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 497 OF 503 ·  Later Kibitzing> Sep-25-15    pinoymaster77: Sa recent na pag check ng Malaysian Chess Festival eh ok din premyo sa Dato Arthur, its like USD 4K? Kung di nabago. So wondering why previous GMs na sumaali last year eh di bumalik. Katapat AFGM eh 'veteran' sa ASEAN Age Group wars, and maybe just 'graduated' from the U20 ranks. When there's another win it would be an encounter vs the winner between GM Vakhidov and Indian IM. GM Jay naka recover din from a loss and at some point eh 4.5/6 Sep-25-15    spawn2: Sayang lang pm77, walang pgns ng games sa Malaysian Open. Will try to request from GM Torre pgns of his wins if meron para we can post it here sa page nya. Sep-25-15    kamagong24: Go GM Torre! Sep-26-15    pinoymaster77: spawn2, Honga walang livegames, sana nga may PGNs of won games, and puede rin maisama ditto sa CG list of games nya Sep-26-15    spawn2: Science project, GM Eugene losing his 8th rd game. Pwede pa pumatak sa top 10 if he wins in the final rd. Sep-27-15    spawn2: GM Eugene winning against IM Nava with black in the last rd to land in the top 10 (9th) and earn additional 5 elo points. Sep-27-15    kamagong24: patapos na pala September, whadaya know... Sep-27-15    pinoymaster77: Sa Challengers, champ si Istraelito Rilloraza of FEU HS, 2nd si Chester Caminong and 3rd si Marvin Miciano. Total dominance by Pinoys, getting 9 out of the Top 10 places ! Oct-02-15    Deadlost: off topic, and a bit of rant: Do we have chess clubs in Metro Manila? There are for sure watering holes such as these: 1. Luneta 2. Alphaland (EDSA cor Pasong Tamo 3. Guadalupe Mall 4. Market Market - UV parking lot fronting STI 5. Puregold in Meycauayan 6. Figaro in Shangrila - Crossing, Mandaluyong I mean, I haven't played any game of chess for two years now and I'm really itching for friendly fights, but, really, I could not find a venue where I would not encounter hustlers. No tournaments to participate in. There used to be Executive Tournaments, Artists', now im reduced to following chess news on the web. Pathetic. The last time I came out of my hole (five years ago - and before that, another five)I won 2, lost 2 and quit. Hey, is over-the-board chess dead in the Philippines already? Oct-02-15    epistle: not quite. Nano and I played many games today at the Coffee Bean and he beat me three straight before I managed to win on the 4th game. Nothing, however, is really worth saying today Oct-06-15    pinoymaster77: By next week siguro before the start eh malaman na final FIELD sa BOGM 2015. Wonder sino pa GMs makalahok Oct-06-15    epistle: I hope they pick Master B as the wild card entry. Oct-06-15    pinoymaster77: Sa Challengers ng 2 intl events in Nov sa ULTRA, hope to see MasterB and friends in action Oct-10-15    spawn2: BOGM starts in October 22 with GM Eugene as the defending champion. Will find time to watch some of the games live. Oct-10-15    epistle: GM Eugene is the defending champion. But the sentimental favourite is, of course, none other than Master B. Oct-14-15    pinoymaster77: Next week na nga, sana meron man lang media write-ups in the coming days Oct-15-15    Nf3em: <<spawn2: BOGM starts in October 22 with GM Eugene as the defending champion. Will find time to watch some of the games live.> I will be in PHL 22 to 25 October but surely can't watch. Kumusta Brod <Alex>? Oct-17-15    kamagong24: whats up with GM Torre these days... Oct-17-15    spawn2: <Nf3em> Am doing very well bro Danny! <kamagong24> GM Eugene will defend his BOGM title starting on the 22nd. This morning he conducted a 20 board simul with chess loving PWDs which wads a joint project of the Rotary Club of Cubao and ETCF. On November ETCF will have a 2 Saturday chess clinic with the students of schools under CFBCI. After which a 1 day rapid tournament in December amongst the attendees will be held. GM Eugene also graced the first PCTAP trainors seminar in Urdaneta Pangasinan last September him being the Chairman of the Association. Oct-18-15    gokusano: Who are the participants in the BOGM? Oct-18-15    epistle: the Nokor 5, among them the fearsome Marquez. Oct-19-15    Nf3em: <Marquez> is not fearsome but handsome. Oct-19-15    epistle: All Marquezes are handsome. But one is fearsome AND handsome as well. Oct-20-15    pinoymaster77: Near na BOGM, but no news yet on the final field. Am sure AFGM and IM Pau would play. Possible also for locally based GMs Barbosa Laylo Antonio and even Bitoon. They will be joined by at least the TOP 2 from the NCC Semis FN Turqueza and Abelgas Jr. Any vacated slot could open the door for 3rd placer IM Hari. I think as TOP 5 of BOGM 2014, also seeded are IM Garcia and WIM Frayna? Oct-23-15    spawn2: BOGM 2015 rd 1 starts at 2 pm tomorrow at the Rizal Memorial. GM Eugene's 1st game will be against GM Antonio. Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 503) search thread:    ARCHIVED POSTS < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 497 OF 503 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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