Legends & Prodigies: Oro and Anton Guijarro start with wins

by Stefan Liebig
9/8/2026 – The second edition of Legends & Prodigies is underway, and Faustino Oro (pictured) has picked up where he left off last year: in a flawless attacking game, he defeated Diego Flores. David Anton Guijarro also got off to a successful start, beating Jose Fernando Cuenca Jiminez with Black. | Photo: FMB / Damas y Reyes
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Oro Beats Teammate Flores

The second edition of Legends & Prodigies began yesterday and runs until 12 September in Madrid. Faustino Oro returns to the tournament where he achieved one of the best results of his career so far last year: he won the inaugural edition in 2025 with 7½/9, finishing 1½ points ahead of a strong field. During the tournament, he crossed the 2500 Elo mark and earned his first grandmaster norm.

This year, the Argentine teenager is facing five strong grandmasters in a six-player double round-robin at Nave Bellver: David Antón, José Martínez, Ivan Sokolov, Diego Flores and José “Pepe” Cuenca.

In the first round, Oro faced Flores, the eight-time Argentine champion and his teammate for the upcoming Chess Olympiad in Samarkand. Flores will play on the top board there, while the young star will be number five on the team (boards 2 to 4 for Argentina: Fernando Peralta, Sandro Mareco, Federico Perez Ponza). But with his first-round game in Madrid, Oro already suggested that he may soon be challenging for one of the higher boards. In a precisely played attacking Sicilian, the twelve-year-old defending champion, who was born in Buenos Aires, defeated his country's record champion:

David Anton Guijarro (right) got off to a winning start against “Pepe Cuenca”. Photo: FMB / Damas y Reyes

David Anton Guijarro was just as convincing as Oro in his opening-round victory with Black against Jose Fernando Cuenca Jiminez. Anton Guijarro handled the English Opening better and quickly took control. He was always better and, after White's decisive mistake on move 32, went on to win the game in 39 moves.

The third game of the opening round, between Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara and Ivan Sokolov, was less eventful. Following a Bogo-Indian Defence, the position never strayed far from equality, and the players agreed to a draw after just 23 moves.

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B Tournament

The B tournament features ten players competing in a nine-round round-robin. Alongside three grandmasters, the field includes several young talents. One of them is ten-year-old Indian FM Mani Sarbartho, who held Cuban GM Lelys Stanley Martinez Duany to a draw in the first round.

Ten-year-old Mani Sabartho began the tournament with a draw against a grandmaster. Photo: FMB / Damas y Reyes

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Topics: David Anton Guijarro, Diego Flores, Faustino Oro, Ivan Sokolov, Jose Cuenca, Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara, Legends & Prodigies
Stefan Liebig, born in 1974, is a journalist and co-owner of a marketing agency. He now lives in Barterode near Göttingen. At the age of five, strange pieces on his neighbour’s shelf aroused his curiosity. Since then, the game of chess has cast a spell over him. Flying high in the NRW youth league with his home club SV Bad Laasphe and several appearances in the second division team of Tempo Göttingen were highlights for the former youth South Westphalia champion.
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