTop 20 at speed chess (mostly blitz, some rapid)
  • Hot StreakAt least 6 points from 7 straight games against strong opposition
  • SignatureSticks to one defence with black far more than most
  • WildcardBrilliant one event, off the next: hard to predict
  • ReliableConsistent across all top events
  • FighterRarely draws, and wins far more than they lose
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events
  • Underdog
  • Chameleon
  • Rising

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 81Positional 76Endgame 81Openings 80Composure 68Defence 73Speed 78Consistency 70

Luft classical rating

2566No. 151

From 25 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2588 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2588 level, blended with their FIDE rating+11
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+3
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity25 classical games in top events−2

Openings

Their most-played, from 60 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense863%
Ruy Lopez658%
King's Indian Defense317%
English Opening275%
Indian Defense1100%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 8 games, won 3, drew 4, lost 1 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation275%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack275%
Four Knights Variation275%
Accelerated Dragon150%
Closed10%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 6 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 1 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense350%
Berlin Defense250%
Closed1100%

King's Indian Defense

With White: 3 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 2 · 17%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation225%
Semi-Averbakh System10%

English Opening

With White: 2 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation1100%
Agincourt Defense150%

Indian Defense

With White: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Anti-Nimzo-Indian1100%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 2 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation333%
Two Knights Attack150%
Tartakower Variation150%
Exchange Variation10%

Italian Game

With Black: 3 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation350%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 1 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation225%
Ragozin Defense150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 1 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Closed150%
Berlin Defense150%
Morphy Defense10%

English Opening

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 2 · 17%

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense20%
King's English Variation150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20261/3−6−6
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20267/11+12+12
V Open Chess Menorca 202611 Apr 2026=7th−2−3
Tata Steel Chess 20261 Feb 2026=6th+11+11
FIDE World Cup 20255 Nov 20252/4+8+7

Best wins

OpponentRating
GME. L'Ami18 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262634
GMD. Yuffa30 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262604
GMM. Muradli18 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252603
GMT. Nyback27 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262593
GMS. Vetokhin24 Apr 2025 · Menorca Open 20252549

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMA. SuleymanliLast 27 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262002
GME. L'AmiLast 18 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262101
IMLu MiaoyiLast 21 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262200
GMS. VetokhinLast 22 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252110
IMZ. AgmanovLast 11 Apr 2026 · V Open Chess Menorca 20262011

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How attributes are calculated

From their games in top events over the last 12 months, each judged against the opponent's rating

  • TacticsHow well they score in sharp games they chose to make sharp.
  • PositionalHow well they score in quiet, manoeuvring games they steered.
  • EndgameHow they do in endgames against what the position promised when it began: converting a winning one earns a little, saving a losing one earns a lot, and throwing a winning one costs a lot.
  • OpeningsThe engine's verdict on their position around moves 15 to 20, against what's normal for that colour, as the score it points to. Over the last 4 years, with older games counting less.
  • ComposureHow well they score under pressure: the game straight after a loss, and the last 3 games of an event while they can still win it. Over the last 4 years.
  • DefenceHow they do in games where they were 0.8 pawns or more worse after move 18, against what that position usually scores: holding the draw earns, turning it around earns more, and losing costs a little.
  • SpeedTheir Luft rapid and blitz ratings. With neither, an estimate a little below their classical level.
  • ConsistencyTheir Luft rating, less their off days: tournaments (5+ games each) over the last 4 years where they played 50+ below it. Anything better never counts against them.

  • "How well they score" is a performance rating: the opponent's rating, plus 400 for a win and minus 400 for a loss, averaged. So it's always judged against who they played.

    The score out of 100: 80 is a 2600 level, and each 13 rating points adds one, so 2860 and up is 100.

    Fair to everyone: with only a few games of a kind, the result leans towards their overall Luft rating. Strengths and weaknesses are measured against their overall level and compared with the top 100, so a specialist's best side stands out. A little recent form is added to all but Speed.