Fausti wrapped up his participation in Leyendas y Prodigios II, held in Madrid, with a well-deserved third-place finish. Last year, at this same tournament, he earned his first GM norm, and this time he once again showed that he can compete on equal terms with top-level Grandmasters. He started the tournament with a win over Argentine player Diego Flores. He then drew against Pepe Cuenca and David Antón, before securing another important victory over Dutch Grandmaster Ivan Sokolov. At the end of the first half of the tournament, he remained among the leading contenders for the title. In the second half of the tournament, he suffered his first setback, losing to Diego Flores in the sixth round. However, he continued to fight until the end and finished with 5.5 points from 10 rounds, a result that also earned him 11 Elo rating points.