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 373 OF 503 ·  Later Kibitzing> Sep-07-12    pinoymaster77: Wala pang may clear advantage in ALL 4 boards? Sep-07-12    spawn2: <pm77> Wala pa.. nag-gagapangan pa: ) Sep-07-12    spawn2: Lamang yata Mark.. Sep-07-12    pinoymaster77: Good am, Nasilip ulit, fighting draw ALL boards for 2-2 standoff, checking the Olympiad site. China beat USA, with hitman Ding once again delivering the full point, they probably keep the lead based on tiebreaks Sep-07-12    pinoymaster77: Rest day today, final round vs Rumania. We are currently 11th based on tiebreak. China,Armenia and Russia in the lead based on that tiebreak order, China vs Ukraine in the final round... Sep-07-12    batongol: Draw against Vietnam..ok lang dahan dahan ang muling paglipad matapos ang mapait na pagkatalo dulot ng Tsina.. Nagpapakita lang na hindi pwedeng i etchepwera ang mga chessers sa Asia... Go Pinoy, Sobatopa..Dimax!!! Sep-07-12    bubuli55: A fantastic Olympiad by Philippine team. Other than the tough match against 2 time champion Armenia and the lose to eventual champion China, Philippine team is having an incredible Olympiad. I had predicted sixth place finish but the team has a very good chance of crashing the top 5. Go RP Go! Sep-07-12    bubuli55: < Glenn Bordonada: Forgive me if my prediction is based not on logic and reason (which we chessplayers hold dear) but purely on sentiment, which with every passing year, gains more importance for me. I am casting my fearless vote for Top Ten no less! > Sir Glenn knows :) Sep-07-12    321ycnay: Great job handling Vietnam to a 2-2 tie. We had slight advantages on all boards at given times and with a little bit of luck which we did not have, could have swung a 2.5-1.5 win. Credit is due to our Asean neighbor who themselves are likewise playing above payscale just like us! Nevertheless, we are still withiin reach of our goal, (inside 20) we only need to chill, relax, and prepare for the Romanians. Chill and prepare... magpalamig at magsunog kilay, ayan... kaya 'to! Nawa'y tayo'y mabahagian ng isang waging maski'y manipis lamang, ngunit dulot nito nama'y, para sa sambayanan, walang hanggang kasiyahan! Go Pilipinas! Lupang hinirang. Sep-08-12    spawn2: Saw this in Yahoo Philippines: TRENDING NGAYON: 1.Windows Phone 8 2.MTV Music Awards… 3.Eugene Torre 4.Oliver Barbosa 5.Kristen Stewart 6.Asi Taulava 7.Imelda Marcos je… 8.Efren Reyes 9.Astoria Plaza 10.Bangkok Hotel Sep-08-12    joeyj: Round 11 2012 Chess Olympiad R11 <Possible Scenarios in R11, Analysis & Final Results:> http://chessaccount.wordpress.com/2... Sep-08-12    pinoymaster77: Posting here the yahoo link posted by Cabuyao KGCC's Alan Pelias in FB : http://ph.sports.yahoo.com/news/tor... What time sa atin ang start ng round 11? Sep-08-12    pinoymaster77: May pairings na, ALL GM Line-ups Barbie and Mark will both have white vs Romania's scorers. Checking the start of round this time its 4 hours earlier than usual, so I would estimate it starts at 4pm Philippine time? Bo. 25 Romania (ROU) Rtg - 35 Philippines (PHI) Rtg 0 : 0 7.1 GM Lupulescu, Constantin 2614 - GM So, Wesley 2652 7.2 GM Parligras, Mircea-Emilian 2618 - GM Barbosa, Oliver 2554 7.3 GM Vajda, Levente 2612 - GM Torre, Eugene 2469 7.4 GM Nevednichy, Vladislav 2554 - GM Paragua, Mark 2508 Sep-08-12    kardopov: <jaimenarin: sana ay magkatotoo yung fearless forecast ni sir NM Glenn Bordonada...top ten!! sir<wordfunph> solo ni Sir Glenn ang prize...hehehe> So be it. One thing though, may i request the reward be given to me instead? I'm near the top 10 with my 11th place prediction. Sep-08-12    giwgiw: Congrats Janelle Mae Frayna Norms earned so far (women): No. Name Team FED After Rd. Pts. Games New Title 1 WFM Baciu, Diana Moldova MDA 10 5 9 WIM 2 Frayna, Janelle Mae Philippines PHI 9 6 9 WIM 3 WFM Gevorgyan, Irina Uzbekistan UZB 10 5 9 WIM 4 WGM Huang, Qian China CHN 10 7 9 IM 5 WGM Mamedjarova, Zeinab Azerbaijan AZE 10 6 10 IM 6 WGM Mammadova, Gulnar Azerbaijan AZE 10 7 10 IM 7 WFM Medina, Warda Aulia Indonesia INA 10 5.5 9 WIM 8 WIM Muminova, Nafisa Uzbekistan UZB 10 6 9 IM 9 WIM Nakhbayeva, Guliskhan Kazakhstan KAZ 10 6.5 9 IM 10 WGM Nemcova, Katerina Czech Republic CZE 9 7.5 9 IM 11 FM Pustovoitova, Daria IBCA IBCA 10 6.5 10 WIM 12 WCM Sop, Selen Turkey 2016 TUR16 10 7 9 WIM 13 FM Stetsko, Lanita Belarus BLR 10 7.5 9 WIM 14 WGM Yildiz, Betul Cemre Turkey TUR 10 7.5 9 IM 15 WGM Zawadzka, Jolanta Poland POL 10 8 10 IM Sep-08-12    torrefan: My last prediction was a top 6 finish. But it was a prediction done with doubt and after so many changes. G.Bordonada's top ten cry was given once, with conviction, with no ifs and buts. He knew the team and his words were moored in the depths of his unshakeable faith. But the prize should be given to kardopov because he needs it more. Lol. Sep-09-12    pinoymaster77: What's the award? Prediction, minimum of 2.5 to 1.5 win for PHI. Wouldn't mind a final round win by GM Wes, or in any other board where the opportunity presents itself ! GO TEAM PILIPINAS, 3 hours to go. We're praying for you! Sep-09-12    Nf3em: go go go ... ayak yan! Sep-09-12    pinoymaster77: Less than 3 hours to go, for our Philippine Men's team 'date with DESTINY'. We will know shortly how special this one would be... Sep-09-12    spawn2: <pm77> Tama ka bro actually special na rin itong campaign na to from 50th place, we are currently at 11th gong to the last round. Kaya yan Team Philippines! Dadaan sa butas ng karayom ang Team Romania bago nila kayo magapi. Go Pinas! Sep-09-12    ceedee: highest possible finish ay 6th place, kung manalo tayo. kung draw, malamang mawawala tayo sa top 10. pero this is the highest finish ever by the Philippines mula ginamit yun match points system nun 2008. 2 WIM norms ba ang nakuha ni Frayna o outright title na? Sep-09-12    spawn2: e4 player si GM Levente Vadja based on cg database..magandang laban to if they decide to debate on a Ruy Lopez opening ni GM Torre. All 4 players of Team Philippines are well rested. Time to rumble and barge the top 10! Sep-09-12    pinoymaster77: Yup, as texted a bit earlier a couple of hours ago, heard over 92.3 FM on 'Aksyon Sports' program of Mr. Ron and Dennis Principe, they had a call interview of Marlon B. and he shared talking to Pres. Pichay : - To go for win, as much as 3-1 could put us in the Top 6. - Most probable per vonvon's prediction and also myself/wordfun is 2.5-1.5, maybe this could put us in the top 10 - Even worst case for a match loss, maybe we will still end up in the top 15 to 20... Per KAYA yan, laban na! Sep-09-12    pinoymaster77: e4 e5 nga yung GM Levente vs AFGM, Scotch game. Even pa at early stages of all 4 games... Sep-09-12    ceedee: hindi na natin kaya abutin yun Armenia, Russia at China. if Ukraine draws with China then assured of at least 4th place na sila. mataas ang first tie-break ng Hungary, at Germany. so lets hope that Armenia at Russia will beat these teams para malampasan natin yun dalawang teams sa match points. the winner of Poland-USA will take 5th place. tanging ang Uzbekistan at Argentina lang ang mas mataas ng first tiebreaker kaysa sa atin. so lets hope that Holland and Vietnam will not lose to these two teams in the final round. if these scenarios come into place, sixth place na ang RP team dito. Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 503) search thread:    ARCHIVED POSTS < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 373 OF 503 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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