I used to be a chess addict. In fact, i even studied the game with lots of theories and openings in an old illustrated book and a one time dreamed of being a grandmaster.
That never materialized though as we all know :P
Q: How many chess grandmasters does the Philippines have?
A: 13
here's a list of Filipino GMs for your appreciation:
Wesley So, at 14 years old, is currently the world's youngest grandmaster and highest ranked Filipino GM
Eugene Torre - Asia's first grandmaster (1974) and friend of the late great Robert "Bobby" Fischer
Rosendo Balinas (deceased) the 2nd Filipino grandmaster 1976
Rogelio Antonio 1993
Nelson Mariano 2004
Mark Paragua 2005
Buenaventura “Bong” Villamayor 2000
Darwin Laylo 2007
Wesley So 2007
Jayson Gonzales 2008
John Paul Gomez 2008
Joseph Sanchez
Rogelio Barcenilla
Ronald Dableo 2009 (though he needs to increase his 2417 Fide Elo rating points to 2500 to be officially announced as one)
No information yet on current ELO ratings. PLease leave a comment if I missed anyone or wrong information as i'm already sleepy :P
Updated: August 30, 2009
that's impressive. i saw him in the news. galing ng pinoy!
ReplyDeletemagagaling ang pinoy un nga lang mga gago naman ang mga leader ng government natin.... i am a chess player also and mark paragua is my co-milo checkmate way back 1990... u can visit my website at http://www.bettingstation.biz
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