PH has a new chess grandmaster
06/15/2011
MANILA, Philippines – June proved to be a merry month for Filipino chess players as Julio Catalino Sadorra was officially recognized as a grandmaster (GM), while Chardine Cheradee Camacho and Catherine Perena were recognized as women international masters (IM).
According to National Chess Federation of the Philippines president Prospero Pichay Jr., the members of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) met last June 4-7 and recognized the players' title status.
"I can't reduce my success to a formula, but it comes down to hard work and faith," said Sadorra, a sophomore majoring in applied mathematics at the University of Texas (UT)-Dallas.
The 25-year-old Sadorra achieved his third and final GM norm at the UT Dallas Grandmaster Invitational, where he beat GM Alexander Shabalov last March.
His Elo rating of 2508 breached the 2500 benchmark for a GM title, making Sadorra the 14th Filipino chess GM. His next tournament is the US Open set in August.
Other Filipino GMs are:
"I can't reduce my success to a formula, but it comes down to hard work and faith," said Sadorra, a sophomore majoring in applied mathematics at the University of Texas (UT)-Dallas.
The 25-year-old Sadorra achieved his third and final GM norm at the UT Dallas Grandmaster Invitational, where he beat GM Alexander Shabalov last March.
His Elo rating of 2508 breached the 2500 benchmark for a GM title, making Sadorra the 14th Filipino chess GM. His next tournament is the US Open set in August.
Other Filipino GMs are:
- Wesley So,
- Rogelio Antonio Jr.,
- Mark Paragua,
- Joseph Sanchez,
- Roland Salvador,
- John Paul Gomez,
- Rogelio Barcenilla,
- Darwin Laylo,
- Eugene Torre,
- Nelson Mariano,
- Buenaventrua Villamayor,
- Jayson Gonzales, and,
- the late Rosendo Balinas, Jr.
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