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Eugenio Torre
E Torre 
Photography courtesy of Philippine Chess.  

Number of games in database: 1,606
Years covered: 1968 to 2019
Last FIDE rating: 2417 (2423 rapid, 2343 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2560
Overall record: +565 -304 =705 (58.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 32 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (184) 
    B50 B83 B31 B30 B22
 Queen's Pawn Game (115) 
    D02 A45 A46 D00 A40
 Ruy Lopez (46) 
    C64 C92 C77 C84 C99
 French Defense (39) 
    C02 C07 C09 C04 C00
 Queen's Indian (39) 
    E15 E17 E12 E16 E14
 Orthodox Defense (28) 
    D58 D61 D55 D50 D51
With the Black pieces:
 Ruy Lopez (107) 
    C99 C80 C92 C77 C65
 Pirc (100) 
    B08 B07 B09
 King's Indian (84) 
    E62 E97 E73 E82 E92
 Slav (70) 
    D17 D14 D12 D10 D18
 Sicilian (68) 
    B42 B30 B57 B56 B43
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (58) 
    C99 C92 C91 C97 C96
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   L Ogaard vs E Torre, 1976 0-1
   Karpov vs E Torre, 1976 0-1
   Tal vs E Torre, 1987 0-1
   E Torre vs Romanishin, 1988 1-0
   E Torre vs Ljubojevic, 1976 1-0
   Larsen vs E Torre, 1973 1/2-1/2
   Chiburdanidze vs E Torre, 1988 0-1
   E Torre vs Karpov, 1984 1-0
   E Torre vs Petursson, 1985 1-0
   E Torre vs J Tarjan, 1983 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   World Junior Championship Final-B (1969)
   Melbourne Zonal (1975)
   Marlboro Chess Classic (1977)
   Manila (1979)
   Valletta Olympiad (1980)
   Baku Olympiad (2016)
   Jakarta (1978)
   Cleveland (1975)
   Chigorin Memorial (1980)
   Australian Open 1986/87 (1986)
   Biel Interzonal (1985)
   First Lady's Cup (1983)
   Reykjavik Open (2017)
   Thessaloniki Olympiad (1988)
   Dubai Olympiad (1986)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   0ZeR0's collected games volume 59 by 0ZeR0
   0ZeR0's collected games volume 60 by 0ZeR0
   Eugenio Torre BEST GAMES by Gottschalk
   Filipino Masters vs World Champions by mikevg
   Biel Interzonal 1985 by suenteus po 147
   Nikki KID by reurbz
   Baku 1980 by suenteus po 147
   Amsterdam IBM 1977 by suenteus po 147

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Asian Continental Blitz
   E Torre vs Praggnanandhaa (Jun-15-19) 0-1, blitz
   E Torre vs D H Nguyen (Jun-14-19) 1-0
   E Torre vs W Chu (Jun-13-19) 1/2-1/2
   K Y Chan vs E Torre (Jun-12-19) 1/2-1/2
   R Huang vs E Torre (Jun-11-19) 1-0

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EUGENIO TORRE
(born Nov-04-1951, 73 years old) Philippines

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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  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. E Torre vs Gligoric 0-1511968Manila MeralcoC93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense
2. R Naranja vs E Torre 1-0641968Manila MeralcoE62 King's Indian, Fianchetto
3. R Balinas vs E Torre 1-0921968Manila MeralcoB20 Sicilian
4. B Berger vs E Torre  1-0491968Manila MeralcoA49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
5. R Reyes vs E Torre  0-1361968Manila MeralcoB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
6. G Badilles vs E Torre  1-0711968Manila MeralcoE63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation
7. E Torre vs E De Castro  0-1401968Manila MeralcoC89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall
8. E Torre vs J Lobigas  ½-½421968Manila MeralcoB27 Sicilian
9. S Aguilar vs E Torre  0-1231968Manila MeralcoB94 Sicilian, Najdorf
10. E Torre vs N Estimo  1-0301968Manila MeralcoB42 Sicilian, Kan
11. E Torre vs K A Lim  ½-½481968Manila MeralcoB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
12. Lee Keng Cheong vs E Torre  ½-½351968Manila MeralcoB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
13. E Torre vs P Rasmussen  1-0431968Manila MeralcoC61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense
14. C Benitez vs E Torre  ½-½221968Manila MeralcoB42 Sicilian, Kan
15. E Torre vs R Rodriguez  0-1371968Manila MeralcoB03 Alekhine's Defense
16. W Hug vs E Torre  ½-½501969World Junior Championship qual-2B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
17. E Torre vs Karpov ½-½771969World Junior Championship qual-2C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
18. K Payrhuber vs E Torre  ½-½471969World Junior Championship qual-2B25 Sicilian, Closed
19. E Torre vs R M McKay  0-1321969World Junior Championship qual-2B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
20. A Sznapik vs E Torre  0-1461969World Junior Championship qual-2E97 King's Indian
21. E Torre vs J Fridjonsson  1-0471969World Junior Championship qual-2B07 Pirc
22. S Bouaziz vs E Torre  ½-½201969World Junior Championship Final-BB02 Alekhine's Defense
23. E Torre vs E M Green  ½-½491969World Junior Championship Final-BC93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense
24. J Kristiansen vs E Torre  0-1361969World Junior Championship Final-BE73 King's Indian
25. E Torre vs L Ogaard  ½-½251969World Junior Championship Final-BB04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
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Feb-09-13  pinoymaster77: The date (Feb 9th) of the article is current, but the NCFP calendar already indicates dates and venue (Ninoy Aquino Stadium)in late May for the Philippine Open Intl / Asian Continental.

In doubt pa pala Phil participation in chess at the SEAG...

http://philboxing.com/news/story-80...

Feb-09-13  SugarDom: hmmm, like i say <pinoymaster> we have to come through with the Pinoy version of chess for the SEAG with a Carabao piece :)
Feb-10-13  geniokov: <spawn2> Musta na bro! Interesting etong post mo about rating inflation which is true!Maybe there is a missing formula that will hold a key to all answer in relation to rating inflation.
Feb-10-13  geniokov: Minsan,parang malaking katanungan din ito sa mga Mathematicians who wants to have a answers with regards to ELO Rating? For example ba,Should we apply a computation of Elo Rating in finding an answer from a 20yrs old brain(thinking process)in compare to 60yrs old brain?(No offense po GM Torre) just thinking of a ways for a right ang fair solution.
Feb-11-13  pinoymaster77: Good am, sana meron din sa major dailies ng latest chess announcements, aside from Sports Radio as shared by spawn2.

Anyway, will lookout for further details care of spawn2 on the forthcoming, exciting chess developments...

Feb-12-13  Nf3em: good morning po mga igan!
Feb-12-13  kardopov: Gud pm mga bosing. Ano ba magiging pakinabang ni GM Eugene sa bagong taytol nya na FST? Nagtatanong lang po. Pero anoman man 'yon eh wala naman akong pakialam at malamang yun din ang sasabihin nyo sa akin. LOL! Wala lang akong masabi. Masarap talaga pag laging me laban ang mga pinoymasters natin, hindi katulad ngayon kakainip.
Feb-12-13  spawn2: <kardopov>

bro, ang isa pang magandang tanong at mas malaki ang impact eh, ano ang magiging pakinabang ng Philippine Chess sa pagiging FST ni GM Torre.

Will try to craft a sensible answer to your very good question: )

Sa next tourney naman, not sure if he will play in other tournaments prior to AIC which is May. Will ask him about it when I get the opportunity.

Thanks

Feb-12-13  pinoymaster77: Let me just chime in on what I've heard and can be shared :

- For GM Wes, ang alam ko lang na previously announced eh Reykjavik Open which I think is next week, and he will play in the University Olympiad in July in Kazan,Russia per previous press release.

- Per press release of media forum where NCFP was guest, GM Barbosa will play in HD Bank in Vietnam in March and the Thailand Open in April (though personally this is not the strong field he needs to be in, kung preparation for World Cup ang level)

- Most probably, many other Pinoy GMs/IMs/Masters will play in those Vietnam and Thailand tournaments...

- NCFP / chess participation in the 2013 SEAG is still up in the air, due to current frictions between Myanmar organizers and our PSC.

- AFGM is a regular guest for Indonesia Open, its part of his chess skeds, and this would still be in October..

Feb-13-13  SugarDom: My advise to NCFP, just participate. It's natural for the host to select the events. They can even scrap chess if they want.
Feb-17-13  kardopov: <My advise to NCFP, just participate. It's natural for the host to select the events. They can even scrap chess if they want.> The most sensible thing to do. Mas importante ang camaraderie/brotherhood kesa magpaimportante. This SEAG is very important for those players who trained so hard for this. Remember that every competition could be their last.
Feb-17-13  geniokov: Where is really the problem? NCFP or PSC?
Feb-17-13  spawn2: My stand is we participate but we only send athletes who will have a chance for a podium finish in events worth participating.

In chess, we only send representatives in rapid/blitz category. Dehins na sa Myanmar chess.

Feb-17-13  spawn2: Checked the line-up in the Reyjavik Open and I cant help noticed that the members of the Turkish Team that played in the Olympiad will play. It seems Turkey is already preparing for Tromso Olympiad next year.

They were expected to perform well in the last Olympiad but breaks did not go their way.

Feb-18-13  pinoymaster77: genio,
Sa mga sports articles eh Myanmar is brazenly scrapping events na malakas mga countries na puntirya nila, target ata eh yung at least 4th place finish.

PSC Chair Rich Garcia is miffed with these moves, and tried to counter / protest, pero mukhang ma-railroad ang agenda ng Myanmar as host...

Feb-20-13  SugarDom: <Mas importante ang camaraderie/brotherhood kesa magpaimportante. >

Korek ka dyan bro <kardo>

Feb-25-13  bubuli55: Kaplan ba ang susunod na vakvakan ni Sir Eugene?
Feb-25-13  spawn2: <bubuli55>

bro, this coming May which is the Asian Individual Championship slated to happen here in Manila from May 17 - 27.

Thanks

Feb-26-13  spawn2: As GM Wesley So battles other high-calibered GMs in the Reyjavik Open to put the Philippine flag on top, GM Eugene Torre will soon start his quest to improve the chess curriculum in the country. From March 15 to 19, GM Torre together with another prominent GM, Efstratios Grivas (coach of Hungary in the Olympiad) will hold a trainers seminar here in Manila.

The four (4) day activity is a partnership with FIDE and supported by NCFP, Eugene Torre Chess Foundation and the Florencio Campomanes Academy.

The main objective of the activity is to enhance the over-all teaching method/tools of our local trainers to further improve the skills of our up and coming players and produce more GMs in the mold of Torre and So.

Both GMs Torre and Grivas hold the FIDE Senior Trainer (FST) title.

Feb-26-13  bubuli55: Magandang balita yan spawn2. Salazar bro :)
Feb-26-13  spawn2: <Milestones in Philippine Chess>

Here are some of the milestones achieved by Fiipinos in the World of Caissa:

- Rodolfo Tan Cardoso - Asia's 1st International Master

- Eugenio O. Torre - Asia's 1st Gradmaster(1974)

- Eugenio 0. Torre - First Asian to top the Interzonals and barged to the Candidates (1982)

- Florencio Campomanes - 1st Asian to become President of FIDE (1982)

- Philippine Team achieving its best performance in the Olympiad (1988)

- Rogelio Antonio - 1st Filipino to qualify to the World Chess Championship (1999)

- Mark Paragua - 1st Filipino to break 2600 barrier

- Wesley So - Youngest Filipino to attain GM title and join the Philippine Team to the Olympiad

- Wesley So - 1st Filipino to break 2700 barrier (2013)

Mabuhay ang Manlalarong Pinoy!

Feb-26-13  pinoymaster77: Hi spawn2,

Could I re-post in other chess fora, for chess community's appreciation of these 'Philippine Chess Firsts' ?

Feb-26-13  spawn2: <pm77>

Sure pards..pero let's complete the year for IM Cardoso and GM Mark para maganda tignan and we need to put 7th place finish dun sa 1988.

Thanks.

Feb-27-13  spawn2: <Milestones in Philippine Chess> Here are some of the milestones achieved by Fiipinos in the World of Caissa: - Rodolfo Tan Cardoso - Asia's 1st International Master (1957)

- Eugenio O. Torre - Asia's 1st Gradmaster(1974)

- Eugenio 0. Torre - First Asian to top the Interzonals and barged to the Candidates (1982)

- Florencio Campomanes - 1st Asian to become President of FIDE (1982)

- Philippine Team achieving its best performance in the Olympiad (7th place) (1988)

- Rogelio Antonio - 1st Filipino to qualifier to the World Chess Championship (1999)

- Mark Paragua - 1st Filipino to break 2600 barrier (2006)

- Wesley So - Youngest Filipino to attain the GM title (2008)

- Wesley So - 1st Filipino to break 2700 barrier (2013)

Feb-27-13  SugarDom: Youngest to Breach 2600...
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