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 22 OF 83 ·  Later Kibitzing> Sep-04-16    Virgil A: Napaguusapan rin lang ang laynap, ano bang alam ninyo kay Kap James? Baka sakali mabisto natin kung paano ang patakbo niya. Google ko ang James Infiesto ang lumabas ay may obituary na. Sep-05-16    pinoymaster77: Buhay na buhay pa naman James, ang alam ko lang International Arbiter, Paralympic chess athlete under PSC, taga Davao, and reportedly nasa PSC. Jovial / friendly guy. SAME line-up fielded. Nagka idea na pero I was adviced to keep it private. Let's support the teams, as always. Looking at the ELOs, mas mataas pa mostly mga Pinoy players, but this is Olympiad play, lookout! Will also watch the Russia vs Ukraine confrontation (pahinga Karjakin !) Si GM Giri nagpapanalo for NED, sana mag continue, pleasantly surprised mga chess fans kasi sa mga recent tournaments eh madaming draws. May iba pa yatang event na 100% eh draws Sep-05-16    pinoymaster77: Natupad na Isku's wish for Torre vs Bernal MEGA CLASH ! Buti na lang second si Isku kay AFGM, nabigay na ba mga tips / advice ? Sep-05-16    pinoymaster77: The tale of the tape : Bo. 53 Philippines (PHI) Rtg - 70 Costa Rica (CRC) Rtg 0 : 0 31.1 GM Gomez, John Paul 2492 - IM Minero Pineda, Sergio 2391 31.2 GM Torre, Eugenio 2447 - GM Gonzalez Acosta, Bernal 2481 31.3 GM Barcenilla, Rogelio 2455 - IM Valdes Romero, Leonardo 2387 31.4 IM Bersamina, Paulo 2408 - IM Murillo Tsijli, Alexis 2272 Sep-05-16    spawn2: Am sure there is an underlying reason for the way James I. is fielding our players. GM Eugene's opinion is definitely being sought and considered. Whatever happens Team Philippines has my 101% support! Sep-05-16    Pulo y Gata: We all know that James is King. But seriously, he is Atty. <metrolirot>'s friend. He hails from Davao, too, I think. Sep-05-16    Pulo y Gata: <Nf3em> Did you win the event you played in? Congratulations! Sep-05-16    wordfunph: mukhang may iniinda si Ino, something is wrong. GM Eugene "Ang Walang Pahinga", fight! Sep-05-16    pinoymaster77: Go AFGM Eugene "Forever Young" Torre. Very youthful looking and may command sa audience nung press conference with Susan Polgar. Malamang may kasunod pa na interview, Susan noted that El Eugenio is 3-0 Sep-05-16    Nf3em: Naku <PYG> di ako nakasali sa rapids kahapon. Sama tyan. Yung FIDE Rated Standard. 1.5 out of 2. Matagal pa laban. Sep-05-16    Virgil A: Pahinga uli si Julio sa rawd 4. Medyo kaiba ang paggamit ni Kap James. May dahilan dito. Maaaring dyetlag si Julio. Siya ang most apekted ng dyetlag dahil umaga sa Dallas, gabi sa Baku. Matibay naman ang tulak niya noong sekon rawd. Manghuhula lang tayo. We just don't want to run the others really hard. Pero may kasabihan. Istrayk wayl di ayron is hat. Sep-05-16    pinoymaster77: Sa board 1 eh dumepensa vs JP ng French formation pero iba linya tinahak ni Im Minero nagpa double na f pawn at nagpabukas sa g file kaya naman gusto ng engine ang posisyon ni GM Panjol Sa board 2 eh AFGM Euge defended nga with Slav like formation, eh basta even sa opening eh dadalhin na ni AFGM yan sa middle and endgame Sa board 3, eh Banjo opened pa din with his pet English, no major troubles and even lang. Sa board 4, Nimzo ba depensa ni Pau? Aggressive kalaban with g5 ang advance and uncastled, mayamaya ma grindout yan Sep-05-16    Nf3em: Link pls hirap sa cp Sep-05-16    pinoymaster77: Heto try this https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-t... Sep-05-16    Nf3em: Ty sir Sep-05-16    spawn2: All positions are looking good especially that of GM JP. A 2.5 - 1.5 in favor of the Philippines is ok with me. Sep-05-16    pinoymaster77: Winning na GM Panjol, 2 pawns up. Now kung yung ibang Costa Ricans eh mag press for a win, eh dun sila madadale Sep-05-16    Virgil A: Malamang team Phils. Sep-05-16    pinoymaster77: Just a metter of mop up for JP. Nag turn the tables na IM Pau Even yung kila AFGM and Banjo Looking good Sep-05-16    pinoymaster77: Ma convert na yung kay Pau, 2 pawns up na, tig isang rook. Namumuro ng 3-1 not unless mag blunder pa opponents nila AFGM and Banjo Sep-05-16    Virgil A: Kap James si Madam Auring :) Sep-05-16    pinoymaster77: Panalo na JP. I must confess before the start of Olympiad eh aware GMs JP and Banjo may not be at their peak, but they're doing very ok so far, 3/4 na JP and 3 games sa top board. BUT our 3 wins are over lower rated countries (Jersey, Nigeria, Costa Rica) and a loss to Paraguay. Kumbaga eh WARMUP for the 2nd half of the competition! EH sana nga etong early pairings na ganito eh ganyan sa LAST 2 ROUNDS natin, for the finish ! Sep-05-16    pinoymaster77: Panalo na IM Pau! 2-0 Sep-05-16    Virgil A: Paulo came through today. Sep-05-16    pinoymaster77: Yung kay AFGM eh rook and pawns endgame,may tatalo pa ba, kahit anong ikot ni IM Bernal eh wala mapipiga Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 83) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 22 OF 83 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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