Event finished
🏆 Faustino Oro
Faustino Oro (age 12) wins the headline match vs Jospem 4–2, taking the $10,000 prize at the World Record Chess Marathon Lima 2026.
Overview
About the event
The World Record Chess Marathon
An open chess festival for players of all ages and nationalities. Over four days, five FIDE-rated Rapid and Blitz tournaments and three Bughouse events run alongside elite simultaneous exhibitions, creating 67 hours of non-stop chess.
A Grand Prix across all eight tournaments awards $18,500 as part of the $100,000 prize fund. The top South American female player in the Rapid events also earns a Wild Card to the WR Women’s Chess Tour Americas in Punta Cana.
Fausti vs. Jospem
GM Faustino Oro (Argentina) meets GM José Martínez Alcántara (Mexico) in a six-game match (2 Rapid, 4 Blitz) for a $10,000 prize. At 12, Oro is the second-youngest Grandmaster in history. Martínez (“Jospem”) returns to his hometown of Lima for the match.
Outcome
Final results
Rapid + Blitz
Headline Match
| Rank | Player | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Faustino Oro | 4–2 · Winner · $10,000 |
| 2 | José Martínez Alcántara | 2–4 |
Blitz 01 — 25 June
| Rank | Player | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | GM Jorge Cori (PER) | 19 / 24 |
| 2 | GM Cristobal Henriquez Villagra (CHI) | 18 / 24 |
| 3 | GM Harshit Raja (IND) | 18 / 24 |
| 4 | FM Cristian Arrieta Hernandez (COL) | 18 / 24 |
| 5 | GM José Martínez Alcántara (MEX) | 17.5 / 24 |
| 6 | IM Licael Roderick Ticona Rocabado (BOL) | 17.5 / 24 |
| 7 | GM Rodrigo Vasquez Schroeder (CHI) | 17.5 / 24 |
| 8 | Marco Delgado Romero (PER) | 17.5 / 24 |
| 9 | IM Renato Terry (PER) | 17 / 24 |
| 10 | GM Kevin Joel Cori Quispe (MEX) | 17 / 24 |
For viewers
Watch the replays
Catch up on every round on demand:
Broadcast schedule (Lima time)
- 25 Jun 17:30 Bughouse #1
- 25 Jun 23:00 Blitz #1
- 26 Jun 10:00 Rapid #1
- 26 Jun 17:30 Bughouse #2
- 26 Jun 23:00 Blitz #2
- 27 Jun 10:00 Rapid #2
- 27 Jun 17:30 Bughouse #3
- 27 Jun 23:00 Blitz #3
Venue & travel
The field
Players
GM Leinier Dominguez
Rating 2732
GM simul
GM José Martínez Alcántara
Rating 2650
Headline match (Jun 25)
GM Faustino Oro
Rating 2537
Headline match + GM simul
GM Julio Granda
Rating TBA
GM simul
More players to be announced.
For players & arbiters
Format & regulations
- System
- Open festival — 8 ranked tournaments (3 Blitz · 2 Rapid · 3 Bughouse) + GM Programme
- Rounds
- Each tournament played to completion within its time window
- Time controls
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- Blitz: 5 minutes + 2 seconds per move
- Rapid: 10 minutes + 2 seconds per move
- Bughouse: 5 minutes, no increment
- Tiebreak
- Per tournament regulations.
- Overall standings
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- $18,500 Grand Prix awarded across all eight tournaments. Wild Card to WR Women's Chess Tour — Americas (Punta Cana) for the top South American female player across both Rapid tournaments.
- Open entry — any player, any age, any nationality
- Registration free; late entries accepted until end of round two
- FIDE ID required for Blitz and Rapid tournaments
- Maximum 400 players per tournament
Programme
Schedule
All times local to Lima, Peru.
- 14:00 Fausti vs. Jospem — Headline match
- 17:30 Bughouse #1
- 23:00 Blitz #1 (overnight until 09:00)
- 10:00 Rapid #1
- 17:30 Bughouse #2
- 23:00 Blitz #2 (overnight)
- 10:00 Rapid #2
- 17:30 Bughouse #3
- 23:00 Blitz #3 (overnight)
- Closing & prize-giving
Total prize fund
$100,000
The $100,000 total prize fund covers all eight tournaments and the GM programme, including an $18,500 Grand Prix for the top overall scorers. The Fausti vs. Jospem headline match carries a separate $10,000 prize.
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