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 430 OF 503 ·  Later Kibitzing> Jun-30-14    Iskubadayb: Ito ang sa kin; Bradidik Cata JP Dar Paul Berphy Jun-30-14    jaimenarin: <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>....Korek!!Aprub!! Jun-30-14    Iskubadayb: Itong sila Cata, JP at Dar ay hirap na hirap makapisak ng 2600+. Napakaliit pa ng tsansa nilang makatabla sa mga elito. Si bradidik ay kayang gampanan ito at may posibilidad pang lampasan. Siguraduhin lang nilang tuloy ang kundisyon nito at wag pakialaman. Jun-30-14    pinoymaster77: Good am, Sakin is based on 2014 BOGM top qualifiers sa mga makakasaman ni GM Ino : Bd1 : AFGM Torre Bd2 : GM Ino Bd3 : GM JP Bd4 : GM Dar (if available) Bd5 : IM Paulo In case GM Dar is not available, Bd4 si IM Paulo and Bd5 si IM Garcia Understood na this would be a transition, rebuilding phase for NCFP, no need to worry about people's expectations, basta FIGHT lang and the players are WILLING to play, and proud to represent PHI. Jun-30-14    spawn2: Its July 1..30 days to go before the start of the Tromso, Norway Olympiad. NCFP leadership needs to be decisive. Finalize the team now so that they can train for at least 3 weeks. Jun-30-14    lakers4sho: Put the youngins on the firing squad! B1 : Gomez B2 : Torre B3 : Bersamina B4 : Garcia alternate : Pascua Jun-30-14    dunkenchess: I will say it again; kung patalsikin nyo si da Great Wall of Manila, talunin nyo muna sya. Ngayon lumabas na rin ang pagka Korchnoi nya. Ang isang genius ay permanenteng genius until time will catch up. Jun-30-14    Iskubadayb: Alexhine, sabihin mo kay Butch e send me the tix and I'll train the team for 3 solid weeks. Mamimisak yan sa Tromso! :) Jun-30-14    pinoymaster77: Ho hum, while the NCFP continues to drag their feet kaya bitin pa nung awarding nung Sat eh can suggest to spawn2 para may interesting topics can we share to GETS on our pre-Bogm discussions, and also the next ETCF projects that benefit the community Jun-30-14    joeyj: COSETENG SLAMS POLITICS IN SPORTS June 30, 2014Written by Ed Andaya http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php... Jun-30-14    joeyj: Bro <PM77>, naibigay ba ng NCFP mga prizes in full noong awarding ??? Jun-30-14    Pulo y Gata: <Jun-30-14 dunkenchess: I will say it again; kung patalsikin nyo si da Great Wall of Manila, talunin nyo muna sya.> Amen. Jul-01-14    pinoymaster77: joeyj, Few days after opening o nung Technical Mtg day yata may post si Nil ng feature nya on Jayson na he worked out na matuloy BOGM 2014 as sked since in the country na Banjo. May stricter COA procedures na daw, kaya release ng pondo eh pahirapan. Sa pa meeting naman with all the players eh well noted na MAS DELAY pa yung prizes, to which everybody concurred and agreed to play on. Nung Sat awarding, I just have a private share from 1 of players na may partial na advanced naman, may nag abono muna siguro then will get reimbursed pag fully na release na budget. Yung lang general info na nadinig ko. Jul-01-14    Pulo y Gata: Let's hear from the players again after a few months, or a year or two hehehe. Jul-01-14    pinoymaster77: As posted im FB, eto possible repercussions kung ma delay pa lalo pag finalize sa 2 teams : Share nga Eli eh Tromso is a small town. Tapos for logistics eh theres reportedly stricter COA procedures, mga uniforms/bags, airfare, allowances, dami pang the whole nine yards for legwork. Sana di mangyari sa team na ma late arrival o eksaktong kadadating lang eh laro na agad... Jul-02-14    epistle: OK lang yun. Ika nga e, huli man daw at magaling ay naihahabol din. Jul-02-14    pinoymaster77: Per this am check of major dailies' sites eh wala pang NCFP announcement on the line-ups. Tic tac tic tac monitor pa din. 3rd of July na. Jul-02-14    spawn2: Am guessing pards that the members of Team Philippines have been informed already di pa lang announce sa media. Kung hindi pa not a good move for NCFP. Jul-02-14    pinoymaster77: spawn2, We'll watchout. Meantime came across this article, since I was checking the major dailies' sites for chess news on AFGM winning the BOGM and WIM Frayna's new norms earned, and nasa rappler pa. It does cover the main topnotchers, including IM Pau and GM Panjol, and mentions the 2 subjects (AFGM's win and Frayna's exploits). http://www.rappler.com/sports/phili... Jul-03-14    gokusano: Meron na ba official line-up? Jul-03-14    pinoymaster77: May nabasa na PDI article this am, maybe from that submitted list by the NCFP to the PSC eh GMs Barbosa,Sadorra,Torre and Gomez would be in the team while GM Wes' slot is uncertain. Coach would be GM Banjo Barcenilla. GM Jayson would handle the strong Women's team. Jul-03-14    pinoymaster77: Ang nominate ko sanang seconds eh sila Glenn B, Iskuba, gmlet, pulo,spawn2,epistle and hope may internet link to the team during the event. Sana din at least may 1 week Camp for the locally based players. Any other suggestions on how to make use of the remaining time? Less than 4 weeks na lang, and they have to depart before end of July para may rest / adjustment period before the battles begin! Jul-03-14    spawn2: Good move for NCFP to appoint GM Barcenilla as coach so that GM Torre can concentrate on his games. If GM So will play the team this year is stronger compared to last Olympiad's line-up IMO. Jul-03-14    spawn2: Is there already official confirmation that GM Oli will play. I hope he does. We need his firepower on either Board 1 or 2. Jul-03-14    pinoymaster77: Pati daw GM Barbosa as of this hour eh has not officially confirmed to NCFP that he will play, so another Men's team slot is still not firm. It makes sense that the top finishers in the recent 2014 BOGM would be called up, as they are in form and ready to play. Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 503) search thread:    ARCHIVED POSTS < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 430 OF 503 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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