TWIC is 31. First issue 17th September 1994.Legends and Prodigies 2025 (Games and Results)
Legends and Prodigies 2025
Mark Crowther - Friday 26th September 2025
The Legends and Prodigies tournament took place Wed 17th Sep 2025 to Thu 25th Sep 2025. The event had four young players Diego Macias Pino (born 2007), Lu Miaoyi (2010 who had to withdraw at the half way stage), Ilan Schnaider (2011) and the player of the moment 11 year old Faustino Oro (2013). These were pitted against older players Julio Granda Zuniga, Omar Almeida Quintana, Jose Fernando Cuenca Jimenez, David Larino Nieto, Pedro Ramon Martinez Reyes and Alan Pichot.
The event was dominated by Oro who conceded just three draws and won all sorts of games. This result reminds me of Carlsen's win and first GM norm in the Wijk aan Zee C tournament at the age of 13 in 2004 when it was no longer possible to ignore his results. I'm a believer in letting juniors develop without overhyping them, although the young chess genius has always fascinated; be it Capablanca, Reshevsky, Pomar, Fischer, Sofia and Judit Polgar, and on into the modern era. Only Gukesh earned a first GM norm younger than Oro.
Legends and Prodigies 2025 (Madrid ESP)
Wed 17th Sep 2025 - Thu 25th Sep 2025 -
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Legends and Prodigies (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC:90m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games
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| Legends and Prodigies Madrid ESP (ESP), 17-25 ix 2025 | cat. X (2484) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1. | Oro, Faustino | m | ARG | 2464 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7½ | 2758 | |||
| 2. | Granda Zuniga, Julio E | g | PER | 2628 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2592 | |||
| 3. | Pichot, Alan | g | ESP | 2588 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2597 | |||
| 4. | Cuenca Jimenez, Jose Fernando | g | ESP | 2475 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2527 | |||
| 5. | Macias Pino, Diego | m | ESP | 2503 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2524 | |||
| 6. | Schnaider, Ilan | m | ARG | 2409 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4½ | 2492 | |||
| 7. | Larino Nieto, David | g | ESP | 2451 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4½ | 2487 | |||
| 8. | Martinez Reyes, Pedro Ramon | m | VEN | 2376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 3½ | 2415 | |||
| 9. | Almeida Quintana, Omar | g | CUB | 2494 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 2½ | 2316 | |||
| 10. | Lu, Miaoyi | m | CHN | 2449 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 2043 | |||
| Round 1 (September 17, 2025) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granda Zuniga, Julio E | - Martinez Reyes, Pedro Ramon | 1-0 | 32 | A07 | Barcza System | |
| Cuenca Jimenez, Jose Fernando | - Oro, Faustino | 0-1 | 54 | D31 | Semi-Slav Defence | |
| Macias Pino, Diego | - Schnaider, Ilan | ½-½ | 33 | D35 | QGD Exchange | |
| Larino Nieto, David | - Almeida Quintana, Omar | 1-0 | 57 | B06 | Modern Defence | |
| Lu, Miaoyi | - Pichot, Alan | 0-1 | 33 | C58 | Two Knights Defence | |
| Round 2 (September 18, 2025) | ||||||
| Oro, Faustino | - Larino Nieto, David | 1-0 | 53 | C10 | French Rubinstein | |
| Granda Zuniga, Julio E | - Cuenca Jimenez, Jose Fernando | ½-½ | 33 | E60 | King's Indian without Nc3 | |
| Pichot, Alan | - Macias Pino, Diego | 1-0 | 45 | C84 | Ruy Lopez Centre Attack | |
| Martinez Reyes, Pedro Ramon | - Schnaider, Ilan | 1-0 | 47 | D35 | QGD Exchange | |
| Almeida Quintana, Omar | - Lu, Miaoyi | ½-½ | 45 | D02 | Queen's Pawn Game | |
| Round 3 (September 19, 2025) | ||||||
| Cuenca Jimenez, Jose Fernando | - Martinez Reyes, Pedro Ramon | 1-0 | 45 | D11 | Slav Defence | |
| Macias Pino, Diego | - Almeida Quintana, Omar | ½-½ | 11 | B07 | Pirc Defence | |
| Schnaider, Ilan | - Pichot, Alan | ½-½ | 35 | C46 | Four Knights | |
| Larino Nieto, David | - Granda Zuniga, Julio E | 1-0 | 25 | B24 | Sicilian Closed | |
| Lu, Miaoyi | - Oro, Faustino | 0-1 | 30 | C48 | Four Knights Rubinstein | |
| Round 4 (September 20, 2025) | ||||||
| Oro, Faustino | - Macias Pino, Diego | 1-0 | 37 | B22 | Sicilian Alapin | |
| Granda Zuniga, Julio E | - Lu, Miaoyi | 1-0 | 39 | E01 | Catalan | |
| Cuenca Jimenez, Jose Fernando | - Larino Nieto, David | 1-0 | 45 | B00 | Owen or Nimzowitsch Defence | |
| Martinez Reyes, Pedro Ramon | - Pichot, Alan | 0-1 | 52 | E46 | Nimzo Indian Rubinstein | |
| Almeida Quintana, Omar | - Schnaider, Ilan | ½-½ | 41 | D35 | QGD Exchange | |
| Round 5 (September 21, 2025) | ||||||
| Pichot, Alan | - Almeida Quintana, Omar | 1-0 | 31 | B08 | Pirc Defence | |
| Macias Pino, Diego | - Granda Zuniga, Julio E | 0-1 | 33 | B12 | Caro Kann Advanced | |
| Schnaider, Ilan | - Oro, Faustino | ½-½ | 91 | B54 | Sicilian Rauzer | |
| Larino Nieto, David | - Martinez Reyes, Pedro Ramon | ½-½ | 66 | A00 | Irregular Openings | |
| Lu, Miaoyi | - Cuenca Jimenez, Jose Fernando | 0-1 | 66 | C11 | French Defence | |
| Round 6 (September 22, 2025) | ||||||
| Oro, Faustino | - Pichot, Alan | 1-0 | 37 | C49 | Four Knights Metger | |
| Granda Zuniga, Julio E | - Schnaider, Ilan | 1-0 | 55 | D02 | Queen's Pawn Game | |
| Cuenca Jimenez, Jose Fernando | - Macias Pino, Diego | 0-1 | 61 | E28 | Nimzo Indian Saemisch | |
| Larino Nieto, David | - Lu, Miaoyi | 1-0 | 70 | A00 | Irregular Openings | |
| Martinez Reyes, Pedro Ramon | - Almeida Quintana, Omar | 1-0 | 53 | E94 | King's Indian Classical | |
| Round 7 (September 23, 2025) | ||||||
| Pichot, Alan | - Granda Zuniga, Julio E | 1-0 | 28 | C02 | French Advance | |
| Macias Pino, Diego | - Larino Nieto, David | 1-0 | 85 | B06 | Modern Defence | |
| Schnaider, Ilan | - Cuenca Jimenez, Jose Fernando | ½-½ | 74 | C02 | French Advance | |
| Almeida Quintana, Omar | - Oro, Faustino | ½-½ | 17 | D45 | Anti-Meran Variations | |
| Lu, Miaoyi | - Martinez Reyes, Pedro Ramon | 0-1 | 0 | |||
| Round 8 (September 24, 2025) | ||||||
| Granda Zuniga, Julio E | - Almeida Quintana, Omar | 1-0 | 54 | B07 | Pirc Defence | |
| Cuenca Jimenez, Jose Fernando | - Pichot, Alan | ½-½ | 25 | E32 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 | |
| Larino Nieto, David | - Schnaider, Ilan | 0-1 | 33 | A21 | English Opening | |
| Martinez Reyes, Pedro Ramon | - Oro, Faustino | 0-1 | 90 | E46 | Nimzo Indian Rubinstein | |
| Lu, Miaoyi | - Macias Pino, Diego | 0-1 | 0 | |||
| Round 9 (September 25, 2025) | ||||||
| Oro, Faustino | - Granda Zuniga, Julio E | ½-½ | 76 | C58 | Two Knights Defence | |
| Pichot, Alan | - Larino Nieto, David | 0-1 | 37 | B00 | Owen or Nimzowitsch Defence | |
| Macias Pino, Diego | - Martinez Reyes, Pedro Ramon | 1-0 | 54 | D31 | Semi-Slav Defence | |
| Schnaider, Ilan | - Lu, Miaoyi | 1-0 | 0 | |||
| Almeida Quintana, Omar | - Cuenca Jimenez, Jose Fernando | ½-½ | 15 | D10 | Slav Defence | |
