Eugenio Torre

Quick Facts

Full Name	Eugenio Torre
Occupation	Chess Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 4, 1951(1951-11-04)
Age	73
Country	Philippines
Birth City	Manila
Horoscope	Scorpio

Eugenio Torre Biography

Eugenio Torre is one of the most popular and richest Chess Player who was born on November 4, 1951 in Manila, Philippines. The widely regarded as the best Filipino Chess player of all time.

The player was close buddy and rival to He was a close friend and competitor of Bobby Fischer..

Torre also played Board 3 in the World Student Chess Team Championships in 1969 although he lost his one and only game in the said tournament against William Roland Hartston.

From 1970 to 2010, the former business administration undergraduate from Mapúa Institute of Technology donned the national colors 20 times in the World Chess Olympiad, 19 of which were consecutively, to break the old record of 18 consecutive held by Heikki Westerinen. His 20 non-consecutive appearances tied the record set by Hungary’s Lajos Portisch. During that 40-year period, he manned the top board for Team Philippines a record 17 times except in the 1970 (Siegen, Germany), 2006 (Turin, Italy) and 2010 (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia) editions. In that stretch, Torre had played in 236 games winning 86, drawing 111 and losing 39 games for a grand total of 141½ points. The high point of his Olympiad career was winning the Bronze Medal thrice in the Individual Standings in Board 1, at the 21st Chess Olympiad (1974 Nice, France) where he went undefeated in 19 games (nine wins and ten draws) for a total of 14 points for a 73.7% winning percentage and a high 2622 performance rating (as compared to his Elo rating of 2450); 24th Chess Olympiad (1980 Valletta, Malta) where he scored 11 points in 14 games (nine wins, four draws, and one loss) for a winning percentage of 78.6% and performance rating of 2683 (2520 Elo), and lastly in the 27th Chess Olympiad (1986 Dubai, UAE) where he garnered 9½ points in 13 games (seven wins, five draws, and one loss) with a 73.1% winning percentage and 2637 performance rating (2540 Elo). Team Philippines achieved its highest finish of 11th place at the 1974 Chess Olympiad.

He was born there in The Philippines.

Eugenio Torre Net Worth

Eugenio Torre is one of the richest Chess Player from Philippines. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Eugenio Torre 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was the only Asian player to earn the title of Grandmaster in 1974 after winning the silver medal at the Chess Olympiads in Nice, France.

He was close to the chess legend He was close friends with chess legend Bobby Fischer and he served as Fischer’s second in the 1992 World championship against Boris Spassky in Yugoslavia. and Fischer was Fischer’s second opponent in the 1992 World championships in the 1992 World championship against Boris Spassky in Yugoslavia.

Eugenio Torre (born November 4, 1951) is a Filipino chess player. In 1974, at 22 years old, he became the first Asian to qualify for the title Grandmaster by winning the bronze medal in the Chess Olympiad held in Nice, France. He is considered the strongest chess player the Philippines produced during the 1980s and 1990s, and has been playing for the Philippines on board 1 in eighteen Chess Olympiads.

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He also has taken part in six Asian Chess Team Championships (1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1993). Torre has an outstanding record at this tournament where he won the gold medal 4 times: for his score in the 1977 (Auckland, New Zealand), 1979 (Singapore), 1981 (Hangzhou, China) and 1983 (New Delhi, India) editions. He also won the bronze in the 1993 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) competition. In all six team championships, Torre manned the top board for Team Philippines. He has played a total of 43 games scoring a total of 35½ points built around 29 wins, 13 draws and a solitary loss for a winning percentage of 82.6%.

Facts & Trivia

Eugenio Ranked on the list of most popular Chess Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Philippines. Eugenio Torre celebrates birthday on November 4 of every year.

After losing his quarterfinal candidates match to Ribli in 1983, Torre became disillusioned with chess and more or less went into semi-retirement. He went on to become a minor celebrity due to his daily one-hour TV programme Chess Today.

Who is the best Filipino chess player of all time?

Eugene Torre
Born| November 4, 1951 Iloilo, Philippines
Title| Grandmaster (1974)
FIDE rating| 2437 (September 2022)
Peak rating| 2580 (January 1983)

Is there a Filipino grandmaster in chess?

The Philippines has produced ten chess Grandmasters (GM), including GMs Eugene Torre, Rogelio Antonio, Wesley So, Darwin Laylo, Jayson Gonzales, Bong Villamayor, Joseph Sanchez, Mark Paragua, and Nelson Mariano II (inactive).

Who is the Asia's first grandmaster in chess?

Eugenio Torre (born November 4, 1951) is a chess grandmaster (GM). He is considered the strongest chess player the Philippines produced during the 1980s and 1990s.

Who is the youngest chess master in the Philippines?

Alekhine Nouri
Peak rating| 2291 (April 2020)

Who is the best chess player in Asia?

Ding Liren is a Chinese super grandmaster who many people consider to be a primary contender for the world title. Ding won his first Chinese Chess Championship at the age of 16, making him the youngest to ever do so. In the 2017 and 2019 Chess World Cup, he became the first player in history to reach…