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 421 OF 503 ·  Later Kibitzing> Jun-12-14    Nf3em: <Ang mahalaga masaya ka at napapasaya mo yung mga suki mo, yung may naiambag ka sa kanila- kaalaman, kasiyahan at, lalong lalo na, salapi.> hehehe tuition fee ;-) Jun-12-14    spawn2: Usapang Pagpupugay uli tayo. Today as we celebrate Independence Day, our sports legends will be given the recognition they deserve at Resort's World Manila. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3cj... Jun-12-14    torrefan: Well, all I can say is that times have changed. The heroes who made our independence day possible were those Filipinos who never left the country and had stayed here and died here in the effort to liberate the country from foreign oppression. Now, the heroes being acknowledged are those who had left the country but are sending money back to help liberate it from poverty. And the enemies now are those within the country, enrich themselves here, then stash their money abroad. Jun-12-14    geniokov: Kumusta na sa ating lahat.<spawn2>Bro,Ok yang na-post mo from youtube.Sana eh si Jawo eh nandoon din or si Caloy Loyzaga.Tabi silang lahat kay AFGM,Hindi pa din nagbabago yung hitsura niya.Bata pa din tingnan.Syempre,hindi na siya long hair pero yun pa din. Jun-12-14    Iskubadayb: Let's have fun. Spring of '76. Si Carter ang bagong presidente ng US. Kapapanalo lang ni Euge sa Battle of Champions na pinisak nya sila Tolya, Ljubo at Browne. Dahil sa mga pangyayaring ito ay nainspayr si Bobby na lumarong muli. Nilapitan niya ang uscf at pinaalam na lalaro ulit siya kung matupad ang 2 kondisyones. Ang una ay full amnesty galing kay Carter. Pangalawa ay gusto niyang si Euge ang segundo nya paglaban nya kay Tolya sa kampyonato. Kinausap ng uscf si alamat tungkol dito. Aaprubahan ito ng uscf at pati na rin ang mga financial fees niya pero kelangan siyang lumipat ng pederasyon!! ANO ANG GAGAWIN NG ATING ALAMAT?? Yan ang tanong sa mga GETS. Alexhine, tanong mo rin si Euge kung ano ang gagawin nya pag nagkita kayo. Post ko ang hypothetical answer ko mamaya. :) Jun-12-14    geniokov: Eto Master Isku eh opinion ko lang.Para sa akin eh hindi makatuwiran na lumipat pa ng pederasyon dahil unang-una sa lahat eh "segundo" lang siya eh.Pagkatapos ng match nila ni Tolya eh ano ang kasunod?Ang kaso ni Euge sa sarili niyang estado ay may pamilyang tao,anak at asawa,samantalang yung bata natin sa WS forum eh 21 anyos lang at single pa.Iba ang pananaw ng isang may pamilyang Grandmaster kesa walang asawa. Jun-12-14    geniokov: Siguro ang laki na ng anak ni Euge na si Eunice.Cute nga yun noong bata pa eh. Jun-12-14    SugarDom: Mang Isku ha? Nalilito ako sa yo ha? Ano ba yun? True story ba yung sa itaas? Jun-12-14    Iskubadayb: Hahaha... laro lang yan brader. Positional study baga. Palipas oras lang muna. Ano sagot mo? Genio, wala pang anak si bradidik nyan. Wala ka ring sagot. :) Jun-12-14    geniokov: Ok,ok,Mag-stay pa din ako sa opinion ko na hindi pa rin makatuwiran ang lumipat ng pederasyon kung ang magiging dahilan lang eh ang pagiging segundo ni Fischer. Jun-12-14    SugarDom: pero saying naman yung magiging malahiganteng paghaharap ni Fischer at Karpov. Jun-12-14    Iskubadayb: Ok, Genio. Tanggap na ang sagot mo. Fiction lang ito based on factual events. Parang tutots no? It just shows na maaaring nangyari rin noon kay bradidik ang nangyari ngayon kay bata. Kaya nga ang tanong ay: Ano ang gagawin ni Euge kung ito nga ang nangyari sa kanya? :) Jun-12-14    Iskubadayb: Sandals lang muna. Jun-12-14    pinoymaster77: Good am, Sakin matik sagot dyan AFGM will retain Fed sa Philippines, and will find ways na matuloy pagka second nya sa championship match. Jun-12-14    pinoymaster77: Less than a week to go to the NCC Finals (June 19 ang original start), clock is ticking if GMs Oli and Ino would accept their seeding / invites. Siguro naman sa opening ceremonies eh NCFP will announce the FINAL mechanics for the Olympiad team formation. Paano kaya maging scene nun sa Tromso with GM Wes coaching the US team, then sees PHI players and officials, I guess kamayan and batian pa din naman. Jun-12-14    SugarDom: May pag-asa pa naming magbalik federasyon yan si Wes sa Pinas eh, pag nasipa na yung mga bwisit. :) Jun-13-14    Iskubadayb: Tama ka dyan, Kap. Pwedeng super gm to super gm... bradidik to bata... sabihin nyang delay mo ang official switch sa ped ng kano hanggang matapos ang eleksyon ng bagong presidente sa atin! Pag nanalo ako ay preskiting ka na, bata. Mga GETS ay wala atang balls bumoto ha! Katuwaan lang ito mga bradidik. 2 - 1 ang score. :) Jun-13-14    Iskubadayb: Tulog na ko. Hopefully e masubaybayan ko ang laro ni bata. Sandals, bradidiks. :) Jun-13-14    spawn2: I will try to ask Genius when we see each other M. Isku: ) Jun-13-14    gokusano: June 1, deadline. June 19, elimination. Hindi ko ma GETS... :0)? Jun-13-14    SugarDom: received the following from Wesley So in Las Vegas: "I withdrew from the National Open to focus on finalizing the federation transfer process. This situation is taking a big toll on me. I hope to finish everything shortly. Then it is up to the NCFP to sign off on it or not." Jun-13-14    john barleycorn: <sugardom> "finalizing the federation transfer process"? According to Pichay it hasn't started. Or did the USCF lose the paperwork / did not proceed it? Or or or? Too many questions. Some is rotten in that process. Jun-13-14    SugarDom: NCFP In denial. These people are the problem, not Wesley. Jun-13-14    SugarDom: The trolls over the fence don't know that Wesley has already withdrawn from the Las Vegas Open. Jun-13-14    gokusano: <SugarDom: The trolls over the fence don't know that Wesley has already withdrawn from the Las Vegas Open> Ouch. No games to watch. 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