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 428 OF 503 ·  Later Kibitzing> Jun-28-14    spawn2: Panalo Genius.. Jun-28-14    wordfunph: yesss! mabuhay ang Unang Grandmaster ng Asya! 1-0 Lex, salamat sa apdeyt :) Jun-28-14    wordfunph: nadale rin Tromso numero 22! congrats po Sir Eugene! Jun-28-14    jaimenarin: Go for the crown AFGM Eugene Torre!! Jun-28-14    aldave: Alamat talaga! at 62 National Champ pa rin! Jun-28-14    allan.dinglasan: Yehey!!! Congratulations Asia's First Grandmaster! El Eugenio Torre!And also to IM Pao Bersamanina, congratulations Jun-28-14    allan.dinglasan: Thanks Alex Jun-28-14    jaimenarin: Kahanga hanga si Alamat!Congrats!! Jun-28-14    spawn2: Mabigat pa rin..Trompovsky opening then natranslate sa London System. Jun-28-14    Iskubadayb: Wala, bradidik... expected ko ang kampyonato kaya parang wala lang. HAHAHAHA... ubos tawi kay brader. Bilib din naman ako kay Paul dahil talagang nakipagbakbakan talaga. Pinaligaya mo kami mula umpisa ng torneo at sa pinale mo binitawan ang matinding pangpaligaya! Ayos! Kampyon na naman ng Pilipinas. TY, Alexhine. Jun-28-14    spawn2: While Genius was being interviewed he and was asked what opening he used..he replied Torre Attack but immediately said that it was not him who invented it but Carlos Torre of Mexico: ) Jun-28-14    Pulo y Gata: Congratulations, The GM Eugene Torre! Jun-28-14    kardopov: Congratulation to AFGM!!! Mabagsik pa rin! Ikaw pa rin ang kampeon! Jun-28-14    bubuli55: Congratz! Eugene! BOGM 2014 Champion! Jun-28-14    bubuli55: Aking tinataguyod nang malaki ang makatabi ko at makausap si AFGM. May pagkawird dahil idol ko sya nung bata pa ako. Maraming salamat Eugene! It's an honor sir. At Maraming salamat din spawn2. Jun-28-14    spawn2: After the game..I approached GM Torre and asked him about Rg5..he said remembering the position na may Ra8 ang black and will have pressure sa ilalim once umabot sa Ra1. On hindsight, he was trying to remove all counter play of black that is why Rg5 was not played. Will see what the engine will say. Jun-28-14    jaimenarin: Matindi talaga si GM Eugene, no counter play si Pao<spawn2: After the game..I approached GM Torre and asked him about Rg5..he said remembering the position na may Ra8 ang black and will have pressure sa ilalim once umabot sa Ra1>¡­Congrats uli AFGM! Jun-28-14    spawn2: I remember an article of Bobby Ang about ratings of Philippine players. When he discussed GM Torre's below 2500 rating, he said that we should not pay too much attention to it. There will come a time that Genius will be inspired again and it will go up again ; ) Jun-28-14    jaimenarin: <Sir spawn2>..ano move ni AFGM instead of Rg5( na move din ni sir Isku)? Jun-28-14    joeyj: Here's the PGN as posted by Pau Bersamina in his forum: [Event "BOGM"] [Date "2014.06.28"] [Round "11"] [White "Torre, Eugenio"] [Black "Bersamina, Paulo"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D03"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bg5 O-O 5. Nbd2 d5 6. e3 c6 7. h3 Nbd7 8. Be2 Re8 9. Bf4 Nf8 10. O-O N6d7 11. c4 Nb6 12. Rc1 dxc4 13. Nxc4 Nxc4 14. Bxc4 Be6 15. Be5 Bxc4 16. Rxc4 Bxe5 17. Nxe5 Nd7 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Qb3 e5 20. dxe5 Rxe5 21. Rd1 Qc7 22. Rcd4 Re7 23. Rd6 Rae8 24. Qc3 Re6 25. Rd7 Qb6 26. b4 R6e7 27. a4 Rxd7 28. Rxd7 Qa6 29. a5 Qb5 30. Qf6 Rf8 31. Qe7 b6 32. Rxa7 bxa5 33. Rxa5 Qe2 34. f4 h5 35. Kh2 Qe1 36. f5 h4 37. Qd6 g5 38. f6 Qxe3 39. Qe5 Qf4+ 40. Qxf4 gxf4 41. Rf5 Re8 42. Rxf4 Re6 43. Kg1 Kf8 44. Kf2 Rd6 45. Ke3 Ke8 46. Kf3 Rd3+ 47. Ke2 Rd6 48. Ke3 Kd7 49. Rxh4 Rxf6 50. Rf4 Re6+ 51. Kf3 f6 52. h4 Rd6 53. Ke3 Kc7 54. h5 Re6+ 55. Re4 Rd6 56. h6 Rd7 57. Rh4 1-0 Paulo Bersamina Jun-28-14    jaimenarin: Thanks <sir joeyj.> Jun-28-14    SugarDom: <On hindsight, he was trying to remove all counter play of black that is why Rg5 was not played. Will see what the engine will say.> That's how GM Torre plays. Very prophylactic. Jun-28-14    pinoymaster77: Nasa UFL futbol game this am, texted Lilet and spawn2 and they did update via text, nakahabol din spawn2! Champ ulit, since 2009 nga as confirmed earlier by spawn2. Parang alak ah, still getting better over time... Suspense pa NCFP sa 2 teams, we dont know the thinking or kung may options pa nga. Pero tingin ko kasali top 2 for the 2 slots Jun-28-14    Iskubadayb: ... f5 talaga agad ang obvious choice dun dahil wala nang disgrasya at di na kelangang umubos ng oras kakakalkula ng mahabang paloap. Pangtao ika nga. :) Jun-28-14    aldave: Nakita ko nga kanina ung 36..Ra8 after 36.Rg5. Pero 37.f5 Ra1 38.Qe8 Kg7 39.f6 mate in few moves. Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 503) search thread:    ARCHIVED POSTS < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 428 OF 503 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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