By Paul Kohler
24/03/2025 – The Magistral de Punta del Este took place from March 14 to 20 in the Uruguayan coastal city. It was a closed double-round tournament featuring six players, including four GMs and two young IMs, including 11-year-old Argentine prodigy Faustino Oro, who in 2024 became the youngest player ever to win the title. Both Oro and 19-year-old Mexican Sion Galaviz were aiming for 6½ points to earn a GM standard. The tournament was won by the favorite, Argentine GM Sandro Mareco, currently the highest-ranked Argentine player in the world and sixth among Latin Americans. With +2 =3 -5, Faustino Oro was able to measure the work he still has to do to consider entering the circle of Grand Masters.
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