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E Torre 
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Eugenio Torre
Number of games in database: 981
Years covered: 1968 to 2008
Current FIDE rating: 2524
Highest rating achieved in database: 2552
Overall record: +310 -229 =441 (54.1%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      1 exhibition game, odds game, etc. is excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (142) 
    B50 B40 B83 B22 B52
 Queen's Indian (35) 
    E15 E17 E12 E14 E13
 Queen's Pawn Game (34) 
    A46 A45 D00 D02 A40
 Ruy Lopez (25) 
    C64 C84 C95 C92 C77
 French Defense (25) 
    C02 C07 C09 C18 C10
 Sicilian Scheveningen (23) 
    B83 B84 B81 B85
With the Black pieces:
 Ruy Lopez (78) 
    C99 C92 C80 C67 C65
 Pirc (77) 
    B07 B08 B09
 King's Indian (56) 
    E62 E97 E73 E92 E90
 Slav (54) 
    D17 D14 D19 D13 D10
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (45) 
    C99 C92 C96 C84 C97
 Sicilian (37) 
    B42 B30 B67 B43 B40
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   L Ogaard vs E Torre, 1976 0-1
   Karpov vs E Torre, 1976 0-1
   E Torre vs Romanishin, 1988 1-0
   E Torre vs Petursson, 1985 1-0
   Chiburdanidze vs E Torre, 1988 0-1
   E Torre vs Miles, 1981 1/2-1/2
   Tal vs E Torre, 1987 0-1
   Smyslov vs E Torre, 1984 0-1
   E Torre vs Karpov, 1984 1-0
   C Partos vs E Torre, 1985 0-1

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Baku 1980 by suenteus po 147
   Bugojno 1984 by suenteus po 147
   1st Burroughs Computers Grandmasters Tt by Benzol
   Filipino Masters vs World Champions by mikevg
   Pan-Pacific GM Tournament, San Francisco 1991 by wanabe2000
   37th Olympiad - Philippines Men's Team by Naja
   Modern Defenses by radu stancu
   Pinoy Masters by Naja

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EUGENIO TORRE
(born Nov-04-1951) Philippines

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Eugenio Torre was born in Iloilo City, the Philippines, on November 4, 1951, and with the possible exception of Mark Paragua, is considered to be the strongest Filipino chess player ever. Awarded the IM title in 1972, Torre quickly ascended the ranks, and has the distinction of being the first Asian to earn the title of International Grandmaster. He accomplished the feat at the age of 22 while he won a silver medal at the 21st World Chess Olympiad held in Nice, France in 1974. Torre has been a veteran of the World Chess Olympiad for three decades and led the Philippine team to a 7th place finish at the 1988 Greece Olympiad. He also has a collection of three Olympiad silver medals.

He beat Anatoli Karpov in Manila in 1976, one of Karpov's few losses during his championship reign. Torre qualified for the Candidates round in 1984 but lost to Zoltan Ribli. It is well-known that he is a friend of Robert James Fischer and he worked on his team during Fischer's 1992 match against Boris Spassky. Torre later conducted radio interviews with Fischer on Bomba Radio of the Philippines.


 page 1 of 40; games 1-25 of 981  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. R Naranja vs E Torre  1-064 1968 Manila (Philippines)E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto
2. E Torre vs Gligoric  0-151 1968 Manila (Philippines)C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense
3. E Torre vs Karpov ½-½77 1969 Ch World (juniors) (under 20)C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
4. E Torre vs Saidy  1-034 1969 Malaga (Spain)B57 Sicilian
5. G Forintos vs E Torre  0-140 1970 Siegen ol (Men)E77 King's Indian
6. E Torre vs Lee  ½-½17 1970 OlympiadC18 French, Winawer
7. E Torre vs F Loheac-Amoun 1-027 1970 Siegen (Germany)C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
8. E Paoli vs E Torre  0-129 1970 Siegen ol (Men) qual-DB05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
9. E Torre vs Ribli  0-154 1971 Athens (Wch U20)B85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical
10. Kavalek vs E Torre  1-037 1972 Skopje/Krusevo/Ohrid (Yugoslavia)E90 King's Indian
11. E Torre vs Bukic  0-142 1972 Nis (Yugoslavia)B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
12. E Torre vs Gheorghiu 1-036 1972 Skopje/Krusevo/Ohrid (Yugoslavia)B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
13. E Torre vs T I Shaw  1-034 1972 Hong KongC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
14. E Torre vs Suttles  1-042 1972 Skopje/Krusevo/Ohrid (Yugoslavia)A00 Uncommon Opening
15. E Paoli vs E Torre  0-176 1972 Reggio Emilia 7273B07 Pirc
16. E Torre vs K Harandi 0-142 1972 Skopje olC78 Ruy Lopez
17. E Torre vs K Rohrl 1-018 1972 OlympiadC64 Ruy Lopez, Classical
18. E Torre vs Gligoric  0-137 1973 Leningrad iztC44 King's Pawn Game
19. E Torre vs M Wotulo  1-042 1973 ManilaB06 Robatsch
20. R Naranja vs E Torre  1-060 1973 Bauang itE72 King's Indian
21. A Pomar-Salamanca vs E Torre  1-041 1973 Malaga (Spain)A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
22. E Torre vs G Estevez-Morales  1-041 1973 Leningrad iztB31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
23. Sosonko vs E Torre ½-½58 1973 AmsterdamE97 King's Indian
24. E Torre vs Samuel Estimo  ½-½54 1973 Bauang itC44 King's Pawn Game
25. E Torre vs Gligoric  0-146 1973 ManilaC49 Four Knights
 page 1 of 40; games 1-25 of 981  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
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Nov-04-06   Nolee: Happy Birthday to Phillipines's and Asia's first Grandmaster, Eugene Torre.
Nov-04-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  Joshka: Another reason why Bobby wants to play the match in Manila, is I'm sure Torre must live near there. Also I've read that his daughter Jinko lives with her mother in Manila. Although I hear now from <Manuel G Veraga> who lives up North in the Baguio City area, that this area has a much better climate.
Nov-04-06   gmchoy: Player of the day GM Eugene Torre, Philippine chess legend. Happy birthday and more power my idol! :D
Nov-04-06   Sularus: wow ! i've been looking at the places he has been because of chess and GM Torre has REALLY travelled eh!
Nov-07-06   micrab: Gm Torre drew 1 and lost 1 in the rapid event in his on-going game against Susanto Megaranto of Indonesia.http://www.indochess.com/news.php?n.... There will be 4 more matches, format this time is classical time control.
Nov-09-06   micrab: Torre bounced back from his opening day loss to Susanto Megaranto http://www.thejakartapost.com/detai...
Nov-12-06   balweg214: GM Torre won his 4-rounder classic chess match against GM Megaranto by a score of 2.5 - 1.5. The opening one-day two-rounder rapid chess match which was won by Megaranto 1.5 - 0.5 is only counted if the classic match ends in a draw. Torre won the 1st and 4th, draws the 2nd and loss the 3rd round. His price money is $3,000 while Megaranto gets $2,000.
Apr-14-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  timhortons: eugene good luck sa philippine open 2007....im from iloilo,i learned you were born there..anyways goodluck
Oct-07-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  pawnofdoom: Torre, if you don't start improving soon, 13-year-old Wesley So gonna pass your rating!
Oct-19-07   Pinoychess: http://pinoychess.informe.com/porta...
Oct-29-07   gebeck: can anyone please tell us -- both IM Roland Salvador and Vuelban got 6.5 out of a possible 9 in the Arco Chess Italy. Did Salvador got a GM Norm since he played the required 3 GM? What about Vuelban did he get a norm?
Thanks so much!!!
Nov-04-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  fictionist: One of the first influences for Philippine chess. Thanks for all the memories and more to come, Sir! I always like that game where he beat Topalov in an Olympiad clash.
Nov-04-07   Sularus: <fictionist>

Topalov vs E Torre, 1996

Nov-05-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  fictionist: <Sularus>

I know about the game. I saved it in my collection. :)

Dec-06-07   kramrich: GM TORRE is turning back the clock again! he might just win the pichay cup if he beats ni hua with white in the last rd...what a legend!
Dec-06-07   Pinoychess: Yes, goodluck to GM Torre
Jan-15-08   Pinoychess: Torre won his round 6 assignment in the ASEAN Masters Chess Circuit http://pinoychess.informe.com/forum...
Feb-26-08   Pinoychess: GM Torre will join the "Battle of GMs" set April 19-30

http://pinoychess.informe.com/forum...

Mar-15-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  wouldpusher: <Asia's first Grandmaster>

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Russia also part of Asia? If so, there are a lot of other Asian grandmasters before him. Maybe <South East Asia's first grandmaster> is more appropriate.

Mar-30-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  Manic: <wouldpusher> I guess you would consider Russia part of Asia but as a country it's considered more of a European country than an Asian country, evidenced by their inclusion in many European associations (soccer for example) and also their connections, which are generally more to do with western countries than Asian ones. Part of west Russia is part of Europe and I think Moscow is in that area. So I think that although geographically Russia is more of an Asian country it is considered mainly European.
May-19-08   spawn2: Hey Eugene Torre fans, our idol has been showing good form lately. Hope we can use this site to give him encouragement so that he can continue to improve on his way to again manning Board 1 for the philippine team to dresden. All I have been reading lately is all about wesley. Dont get me wrong, I love the kid and hope that someday, he will man the top board for our philippine team. But as long as El Eugenio is still around, he should lead our team in the olympiad. Glenn Bardonada is kibitzing at Wesley So's profile page. I will drop him a line so that he can inform Eugene to visit this site so that Eugene can read our comments.
Jul-05-08   rjsolcruz: GM Torre is our country's oldest GM, at 56, if I am not mistaken. But his performance of late has been just a notch short of phenomenal since that is now attributed to GM Wesley So, RP #1 rank and winner of RP's Battle of GMs.

Going back to GM Torre, he ws 2nd behind GM Wesley in the Battle of GMs and I think was 2nd or 3rd in the Subic Open.

Are these sign of old age?

If the Olympiad is just a one man team, then by all means, send GM Wesley there. But it's a 4 or 6 man event.

Please reconsider, I don't intend to downgrade those who played and won in the so-called Olympiad Try-outs, but as The Star chess columnist says, "Let's Play Chess."

We need GM Torre in the team, kahit pang Board 4.

Check+

Jul-11-08   Karpov2985: With his age and still in the top ten, I'm impressed with him. With the arrival of many young players due to the advance in computer chess games, I salute him on how he is still can be competitive. That's dedication and discipline!
Aug-01-08   spawn2: Well done GM Torre. By drawing with GM Joey on your recent match, your were able to show Filipinos that you still have the talent, desire and perseverance to play with the best. Enjoy your much deserved vacation in the U.S. with your family
Aug-04-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  fictionist: <rjsolcruz> I agree with his inclusion in the team. But I think he would be happy now to represent the country again (and again)and be content with short draws. Why not send someone younger?
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