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 77 OF 83 ·  Later Kibitzing> Sep-30-18    geniokov: Let us admit na this is the weakest line up for Men's chess team we've ever sent. No offense to anyone but that is my observation. Where are our other GM's? Nagka-sawaan na ba sa Chess? Sorry for my comment but i feel frustrated everytime na sisilip ako sa site na ito at makikibalita. Sep-30-18    bubuli55: These guys maybe easy targets but we’re counting on them. Oct-01-18    spawn2: Albania next rd opponent..fearless forecast, Team Pinas will earn bring home the win! Oct-01-18    spawn2: Team Pinas won vs Albania 2.5 - 1.5. Next is Uruguay.. Oct-01-18    gokusano: Sad, GM Gomez lost. I think he needs to be rested. Oct-02-18    gokusano: The Philippine team might have a field day harvest tonight. They are slightly ahead in all four boards. Go RP! Oct-02-18    gokusano: First win by Dashari! Oct-02-18    gokusano: Arriba si Saddora, 0-1! Oct-03-18    epistle: The solid moves of his opponents are no match to the inundating liquid moves of Catas Oct-03-18    bubuli55: Crucial last 2 rounds more so that last round. Phi in a nice 30th place. Breaking into the top 20 would be a tremendous accomplishment for this team. A tie or win next round will put them in a pretty good situation. Payt! Oct-03-18    bubuli55: At this point I have to give kudos to coach AFGM and the team for keeping it together and focused on the games. This team did not disintegrate after those setbacks in the early rounds. Instead they keep playing as a team. Payt! Oct-03-18    gokusano: <Oct-03-18 bubuli55: At this point I have to give kudos to coach AFGM and the team for keeping it together and focused on the games. This team did not disintegrate after those setbacks in the early rounds. Instead they keep playing as a team. Payt!> Absolutely! The coach and the players have unquestionably immense love for the country. Don't change the ending of Lupang Hinirang, please. The players are exactly experiencing it by now. In the last two rounds, they have to figuratively give their lives because of fatigue and exhaustion. Fight team RP! Oct-03-18    wordfunph: one more time.. fly high, team Philippines! Oct-03-18    spawn2: Kapit Bayan for the last two (2) rounds! Go Pilipinas! Oct-04-18    Viktorerro: Kayang kaya na iyang last two rounds na iyan for a decent finish, wala silang naka match up na TOP 25 team except ung Croatia. Ma gauge at ma asses kung saan ang level ng team play at individual capacity ng performance kung nakabanggaan ung Top 25, Top 20. Walang ka Duda Duda na nasa level na ang laro nila sa level ni Jan Krzystof Duda...Duda math, tataas Elo ratings nila El Cata Tirador Sadorra and company. Oct-04-18    kardopov: Kailangan manalo even if it means facing stronger team in the final round. Go Philippines! Oct-04-18    bubuli55: Round 10 phi vs Ecuador Payt! Oct-04-18    wordfunph: gudlak Ecuador.. gudlak Philippines.. fayt! Oct-04-18    gokusano: Team RP will win their match. Dashari scored the first win and Jan Emmanuel is winning in board 3. Draw lang si Catas and the pope's game is heading also for a draw. 3-1 for team RP, yes! Oct-04-18    Pru: Go Pinas!!! Ok na ok. Oct-04-18    bubuli55: Who would have thought? Payt! Oct-04-18    bubuli55: Philippines 18th going into final round. Top 10 ?! Payt! Oct-04-18    kardopov: RP team will be facing Vietnam, their ASEAN nemesis Kahit draw lang pls Oct-04-18    spawn2: Congratulations to Coach Eugene and Team Pilipinas. Whatever happens in the last round, the team is assured of improving its 58th spot finish in Baku 2016 Olympiad. Oct-04-18    gokusano: It's tough in the early part, but in the middle of the tournament they've jelled amazingly! What a turn around after 2 straight setbacks! What magic did the AFGM employ? Should be heroes' welcome upon their return especially if they will win in the last round. It's not easy as everybody knows because Vietnam (huh, vietnam again!) stands against their path to greatness. Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 83) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 77 OF 83 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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