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Mark Paragua
M Paragua 
Photography copyright © 2009, courtesy of "pulsar"  

Number of games in database: 634
Years covered: 1993 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2408 (2549 rapid, 2518 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2618
Overall record: +205 -133 =200 (56.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 96 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (72) 
    B90 B30 B53 B22 B51
 King's Indian Attack (43) 
    A07
 Queen's Pawn Game (22) 
    A45 D02 D00 E10 A41
 Sicilian Najdorf (17) 
    B90 B92 B91 B99 B96
 Slav (17) 
    D11 D12 D15 D13 D10
 Caro-Kann (16) 
    B10 B12 B11
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (103) 
    B90 B51 B22 B92 B42
 King's Indian (71) 
    E67 E92 E94 E97 E81
 Sicilian Najdorf (43) 
    B90 B92 B93 B96 B98
 Slav (25) 
    D17 D11 D15 D12 D18
 Queen's Pawn Game (18) 
    D02 A45 A40 D00 E00
 English (14) 
    A10 A15 A11 A16 A18
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   M Paragua vs J Goh, 2004 1-0
   M Paragua vs Debashis Das, 2012 1-0
   M Paragua vs Aronian, 2000 1-0
   M Paragua vs Movsesian, 2005 1-0
   M Paragua vs D Cilia Vincenti, 2004 1-0
   M Paragua vs J Song, 2008 1-0
   M Paragua vs Niemann, 2019 1-0
   M Paragua vs Dreev, 2005 1-0
   P Kostenko vs M Paragua, 2012 0-1
   M Paragua vs V Akobian, 2010 1/2-1/2

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2004)

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Turin Open (2000)
   Philippine Championship (2012)
   Festival Ducale Open-A (2001)
   Padua Open (2000)
   Foxwoods Open (2008)
   PGMA Cup International Open (2007)
   Seville Open (2002)
   Subic Open (2009)
   World Junior Championship (2002)
   World Junior Championship (2004)
   Kolkata Open (2012)
   Saitek US Masters (1998)
   Calvia Olympiad (2004)
   Bled Olympiad (2002)
   FIDE Online Olympiad (2020)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Pinoy Masters by Naja

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Marshall CC Labor Day GM-A
   B E Lin vs M Paragua (Sep-01-25) 1/2-1/2
   M Paragua vs Lenderman (Sep-01-25) 1/2-1/2
   M Paragua vs J Yu (Aug-31-25) 1-0
   J Stearman vs M Paragua (Aug-31-25) 0-1
   M Paragua vs T Adewumi (Aug-30-25) 1/2-1/2

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MARK PARAGUA
(born Mar-29-1984, 41 years old) Philippines

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Mark Paragua became the youngest Filipino master ever when he was 9 years old. He became the Philippines' youngest IM when he was 14 years and 8 months old, although this record has now been superceded by Wesley So who became an IM at the age of 12 years and 10 months. In August 2005, at the age of 20, he became the youngest ever Filipino Grand Master until Wesley So broke his record by achieving the GM title a couple of months after his 14th birthday.

He qualified for the World Cup (2011) via Asian Zonal 3.3, but lost to English super-GM Michael Adams in the first round. He came =3rd (4th on tiebreak) with 6.5/9 at the HD Bank Open held in Ho Chi Minh City in March 2013 and =2nd (3rd on tiebreak) at the 2013 Asian Continental Championship, thereby qualifying for the World Cup (2013) where he lost to Russian super-GM Dmitry Jakovenko in the first round, and exited the contest.

Wikipedia article: Mark Paragua

References: (1) http://www.uschessleague.com/connec...

Last updated: 2017-03-29 19:17:04

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 page 1 of 26; games 1-25 of 635  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. V Akobian vs M Paragua ½-½351993Wch U10E80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation
2. Ganguly vs M Paragua  1-0331995Wch U12D02 Queen's Pawn Game
3. M Paragua vs Navara 1-0371996Wch U12B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
4. D Marciano vs M Paragua  1-0301996Ubeda OpenB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
5. M Paragua vs JP Garcia  1-0241996Ubeda OpenB78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long
6. M Paragua vs C S Matamoros Franco  0-1361996Ubeda OpenA07 King's Indian Attack
7. M Paragua vs J N Sales  1-0291997Greenhills opB06 Robatsch
8. W Kelleher vs M Paragua  ½-½741998Saitek US MastersB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
9. J L Watson vs M Paragua  1-0341998Saitek US MastersE76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack
10. M Paragua vs C Rubsamen  0-1441998Saitek US MastersA07 King's Indian Attack
11. L Stevens vs M Paragua  0-1351998Saitek US MastersB22 Sicilian, Alapin
12. M Paragua vs G Kramer  1-0321998Saitek US MastersC45 Scotch Game
13. M Paragua vs D Woods  1-0381998Saitek US MastersB12 Caro-Kann Defense
14. Shamkovich vs M Paragua  ½-½531998Saitek US MastersE81 King's Indian, Samisch
15. M Paragua vs E Pruner  1-0251998Saitek US MastersB70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation
16. D Ippolito vs M Paragua  1-0271998Saitek US MastersE63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation
17. D Sharp vs M Paragua  0-154199899th US OpenB96 Sicilian, Najdorf
18. M Paragua vs A Wojtkiewicz  0-154199899th US OpenB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
19. L Stevens vs M Paragua  1-042199899th US OpenB22 Sicilian, Alapin
20. M Paragua vs P Mach 1-0221998Wch U14A07 King's Indian Attack
21. Z Quan vs M Paragua  1-0691999World Junior Ch.E81 King's Indian, Samisch
22. A Wojtkiewicz vs M Paragua  ½-½361999US opA40 Queen's Pawn Game
23. J Ochkoos vs M Paragua  0-1551999North Bay OpenB22 Sicilian, Alapin
24. M Paragua vs P Charbonneau  1-0311999North Bay OpenA07 King's Indian Attack
25. M Paragua vs J Nogueiras  0-1561999North Bay OpenB03 Alekhine's Defense
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May-31-06  balweg214: Dimakiling won!!
Cua won!!
May-31-06  castofclowns: PHI 1.5-0.5 MAS
May-31-06  art00: Board 1: Paragua with white
Fritz: after 26 Rd2, white is slightly better (0.57)


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May-31-06  art00: There goes our 4-0 hopes... :(
Anyway, Eugene drew a game where his opponent was slightly better... ok lang...

May-31-06  Caloy: Another disappointing performance from Torre, I hope the others deliver..
May-31-06  castofclowns: Torre's opponent have a slight advantage, the game was drawn after 26 moves.

Lim Yee,W (2330) - Torre,E (2543) [B03]
37th Chess Olympiad (10), 31.05.2006

1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.exd6 exd6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Bd3 0-0 8.Nge2 Bg4 9.f3 Bh4+ 10.Ng3 Re8+ 11.Nce2 Bd7 12.0-0 Nc6 13.b3 g6 14.d5 Ne5 15.Bb2 Bf6 16.Bd4 Bg7 17.Qd2 Qh4 18.Bc2 f5 19.a4 a5 20.Rfe1 Re7 21.Rad1 Bh6 22.Qc3 f4 23.Ne4 Bg7 24.Qd2 g5 25.Bf2 Qh6 26.h4 Draw Agreed


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Analysis by Fritz 9:

1. ± (0.86): 26...g4 27.Ng5 Bf6 28.Qxf4 gxf3 29.Nxf3 Qxf4 30.Nxf4 Bg4 31.Be4 Nbd7 32.Ne6 Nf8

2. (1.50): 26...gxh4 27.Qxf4 Rf8 28.Qxh4 Qxh4 29.Bxh4 Ree8 30.Bf2 Nc8 31.Be3

3. (2.28): 26...Nbxc4 27.bxc4 g4 28.Qxf4 gxf3 29.Qxh6 Bxh6 30.Nf4

May-31-06  art00: If both Mark and Joey convert, since they're both ahead... then its gonna be 3.5-0.5. Not a bad result, and they don't have to plant camote. :)
May-31-06  castofclowns: I like Joey's position, Paragua's is "abang" lang, looking for some slight advantage, or weak move by his opponet.
May-31-06  art00: Board 1: Paragua with white
Fritz: after 27 ...Qa3, white is clearly better (1.27)


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May-31-06  castofclowns: PHI 2.5-0.5 MAS
May-31-06  castofclowns: Antonio,R (2539) - Chuah Jin Hai,J (2216) [C13]
37th Chess Olympiad Italy (10), 31.05.2006

1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.h4 a6 7.Qg4 g6 8.0-0-0 c5 9.dxc5 Nxe5 10.Bxe7 Nxg4 11.Bxd8 Kxd8 12.Nh3 Bd7 13.Be2 Nf6 14.g4 Nc6 15.g5 Ng8 16.Nf4 Nge7 17.Na4 Kc7 18.Nb6 Rad8 19.h5 Nf5 20.c3 Nce7 21.Nxd7 Kxd7 22.Nd3 Nc6 23.Bg4 Nfe7 24.Rh3 Kc7 25.Rdh1 Rhf8 26.hxg6 hxg6 27.f4 d4 28.c4 a5 29.Rh7 Kd7 30.Kd2 Nf5 31.Bf3 Nfe7 32.Bd1 Kc8 33.Ba4 f6 34.gxf6 Rxf6 35.Rg1 Rdf8 36.a3 R8f7 37.Rh8+ Rf8 38.Rgh1 Nd8 39.b4 axb4 40.axb4 Kc7 41.R8h7 Nf7 42.b5 Kb8 43.b6 Nf5?? 44.Ne5 1-0


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Analysis by Fritz 9:

1. (5.81): 44...Ng3 45.Nd7+ Kc8 46.Nxf6 Nxh1 47.Nd7 Rd8

2. (7.81): 44...Ne3 45.Nd7+ Kc8 46.Nxf6 Kd8 47.Nd7 Nxc4+ 48.Kd3

3. (8.09): 44...Nxe5 45.fxe5 Ng3 46.exf6 Ne4+ 47.Ke1 Nxf6 48.Rf7 Rc8 49.Rxf6 e5

May-31-06  art00: Board 1: 28.Bd4

Fritz: 1.08

May-31-06  Caloy: Antonio Wins!
May-31-06  art00: Great... si Mark na lang... Go, Mark, Go...

May-31-06  castofclowns: WOMENS: 1-0 Philippines
Cua beats Albania's Roela Pasku
May-31-06  art00: Board 1: Paragua with white
Fritz: after 29 ...Rc8, white is clearly better (0.96)


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May-31-06  castofclowns: Paragua,M - Mas,H


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Analysis by Fritz 9:

1. ± (1.11): 30.Rde2 Qa7 31.Qc2 Rc4 32.Bxf6 Bxf6 33.Rxe4 Rexe4 34.Rxe4 Rc8 35.c4

2. ± (1.05): 30.Bxe4 Nxe4 31.Rxe4 Bf6 32.c4 Qa8 33.Rde2 Red8 34.Qc2 Qc6

3. ± (0.75): 30.Qb1 Qa5 31.Bxe4 Nxe4 32.Rxe4 Be7 33.Rde2 Qa6 34.Bd4

May-31-06  castofclowns: argg Paragua moved 30.g4
May-31-06  art00: I don't think Paragua can lose this position. Barring a major blunder, hanggang draw na lang yang si Mas...

So we're looking at a 3-1 or 3.5-0.5 result... ok na yan...

May-31-06  castofclowns: Mali ata diagram mo art00
May-31-06  castofclowns: Mas move 30. .. Ba5

to me this a weak move, much better is h6 or Rd4.

May-31-06  art00: Board 1: Paragua with white
Fritz: after 30 ...Ba5, white is winning (3.12)
May-31-06  castofclowns: Paragua,M - Mas,H


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Analysis by Fritz 9:

1. (1.74): 31.g5 Bxc3 32.gxf6 Bxd2 33.Qxd2 gxf6 34.Bxf6 Qd3 35.Bxe4 Qxd2+ 2. ² (0.46): 31.Rc2 Bxc3 32.Re3 Rxe5 33.fxe5 Bxe5+ 34.Kh1 Qf8 35.Rxc8 Qxc8 36.Bxe4 h6 37.Bg2 3. ² (0.44): 31.Bxf6 gxf6 32.Rd7 Bc7 33.Qd5 Bxf4+ 34.Kh1 Rf8 35.Qxe4 Rfe8

May-31-06  art00: Sowee... mali nga ano... wala dapat pawn sa b2...

anyway... ano ngayon ang evaluation?

May-31-06  castofclowns: Paragua,M - Mas,H


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Analysis by Fritz 9:

1. (3.00): 34...Qg3 35.Rxe4 Bxd2 36.Qxd2 Rb8 37.Qc1 g6 38.Re3 Qf2 39.Rf3 Qh4

2. (3.01): 34...Qxf6 35.Rf1 Bxd2 36.Rxf6 Rc1 37.Qxc1 Bxc1 38.Rc6 Ba3 39.Rc8+ Bf8 40.Bxe4 h5 41.Kg2 g5 42.Bf3 h4 43.Rd8

3. (3.97): 34...g6 35.Rxe4 Qxf6 36.Rde2 h6 37.R2e3 Bb6 38.Rf3 Qg5 39.Qd7 Rc1+

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