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 64; games 1-25 of 1,596  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. R Naranja vs E Torre 1-0 64 1968 Manila Meralco E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto 2. C Benitez vs E Torre   ½-½ 22 1968 Manila Meralco B42 Sicilian, Kan 3. R Balinas vs E Torre 1-0 92 1968 Manila Meralco B20 Sicilian 4. E Torre vs P Rasmussen   1-0 43 1968 Manila Meralco C61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense 5. E Torre vs J Lobigas   ½-½ 42 1968 Manila Meralco B27 Sicilian 6. B Berger vs E Torre   1-0 49 1968 Manila Meralco A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 7. E Torre vs K A Lim   ½-½ 48 1968 Manila Meralco B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack 8. E Torre vs E De Castro   0-1 40 1968 Manila Meralco C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall 9. S Aguilar vs E Torre   0-1 23 1968 Manila Meralco B94 Sicilian, Najdorf 10. R Reyes vs E Torre   0-1 36 1968 Manila Meralco B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 11. E Torre vs Gligoric 0-1 51 1968 Manila Meralco C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense 12. Lee Keng Cheong vs E Torre   ½-½ 35 1968 Manila Meralco B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 13. G Badilles vs E Torre   1-0 71 1968 Manila Meralco E63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation 14. E Torre vs N Estimo   1-0 30 1968 Manila Meralco B42 Sicilian, Kan 15. E Torre vs R Rodriguez   0-1 37 1968 Manila Meralco B03 Alekhine's Defense 16. E Torre vs A Saidy 1-0 34 1969 9th Costa del Sol B57 Sicilian 17. W Hug vs E Torre   ½-½ 50 1969 World Junior Championship qual-2 B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation 18. E Torre vs Karpov ½-½ 77 1969 World Junior Championship qual-2 C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 19. K Payrhuber vs E Torre   ½-½ 47 1969 World Junior Championship qual-2 B25 Sicilian, Closed 20. E Torre vs R M McKay   0-1 32 1969 World Junior Championship qual-2 B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern 21. A Sznapik vs E Torre   0-1 46 1969 World Junior Championship qual-2 E97 King's Indian 22. E Torre vs J Fridjonsson   1-0 47 1969 World Junior Championship qual-2 B07 Pirc 23. S Bouaziz vs E Torre   ½-½ 20 1969 World Junior Championship Final-B B02 Alekhine's Defense 24. E Torre vs E M Green   ½-½ 49 1969 World Junior Championship Final-B C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense 25. J Kristiansen vs E Torre   0-1 36 1969 World Junior Championship Final-B E73 King's Indian  page 1 of 64; games 1-25 of 1,596

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 21 OF 83 ·  Later Kibitzing> Sep-04-16    pinoymaster77: CHANGE has indeed come. New paradigm yan ha, at least not going with the 'old traditions'. Bagong diskarte for Team PHI, we can only fully support and cheer on our teams ! Sep-04-16    spawn2: GM Eugene won his 3rd round game. It was not a perfect game but in the end, GM Genius capitalized on the blunder made by his opponent. Sep-04-16    spawn2: 3 - 1 in favor of the Philippines. Good job guys. Salpok na naman sa higher rated sa 4 th rd. Tuloy lang ang arangkada! Sep-04-16    pinoymaster77: 3/3 = 100% !! AFGM Euge showing he's ageless and walang kupas nga Mr Olympiad indeed Some scary moments there, buti naka eke out wins sila JP AFGM and Banjo ! Sep-04-16    Nf3em: Nice win. Congrats Team PHL. ;-) Sep-04-16    Nf3em: Sir <Isku> hope you & your family are Ok there in US of A. Heard there WASs an earthquake in Oklahoma and felt in 7 states. Sep-04-16    Pru: PHI vs. Costa Rica sa mens PHI vs. Canada sa womens. Sep-04-16    cro777: Eugenio Torre plays his favorite Carlos Torre Attack against a kingside fianchetto. Eugenio Torre – FM Daniel Anwuli (2336) 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.c3 d6 4.Bg5 Nf6 5.Nd2 0–0 6.Ngf3 click for larger view This opening is popular at highest level (Carlsen, Kramnik, Aronian to name a few) in rapid and blitz games. In the diagram position, 6…c5 is considered to be Black's best equalising attempt (Black strikes back at the White’s center and gains space on the queenside). Anwuli opted for 6…h6 followed by …g5 which doesn’t look like a good idea. Torre outplayed the opponent in the opening, but missed to conclude the game with a nice miniature: Position after 17…Bxh6 click for larger view Here 18.Qh5 wins immediately (if 18…Qb4+ then 19.Kd1!) Instead, Torre played a straightforward 18.Rxh6, which was still winning, but after 18…Qb4+ 19.Qd2? (the correct move was 19.Nd2) he gave his 19-year old opponent the opportunity to prolong the game, but nothing more. Done is as good as perfect! Inspiring play by Torre in the tournament, being example to others. Sep-04-16    Virgil A: That's sharp < cro777 >. 18.Qh5! indeed. Both players played that sequence quickly. Sep-04-16    Virgil A: We might see a Torre vs Bernal next round. For old times sake. :) Sep-04-16    Virgil A: Interesting to see who plays for team Noypi in Costa Rica match. This match is very much win able. I expect GM Torre to play. Sep-04-16    Virgil A: Costa Rica has equally strong players from top to bottom. Team Noypi needs the experience of GM Torre. This match may as well be decided on board 4. Sep-04-16    Virgil A: 2am pala sa Baku ngayon. Logtu nang mahimbing mga yon. :) Sep-04-16    cro777: Torre (In) Attack - Writing down the moves click for larger view https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cridzqz... Sep-04-16    Virgil A: GM Torre leading the way. Sep-04-16    Pru: Well rested pala ang Costa Rica dahil ang first round opponent di dumating. At most 2 days palang yung top 3 at pahinga naman yung no.4 nila sa 3rd round. Sep-04-16    Virgil A: Pru. Magandang laban next round. :) Sep-04-16    wordfunph: excellent perf 3/3 by "Maong Lang Nakupas"! Sep-04-16    Iskubadayb: Dan, malakas ang pagka-yanig ko dito! Nagulantang at gulilat ako, pero hindi dahil sa lindol, noong makitz ko ang line-up na pinost ni TonyMayls. Bara-bara na ito. Dasal na lang tayo na bigyan ng mahiwagang lakas si Mr. Olympiad para manatiling maganda ang kanyang laro. Sep-04-16    pinoymaster77: Good am, baka nga yung top 4 boards ang ma field, o mag start ng rotation ng rest. I think after round 5 may rest day na? Sep-04-16    wordfunph: PM, ceasefire on wednesday. Sep-04-16    Nf3em: haha sir <Isku> talaga. btw, let's hope for the best. Sep-04-16    pinoymaster77: Ok, puede pa laro 2 rounds pero imaginary lang kung ako Kapitan eh may ipahinga ako kila GMs Euge JP or Banjo, and have Pau a shot at bawi. Have to share sa mga text kagabi eh may anxious moments nung nag resign na Pau, AFGM lost an early advantage and games daw nila JP and Banjo were 'even'. Thankfully GMs Euge JP and Banjo turned the tables in their games, and we were spared an 'embarrassing' loss kunsakali and pagpipista ng critics Sep-04-16    pinoymaster77: 72nd ranked ang Costa Rica with 2383 ELO average and 1 GM. Kaya yan pero pag nanalo expect a fight vs a heavyweight in ronnd 5, kaya dapat may ipahinga na GM this round 4 ? http://www.chess-results.com/tnr232... Sep-04-16    pinoymaster77: START na ng madaming marquee match-ups for Open ! Mas lalong mahirap mag monitor ng napakaraming interesting games, for those with access ! Di natuloy pagkatalo ni Naka last night, naka salvage draw. Ang Cuba meron na ding panglaban sa lower boards to support GMs Dominguez and Bruzon, mas makakasabay lalo sila sa taas : Round 4 on 2016/09/05 at 15:00 No. SNo Team Team Pts. MP Res. : Res. MP Pts. Team Team SNo 1 5 UKR Ukraine 10 6 : 6 11 Russia RUS 1 2 9 IND India 11 6 : 6 9½ Cuba CUB 15 3 2 USA United States of America 10½ 6 : 6 9½ Czech Republic CZE 17 4 30 ROU Romania 10 6 : 6 11 Azerbaijan 1 AZE 4 5 3 CHN China 10½ 6 : 6 9½ Italy ITA 36 6 6 ENG England 9 6 : 6 10½ Netherlands NED 11 7 23 BLR Belarus 10½ 6 : 6 9 Latvia LAT 21 8 24 SRB Serbia 8½ 6 : 6 10½ Slovenia SLO 29 9 27 GRE Greece 8 5 : 5 9½ France FRA 8 10 14 ESP Spain 8 5 : 5 9½ Peru PER 34 Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 83) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 21 OF 83 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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