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Eugenio Torre
E Torre 
Photography courtesy of Philippine Chess.  

Number of games in database: 1,606
Years covered: 1968 to 2019
Last FIDE rating: 2417 (2423 rapid, 2343 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2560
Overall record: +565 -304 =705 (58.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 32 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (184) 
    B50 B83 B31 B30 B22
 Queen's Pawn Game (115) 
    D02 A45 A46 D00 A40
 Ruy Lopez (46) 
    C64 C92 C77 C84 C99
 French Defense (39) 
    C02 C07 C09 C04 C00
 Queen's Indian (39) 
    E15 E17 E12 E16 E14
 Orthodox Defense (28) 
    D58 D61 D55 D50 D51
With the Black pieces:
 Ruy Lopez (107) 
    C99 C80 C92 C77 C65
 Pirc (100) 
    B08 B07 B09
 King's Indian (84) 
    E62 E97 E73 E82 E92
 Slav (70) 
    D17 D14 D12 D10 D18
 Sicilian (68) 
    B42 B30 B57 B56 B43
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (58) 
    C99 C92 C91 C97 C96
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   L Ogaard vs E Torre, 1976 0-1
   Karpov vs E Torre, 1976 0-1
   Tal vs E Torre, 1987 0-1
   E Torre vs Romanishin, 1988 1-0
   E Torre vs Ljubojevic, 1976 1-0
   Larsen vs E Torre, 1973 1/2-1/2
   Chiburdanidze vs E Torre, 1988 0-1
   E Torre vs Karpov, 1984 1-0
   E Torre vs Petursson, 1985 1-0
   E Torre vs J Tarjan, 1983 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   World Junior Championship Final-B (1969)
   Melbourne Zonal (1975)
   Marlboro Chess Classic (1977)
   Manila (1979)
   Valletta Olympiad (1980)
   Baku Olympiad (2016)
   Jakarta (1978)
   Cleveland (1975)
   Chigorin Memorial (1980)
   Australian Open 1986/87 (1986)
   Biel Interzonal (1985)
   First Lady's Cup (1983)
   Reykjavik Open (2017)
   Thessaloniki Olympiad (1988)
   Dubai Olympiad (1986)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   0ZeR0's collected games volume 59 by 0ZeR0
   0ZeR0's collected games volume 60 by 0ZeR0
   Eugenio Torre BEST GAMES by Gottschalk
   Filipino Masters vs World Champions by mikevg
   Biel Interzonal 1985 by suenteus po 147
   Nikki KID by reurbz
   Baku 1980 by suenteus po 147
   Amsterdam IBM 1977 by suenteus po 147

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Asian Continental Blitz
   E Torre vs Praggnanandhaa (Jun-15-19) 0-1, blitz
   E Torre vs D H Nguyen (Jun-14-19) 1-0
   E Torre vs W Chu (Jun-13-19) 1/2-1/2
   K Y Chan vs E Torre (Jun-12-19) 1/2-1/2
   R Huang vs E Torre (Jun-11-19) 1-0

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EUGENIO TORRE
(born Nov-04-1951, 73 years old) Philippines

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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  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. E Torre vs Gligoric 0-1511968Manila MeralcoC93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense
2. R Naranja vs E Torre 1-0641968Manila MeralcoE62 King's Indian, Fianchetto
3. R Balinas vs E Torre 1-0921968Manila MeralcoB20 Sicilian
4. B Berger vs E Torre  1-0491968Manila MeralcoA49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
5. R Reyes vs E Torre  0-1361968Manila MeralcoB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
6. G Badilles vs E Torre  1-0711968Manila MeralcoE63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation
7. E Torre vs E De Castro  0-1401968Manila MeralcoC89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall
8. E Torre vs J Lobigas  ½-½421968Manila MeralcoB27 Sicilian
9. S Aguilar vs E Torre  0-1231968Manila MeralcoB94 Sicilian, Najdorf
10. E Torre vs N Estimo  1-0301968Manila MeralcoB42 Sicilian, Kan
11. E Torre vs K A Lim  ½-½481968Manila MeralcoB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
12. Lee Keng Cheong vs E Torre  ½-½351968Manila MeralcoB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
13. E Torre vs P Rasmussen  1-0431968Manila MeralcoC61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense
14. C Benitez vs E Torre  ½-½221968Manila MeralcoB42 Sicilian, Kan
15. E Torre vs R Rodriguez  0-1371968Manila MeralcoB03 Alekhine's Defense
16. W Hug vs E Torre  ½-½501969World Junior Championship qual-2B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
17. E Torre vs Karpov ½-½771969World Junior Championship qual-2C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
18. K Payrhuber vs E Torre  ½-½471969World Junior Championship qual-2B25 Sicilian, Closed
19. E Torre vs R M McKay  0-1321969World Junior Championship qual-2B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
20. A Sznapik vs E Torre  0-1461969World Junior Championship qual-2E97 King's Indian
21. E Torre vs J Fridjonsson  1-0471969World Junior Championship qual-2B07 Pirc
22. S Bouaziz vs E Torre  ½-½201969World Junior Championship Final-BB02 Alekhine's Defense
23. E Torre vs E M Green  ½-½491969World Junior Championship Final-BC93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense
24. J Kristiansen vs E Torre  0-1361969World Junior Championship Final-BE73 King's Indian
25. E Torre vs L Ogaard  ½-½251969World Junior Championship Final-BB04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
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Jun-28-14  Iskubadayb: 5 moves bago time control kaya forgivable na mamiss ni brader ang taktika. Oras na makitz mo kasi ang backrank couner-attack ay normal na idisregard agad ang Rg5 dahil kulang na sa oras. Isa pa ay malamang na f5 agad antemano ang tinititigan ni bradidik kaya inistikan na niya ito. :)
Jun-28-14  Iskubadayb: Iniisip ko ang linya mo ay pag f6 mo ay Kh6 si bradidik at walang mate. Nakitz ata ni bradidik ito.
Jun-28-14  pinoymaster77: At least dito, Joey Villar of Philstar stuck to his earlier story on 2 Olympiad slots at stake :

http://www.philstar.com/sports/2014...

Jun-28-14  Iskubadayb: Di natin talaga alam ang variations behind the scene, pero kung totoo ang unang chessim na nagpahayag sila ng pagbitaw sa ncfp ay tinanggal na nila ang kanilang right to play. Hugas na ang kamay ni Butch upang palitan na sila.
Jun-28-14  Iskubadayb: Maraming taktika dyan sa Rg5, di lang Qe8+. Kumplikado at maaari ring may panalo pero tama talaga ang sinulong ni Jimmy dahil siniguro niyang wala ng talo ang pwesto nya.
Jun-28-14  aldave: Tama master isku! Walang counter ung tinira ni Alamat.. malupit talaga.. pa Kh6 may Qf8 mate pa rin sa susunod na sulungan.. ang di ko pa sigurado ung counter na Rb8, instead of Ra8..
Jun-28-14  Iskubadayb: Brader, walang mate dahil tatapyasin na ang Torre mo sa g5 with Kxg5. :)
Jun-28-14  aldave: Tama master isku! Namissed ko un, naitira na nga pala ung f5 :) 2 hrs 40 ba ung time sa bogm?
Jun-29-14  optimal play: A demolition job by Torre (not yet in the cg database) during the Adsteam-Lidums International Chess Tournament (Adelaide, South Australia, 28th December 1986 to 10th January 1987):-

[Event "Adsteam-Lidums International"]
[Site "Adelaide, Australia"]
[Date "1987.01.03"]
[EventDate "1986.12.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Eugenio Torre"]
[Black "Greg Hjorth"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[PlyCount "25"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. f4 e5 5. Nf3 exd4 6. Qxd4 Nc5 7. Be3 Bg4 8. O-O-O Ne6 9. Qa4+ Nd7 10. f5 Nec5 11. Bxc5 Bxf3 12. gxf3 dxc5 13. e5 1-0


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and Black resigned as he was powerless against the advance of White's central pawn phalanx.

Admittedly Torre was more than 100 points higher than his opponent, but at 2400 Hjorth was no slouch.

As commented in The Canberra Times of 14th January 1987 "The moral of this one is that you should eschew devious manoeuvres in the opening."

Submitted.

Jun-29-14  spawn2: <optimal play>

Thanks for submitting the game. Will also submit GM Torre's games in the recently concluded Battle of the Grandmasters 2014.

Jun-29-14  john barleycorn: Here is a historical game:

<Eugenio Torre – Robert James Fischer Training game, Sveti Stefan, 1992
Sicilian Defence

1 e4 c5 2 c3 Nf6 3 e5 Nd5 4 d4 cxd4 5 Nf3 Nc6 6 Bc4 e6 7 cxd4 d6 8 O-O Be7 9 Qe2 O-O 10 Qe4 a6 11 a3 b5 12 Bd3 g6 13 Bh6 Re8 14 Nbd2 Bb7 15 Rfe1 Nb6 16 Bf1 Rc8 17 Qf4 Nd5 18 Qg4 dxe5 19 dxe5 Nb8 20 Rac1 Nd7 21 h4 Rxc1 22 Rxc1 Qb8 23 Re1 Qc7 24 Bd3 Nc5 25 Bb1 f5 26 exf6 Nxf6 27 Qd4 Qd6 28 Bg5 Qxd4 29 Nxd4 Bd5 30 Rc1 Na4 31 Nc6 Kf7 32 Ne5+ Kg8 33 Nc6 Kf7 34 Nxe7 Rxe7 35 b3 Nb6 36 f3 Rb7 37 Bd3 Nbd7 38 Kf2 Ne5 39 Be2 Nc6 40 Ke3 Ne7 41 g4 Rd7 42 Bxf6 Kxf6 43 Ne4+ Kg7 44 Nc5 Ra7 45 Bd3 Kf7 46 Be4 a5 47 Bxd5 Nxd5+ 48 Kd4 Nb6 49 Nd3 a4 50 Ne5+ Kf6 51 b4 Nd7 52 g5+ Kf5 53 Nc6 Ra6 54 Ke3 e5 55 Ne7+ Ke6 56 Nc8 Nb8 57 Rc7 Rc6 58 Re7+ Kd5 59 Na7 Rc3+ 60 Kf2 Rxa3 61 Rxh7 e4 62 fxe4+ Kxe4 63 Nxb5 Rb3 64 h5 Rb2+ 65 Kg3 Kf5 66 Nd4+ Kxg5 67 Nf3+ Kf6 68 h6 Rxb4 69 Ra7 Rb5 70 Nh2 Rh5 71 Ng4+ Ke6 72 Rxa4 Nd7 73 Ra6+ Kf7 74 Ra7 Rd5 75 h7 Kg7 76 Nf6 Rd1 Drawn.

Source: Bobby Fischer Triumph and Despair, pages 366-367, including a scan of the score-sheet.>

http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/...

Jun-29-14  spawn2: Thank you very much <john barleycorn>!
Jun-30-14  geniokov: Congratz AFGM Torre for your fine achievement! Nag-gain ba siya ng Elo points?
Jun-30-14  geniokov: <Torre and Gomez thus clinched the last two berths in the Phl team bound for the World Chess Olympiad from Aug. 1 to 15 in Tromso, Norway along with So, Julio Catalino Sadorra and Oliver Barbosa.> This is what i read in the last line of the link posted by bro.<PM77> from Philstar.com.Good to hear from NCFP that they open the option to consider the top spot for Wesley So.Ngayon,maglaro man or not si AFGM eh dapat ay makasama na din si IM Paulo Bersamina.Kasi walang tatayong kots? Kasi kung ang magiging lineup eh Wesley So,Ino Sadorra,Oliver Barbossa at JP Gomez,maganda na din kung makakasama si IM Paulo Bersamina.We have to prepare him in the near future at this tournament.
Jun-30-14  pinoymaster77: Genio,

While the J.Villar/Philstar article probably reflects the current official NCFP line.

But reason I keyed in on it is the firm declaration the TOP 2 in BOGM get the 2 slots.

As to the 3 seeded players, only GM Ino is confirmed, and personally as per various early kibitzes, I don't think GMs Wes and Oli will play for PHI in Tromso.

Jun-30-14  Pulo y Gata: So and Barbosa expressed their unwillingness to play, dis n't they? So Phi needs two more players.
Jun-30-14  wordfunph: magkalabo-labo na ang lahat bastat si AFGM karapat-dapat maglaro sa Tromso.

hunger-strike ako sa NCFP office pag di napasama si El Eugenio.

bahala na di mapasama kung sino mang player basta si GM Eugene patak sa Tromso.

go 22! go Eugenio!

Jun-30-14  kardopov: <wordfunph: magkalabo-labo na ang lahat bastat si AFGM karapat-dapat maglaro sa Tromso. hunger-strike ako sa NCFP office pag di napasama si El Eugenio.

bahala na di mapasama kung sino mang player basta si GM Eugene patak sa Tromso.> Ay sekand d mosyon!! Suportado taka syento syento porsyento. Igalang sana nila ang pagiging kampeon ni El Eugenio dahil pinaghirapan nya yan.

go 22! go Eugenio

Jun-30-14  kardopov: Nice posting JB. Sicilian, Alapin Variation is seldom seen in top GM tourneys. But this is just a practice gam e. I don't know Eugene will consider this opening in actual tournament. This is also a favorite opening of GM Antonio.
Jun-30-14  Pulo y Gata: Kardopov, GM Torre is one of the foremost experts in the Alapin before if I'm not mistaken.

Of course, he should be playing in the Olympiad: He earned it; he deserves it. A true legend and gentleman of Philippine chess!

Jun-30-14  kardopov: Wag sana mabahiran ng politika. Pag ganyan na walang pinalabas na opisyal na basehan ng seleksyon e mas malamang kung sino ang paborito sya ang papasok.
Jun-30-14  spawn2: Olympiad line-up (board order)
Board 1 GM Eugene Torre
Board 2 GM Ino Sadorra
Board 3 GM JP Gomez
Board 4 GM Darwin Laylo*
/IM Pau Bersamina**
Board 5 IM Pau Bersamina*
/IM Jan Garcia**

Note: Proposed board assignment is based on the assumption that GM Wesley So and GM Oli Barbosa will skip the Tromso Olympiad.

*Based on Classical Scoring
**Based on Torre Pichay System

Jun-30-14  torrefan: I hope So and Barbosa do not play. I like Bersamina to be there, akay-akay ni AFGM as they enter the playing hall: the first grandfather and grandson team in an Olympiad!
Jun-30-14  wordfunph: torrefan, hagalpakz uli ako haynaku buhay :)

+ if So will not play

Bd1 = Sadorra
Bd2 = Barbosa
Bd2 = Gomez
Bd3 = Laylo
Bd5 = Torre

+ if So and Barbosa will not play

Bd1 = Sadorra
Bd2 = Gomez
Bd2 = Laylo
Bd3 = Antonio
Bd5 = Torre

all-GM squad, laban Inang Bayan!

Jun-30-14  mysql: I think Bersamina and Frayna are in better condition than Laylo and Antonio currently. The line-up should be:

Bd1 = Frayna
Bd2 = Sadorra
Bd3 = Gomez
Bd4 = Bersamina
Bd5 = Torre

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