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 25 OF 83 ·  Later Kibitzing> Sep-07-16    pinoymaster77: Sa rest day eh dun ginaganap ang famed Bermuda party sa Olympiad which has colorful episodes. Mga players naman natin eh more on subdued side, mainly mag observe siguro. Sana ok din souvenirs just like in Norway, though that was an election year and am sure may campaigning nuon. I could say if I could just recall that 2014 Olympiad eh turbulent mode pa nuon, kasi with the Wesley change Fed request, then that reported 'shouting' marred meeting between Spice / Paul and NCFP. Then may campaigning pa nuon, Kirsan vs Gary, Leong vs Bambol ba nuon, Pichay vs Sheikh. Eh this 2016 batch eh mas tahimik naging buhay, mas konting issues and they really saw a better support from PSC NCFP Senate and key supporters Sep-07-16    Virgil A: Kaya naman pala ganoon ang naging player rotation or non rotation dahil nagka headache si Julio, as reported. Hopefully that is past him. He won his round 5 game. Take care, team Philippines. Sep-07-16    Pulo y Gata: Headaches are often unavoidable when you've a bright mind (Catalino). Let's hope he is fully recovered. Go RP! Sep-07-16    Pulo y Gata: Liquid Torre! (From Bruce Lee's "Be water" mantra.) <Just tweaking my idol Allan D. aka SuperGalit.> ;-) Sep-07-16    kardopov: Carlsen is hiding his preppy, expect for more unorthodox opening. Sep-07-16    kardopov: Carlsen is hiding his preppy, expect for more unorthodox opening. Sep-07-16    perfidious: <kardopov: Carlsen is hiding his preppy....> How dare he poach on Anand's hallowed ground? The former titleholder is the only elite player allowed that privilege! Sep-07-16    wordfunph: my crystal ball: 2.5-1.5 for Norway. Sep-08-16    Nf3em: 2-2 hulang batil ;-) Sep-08-16    spawn2: After a much needed rest, Team Philippines to continue its campaign for glory. Go Team Philippines! Sep-08-16    wordfunph: GM Aryan Tari (2570) vs Eugenio Torre (2447) may tari ang kalaban, ingat lang po GM Eugene. Sep-08-16    pinoymaster77: Hold draw sa top 2 boards, score wins sa lower boards. Pag nagawa yan ng Team PHI eh roll out the barrel and ilatag ang kalderetang kambing and other mehee dishes ! Sep-08-16    pinoymaster77: Let's GET READY to RUUMMMBBBLLLEEE !! Bo. 12 Norway (NOR) Rtg - 53 Philippines (PHI) Rtg 0 : 0 12.1 GM Carlsen, Magnus 2857 - GM Sadorra, Julio Catalino 2560 12.2 GM Hammer, Jon Ludvig 2651 - GM Gomez, John Paul 2492 12.3 GM Tari, Aryan 2570 - GM Torre, Eugenio 2447 12.4 GM Urkedal, Frode 2537 - GM Barcenilla, Rogelio 2455 Sep-08-16    gokusano: The intimidating factor will play a pivotal role. Lugi sa top two boards pero me laban sa lower 2. I would be happy with a 22 results. Let the Torre magic continue. Sep-08-16    kardopov: I miss the #1 torrefan here. His brazenly bold predictions sometimes hit the mark. 2.5 - 1.5 Philippines! Yes yes yo!!! Sep-08-16    Pulo y Gata: <Everybody is saying that Philippine chess is dead. Now we know that Philippine chess is NOT dead -- we have just been looking in the wrong direction. Our women players are the new heroes.> -B.Ang Indeed, let's root for the players of the Philippines who continue to do their country proud. Go, RP! Sep-08-16    Pulo y Gata: 2.5-1.5 vs Norway. Sep-08-16    Virgil A: Philippines v Norway 4-0 Victory can only be achieved by the defeat of the opponents. - Bentong the Great. Descendant of Charles de Goat. :) Sep-08-16    Virgil A: Crispa Redmanizer Fortunato "Atoy" Co once exclaimed... When in doubt, shoot the ball! Julio - When in doubt, I will not concede defeat! The Pope - When in doubt, attack! James - When in doubt, never been in doubt! Barce - When in doubt, ihip ng preskiting na hangin! Sep-08-16    Virgil A: 1.e4 Vakvakan na. Good luck, AFGM. Sep-08-16    Nf3em: Scotch it is. Sep-08-16    Nf3em: All PHL games are interesting. Go Team PHL, fight! Sep-08-16    epistle: 3-1 for the Pinoys. Sep-08-16    kramrich: GM JP and Eugene have advantage. Ino should be abe to hold his, actually advabtage pa ng konti. Banjo shiuld be able to draw, it will be a disappointment if PHIL will not win the match based on how the games have progressed so far. Frayna winning also Sep-08-16    spawn2: GM Eugene holding GM Tari to a draw with the black pieces. Team Philippines has the advantage in 2 boards (Bd 1 and 2) while Bd4 is almost equal. Hope they can bring home the point against higher seeded Norway. Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 83) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 25 OF 83 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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