7107 Reasons To Love Pinas! » Gerhard Hund http://7107reasons.com There are 7107 reasons to love Pinas! What are yours? Fri, 04 Nov 2011 09:43:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Reason#30 Eugene Torre, A Tower Among Pawns http://7107reasons.com/eugenio-torre-chess-genius/ http://7107reasons.com/eugenio-torre-chess-genius/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:10:51 +0000 7107reasons http://7107reasons.com/?p=490 Eugenio Torre, International Grandmaster

Classic Eugenio Torre at Bochum (1981), photo by Gerhard Hund (German mathematician)

Nice to know:

Eugenio, more popularly known as Eugene, Torre is one of the best Pinoy chess players of all time. This Iloilo-born chess genius is the first Asian to earn the title of International Grand Master.

What they say:

Eugene Torre was (and still is) a living legend during my chess-playing days in the 1980s. Thank you for letting me reveal my generation. – Anonymous Chess Dude

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