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 448 OF 503 ·  Later Kibitzing> Aug-07-14    pinoymaster77: This is the post-round 3 interview by host S. Polgar featuring AFGM, GM Giri and WGM Sukandar : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09o... Aug-07-14    pinoymaster77: Ed Andaya's article in Journal group, this is after round 4 after the win over Finland : http://www.journal.com.ph/sports/ot... Aug-07-14    bubuli55: < 1.1.7.3 Captains Each team shall have a captain, who may also be one of the players (or reserve). Duties: • Leadership of the team matches • Liaison with the Chief Arbiter 1.1.7.4 Chiefs of delegations The federations take full responsibility for the conduct of their players. Each federation may be represented by a Chief of delegation; it may either appoint a person exclusively to this office, or entrust the team captain, or one of the players or reserves, with this function. Duties: • Administrative supervision of the team • Liaison with the organizing authorities and Tournament Director. > Maraming salamat < pinoymaster77 > Aug-07-14    spawn2: Thanks <bubuli55> Mukhang me posibilidad na onse diretso ang fab 4 natin;) Aug-07-14    geniokov: Hindi naman sa mini-minus ko si GM Gonzales but i prefer na tapusin na lang ang laro ng siya eh kots or team captain na lang! Mahirap ang sabihin na GM tapos sa tagal ng hindi naglalaro eh IM or less na lang ang strength niya as of now.Sa tutuusin eh baka hindi siya manalo kung magkakaroon ng 6 game match agaist Bersamina eh? Ang isa pa eh baka sa mga expectations natin eh maging kabaliktaran lang ang mangyari.This is based on my reality situation as of now. Aug-07-14    joeyj: Pwede derecho na ang 4 players ... every 5-rounds naman ang rest day ! Aug-07-14    wordfunph: sagot na ni GM Gonzales yong tsiring-tsiring sa apat habang naglalaro :) Aug-07-14    geniokov: Magaling pa eh taga-order na lang ng Pizza at softdrinks si Gonzales! LOL! Aug-07-14    bubuli55: Bro genio. Salmon daw ang sikat doon. Kung hindi ako nagkakamali at home si AFGM sa masustansyang pagkain. Lalo na doon sigurado fresh ang isda. Kapag napaorder nila si Jayson ng salmon tiyak ganado maglaro ang apat na bata :) In Tour de France the teams now hire their own chef to cater to cyclists for the whole duration of the tour. And the teams agree that it makes a big difference. GM Jayson is a very good player. Kaya lang wala siyang prepa. He has been busy with NCFP management. We really don't know the status of his game. Just imagine if all 4 go all the way. That's probably another first :) I say any news about chess is good news. Basta napag uusapan ang chess, mainam yon :) Aug-07-14    SugarDom: Pink Salmon, specialty ng Norway. Aug-07-14    spawn2: Good morning! http://www.bworldonline.com/content... Aug-07-14    bubuli55: Ayun. Garantisado ni Kap. Pink salmon. Salamat Kap :) Aug-07-14    bien pensant: You could get sick eating salmon everyday as it has mercury in it. Have goat meat every other day and drink goat milk during games. Its better than orange juice. Aug-07-14    resty: <<wordfunph>: sagot na ni GM Gonzales yong tsiring-tsiring sa apat habang naglalaro :)> pampaganda ng umaga . . . wehehehe :) prayers . . . prayers . . . prayers . . . Aug-07-14    resty: let us just pray na walang magkasakit sa mga players, pinakamainam kung i-home run na lang ng ino-pope-afgm-pau (IPAP) linyada Aug-07-14    SugarDom: salmon don't have mercury because salmons have short lifespans, unlike tuna. That's why i prefer salmon sashimi. Smoked salmon is also very good. Aug-07-14    bubuli55: It would be interesting if AFGM would cook adobo and pancit for the whole Phil contingent :) Or maybe Camacho can cook up pinakbet. :) Aug-07-14    bubuli55: Siguro kung huli sa dagat konti lang ang mercury kumpara sa palaki sa pond :) ahehe Aug-07-14    spawn2: Sabak na naman Team Pinas mamayang gabi. Puyatan na naman! Good luck! Aug-08-14    geniokov: Magaling daw sa utak yang Pink Salmon sabi ng mga eksperto sa buhay.Pinakamasama daw sa Chess eh yung kumain ka daw ng Green Salmon! Aug-08-14    joeyj: R6: Team & Board Pairings Round 6 on 2014/08/08 at 14:00 : 8:00PM PHI Time Men/Open: Bo. 41 Austria (AUT) Rtg - 52 Philippines (PHI) Rtg : 0 : 0 22.1 GM Ragger, Markus 2644 - GM Sadorra, Julio Catalino 2590 22.2 GM Shengelia, David 2556 - GM Gomez, John Paul 2526 22.3 IM Kreisl, Robert 2432 - GM Torre, Eugenio 2438 22.4 IM Diermair, Andreas 2447 - FM Bersamina, Paulo 2363 Women: Bo. 43 Philippines (PHI) Rtg - 95 United Arab Emirates (UAE) Rtg : 0 : 0 33.1 WIM Camacho, Chardine Cheradee 2214 - WIM Al-Zarouni, Kholoud Essa 1862 33.2 WFM Frayna, Janelle Mae 2205 - WIM Nouman, Amna 1869 33.3 Fronda, Jan Jodilyn 2098 - Al-Zarouni, Aisha 1689 33.4 WIM Perena, Catherine 2165 - Abeer, Ali 1657 Aug-08-14    dunkenchess: The Fab 4 will play to the extreme 11 rounds. No alternate to take over. Aug-08-14    bubuli55: AFGM! There's something wonderful about Mr. Olympiad today. A TN? :) Aug-08-14    bubuli55: Gudlak! Aug-08-14    spawn2: Same line-up pa rin. 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