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 457 OF 503 ·  Later Kibitzing> Aug-13-14    spawn2: <To have a record run is good as it is, but if one tries to push it further just for the sake of the record itself, and doing it to the detriment of the whole team's performance, then this whole national pride and glory thing just comes out as a facade for personal gain. But there could be another reason for his possible inclusion in future teams - the scarcity of finding worthy chess talents (or the lack of proper chess development infrastructure) of this generation.> GM Torre gained his place in the 2014 Philippine Team by winning the BOGM 2014 tournament. No special treatment (automatic seeding) but pure hardwork and talent. For the past two Olympiads (2012 and 2014) he participated in the Battle of the GMs to try and qualify and play for the country. If I remember correctly, he needed to win five (5) straight games in BOGM 2012 to have the chance to make his 21st appearance. For the 2016 Olympiad, I hope he will play in the qualifying tourney once again:) Aug-13-14    spawn2: <guys, last round games to start at 6pm Manila time.> Kailangan pala mag-undertime! Aug-13-14    joeyj: Chess Olympiad 2016: Baku, Azerbaijan 2018: Batumi, Georgia Aug-13-14    Iskubadayb: 6 am pala dito ang umpisa ng last round. Gising na ko nyan pero I'll definitely miss the start. Abutin ko pa ang late opening o early mid, pero deretsong na from there. I'll try to focus sa laro ng mga bradidik natin instead of window shopping sa bawat paninda. It's not a promise, though. :) Aug-13-14    bubuli55: It's a matter of half glass full. There are positives to the state of PHI chess. Our women players are the strongest ever. There's an existing infrastructure to the grassroots. We have the most number of GMs today. We were able to fill in the gaps when other players could not make this trip. That's a good sign. This team has a very good chance to barge into the top 30. That's like placing in the top 20 before the break up of USSR. That's very good. AFGM did not have any qualms when he was not chosen to play in the Olympiad. He went as a coach to help out the team. And he is playing very well in this Olympiad. Consider yourself lucky. He has more Olympiads to go. Aug-13-14    wordfunph: <joeyj> thanks, di pala Khanty sa 2016 :) lufet ng morale ng kibitzers dito, sana kasing init ng PHI team against 37th seed Canada. it's going to be a rumble, blood for blood and flesh for flesh. No more tomorrow, ubosch kung ubosch. Arriba Pilipinas! Aug-13-14    wordfunph: let's hope for the best for GM Gonzales to hold GM Sambuev sa quatro - that will be the key of the match. ayak na nina Sado JP AFGM sa uno dos tres. Aug-13-14    wordfunph: kung nasa Tromso lang sana si aki, pipitikin ko tenga ni GM Sambuev habang naglalaro at sabay takbo hahahaha! Aug-13-14    Iskubadayb: Bubzka, sup. Tama ka dyan, bilib ako sa mga bebot natin... malalakas maglaro. Kulang lang ng proper coaching dahil makikita mo sa inconsistency, pero malawak ang potential nila. Mali ka nga lang sa grassroots dahil di talaga nalilimas ang mga talentong tago sa bawat sulok ng bansa. Makukuha lang yan sa pamamagitan ng regular natl open na umpisa sa provincial eliminations. Ipaskel ko rito ang magandang plano pag tapos ng olimpyada. Hard work ang kamada ni bradidik para makalaro sa olimpyada mula noon hanggang ngayon. Hindi binibigay sa kanya yan ng libre. Ibigay ko ang mga konting detalye dyan later on. Ang aking superwish e makapaglaro siya sa susunod na olimpyada habang pangulo ng Phil. Chess Fed.. :) Aug-13-14    Iskubadayb: Bwisit ka Prez, napahagalpak ako sa pitik-tenga mo. Malutong na pitik ba HIHI? Tabla manalo si Jay dyan. Preskitng ang bradidik natin sa kwatro. Medyo alala ako ng konti nung una dahil 3 sunod na laro ay nakakapagod pag team play, pero dahil sa rest day pala before the last round ay tama lang na maglaro si Master Jay. Walang talo yan! Aug-13-14    wordfunph: master Iskub, sana nga magkadilang anghel ka pero sa totots lang kabading ako kay GM Jay. Kaw na lang nagpapalakas ng loob ko :) pag winning lang naman si GM Sambuev saka ko pipitikin ng malutong sa tenga. Bahala na magkahabulan kami ni GM Sambuev sa playing venue, sabay tago si aki sa likod ni papa Butch Pitch haha! bosh! Aug-13-14    bubuli55: Sir Iskubz. Grassroots is a stretch. But I've seen grade school girls from different regions play team tourneys. I hope that is happening thru out the country. :) And of course there is always room for improvement. Aug-13-14    Iskubadayb: HAHAHAHA... pati si Pitchkij ay dinamay mo sa habulan nyo ni Sambu. Maniwala ka sa akin... preskiting ang utak ni Master Jay. Malinaw ang paningin niya sa mga pyesa, lalo na't napatalsik na niya ang kalawang sa mga unang laro. Ito lang ang dahilan para siya ay maoklak: Ang gumamit siya ng telbats na pambukas. Ang mag ala-Bobby bigla ang kalaban. Other than that, we good bro. :) Aug-13-14    Iskubadayb: Maganda yan, Bubz. Let's talk about it after the oly. Seeded 52 nga ba tayo? Pag mas maganda sa seeding natin ang ating final ranking e successful na yan. Bilang proud ex Asian powerhouse, we want better. Imagine, China will win this thing... they should! Samantala tayo ay naghahanap lang ng respectable finish. Kunsayderd. :) Aug-13-14    bubuli55: Ang super wish ko ay gumawa ng chess book si AFGM na para sa mga different playing levels dahil maraming bata sa atin ang walang access to a computer. Aug-13-14    Iskubadayb: Mahirap yang sumulat ng libro, plus di nya talaga istilo yan. Mas maigi kung ang pokus nya tapos ng olimpyada ay ang pagiging pangulo ng opisina. Kung manalo siya dito ay pwede na siyang rumetiro sa paglaro (semi), pero pwede pumokus sa olimpyada lamang. Pag pangulo siya ay maaaring bumaba ako diyan upang makatulong. :) Aug-13-14    Iskubadayb: Alam mo e nung todo-aral kami nyan sa Slav, masasabi mong foremost theoretician kami nyan sa nasabing pambukas. Minsan ay nasabi naming pwede kaming gumawa ng libro dito, pero salita lang. Time consuming masyado. Kaya natutuwa ako kapag nakikita ko siyang gumagamit pa rin ng Slav. :) Aug-13-14    bubuli55: < wordz > kung ako nandoon, ako ang pipitik nung kabilang tenga. Ahehe Aug-13-14    Iskubadayb: Talk about a federation president and still playing, naalala ko ang kwento ni Pocamps. Di lang fed pres pero FIDE pres na siya nito, ng imbitahan siya sa opening ng, kung di ako nagkakamali ay first Oslo Open. So, he graced the opening and all, pero dahil wala naman siyang engagements e naglaro na rin siya. The dude won the Oslo Open! He was very proud of it. Nakikita ko pa ang kanyang masarap na ngiti ng kinukwento nya ito. At kung di ako nagkakamali ay naglaro ulit siya the next year at nanalo ulit!! :) Aug-13-14    bubuli55: Sir Iskubz. Sa totoo lang. Pwede kang gumawa ng libro. Matagal ko nang navanggit yan. Aug-13-14    Iskubadayb: Believe me, I thought about it for a long time... but it is quite complicated... not the writing, that too, but mostly the mechanics of me. Gulo no? Sarap sa kwentuhan yan sa San Pedrosburg na merong San Mig at kambing!! :) Aug-13-14    bubuli55: Gudlak sa PHI mamaya. Sana pumatak! Aug-14-14    dunkenchess: Nakahanda na ang lamesa, ang ihawan, isang kahon na lapad, beer, karaoke, cooler, upuan at baso. Laro muna bago umpisa at bantay sa oras ng olympics. Asan ba yang clock ko. Aug-14-14    joeyj: Live Games @ http://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2014... also @ https://chess24.com/en/olympiad2014... Gametime for R11 : <5:00PM (PHI time)> Aug-14-14    allan.dinglasan: Game n!Go go go go go go go RP!!! 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