Asia's First GM Eugene Torre wins 2023 Guam International Open Chess Tournament
By Marlon Bernardino
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 06 Aug 2023
MANILA---Asia's First GM Eugene Torre won the 2023 Guam International Open Chess Tournament held at the Dusit Beach Resort in Tumon, Guam on Friday, August 4.
The 71-year-old Torre finished undefeated with 9 points on account of 9 wins in 9 games to win the week-long event using the 90 minutes plus 30 seconds increment, organized by the Guam Chess Federation under the auspices of the World Chess Federation (FIDE).
Torre scored victories over William Gunn in the first round, Daniel Combs in the second round, Cyle Sarmiento in the third round, Rudolph P. Soriano in the fourth round, Kohei Yonemitsu in the fifth round, Daniel Doria in the sixth round, CM Elmer Prudente in the seventh round, Kyle Garrison in the eight round and CM Rogelio L. Orio in the ninth and final round.
"I would like to dedicate my victory to my countryman," said Torre.
"Eugene Torre is a living testament that excellence is a by-product of habit. He never fails to give our country something to be proud of. Mabuhay ka Tito Eugene. Mabuhay ang Pilipinas," said former PUP top chess player Roberto Racasa, acknowledged God Father of Philippine Memory.
Torre earned the title of Grandmaster after winning the silver medal in the 1974 World Chess Olympiad in Nice, France at the age of 22, playing board one for the Philippines.
Thus, became the First Asia's Chess Grandmaster.
Torre was inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) making him not only the first Filipino but the first man from Asia to be bestowed with the honor.
Torre, though, shot to prominence in 1976 when he beat GM Anatoly Karpov, then the reigning World champion, in a tournament in Manila making him the first Filipino to defeat the Russian icon who ruled the sport from 1975 to 1985 as the sport’s top player.-Marlon Bernardino-
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