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 425 OF 503 ·  Later Kibitzing> Jun-25-14    Iskubadayb: TY sa update, TonyMayls. Undefeated pa rin si bradidik. Kelangan ang masarap na luto ni Marlinina mamayang hapunan para ready si alamat sa pinale. :) Jun-25-14    offramp: Recipe 2: Gupitin sa ito sa isa pang kalahati para sa Pagprito. Pinalamanan karne ng usa à la LAEKEN Ilabas ng nilagang karne para sa bawat piraso ng harina, sinisigurado namin ang iyong mga balikat halos kumulo ang dugo tinadtad perehil. GRENADINS NG Flanders Kunin ilang rounds ilagay ang tinadtad perehil at cut out sa na ang mushroom. Heat kalahati at inilagay sa hiwa ng Brussels recipe) Pound pababa sa tuktok upang ang hole sa isang humampas na may nito kamukhang-mukha sa malas sa gadgad duguan; kapag kumukulo, para sa mga likido at sa kahabaan ng karne ng rounds ng damo. Alisan ng tubig off ang palayok at i-cut karne ng usa; magprito mga ito sa pamamagitan ng kalahating kilong kintsay, upang hindi na ito na may isang raw itlog, na may harina, magbasa-basa may litsugas, na may isang cool na oven at gadgad. Kung gumagamit ka ng anumang bagay para sa isda. Flemish salad NG karne ng tupa Fry tuktok, at magbasa-basa sa mantikilya, at alisan ng balat at magbabad para sa limang halaman ng dyuniper berries, at kung maaari mong gamitin ang mga ito sa asin at magdagdag ng tatlo o karne ng usa sa isang maliit na mantikilya in gamit ang harina, fine kolis, artichokes, at isa-kalahating pinta ng isa lamang, sa isang isang kutsaritang puno ng red wine. Jun-25-14    joeyj: R8 Results: AFGM def WFM Frayna see R8 pairings results http://chess-results.com/tnr138542.... Jun-25-14    wordfunph: superb 1.5/2 for today's games, kaldagan na ini for the last 3 laps. goodluck GM Eugene. Jun-25-14    wordfunph: standings after round 8: 5.5 = Torre / Gomez 5.0 = Bersamina / Garcia 4.5 = Frayna / Dimakiling 4.0 = Laylo 3.5 = Barcenilla / Antonio 3.0 = Bitoon 2.0 = Pimentel / Abelgas 3 more rounds. Jun-25-14    geniokov: Janelle Mae Frayna is our very own "Judith Polgar of the Philippines!" Jun-25-14    spawn2: Had a great time watching live the Torre - Frayna game. GM Torre again went into an endgame with a slight advantage. WIM Frayna had drawing chances but blundered with the f5 push that gave GM Torre the win. 3 rounds to go..kapit GETS! Jun-25-14    Iskubadayb: Magandang salubong ito sa aking gising. Nasa bandila pa rin ang ating bradidik. Bilib talaga ako dito kay James. Tiningnan ko ang mga laro nya e malalim pa rin kumalkula. Teritoryo nya itong last few rounds. Basta kundisyon pa rin ang katawan nyan e mahihirapan na silang pigilan yang kamitin ulit ang kanyang kampyonato. :) Jun-25-14    pinoymaster77: Maybe going 2/3 would already assure of finishing in the 'TOP 4' for AFGM. But since andyan na rin lang, eh might as well go for the BOGM Championship ! Its been awhile for AFGM topping a national event, if Im not mistaken the last time was winning the Pichay or was that the GMA Cup, around 2009 or 2010 ? Jun-25-14    spawn2: <pm77> Pards..2008 when he brought home the PGMA Cup. Jun-25-14    Iskubadayb: Dapat kunin ang kampyonato. Yan parati ang target. Kapag kundisyon nga ang katawan nyan e, I don't see it not happening. Jun-25-14    pinoymaster77: Thanks spawn2, our AFGM chronicler ! Yup Iskuba sa pagkakaalam ko eh tuloy pa din pag regular gym ni AFGM and of course maintains the healthy diet and lifestyle. Last 3 games eh black in 2 games vs IM Garcia and GM Laylo then sa last round white vs IM Paulo. For IM Paulo, last 3 games eh black vs WIM-Elect Frayna, white vs IM Garcia and sa final rd black vs AFGM. Jun-25-14    Iskubadayb: Ty, Jaime. Ayos sa olrayt ang kundisyon ni brader kung ganun. Mahihirapan silang tibagin yan. Pag ganitong sa dulo na e medyo pagod na ang mga manlalaro at ang nerbyos ay unti-unti na ring kumakalat. Dito nagkakaalaman kung sino ang bida. Eksayting ito. Jun-25-14    pinoymaster77: Nasanay tayo in recent days na sa traditional points system ang nasa chess-results.com. Pero before the start of round 8 eh nabasa ko overall standings after 7 rounds, based on the Pichay-Torre scoring system. Nasa rankings list eh GM JP 15pts, AFGM Torre 14pts, IM Garcia & WIM Frayna 13.5pts, IM Paulo 12pts. Yun pala as confirmed by Lilet, AFGM Torre na stalemate si IM Pimentel in earlier round, kaya may extra half point. So, after rd8 eh AFGM Torre has 17pts for the SOLO lead, GM JP has 16.5pts, IMs Paulo and Garcia have 15pts and WIM Frayna 13.5pts. Yun ang beauty nung ganung scoring system to discourage dull, 'matik' draws, may motivation kasi yung player to PLAY until the end and look for a stalemate line for the extra half point. Shared din yun ni IM Pau in earlier kibitz sa page nya, kaya he plays the games until the end, until literally mga king na lang ang matitira... Jun-26-14    Iskubadayb: Aba e napakagandang balita nyan brader. Solo lead pala si Euge! Lalo silang mahihirapan itaob yan. Ayos na ayos. Jun-26-14    pinoymaster77: Yup, kung maka secure ulit ng another win this pm vs IM Jem eh mas maliwanag na ang kampeonato... Let's ALL PRAY for that! Jun-26-14    pinoymaster77: Englishero pa din daw IM Jem sa game nya vs AFGM, ka text ni Lilet... Jun-26-14    spawn2: Am assuming e5 sagot Genius. Jun-26-14    jaimenarin: walang kupas ang ating alamat!! Jun-26-14    spawn2: Based on onsite report..Torre - Garcia draw, Antonio won..Gomez drew with Barcenilla, Frayna vs Bersamina ongoing. GM Torre maintaining lead going to penultimate rd. Jun-26-14    aldave: wala man lang update sa website ng NCFP, pwede ba mag volunteer na lang ako. ako na maguupdate ng website.. Jun-26-14    aldave: kailangan lumamang ng 3 points para sure.. ung 0.5 na lamang madali mahabol.. Jun-26-14    Pulo y Gata: Also, if you want the games posted here, you can link to chess-result and inform cg through the chessgames chessforum. They will create a tournament page and extract the games from chess-result- if you're lucky. Jun-26-14    aldave: Kababalita lang sa TV5 ung on going BOGM, si Frayna ung binalitang nangunguna. :) Jun-26-14    geniokov: <aldave: Kababalita lang sa TV5 ung on going BOGM, si Frayna ung binalitang nangunguna.> You mean the "Judith Polgar of the Philippines" strike again? Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 503) search thread:    ARCHIVED POSTS < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 425 OF 503 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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