Fausti has been selected to play in the 46th Chess Olympiad, which will take place in Uzbekistan this September. The tournament will be held from September 15 to 27 over 11 rounds, with a rest day after the sixth round. The other selected players are Grandmasters Diego Flores, Sandro Mareco, Fernando Peralta, and Federico Pérez Ponsa. The time control will be 90 minutes per player for 40 moves, plus 30 additional minutes to finish the game, with a 30-second increment per move.