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Mark Paragua
M Paragua 
Photography copyright © 2009, courtesy of "pulsar"  

Number of games in database: 607
Years covered: 1993 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2439 (2549 rapid, 2511 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2618
Overall record: +196 -126 =189 (56.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 96 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (70) 
    B90 B30 B53 B22 B81
 King's Indian Attack (42) 
    A07
 Queen's Pawn Game (22) 
    A45 D02 D00 E10 A41
 Slav (17) 
    D11 D12 D15 D14 D13
 Caro-Kann (16) 
    B10 B12 B11
 French Defense (16) 
    C00 C16 C03 C05 C10
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (99) 
    B90 B51 B22 B92 B50
 King's Indian (71) 
    E67 E92 E97 E94 E81
 Sicilian Najdorf (43) 
    B90 B92 B96 B93 B95
 Slav (25) 
    D17 D11 D12 D15 D18
 Queen's Pawn Game (18) 
    A45 D02 A40 D00 E00
 English (13) 
    A10 A15 A11 A16 A14
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   M Paragua vs J Goh, 2004 1-0
   M Paragua vs Debashis Das, 2012 1-0
   M Paragua vs Aronian, 2000 1-0
   M Paragua vs Movsesian, 2005 1-0
   M Paragua vs J Song, 2008 1-0
   M Paragua vs Niemann, 2019 1-0
   M Paragua vs D Cilia Vincenti, 2004 1-0
   M Paragua vs Dreev, 2005 1-0
   P Kostenko vs M Paragua, 2012 0-1
   M Paragua vs V Akobian, 2010 1/2-1/2

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2004)

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Turin Open (2000)
   Philippine Championship (2012)
   Festival Ducale Open-A (2001)
   Padua Open (2000)
   Foxwoods Open (2008)
   World Junior Championship (2002)
   World Junior Championship (2004)
   Subic Open (2009)
   Kolkata Open (2012)
   Saitek US Masters (1998)
   Bled Olympiad (2002)
   Calvia Olympiad (2004)
   Asian Continental Chess Championship (2012)
   FIDE Online Olympiad (2020)
   Chennai Olympiad (2022)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Pinoy Masters by Naja

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 New York Spring GMA
   T Adewumi vs M Paragua (Mar-31-25) 0-1
   M Paragua vs D Johnson (Mar-31-25) 1/2-1/2
   M Paragua vs J Stearman (Mar-30-25) 1/2-1/2
   E Sheehan vs M Paragua (Mar-30-25) 0-1
   H Raja vs M Paragua (Mar-29-25) 1-0

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MARK PARAGUA
(born Mar-29-1984, 41 years old) Philippines

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Mark Paragua became the youngest Filipino master ever when he was 9 years old. He became the Philippines' youngest IM when he was 14 years and 8 months old, although this record has now been superceded by Wesley So who became an IM at the age of 12 years and 10 months. In August 2005, at the age of 20, he became the youngest ever Filipino Grand Master until Wesley So broke his record by achieving the GM title a couple of months after his 14th birthday.

He qualified for the World Cup (2011) via Asian Zonal 3.3, but lost to English super-GM Michael Adams in the first round. He came =3rd (4th on tiebreak) with 6.5/9 at the HD Bank Open held in Ho Chi Minh City in March 2013 and =2nd (3rd on tiebreak) at the 2013 Asian Continental Championship, thereby qualifying for the World Cup (2013) where he lost to Russian super-GM Dmitry Jakovenko in the first round, and exited the contest.

Wikipedia article: Mark Paragua

References: (1) http://www.uschessleague.com/connec...

Last updated: 2017-03-29 19:17:04

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 page 1 of 25; games 1-25 of 607  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. V Akobian vs M Paragua ½-½351993Wch U10E80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation
2. Ganguly vs M Paragua  1-0331995Wch U12D02 Queen's Pawn Game
3. M Paragua vs Navara 1-0371996Wch U12B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
4. D Marciano vs M Paragua  1-0301996Ubeda OpenB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
5. M Paragua vs C S Matamoros Franco  0-1361996Ubeda OpenA07 King's Indian Attack
6. M Paragua vs JP Garcia  1-0241996Ubeda OpenB78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long
7. M Paragua vs J N Sales  1-0291997Greenhills opB06 Robatsch
8. W Kelleher vs M Paragua  ½-½741998Saitek US MastersB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
9. J L Watson vs M Paragua  1-0341998Saitek US MastersE76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack
10. M Paragua vs C Rubsamen  0-1441998Saitek US MastersA07 King's Indian Attack
11. L Stevens vs M Paragua  0-1351998Saitek US MastersB22 Sicilian, Alapin
12. M Paragua vs G Kramer  1-0321998Saitek US MastersC45 Scotch Game
13. M Paragua vs D Woods  1-0381998Saitek US MastersB12 Caro-Kann Defense
14. Shamkovich vs M Paragua  ½-½531998Saitek US MastersE81 King's Indian, Samisch
15. M Paragua vs E Pruner  1-0251998Saitek US MastersB70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation
16. D Ippolito vs M Paragua  1-0271998Saitek US MastersE63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation
17. D Sharp vs M Paragua  0-154199899th US OpenB96 Sicilian, Najdorf
18. M Paragua vs A Wojtkiewicz  0-154199899th US OpenB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
19. L Stevens vs M Paragua  1-042199899th US OpenB22 Sicilian, Alapin
20. M Paragua vs P Mach 1-0221998Wch U14A07 King's Indian Attack
21. Z Quan vs M Paragua  1-0691999World Junior Ch.E81 King's Indian, Samisch
22. A Wojtkiewicz vs M Paragua  ½-½361999US opA40 Queen's Pawn Game
23. J Ochkoos vs M Paragua  0-1551999North Bay OpenB22 Sicilian, Alapin
24. M Paragua vs P Charbonneau  1-0311999North Bay OpenA07 King's Indian Attack
25. M Paragua vs J Nogueiras  0-1561999North Bay OpenB03 Alekhine's Defense
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May-30-11  pinoymaster77: Philstar article :

http://www.philstar.com/SportsArtic...

Jun-08-11  mayfel: it looks like gm paragua is scheduled to go back in USA this month look at this link http://previews.chessdom.com/2011/n...
Jun-11-11  pinoymaster77: Ok, kelangan ulit magipon, he got WCC ticket.

Maybe this means no Campo Cup, if ever NCFP will send players...

Jun-11-11  mayfel: but i hope he will come for the bogm together with our newest gm sadorra
Jun-23-11  pinoymaster77: Is GM Paragua back, or still in Phils.

Its mentioned in pinoychessinforme he will grace a youth chess event in Makati this Sat...

Jun-23-11  pulsar: Is this the same group that had a WGM grace their event? Baka torya na naman, haha.
Jul-04-11  pinoymaster77: Yup pulsar, same group but tapped IA Lao this time, and sked na 2 days that will be tough in the middle of school days...

Tahimik sa Campo Cup ah kung may naglaro. Oh well, sit back for some news later amidst all that is happening in Philippine chess...

Jul-15-11  wordfunph: <GmMacky> goodluck sa BOGM, no mercy!
Jul-21-11  wordfunph: 2011 World Cup: GM Paragua paired with GM Shirov..

http://reports.chessdom.com/news-20...

good luck <GmMacky>!

Jul-24-11  shadowleaf04: 2011 World Cup UPDATE: GM Paragua now paired with GM Michael Adams at #21

http://reports.chessdom.com/news-20...

Jul-25-11  pinoymaster77: Oo nga, nasa NCFP site din from Ed Andaya, not much difference #28 yung isa, the other is #29 :

http://www.ncfphilippines.org/ncfp/...

Aug-06-11  wordfunph: thanks <shadowleaf>..

20 days and <GmMacky> to face GM Adams sa World Cup, all the best Mac!

Aug-09-11  mayfel: http://www.philstar.com/SportsArtic...

our very own GM Torre trains GM Paragua for his stint in this year's World Cup.. how about GM So who trains this young fella??

Aug-09-11  RuyLupit: Wow, that's good news Mayfel. GM Torre's vast experience will surely help GM Paragua.
Aug-16-11  pinoymaster77: Per NCFP Calendar eh Aug 20th/Sat na pala. Must be winding down on the prepns here, and then flight na later this week!
Aug-24-11  wordfunph: bookie update..

Adams $700
Paragua $115

super-dehado, ok lang Mac fight!

Aug-27-11  pinoymaster77: This is it!! All the best vs GM Adams!
Aug-27-11  giwgiw: GoodLuck GM Paragua! Beat GM Adams!
Aug-28-11  wordfunph: pokus lang GM Mac! ayak mo yan..
Aug-29-11  wordfunph: GM Macmac, don't lose hope. Habang may game, may pag-asa pa..

no more tomorrow sa 2nd game, buhos mo na Mac!

Aug-29-11  wordfunph: kamuntik na si Mickey sa 2nd game yayyy!

we're proud of you GM Mac!

Aug-29-11  TiburcioTinio: Parang may panalo ka po sa move 83 mo gm paragua.
Aug-29-11  pinoymaster77: Good game in game 2, umabot sa panalo-tabla na posisyon and UK's own 'Living Legend' Mikey Adams had to defend solidly to secure the draw...

Hope it gives Macmac the inspiration to get back his 2600 form, and tama nga per chess friends' observations will need lifestyle change, and dedication...

Regarding Adams, ilang decades na ba na siya pa rin ang British top gun? Maybe spanning at least 2 decades na?

Aug-30-11  pinoymaster77: Nag stay over kaya Mark sa Khanty to possibly assist GM Wes?
Sep-01-11  RuyLupit: GM Paragua got $4800 for qualifying and playing in round 1. Not bad. GM So guaranteed $8000 for advancing to round 2. Malaki siguro ang premyo ni Wes nung umabot siya sa Round 4 nuon.
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