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 447 OF 503 ·  Later Kibitzing> Aug-06-14    spawn2: Anyways, tsiring tsiring na lang. Goodluck Team Pinas! e4 player pala kalaban ni GM Torre tonight. Sana Ruy Lopez ang labanan! Aug-06-14    KlingonBorgTatar: Pag sinwerte puede pang ma 4-0 natin ang Chile. Most probable result 3-1 . Aug-06-14    dunkenchess: Under attack. Defense ang kailangan. Aug-06-14    bubuli55: Lumabas ang pagka mamaw ni AFGM. Bang! I panalo mo sir Euge! Aug-06-14    spawn2: GM Eugene holding the fort! Aug-06-14    spawn2: Tabla panalo..GM Torre can exchange his rook anytime for the pawn to secure the draw. Aug-06-14    spawn2: Mananalo pa ang Alamat! Aug-06-14    AndrewMD: Panalo c GM Torre. Galing! Aug-06-14    AndrewMD: Im too early pala. Queen vs 2 knights pa. Sana madala sa gulang. Aug-06-14    spawn2: Pwede na idraw Genius to..IM Pau drew his game. At least 2.5 points for Team Pinas vs Chile! Aug-06-14    bubuli55: Pasalamat si Villagra we had to hold back AFGM. Sobrang palaban si idol. Idol! Aug-06-14    wordfunph: nakipagbasagan pala ng mukha si Señor Eugenio laban kay Villagra, wala pa ring galos ang ating FPJ. Yan ang tunay na Pilipino, handang magpakamatay para itayo ang ating bandila sa Tromoso. Ibang klase po kayo Señor Eugene, isa kayong dakila. ispasiba! Aug-06-14    joeyj: R5: Team & Board Pairings/RESULTS Round 5 on 2014/08/06 at 14:00 : 8:00PM PHI Time Men/Open: Bo. 50 Chile (CHI) Rtg - 52 Philippines (PHI) Rtg : 1½ : 2½ 31.1 GM Vasquez Schroeder, Rodrigo 2533 - GM Sadorra, Julio Catalino 2590 :0-1 31.2 GM Flores Rios, Mauricio 2537 - GM Gomez, John Paul 2526 :½-½ 31.3 IM Henriquez Villagra, Cristobal 2457 - GM Torre, Eugenio 2438 : ½-½ 31.4 FM Salinas Herrera, Pablo 2398 - FM Bersamina, Paulo 2363 :½-½ Women: Bo. 14 Bulgaria (BUL) Rtg - 43 Philippines (PHI) Rtg : 3½ : ½ 21.1 GM Stefanova, Antoaneta 2505 - WIM Camacho, Chardine Cheradee 2214:1-0 21.2 WGM Videnova, Iva 2342 - WFM Frayna, Janelle Mae 2205 : 1-0 21.3 WGM Nikolova, Adriana 2325 - Fronda, Jan Jodilyn 2098 : ½-½ 21.4 WGM Voiska, Margarita 2279 - Bernales, Christy Lamiel 2055 : 1-0 Aug-06-14    joeyj: R6: Team Pairings Round 6 on 2014/08/08 at 14:00 : 8:00PM PHI Time Men/Open: Bo. 22: 41 Austria (AUT) - 52 Philippines (PHI) Women: Bo. 33: 43 Philippines (PHI) - 95 United Arab Emirates (UAE) Note: <Rest Day Today 7 Jul 2014> Aug-06-14    spawn2: Austria is another good match for Team Pinas. They have 2 GMs and 3 IMs in their line-up. A win vs Austria tomorrow will allow us to barge in the top 30. Aug-06-14    bubuli55: Noong pumasok ng 100 moves yung laro ni AFGM, naisip ko lang na magandang halimbawa ito at si AFGM para sa mga Pilipino players, both teams, na gawin ang lahat ng makakaya para maipanalo at bigyan halaga at respeto ang koponan Pilipinas. Sir Euge leads by example. Aug-07-14    bubuli55: May anim na rounds pa. Palagay ko diretso ang apat maglaro. Dahil bisi si Jayson sa pag asikaso sa mga babae. Isa pa walang prepa si Jayson. At kung maglalaro si Jayson, paano kung may kusot sa women's team ? Sino ang magdidisisyon? ( Just a minute. I'll get back to you, sir. Our coach is playing in the Open section. Ubosh! ) At sakop na din ang sa mga lalaki. Kung maglalaro si Jayson, kanya kanya na ang kalalabasan. Diretso! :) Aug-07-14    spawn2: GM Genius has been setting records in this Olympiad: ) 22nd Appearance First win in the Olympiad vs Afghan IM Sarwary who did not show up Longest Game (so far) with the 117 mover vs IM Villagra <dunamisvpm> Let's not dwell on the negative. Let's just support Team Pinas: ) Aug-07-14    spawn2: Current performace rating of GM Eugene is a whopping 2605! Aug-07-14    arkitekto: Kudos to our players...whatever the outcome of this olympiad, i only have one word to say : RESPECT. The willingness to play for our country despite all the shortcomings of our officials, corruption, etc, etc. is commendable enough...anyway para sa karangalan ng bayan nmn yan, hindi nmn kyo naglalaro para sa iilang tao lang.pag willing para sa bayan, walang mhahanap na dahilan. Aug-07-14    pinoymaster77: Ayos nga at 22 Olympiads and may isang skipped as a player (2008) and kung every 2 years palagi nuon pa ang Olympiad, eh we're talking at least 46 years span of Olympiad play! GOOD EXAMPLE nga for Philippine chess and ROLE MODEL for Senior Citizens. Aba, at that rate, we can even think of GOLDEN na 50 years span of Olympiad period, puede pang 2 Olympiads? Tama ba 1968 to 2018 nga ba? PERO 1 Olympiad at a time. WHATEVER it is nga, eh kakaibang adrenaline ang binibigay ng historic CHESS OLYMPIAD. Aug-07-14    pinoymaster77: Mga na OBSERVE sa mga TOP BOARDS nung rounds 4 and 5 : Ganyan ang chess, pag bansa na represent eh kakaibang level of play na. Uzbekistan upsets the Ukraine! GM Perunovic scores upset for Serbia in winning over GM Radjabov to secure the match draw ! GM Iotov scores upset for Bulgaria in beating GM Karjakin to secure the match draw. 2nd straight 'ALL DRAWs' match for China, in rd4 vs Russia naman... Aug-07-14    spawn2: Regarding GM Jayson as alternate player, is there a FIDE ruling that mandates him to play x no. of games? Aug-07-14    pinoymaster77: As per FB site ng Tromso Olympiad, tonight na pala yung so-called "Bermuda party". Mild socializing lang ha, and wag magpuyat. May 'campaigning' din siguro dyan, though players don't vote, their support also needed. "Chess Olympiad Norway 2014 12 hours ago Tonight's the big night – the Bermuda Party kicks off at at 22:00 at Studentsamfunnet driv! There will be DJs, amazing visual projections, silent film screening, art décor by the Chess Olympiads artist Chris Reddy, local food, lounges – and last, but not least: Bermuda cocktails and a dance floor! Driv is located at Storgata 6, right across the street from the Olympiad arena. Doors open at 21:00. Exclusive and free entrance for players, team members, officials, accredited press, organizers and volunteers over 18 years old. #thebermudaparty" Aug-07-14    pinoymaster77: Eto yung 'Rules and Regulations' portion na checked out sa Olympiad site, when checking on the line-ups 'deadline' and any revisions. On the reserves (alternates), its 'silent' in 1.1.7 on any required minimum number of games : (maybe reserve is like a 'spare tire' na pamalit kung may flat tire) https://chess24.com/en/olympiad2014... Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 503) search thread:    ARCHIVED POSTS < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 447 OF 503 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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