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 405 OF 503 ·  Later Kibitzing> Nov-21-13    spawn2: GM Anand really tried to win this game but GM Calrsen was just too good finding the "only moves". We will have a new world chess champion soon. GM Anand has been a very good champion during his time as king of the hill. I look forward to GM Carlsen's reign and the changes it will introduce to the game we all love. Nov-22-13    pinoymaster77: It's now OFFICIAL! http://chennai2013.fide.com/magnus-... Nov-22-13    pinoymaster77: And so the chess crossroads is in. Im sure there will be a lot of write-ups. So, who could be the next 'worthy' chalenger - Aronian? Kramnik? Maybe another shot by Gelfand? Or Vishy might compete in the next Candidates? BTW,who has good match record vs Magnus, na close to 50%? Among the young guns, who has the goods to challenge? If Caruana and Karjakin level up, could they hack it? B.Ang was right after all in his Chess Piece analyzing games 1 to 3, that the ELO difference of > 100 will show itself. So ELO is a reflection of playing strength after all? Why Magnus could even breach 2900 with the way he's playing and very young at 23. http://www.chessvibes.com/breaking-... Nov-22-13    Nf3em: May recent WCC result be an inspiration to our young chess players that would somehow help GM Torre, brod <spawn2> and the rest of their foundation partners achieve their goals. Mabuhay po kayo! Nov-23-13    pinoymaster77: Nice write-up, good insights : http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/... Nov-24-13    spawn2: Cong Manny still has it. It's a good day for us Pinoys. Mabuhay ka Pacman! Nov-24-13    Nf3em: Did Magnus reveal who are his seconds besides his GM countrymen? Is there a possibility that some Russians helped him? Nov-24-13    pinoymaster77: Congrats to Pacman, didn't really get to watch but got text messages from my son who watched pay-per-view in neighbor's house and heard some rounds over DZBB. Yolanda survivors would benefit, and also CHESS! Pacman reportedly got teary eyed and very thankful to be back... maybe 1 to 2 more years for him considering the age. Nov-24-13    pinoymaster77: Nf3em, 'Secret' pa din daw yung seconds eh, though at this day and age eh surprised up to now media hasn't been able to identify... Yung nakalabas yung Magnus composed of his father, a chef, a doctor, and I think a Manager. Countryman Ludwig Hammer lang shared publicly ni Magnus... Nov-24-13    Nf3em: Sir <PM77>, thanks for the info. But I don't believe only Ludwig Van Hammer helped him -- it's their prerogative to keep it secret though and no one can oblige them to reveal it. Btw, yes Pacman still has the speed and boxing skills but I thought something is missing -- power. Or it is just that he is too cautious this time around. Nov-24-13    lakers4sho: <Nf3em: Btw, yes Pacman still has the speed and boxing skills but I thought something is missing -- power. Or it is just that he is too cautious this time around.> Well, that, and that Rios is known for having a solid chin. Nov-24-13    pinoymaster77: Vishy's initial post-WCC thoughts, he will take some time off after the London Chess Classic... http://www.indianexpress.com/news/d... Nov-24-13    lakers4sho: Hm, so he'll probably in Zurich and then Candidates. Nov-24-13    pinoymaster77: Looks like it, so those are the tournaments to follow in the next few months - the London Chess Classic, the Tata A, Zurich event then the Candidates, on who can hold a candle to Champ Magnus, to hopefully give him a stiff chalenge... Nov-24-13    pinoymaster77: Nice WSJ article - agree or disagree? : http://online.wsj.com/news/articles... Nov-24-13    Jim Bartle: Agree. Very good for a general interest article. Nov-24-13    pinoymaster77: Checked the London Classic site, wonder if NEW Champ Magnus and Levon will play there too ? http://www.londonchessclassic.com/c... Nov-24-13    spawn2: Not so sure if GM Anand has recovered 100% by the time the London Classic rolls in. I expect him to have a high number of draws except for his game against Kramnik. He may want to win that one. Nov-25-13    wordfunph: brod Dan.. <The big post-match surprise was the revelation that Carlsen didn't have had any seconds in Chennai and during the match seems to have mostly worked with Jon Ludvig Hammer via skype and email whilst he was based in Norway. Instead Carlsen was surrounded be friends and family to support him throughout the match.> http://www.theweekinchess.com/chess... Nov-25-13    kingfu: No 2nds or 3rds or 4ths or 5ths. 10ths maybe? Carlsen is going to be Champ for a while. Is anybody else over 2800 besides Aronian? Nov-25-13    pinoymaster77: Ayos ah, well it just goes to show that new Champ Magnus carries with him on his head his own supercomputer. Pero siguro for the openings review, some chess friends also help out... Good to confirm he will be an active Champ, wonder what that Zurich tournament is, Anand also plans to play there. So, this means rest muna ang Champ and will skip the forthcoming London Chess Classic. I also don't expect Anand to be mentally prepared during the London event, but will just lookout on how Kramnik, Caruana,Naka are doing. Meantime, we will have the Natl Youth Finals this week, that World Team event (curious on Wes' 'coaching'),and the SEAG in Dec, may ASEAN Chess and Transfer (tandem) chess. Not sure kung may random chess. Nov-25-13    pinoymaster77: Ayun naman pala, may 'secret' seconds na he will tap ulit for the WCC 2014. He said it himself, he plans to be ON TOP for a long time. Hope spawn2 shares here his incisive analysis on the cycle of World Chess Champions and their style of play, would make a good, healthy discussion topic. http://newindianexpress.com/sport/I... Nov-25-13    lakers4sho: I don't buy the "no seconds" thing at all. At the very least Laurent Fressinet was working with him. They probably did all the work prior coming to Chennai. Nov-26-13    pinoymaster77: Congratulations to GM Ino Sadorra for winning the UTD GM Invitational with 6.5/9, a clear point ahead ! He dedicated his triumph to Yolanda survivors, rescuers and helpers, a CLASS ACT indeed! May he be seriously considered for PSC allowance in the next review. He's our clear #2 and just 5 pts shy of the 2600 ELO level for Super GM ! Nov-26-13    pinoymaster77: Watch out for 2nd wave of Indian GMs? Even champ Magnus mentioned this in his interview per his experience of conducting simul in India, that the young Indian players are tactically strong! Magnus predicted many more GMs would come out of India, specially from host Chennai's area. So far, after Anand India has been successful with the Girls, thru Harika and World Youth Champ Furtado... http://newindianexpress.com/cities/... Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 503) search thread:    ARCHIVED POSTS < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 405 OF 503 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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