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 371 OF 503 ·  Later Kibitzing> Sep-06-12    spawn2: zugzwang talaga eh.. Sep-06-12    Iskubadayb: Papasok na ang hari ng itim sa gitna. Gagapangin na ang mga pyon. Sep-06-12    Iskubadayb: Kung merong trik dyan e siguradong makikitz ni bradidik. On tho other hand, pagod na rin talaga ang mama. Usually e di nya ititra yung g4 na yun dahil obyus naman na di makain ng itim. Nangyari tuloy e exposed ang mangmang na h-pawn. Dun nagumpisa ang problema. Sep-06-12    pinoymaster77: Nakuha na h pawn ni AFGM, nagapang nga Sep-06-12    geniokov: Ganun?...Sa buong pag-aakala ko eh matatabla eh... Sep-06-12    pinoymaster77: Pati ata k Wesley, ayaw pa magbigay ng draw ah... Sep-06-12    geniokov: Kasi makukuha lang yan ng Knight at sabay balik lang like Knight sacrifice sa h-pawn ni Bu. Sep-06-12    spawn2: Me round 10 pa guys and 11..Yaka pa pumatak: ) Sep-06-12    pinoymaster77: Sandals na, regroup na lang for the final 2 rounds, put this match behind us... Still at a minimum yung top 20 avowed team goal before the Olympiad, if a strong finish eh baka better pa... Sep-06-12    spawn2: Sa akin ok lang itong setback..we were seeded No. 35 and me chance pa bumawi sa next two (2) rds. Sumabay ang Team Philippines sa Top Team in the last 3 rds with us winning 2 out of 3. Ito yung sinasabi ko na mas matamis na pagpasok sa top 20 kasi malalakas kinalaban natin. Go Pinas! Sep-06-12    spawn2: GM Eugene..it was a valiant effort complicating matters and trying to win the game. Bawi na lang tomorrow. Nyt Guys! Sep-06-12    Iskubadayb: Sayans dahil ang ganda ng form ng buong team. Pwede talaga sa medalya ang pinakitang tiradingding. We just ran them to the ground! Tsaka dahil predictable ang line-up e madaling magprep ang kalaban. Kaya pumasok si Barbie sa linya ni Dingdongpah! Walang problema ang mga intsik sa opening dahil mukhang napaghandaan. Ubos tayo. Sep-06-12    Iskubadayb: Tsibog ng madami, tapos lakad, then hot shower. Ganda ng tulog. Banat ulit bukas! Sandals. :) Sep-06-12    kardopov: <Sandals na, regroup na lang for the final 2 rounds, put this match behind us... Still at a minimum yung top 20 avowed team goal before the Olympiad, if a strong finish eh baka better pa...> Amen. Sep-06-12    321ycnay: OK lang... obviously pagod na silang lahat. Two rounds pa naman, decompress at balik ulit tayo sa goal to finish in the top 20. Sana next assignment nila yung hindi naman masyadong halimaw, para makapuntos ulit. Puwede pa yan. Go Pinas! Sep-06-12    Doji: Ubosh din ang mga ruso.. Lupit ni nakamura! Bawi next round, kaya pa makapwesto ng maganda ganda.. Nyt guys! Ubosh din ako sa chessbookie.. Hehe Sep-06-12    geniokov: Now that we are facing Vietnam at Round 10,it is very important for our Team to "Play for Win" because this will determine our respect from the Chessworld,counting us as a country that should NEVER take it for granted! Round 11(last round) are definitely focus to those teams who are fighting for medals! Our aim is to get it into "TOP 10"...Top 20 will be Ok but why not "Top 10"?...At round 11(last round) we will be expecting so many draws because every delegation from each country are tired enough to fight for overall placing! European way of thinking is to get back home ASAP because anyway,it will be much important for them is their individual record,not so much concentrating about the country they are carrying with! We have to beat Vietnam so that whoever our opponent at last round will be easier to think about drawing our games or splitting the point! Just my opinion! Sep-06-12    geniokov: Wesley So must hold Le Quang Liem into draw! As well as Barbosa against Nguyen! Our chance is Board 3 and 4! Paragua and Torre!...Sorry to say for not counting for Dimaks because we need this critical rounds.Anyway,it is already far for Dimaks to get a GM norm.He can get it in a near future...Goodluck Philippines! We are proud of our players! Sep-06-12    geniokov: After this Olympiad Pres.Pichay must take it seriously regarding our country´s support for Chess! It was proven by our players that this sport are bringing "scented laurels" to our country! A nationwide program concentrating to get more Wesley So´s are needed for the future of chess in the next generation! Sep-06-12    geniokov: Even we get nothing in London Olympics,at least in Chess Olympiad we bring something very important for our country!Our Chess Olympiad players must be given a warm welcome to our country like Manny Pacquiao! Sep-06-12    bubuli55: The Philippine team made a valiant effort to keep pace with China today. But to no avail. They were out of sync. The team did not have that mystical energy seen in their games that put them number 2 in the standings after 8 rounds. Keep faith. These professional players will regroup and come back with a vengeance. Gentlemen ... Gas up! Good luck :) Sep-06-12    allan.dinglasan: GO Go Go RP! Sep-06-12    pinoymaster77: Good am, Just a bad day in the office, shake it off, and do battle naman with Vietnam tonight, then there's a REST day tomorrow! It's part of the TEST of CHARACTER for the team, the make the journey sweeter. This campaign has already opened up a lot of eyes that we are not that so far away from being a permanent part of the CHESS ELITE! Let's continue to pray for wisdom for the team officials for the round 10 line-up and for our players Sep-06-12    pinoymaster77: Haneps, 4 way tie at the top pala after that US win over Russia - China,Russia,Armenia,USA in that order. And its USA vs China at the top board! PHI naman in 12th place, let's have that finishing kick to put the icing on the cake! Sep-06-12    pinoymaster77: Meantime, nice Journal article by the inimitable Ed Andaya on that epic round 8 win over England, with some historic notes on PHI vs England matches in the Olympiad ! http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php... Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 503) search thread:    ARCHIVED POSTS < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 371 OF 503 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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