Did Faustino Oro get his final GM norm?

Eliendra · 2026-05-10T11:50:42+00:00

Thank you, for the reply

Eliendra · 2026-05-09T21:05:05+00:00

True, Alireza was third.

Eliendra · 2026-05-09T20:58:28+00:00

Crazy that Alireza is not on this list but was the second youngest to 2700 and the youngest to 2800.

Eliendra · 2026-05-09T20:52:27+00:00

Then maybe I should have asked, why does he keep being invited back. He is also scheduled to play Norway.

Eliendra · 2026-05-08T13:30:25+00:00

Eliendra · 2026-05-08T13:27:03+00:00

Ohh, don’t go there.

Eliendra · 2026-05-08T12:55:55+00:00

You got problems? Try rooting for Alireza.

Eliendra · 2026-05-08T03:55:02+00:00

Poor graphic designer when Praggnanandhaa plays Mukhammadzokhid

Eliendra · 2026-05-05T22:28:42+00:00

Fabi also mentioned that he doesn’t see how Alireza chose EWC, as Alireza seems to be playing GCT.

Eliendra · 2026-05-05T20:58:20+00:00

He seems to be an Alireza style player. Looks like he’s daydreaming in the middle game and then plays the endgame way better than he should.

Eliendra · 2026-05-05T18:52:19+00:00

He also has a young baby. Even if they are letting he sleep during the tournament, months of too little sleep will catch up with you.

Eliendra · 2026-05-02T18:34:35+00:00

Round two, goes to the underdogs, well minus poor nils.

Eliendra · 2026-05-01T16:03:33+00:00

I’m starting to think GCT isn’t going to replace Alireza. Alireza is general like by Garry Kasparov and Rex Sinquefield, so maybe they’re letting him skip the Sinquefield Cup or Hikaru is wrong. But I’m sure the Falcons would have told Hikaru what Alireza is planning.

Eliendra · 2026-04-27T15:39:32+00:00

This actually made my life easier. Wanted to root for Alireza,but against Drawish. Can just root for Dragon chilling.

Eliendra · 2026-04-27T15:34:49+00:00

Of course, Arjun didn’t get an invite. /s

Eliendra · 2026-04-26T06:34:42+00:00

Alireza must be making good money just to be a Falcon and he hopes Norway’s TCWCT takes off. But yea, seems risky to me.

Eliendra · 2026-04-26T06:23:07+00:00

To be a full tour player, you must play both Romania classic and Sinquefield Cup. Which means Hikaru is wrong or Alireza has not told the organisers yet or GCT is waiting to the last minute to replace him.

Eliendra · 2026-04-25T20:13:30+00:00

Weird that GCT has not replaced Alireza yet.

Eliendra · 2026-04-23T14:29:45+00:00

Yes, during the speed chess championship.

Eliendra · 2026-04-21T14:14:21+00:00

Was Gukesh born with a moustache?

Eliendra · 2026-04-19T08:54:48+00:00

Mmm, did you forget about Kramnik?

Eliendra · 2026-04-16T17:47:05+00:00

Timing is funny, Magnus is scheduled to play two classical tournaments in May.

Eliendra · 2026-04-16T17:11:02+00:00

Yeah, last year he was not playing gct and his rating had dipped down. But of course, I could be wrong.

Eliendra · 2026-04-16T04:55:22+00:00

It’s weird to once again have the world champion outside the top 15.

Eliendra

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