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 396 OF 503 ·  Later Kibitzing> Sep-07-13    spawn2: <lakers4sho> as far as i can remember, BOGM has always been rated. Haridas and Bersamina unfortunately missed qualifying after the tiebreak was applied. Sep-07-13    pinoymaster77: Ang sabi before nung Semis, eh total of 14 players ang format ng BOGM, round robin. So if 10 GMs will play, then the top 4 from the Semis will play and so forth. It so happens only 8 GMs are available to play, so 6 slots ang qualified from the Semis. Sila IMs Pimentel and Salcedo I think tied for 5th and 6th kaya nakasali sila. FM Paulo finished 9th. I think in this field (wala GMs So Sadorra Sanchez Salvador for various reasons) eh may shot na pumatak sila AFGM and Banjo. Published na 150K pa din ang TOP prize... Sep-07-13    Nf3em: mga pards, how true Wes will finally participate in WJCC? Sep-07-13    spawn2: <Nf3em> Will try to ask around if it is true. Hopefully it is pards. Sep-07-13    Nf3em: thnx brod <alex>, sana nga. Sep-08-13    pinoymaster77: Comment ko lang yung link ng blunderchek article eh dated SEPT 1 pa eh. Yung wjcc link naman, di ko ma open yung PDF attachment. I guess we would only know FOR SURE by Sept 12 opening date, or pag may round 1 pairings na... Sep-08-13    spawn2: <Nf3em> Based on the declaration of Coach Susan, GM Wes will skip the WJC bro. Sep-08-13    spawn2: The chess sched of GM Torre kicks into high gear with 3 tournaments squeezed within 1 month if everything runs according to schedule. It will start with the 5th Edition of the Battle of the Grandmasters which starts on Sept 27 (13 rds). He will then fly to Indonesia for the prize rich Indon Open (9 rds) which commences on October 9. He will then return to the country to lead one of the teams in the Asian Cities (9 rds) in Tagaytay City. Whew..31 high level chess games in span of 30 days. Goodluck GM Eugene! Sep-08-13    Nf3em: Thnx brod <alex>, medyo matagal pa pala ang aksyon ulit sa chessboard. Sep-08-13    spawn2: <Nf3em> Sa bilis ng panahon, konting paghihintay na lang yan; ) Sep-08-13    lakers4sho: Will BOGM have an online live stream of the games? Sep-09-13    pinoymaster77: That is in the wish list, and organizer NCFP is the one who could answer, still not sure if they have their own DGT boards already? And know how to hook them up? Sep-09-13    lakers4sho: Well, didn't they have live streaming of the Asian Championship aka the Manny Pacquiao Cup? Sep-09-13    visayanbraindoctor: Game Collection: Torre:NiceOly+DecisiveGamesvsWorldChamps+vsRibli I separated my collection of Torre's games from those of Anand's. The games document Torre's rise to be Asia's first GM and Candidate, and victor in individual games over several world champions including Smyslov (one win), Tal (one win), Karpov (two wins), and Anand (one win). Torre had a winning record against the great Mikhail Tal. Sep-09-13    pinoymaster77: The Manny Pacquiao Cup was handled by the ETCF and ACF, it was ACF's Mershad who setup that internet link, while Regge of ETCF graciously lent his DGT boards & other high end gamit, while ETCF had also invested in their own DGT boards. Well, if NCFP still do not have their own DGT boards, up to them if they will borrow from Regge. Sep-10-13    spawn2: <visayanbraindoctor> Thank you very much for visiting this page and posting the link to your collection of GM Torre's notable games. <lakers4sho> Unfortunately, no lives games of BOGM since its inception. The organizer has used chess-results.com to inform the general public of the results. On a good day, they post the pgn of the just concluded round in the abovementioned site within 24 hours. Am sure, Mr. Regge Tee will be more than happy to lend his assistance to make the games "live" for the chess public's viewing pleasure. NCFP will just need to ensure connectivity to the internet. Sep-10-13    lakers4sho: This probably sounds naïve, but what's ETCF and ACF? Sep-10-13    spawn2: <lakers4sho> Eugene Torre Chess Foundation (ETCF) and Asian Chess Federation (ACF). Sep-11-13    spawn2: Sept-8-13<Nf3em> <Sa bilis ng panahon, konting paghihintay na lang yan; )> Ang bilis di ba bro, its already Sept 11 here in Manila: ) Sep-11-13    spawn2: <Sept-8-13Nf3em> <Sa bilis ng panahon, konting paghihintay na lang yan; )> Ang bilis di ba bro, its already Sept 11 here in Manila going 12 na: ) 16 days to go! Sep-11-13    Nf3em: Oo nga bro <alex> and I will be able to watch some games in the early rounds (if time permits) ... ;-) Sep-11-13    lakers4sho: If someone can update real-time OTB positions of the interesting games in this page or on other players' pages, that would be nice. Sep-12-13    spawn2: <Nf3em> Hmmm..just advise on the sched; ) Sep-12-13    pinoymaster77: In the meantime, natuloy Natl Jr champs Jerad and Jodilyn, confirmed sa WJCC site arrival nila kagabi (sa Transfers) accompanied by IM Ranola. May masubaybayan muna tayo... Sep-12-13    spawn2: <Nf3em> Got it bro Danny: ) <PM77> Maganda me reps ang Pinas. Medyo longshot but still me shot. Hope the tourney will be spared from external problems. Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 503) search thread:    ARCHIVED POSTS < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 396 OF 503 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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