EUGENIO TORRE (born Nov-04-1951, 73 years old) Philippines [what is this?] Eugenio Torre was born in Iloilo City, the Philippines and is the strongest Filipino chess player of his generation. He reached a peak world ranking of 20 in January 1983 and was in the world's top 100 players for most of the period from 1975 until 1992. (1) At the age of 60, he remains ranked among the top players in the Philippines. 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 when he won a bronze medal on board 1 at the 21st World Chess Olympiad held in Nice, France in 1974. Torre has been a veteran of the World Chess Olympiad for four decades, playing in every Olympiad since 1970 (except for 2008), playing top board for his team in every Olympiad between 1972 and 2004 inclusive, and leading the Philippine team to 7th place at the 1988 Thessaloniki Olympiad. Altogether, he has won three individual Olympiad bronze medals. Torre also participated in most of the early Asian Team Championships, invariably playing top board and invariably winning one or two medals. He lead the team to three consecutive gold medals during the games held in 1977, 1979 and 1981, to silver in 1983, and gold again in 1986. He also won 4 consecutive individual gold medals in those years and finished with a bronze medal for both the team and himself in his last stint at the Asian Team Championships, played in Kuala Lumpur in 1993. He beat Anatoly 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. He was a friend of Robert James Fischer, playing some training games with him and acting as a member of his team during Fischer's 1992 match against Boris Spassky. Later he conducted radio interviews with Fischer on <Bombo Radyo> of the Philippines. He also established the Eugene Torre Chess Foundation and the Eugene Torre Chess Center, which aim to discover and develop hidden talents from the Philippines' provinces. He was an early coach of Wesley So. Philippines top 100 http://ratings.fide.com/topfed.phtm...; (1) http://www.schachchronik.de/ratings...; (2) http://philboxing.com/news/story-84... Wikipedia article: Eugenio Torre Last updated: 2023-12-26 19:36:48

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page 1 of 65; games 1-25 of 1,606  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. E Torre vs Gligoric 0-1 51 1968 Manila Meralco C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense 2. R Naranja vs E Torre 1-0 64 1968 Manila Meralco E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto 3. R Balinas vs E Torre 1-0 92 1968 Manila Meralco B20 Sicilian 4. B Berger vs E Torre   1-0 49 1968 Manila Meralco A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 5. R Reyes vs E Torre   0-1 36 1968 Manila Meralco B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 6. G Badilles vs E Torre   1-0 71 1968 Manila Meralco E63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation 7. E Torre vs E De Castro   0-1 40 1968 Manila Meralco C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall 8. E Torre vs J Lobigas   ½-½ 42 1968 Manila Meralco B27 Sicilian 9. S Aguilar vs E Torre   0-1 23 1968 Manila Meralco B94 Sicilian, Najdorf 10. E Torre vs N Estimo   1-0 30 1968 Manila Meralco B42 Sicilian, Kan 11. E Torre vs K A Lim   ½-½ 48 1968 Manila Meralco B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack 12. Lee Keng Cheong vs E Torre   ½-½ 35 1968 Manila Meralco B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 13. E Torre vs P Rasmussen   1-0 43 1968 Manila Meralco C61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense 14. C Benitez vs E Torre   ½-½ 22 1968 Manila Meralco B42 Sicilian, Kan 15. E Torre vs R Rodriguez   0-1 37 1968 Manila Meralco B03 Alekhine's Defense 16. W Hug vs E Torre   ½-½ 50 1969 World Junior Championship qual-2 B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation 17. E Torre vs Karpov ½-½ 77 1969 World Junior Championship qual-2 C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 18. K Payrhuber vs E Torre   ½-½ 47 1969 World Junior Championship qual-2 B25 Sicilian, Closed 19. E Torre vs R M McKay   0-1 32 1969 World Junior Championship qual-2 B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern 20. A Sznapik vs E Torre   0-1 46 1969 World Junior Championship qual-2 E97 King's Indian 21. E Torre vs J Fridjonsson   1-0 47 1969 World Junior Championship qual-2 B07 Pirc 22. S Bouaziz vs E Torre   ½-½ 20 1969 World Junior Championship Final-B B02 Alekhine's Defense 23. E Torre vs E M Green   ½-½ 49 1969 World Junior Championship Final-B C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense 24. J Kristiansen vs E Torre   0-1 36 1969 World Junior Championship Final-B E73 King's Indian 25. E Torre vs L Ogaard   ½-½ 25 1969 World Junior Championship Final-B B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern  page 1 of 65; games 1-25 of 1,606

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ARCHIVED POSTS < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 360 OF 503 ·  Later Kibitzing> Sep-03-12    spawn2: <torrefan> If we will be fortunate or is it unfortunate: ) enough to play against Russia, GM Torre at Board 3 will play GM Sergey Karjakin if GMs So and Barbosa will play provided GM Sergey will not be given a rest. It is also possible for GM Torre to play GM Grischuk if either GM Wes or GM Oliver is rested and GM Kramnik plays and GM Grischuk is not rested. Sep-03-12    torrefan: Well, Russia is the Mount Everest of the Olympiad. It should be every other team's dream to test their skills against it. Sep-03-12    spawn2: Allow me to explain why I think we have a fairly good chance of "upsetting" 13th seed Bulgaria. If you compare the <performance rating> of Team Philippines to Team Bulgaria after 5 rounds, we have higher performance ratings in 4 out of the 5 boards which means our players are playing better compared to the Bulgarians. Bd 1 GM Wes <2719> GM Topalov <2635> Bd 2 GM Georgiev <2552> GM Oli <2685> Bd 3 GM Eugene <> GM Cheparinov <2588> Bd 4 GM Delchev <2468> GM Mark <2687> Bd 5 GM Oliver <2631> GM Nikolov <2473> Sep-03-12    spawn2: <torrefan> Am with you on that. If we will face Russia, China, U.S.A. or India to name some of the tough teams, it means we have continued to perform well. If that is the case, a top 20 finish should taste sweeter having achieve that playing the best the Olympiad has to offer. Sep-03-12    geniokov: <spawn2:after 5 rounds, we have higher performance ratings in 4 out of the 5 boards which means our players are playing better compared to the Bulgarians.> Correct assesment! It is the "rating performance"...as long as one´s spirit is highly motivated by his own will then nothing is imposible! It is not the standard rating but the rating performance!Agree ako diyan Bro! Sep-03-12    geniokov: Meron na bang pairings? Sep-03-12    wordfunph: brethren <genio>, round 6 pairings.. http://results.chessolympiadistanbu... Sep-03-12    geniokov: My bet: RP win by 2.5-1.5! Because i believed! Sep-03-12    geniokov: Thanks bro<word> Sep-03-12    geniokov: Ingat lang tayo sa Board 2 and 3,Alam kong malakas si Georgiev at Cheparinov! Mac2 is facing Delchev(author of Safest Gruenfeld and Safest Sicilian)but kung mababa ang Rating performance eh kaya ni Mark ito! Wesley will probably draw against Topalov but everything is posible to win his game!Topalov is easy to iritate during the game but can be dangerous at his best! Sep-03-12    geniokov: Kiril Georgiev is as strong as Jobaba Baadur of Georgia ata. Sayang at hindi naglaro itong si Jobaba Baadur,malakas din ito! Sep-03-12    geniokov: What makes AFGM popular para sa akin? With the exception of Kasparov upon which he encountered only once,AFGM had already beaten all the World Champion! From Tal,Petrosian...to Anand! Sep-03-12    geniokov: Kaya etong si Topalov eh markado na! Sep-03-12    giwgiw: Philippines 3 - 1 Bulgaria GM So 1/2 - 1/2 GM Topalov GM Barbosa 1 - 0 GM Georgiev GM Torre 1/2 - 1/2 GM Cheparinov GM Paragua 1 - 0 GM GM Delchev Lets Go Team Philippines! Sep-03-12    spawn2: Battle Royale ito mamaya! Bulgaria fielding its best team based on ELO Rating. They know they cannot take the Philippines team for granted. Go Pinas! Sep-03-12    joeyj: The most exciting game to watch between Team Philippines & Bulgaria will once again on the Top Board, where GM Wesley So playing the white pieces, will put his “No-Loss Record Vs GMs with 2700+ rating“ on the line for the 35th time against FIDE’s 2005 World Chess Champion & 2010 World Chess Championship challenger GM Veselin Topalov (2752). This would be the 2nd encounter between the two chess warriors, where their 1st encounter that ended with a draw, took place in Round-8 of the previous 2010 Chess Olympiad in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia. Read more: http://chessaccount.wordpress.com/2... Sep-03-12    perfidious: One suspects young Wesley is far less concerned about his string against 2700+ players than are some of his fans. The day this comes to its inevitable end, all lights in Philippines will be dimmed for one minute in honour of the memory. Sep-03-12    kimvot: So make sure not to let your eyes shut, you don't want to miss the ceremony. Sep-03-12    pinoymaster77: 30 minutes to the bakbakan - Mano a mano! Sep-03-12    pinoymaster77: Mukhang wala pang clear edge in the 4 boards, tiyagaan eto... Based on board positions, eh 2-2 ah but we will see if there are twists and turns OTB... Sep-03-12    Iskubadayb: Kay Wes at Eugene ang magandang prospects. Struggle ang magiging pwesto ng reyna ni Barbz. Si Mark, pag nakakasel e ok na. Sep-03-12    torrefan: Barbie may end up with weak pawn at c6. His pieces not well coordinated Sep-03-12    Iskubadayb: May tsansa manalo si bata. Wala ng olatz. Medyo gumaganda na ang pwesto ni Barbie. Wala na ring olatz ang kay bradidik. Mas maganda na ang pwesto ni Mark. Looking good! :) Sep-03-12    pinoymaster77: Good pm Master Isku, Mukhang magkatuts na minimum 2.5-1.5 o 3-1 for PHI pero teka muna have to earn it in each game... Sep-03-12    Iskubadayb: Kinukumplika ni bata... gusto nya ng tactical endgame. 2 knights for Barbz against 2 bish for Kiril. Equal chances. Malamang tabladingding itong kay Eugene. Unless magkamali ang kalaban. I doubt it. Simpleng endgame. Kalaban ni Mark ay handang mag sac ng pawn for major piece play sa sentro. This can get hairy! Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 503) search thread:    ARCHIVED POSTS < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 360 OF 503 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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