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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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Oct-25-11  wordfunph: elo dip this November, from 2533 to 2521..

http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?...

http://chess-results.com/tnr57896.a...

GM Mac, resbak next tour!

Nov-15-11  wordfunph: SEAG Blitz Individual begins today..

GM Mark Paragua vs GM Wesley So

http://apps.seag2011.com/rs2011/bm/...

Jan-03-12  pinoymaster77: Top 30 rated players in 2012 Chennai Open, total of 285 players listed, 11 rounds :

S.No. Name of the player TITLE Country Rating FIDE ID 1 Aleksandrov Aleksei GM BLR 2626 13500139
2 Kravtsiv, Martyn GM UKR 2601 14113147
3 Barbosa Oliver GM PHI 2571 5201640
4 Oleksienko, Mikhailo GM UKR 2563 4152417
5 Simantsev Mikhali GM UKR 2548 14104555
6 S.P.Sethuraman GM IND 2543 5021596
7 Danielsen Henrik GM ISL 2542 1400185
8 Rahman Ziaur GM BAN 2523 10200037
9 Paragu Mark GM PHI 2522 5201241
10 Bitoon, Richard GM PHI 2515 5201110
11 Gomez, John Paul GM PHI 2506 5201381
12 M.R.Venkatesh IM IND 2499 5005779
13 Deepan Chakravarthy GM IND 2492 5011132
14 Yu Ruiyuan CHN 2487 8603090
15 Dzhumaev Marat GM UZB 2485 14200236
16 Ashwin Jayaram IM IND 2472 5018137
17 Neelotpal Das GM IND 2471 5003512
18 Ma Qun CHN 2462 8603154
19 Dibyendu barua GM IND 2460 5000025
20 M.S.Thej Kumar IM IND 2452 5009154
21 Vaibhav Suri IM IND 2448 5045185
22 Hoang, Thanh Trang GM HUN 2446 12400149
23 Vakhidov Jahongir IM UZB 2437 14201801
24 Satyapragyan IM IND 2436 5004306
25 Laxman R.R. GM IND 2431 5005361
26 Sriram Jha GM IND 2418 5001668
27 Himanshu, Sharma IM IND 2408 5007836
28 Zeng Chongsheng CHN 2407 8603847
29 K.Ratnakaran IM IND 2403 5005507
30 Karthikeyan Pandian IM IND 2402 5018226

Jan-21-12  pinoymaster77: Nice sharp attacking game from GM Macmac vs IM Das! Hinubaran talaga ng depensa yung hari ni Das, 3 piyesang sacrifice ata yun!

Parang kakaiba yung 7th move niya na g4, gambit ba o poisoned pawn? That game deserves to be in his CG games...

Jan-21-12  wordfunph: sir <PM77>, as reviewed yong 7.g4 eh di na bago. Meron na 481 games sa dbase dito sa CG..

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malufet yong 20.Nh7 ni GM Macmac!

Jan-21-12  pinoymaster77: Ok wordfun, shared ni Cris Ramos Bercaldez sa pinoychessaddicts group sa FB na Shabalov gambit daw yun na paboritong gawin ni 'Fire on Ice' Shirov...

Talaga namang atake de pataranta ginawa ni GM Macmac ahehe

Jan-21-12  timhortons: i uploaded this game in the database.

18...Qxe4? better Nbd5

nag back fire siguro ang laro na ito kung nakita ng kalaban ang tamang tira.kaso lang may passer din na pawn si mark sa ing side.

sino pa ba ang mas may malakas na engine? depth 14 lang hanaggang ang analysis ko.

Paragua Mark - Dabashish Das, 10th Parsvnath Open 2012 2012


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1. (-1.01): 24.Rg1+ Qg4[] 25.Rxg4+ Kxf7[] 26.Qxh7+[] Ke8 27.Rg7 Kd7[] 28.Rxe7+ Bxe7 29.Qf5+ Kc7 30.Qf4+ Bd6 31.Qf7+[] Nd7 2. (-19.36): 24.Bg8 Rxg8
3. (-21.34): 24.Bxc4 Nxc4[]

after 24...kf8 game is finished,mate is coming at nakalkulo na ni mark ang tira. sa 24...Qg4 may laro pa ang itim maski mawala ang queen.

Paragua Mark - Dabashish Das, 10th Parsvnath Open 2012 2012


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1. (#9): 25.Qh6+
2. (-8.66): 25.Bg6 Bxg6
3. (-8.75): 25.Qxh7 Bf4+

Jan-22-12  pinoymaster77: This was Mark's moment in this tournament :

http://www.chessdom.com/parsvnath-i...

Jan-23-12  ragdecsap: thanks for the good insights about who will be the 2012 olympians.

i agree about these board assignments:

1. So, 2. Barbosa, 3. JP, 4. Mark and 5.alternate Eugene. This resembles age, experience and players who can revive the excitement in Philippine chess.

Also, with the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishes of Filipinos in the 10th Parsvnath, congratulations is in order for Sec Pichay and Exec Dir Jayson. May they sponsor many more enriching tournaments for our worthy chess contenders.

Cheers and Chess.

Jan-24-12  ragdecsap: This is just an error not a gross omission, i hope. why? There is no one Filipino chess player in the list of FIDE? In fact even the country Philippines is delisted? Go to FIDE site and look for yourself! Next type "Philippines", and there you will read: There is no listed player from this country? Wow? Is the Philippines banned ? On account of what? Are we paying our dues to them? Or why?

Can those Filipinos who are recognized as Fide arbiter, trainer, organizer second etc (led by Casto Abundo, Egay de Castro , please let us know)? Or perhaps Mr Pichay and GM Jayson post an explanation?

Cheers and Chess.

Feb-04-12  pinoymaster77: Care of Atty metrolirot for hiliting the link. Showcased is Mark's 'no holds barred' attacking game vs IM Das. Dunno if can call it 'Tal-like', maybe more like Shirovsky?

http://www.bworldonline.com/content...

If a Pinoy finally authors a chess book, specially themed on attacks, THIS game should be in there!!

Feb-08-12  pinoymaster77: 12 game Simul sweep in Sta Maria,Bulacan :

http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php...

Feb-15-12  pinoymaster77: Tama lang sila GMs Macmac and Laylo sa field sa HD Open :

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr655...

Feb-15-12  dunkenchess: <pinoymaster77: Tama lang sila GMs Macmac and Laylo sa field sa HD Open :>

Agree ako dito.

Feb-15-12  dunkenchess: On the other hand, for the opening this year NCFP should initiate a tournament that will let excellent chess players of the nation to play. I noticed that there are lots of good players, far and wide, that were not exposed in Manila. Do we have to name a few of them good players from further northern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao?
Feb-15-12  pinoymaster77: Meron daw multi-legged elims for some Olympiad slots planned ang NCFP. First leg would be for the Non-Masters, it will be open event... pero no announcement yet on the timing and the venue...
Feb-16-12  iking: what a game by Mark Paragua, ala TAL indeed ...

http://www.delhichess.com/tournamen...

he put Das to the recyclable bin ... dashed to pieces.

Mar-03-12  wordfunph: 3/3 so far in 2nd HD Bank Vietnam..

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr655...

Mar-06-12  wordfunph: a draw against Vietnam's Numero Uno LQL wheww!

grats Mark!

Mar-07-12  pinoymaster77: Good outing, sayang yung last round, ended up 2nd best placed Pinoy after GM Barbosa (12th place was our best finish, aw!)
Mar-29-12  Manuel G. Vergara: Happy Birthday Idol!!! Magpa cheeseburger ka naman. hehehe
Mar-29-12
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  Penguincw: Happy Birthday POTD!
Mar-29-12  Xeroxx: mmm cheeseburger
Mar-29-12  wordfunph: wish on your birthday..

a slot in 2012 Istanbul Chess Olympiad

happy birthday, GM Macmac!

Apr-28-12  wordfunph: Bulacan's Golden Boy GM Mac-Mac, eto na pagkakataon sa ACC, my prayers for you.

http://chess-results.com/tnr70397.a...

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