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 438 OF 503 ·  Later Kibitzing> Jul-31-14    pinoymaster77: A chess friend set up this chess blog in wordpress. Wasn't privy to this 2010 Olympiad cheating case involving the French team. Kahit dun sa 'senyas variation' eh no clue ako so for actual tournaments I dont even know if a Coach/parent eh may senyas nga to his player? FIDE just approved 'new rules' to curb cheating and also 'new FIDE rules' na ang idea ko lang yung summary ng Russian Chess Fed... http://chessreports.wordpress.com/2... Jul-31-14    pinoymaster77: From their FB posts eh 'missing' pa daw bagahe nila WNM Bernales, WIM Fronda, and per share ni WIM Jodilyn eh pati GM Jay daw. Post ni Christy eh malamig daw. From the pics eh walang snow, so am just guessing na baka parang Baguio. Sana they get their baggages soon, at yung sinasabing airline compensation eh will not be able to buy anything significant daw dun (mahal ang goods). Jul-31-14    pinoymaster77: Merong livegames sa chessdom - ALL boards !! Check it out starting on Sat 9pm... http://www.chessdom.com/tromso-ches... Jul-31-14    spawn2: I could be wrong, but I believe our Team to Norway will be the most followed Philippine team in the history of local chess. The events that transpired before the opening of the Olympiad definitely grabbed the interest of not only the usual chess fans but also the curiosity of the general public as to how this story will end. Let the games begin. Jul-31-14    gokusano: master isku, ano ba ang papel ng coach pag off-game(off the board) huddle? Siya ba nagsasabi kung anong opening at depensa dapat gamitin ng player? Isang medyo batil na tanong lang po Jul-31-14    pinoymaster77: Sana nga spawn2, the change Fed topic and non-availability of players has rightly or wrongly caused CHESS to be spoken of, or become a topic even in NON-SPORTS writers columns. Meantime, checking the projected average rating of the team with GM Banjo, it would be 2506, projecting the ranking to be at 50th. Then adding the median of 89 (179 countries listed), country # 139 is Zimbabwe. Putting in a 1 allowance, country 138 is Brunei while at 140 is Fiji. Malaman natin either tom night or Sat am? Jul-31-14    pinoymaster77: Another one to whet our appetite, chessdom's read on the TOP 10 : http://www.chessdom.com/chess-olymp... Jul-31-14    Iskubadayb: Magandang tanong yan, Gokchnoi. Sa opening ay dapat areglado na yan bago sumabak sa torneo. Kung ano ang inaral mo ay syang dapat gamitin. Syempre ang kots ay may say kung ano ang dapat aralin, depende sa istilo ng player. Kapag wala sa laro naman ay mga paalala ang isa sa importanteng gawain ng kots. Depende rin sa istilo ng kots. Yan lang masasabi ko dahil sikret na ang iba. :) Jul-31-14    Iskubadayb: Gusto ko sa pyutyur e matrain ang team, babae at lalaki. Di ko magagarantya ang resulta pero garantisadong ito ang pinakahandang grupo na sasabak sa digmaan. Pero mangyayari lang ito kung wala na ang mga otar ngayon sa opisina at nagmamahal sa LARO ang kapalit. Jul-31-14    pinoymaster77: May latebreaker, and telenovela na talaga. GM Banjo can't make it na daw, and inevitable na GM Jayson eh called to Boy Scout duty to suddenly play. Di naman puede WIM Frayna pa ilagay sa Mens team, wala nang 5th womens player, di pa naman na train Ma'am Marilin since day1. Di naman puedeng paglaruin Mr. Luarca, and muntik nang ma CALL UP si torrefan ah, di na yata aabot ang visa... Joking aside, FULL SUPPORT pa rin sa Mens and Womens Team and JUST DO THEIR BEST. We'll continue to root and pray for you all !! Abangan na lang siguro yung FINAL official line-up eh will be reflected na tomorrow pm ? Jul-31-14    pinoymaster77: With GM Jay (2405) eh the average team rating is exactly 2488.5,magiging 53rd ranked, ang 142nd country is ARUBA. At 141 is South Korea and at 143 is Namibia. Jul-31-14    pinoymaster77: Hayaan mo pag sa 2016 eh may changes sa NCFP, eh will keep in mind Iskuba as Olympiad Trainer na ma-recommend, so GET READY ha. Masyadong mahal ipadala lahat kay Iskuba, so dapat dito mag base si Iskuba for about 2 to 3 months, handle muna isang team, oks ? Kung wala pa ding makasama si IM Pau na young GM by then, eh mag identify na din ng prospects na mag change Fed. Di na pala kelangan ng naturalization process pag sa chess, per FIDE rules eh can change Fed without changing citizenship. Jul-31-14    pinoymaster77: An encouraging article from Chino Trinidad ! http://www.spin.ph/sports/chess/dal... Jul-31-14    pinoymaster77: Nice article on Olympiad 'firsts', pero yung kay AFGM eh dapat 22nd (not 20th) Olympiad appearance as a player : http://www.uschess.org/content/view... Aug-01-14    pinoymaster77: Napansin ko pala Zoltan Ribli is listed as the Team Captain for the Austria team, ranked 41st, average 2527. Aug-01-14    spawn2: Nice of IM Donaldson to mention GM Torre's Olympiad appearance. Two years nating hinintay, bukas na ang simula. Final line-up ng Pinas: Sadorra Gomez Torre Gonzales Bersamina Good luck Team Pinas! Aug-01-14    spawn2: Bd 4 pala IM Bersamina..mukhang mabababad si The Future na ngayon ay The Present na! Aug-01-14    epistle: <pinoymaster77: Napansin ko pala Zoltan Ribli is listed as the Team Captain for the Austria team, ranked 41st, average 2527.> It would be nice for someone to sponsor a match between Ribli and Torre. Aug-01-14    cro777: Susan Polgar ran into her old friend at a local mall in Tromso: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bt4tZYm... Aug-01-14    jaimenarin: <cro777: Susan Polgar ran into her old friend at a local mall in Tromso:> Nice post sir cro777! You're doing good both in Barangay Wesley page and GETS page.Keep it up!! Aug-01-14    spawn2: Philippines vs Afghanistan for the Open and Palau vs Philippines for Womenbsa Rd 1 Aug-01-14    wordfunph: cro thanks, nice pic :) vakvakan na mamaya.. my prediction: 3.5-0.5 for Philippines my wish: 4-0 Aug-02-14    pinoymaster77: Nice post from JoeyV in his Sportsmaryosep blog : http://sportsmaryosep.wordpress.com... Aug-02-14    spawn2: Let's play the Coaching game. For the 1st round vs Afghanistan, I will have this line-up: GM Ino Sadorra GM JP Gomez IM Pau Bersamina GM Jayson Gonzales Reasons: 1. Break-in for both GM Ino and IM Pau since this is their first Olympiad. This will remove first time jitters if there is any. 2. A win by GM JP will get his game going 3. First game against a lightweight opponent can remove some of the cobwebs in GM Jayson's game who has been away from competition for two years. 4. GM Eugene will have more time for rest and preparation so that once his services is needed, he will be in good condition. Aug-02-14    salibadjok: God Bless Phil Chess Team! Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 503) search thread:    ARCHIVED POSTS < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 438 OF 503 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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