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 1,595  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. S Aguilar vs E Torre   0-1 23 1968 Manila Meralco B94 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. E Torre vs E De Castro   0-1 40 1968 Manila Meralco C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall 3. C Benitez vs E Torre   ½-½ 22 1968 Manila Meralco B42 Sicilian, Kan 4. E Torre vs J Lobigas   ½-½ 42 1968 Manila Meralco B27 Sicilian 5. E Torre vs N Estimo   1-0 30 1968 Manila Meralco B42 Sicilian, Kan 6. E Torre vs K A Lim   ½-½ 48 1968 Manila Meralco B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack 7. G Badilles vs E Torre   1-0 71 1968 Manila Meralco E63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation 8. B Berger vs E Torre   1-0 49 1968 Manila Meralco A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 9. E Torre vs Gligoric 0-1 51 1968 Manila Meralco C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense 10. Lee Keng Cheong vs E Torre   ½-½ 35 1968 Manila Meralco B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 11. R Naranja vs E Torre 1-0 64 1968 Manila Meralco E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto 12. R Balinas vs E Torre 1-0 92 1968 Manila Meralco B20 Sicilian 13. E Torre vs P Rasmussen   1-0 43 1968 Manila Meralco C61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense 14. R Reyes vs E Torre   0-1 36 1968 Manila Meralco B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 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 64; games 1-25 of 1,595

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 29 OF 83 ·  Later Kibitzing> Sep-10-16    Nf3em: Wow 2712! Lufet! Sep-10-16    Nf3em: Ako TPR ko 1612 hahaha! Sep-10-16    epistle: Eugenio Oliveros Torre is playing like it's 1974. Sep-10-16    pinoymaster77: Madami ding ULTRA high performances, Russia's Nepo with 7/7 eh TPR 3318 !! Off the roof ! For our very own, AFGM Eugene continues to be our TOP Olympian for the ages ! Sep-10-16    pinoymaster77: epistle, Oliveros kasi eh, iba daw mga Oliveros na player Sep-10-16    Nf3em: Few things about AFGM play that I noticed, he plays his opening and he chose a positions or lines that he understand and practically easy for him. Sep-10-16    pinoymaster77: Posted sa FB earlier : Whatever happens in these last 4 rounds of the Baku Olympiad eh suportahan taka, basta sakin a better finish than 2014 Olympiad eh ok na. PHI chess still in transition after So's transfer, and still patiently waiting for the next YOUTH brigade to finally break out ?! Sa Womens naman eh on upswing, after WIM Frayna's breakthrough 5th place finish in recent WJCC eh Masters lika Fronda, Secopito and even Shania joined the fray and have even higher confidence in playing in international stage. Look forward to see these Ladies continue to campaign in intl events, may 2 events hosted ang PHI in Dec. As mentioned before, may potential of 3 to 4 WGMs sa current crop of Women players saka sa mga bata na susunod sa kanilang yapak Sep-10-16    pinoymaster77: BTW, on-going na Malaysia Chess Festival, nauna mag start yung annual Astro Merdeka rapid chess team event whwre many Pinoys as usual are playing. Nasa 7th round na, out of total 9 rounds. Dito naman sa Seniors event na eto puede mag prepapara mga ETCF / Ajedrez Caballeros in the years to come? Tune-up muna thru local chess team events http://www.chess-results.com/tnr237... Sep-10-16    Pulo y Gata: I hope I will be invited to post-Olympiad celebration w/ GM Eugenio Oliveros Torre. Sep-10-16    pinoymaster77: Heto na pairings, LABAN PILIPINAS MABUHAY! Bo. 14 Spain (ESP) Rtg - 53 Philippines (PHI) Rtg 0 : 0 18.1 GM Vallejo Pons, Francisco 2716 - GM Sadorra, Julio Catalino 2560 18.2 GM Salgado Lopez, Ivan 2662 - GM Torre, Eugenio 2447 18.3 GM Anton Guijarro, David 2630 - GM Barcenilla, Rogelio 2455 18.4 GM Ibarra Jerez, Jose Carlos 2566 - IM Bersamina, Paulo 2408 Sep-10-16    pinoymaster77: Heto naman 'cold war' showdown, the battle between the top 2 SEEDS ! Bo. 1 Russia (RUS) Rtg - 2 United States of America (USA) Rtg 1.1 GM Karjakin, Sergey 2769 - GM Caruana, Fabiano 2808 1.2 GM Kramnik, Vladimir 2808 - GM Nakamura, Hikaru 2789 1.3 GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian 2740 - GM So, Wesley 2782 1.4 GM Grischuk, Alexander 2754 - GM Robson, Ray 2674 Watchout for the expected titanic battles sa boards, checkout bd3 Nepo vs So. Meron ba sa chessbookie ? Sep-10-16    Nf3em: <<Pulo y Gata>: I hope I will be invited to post-Olympiad celebration w/ GM Eugenio Oliveros Torre.> Me too, please. ;-) Sep-10-16    epistle: Send your resume to Spawn. For Eugenio Oliveros Torre only enjoys the company of very strong chess players like myself, Master B and pinoymaster77. Sep-10-16    Ainicatheo: Board Prizes Board 3 Top 3 After Rd 7 1. GM Eugenio Torre 2447 85.7% Rp 2712 2. GM Wesley So 2782 83.3% Rp 2869 3. GM Tamir Tabaty 2630 83.3% Rp 2700 Sep-10-16    Nf3em: <<epistle>: Send your resume to Spawn. For Eugenio Oliveros Torre only enjoys the company of very strong chess players like myself, Master B and pinoymaster77.> Oh, then I have no chance. I'll just wait for the kodaks. Sep-10-16    wordfunph: <GM Salgado Lopez, Ivan 2662 - GM Torre, Eugenio 2447> Huge to handle white, 4 hours to vakvakan! ready na kalderetang mehehe and sanmig light. Sep-10-16    wordfunph: <For Eugenio Oliveros Torre only enjoys the company of very strong chess players like myself, Master B and pinoymaster77.> thank you, thank you.. Sep-10-16    gokusano: Pwede ako dyan. Naka draw lang sa akin si master B dati sa "BATTLE OF THE AGES" na ginanap sa queen city of the south, IMUS! Sep-10-16    pinoymaster77: Batil masterlang Everybody has chance If ever kung meron eh might need to be in Oct May next event in Nov Sep-10-16    Viktorerro: 3 - 1. Jerez de La Frontera y Fundador. Espanya. Baka si Torre lang umiskor diyan. Malapit lang iyan sa Rota, Espanya, ang lugar nang malupit na ex hija mujer materyalez fuertez guapa la bamba, nang mga panahon na iyon... PM77, naturalmentez naaalala pa rin ni Digong ang historical background nang mga Castillian heritage natin...i doubt very much he has a bone to pick from the historical context of things with the Espanyols...but with the Kanos, 1906 is just like yesterday...mskulit lang talaga ung State Dept spokesman ni Baracktrema Obamai at satsat ng satsat from his high moral ascendancy posturing eh ang sarili nilang backyard hindi nila malinis linis...sawsaw at dagdag hulma ng sariling interpretasyon ang media at pinagsabong sila Baraquito at Digong-ini, hayun! Tagumpay ang eksperimento ng mga nagsusulong ng mga moves....hehehehe☺😈 Sep-10-16    Virgil A: Oks na Oks din si Kap James. Yan ang tamang laynap. Puti ang hawak ni GM at Paulo. Beri kapabol naman sila Julio at Banjo sa itim. Magandang vakvakan ito. Sep-10-16    spawn2: Phenomenal performance by the Living Legend of Philippine Chess. Hoping for another legendary performance tonight. GM Sadorra can handle board 1 while GM JP should be raring to get back on the winning track. Am expecting a lot fron IM Pau tonight. Once again..Laban Pilipinas! Sep-10-16    spawn2: And the game is on! GM Torre as expected put his pawn on d4. GM Salgado opted to go for a possible KID set-up but no tactical battle tonight when GM Torre took the Knight on f6 with his DSB. This will be a strategical struggle. Sep-10-16    epistle: Ipaghiganti si Jose! Ang mga ninuno nila ang pumatay kay Rizal! Sep-10-16    Nf3em: Torre - Salgado 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 g6 3.Bxf6 exf6 4.e3 Bg7 5.Ne2 f5 6.g3 d5 7.Bg2 c6 8.O-O h5 9.c4 dxc4 10.Na3 h4 11.Nxc4 hxg3 12.hxg3 Be6 13.Qd3 Bd5 14.Rfe1 Na6 15.Rac1 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 Qd5+ 17.f3 O-O 18.Nf4 Qb5 click for larger view AFGM to move. Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 83) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 29 OF 83 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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