New Delhi, Jan. 26 -- World champion D Gukesh and compatriot R Praggnanandhaa were left in awe as the duo paused their respective games at the ongoing Tata Chess Masters to witness 11-year-old Faustino Oro stun 19-year-old Indian International Master (IM) Divya Deshmukh.

Known as the 'Messi of Chess' Faustino hails from Argentina - same as legendary Lionel Messi - and became the youngest IM in 2024 when he was just 10 years, eight months and 16 days. However, his record has been broken since then by Roman Shogdzhiev in January 2025.

Playing under the same roof, Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa were deep into their matches when Faustino played Deshmukh. Reacting to the the chess prodigy success against Deshmukh, both the Indian Grandmasters, pa...