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Rico Mascariñas
Rico Mascariñas (born 2 March 1953) is a Filipino Chess, chess player with the title of International Master. He was one of the premiere chess players of the Philippines during the 1980s and the 1990s and for a long period of time he was the No. 2 ranked player of the Philippines behind Grandmaster (chess), Grandmaster Eugenio Torre. Per World Chess Federation (FIDE), his highest numerical Elo rating system, Elo rating was 2437 which he reached in January 2001 up to July 2001. At present, he has a numerical Elo rating of 2416 with a World Rank of No. 1800 and a National Rank (among Filipino chess players) of No. 16. However, per chessgames.com, Mascariñas achieved a highest numerical Elo rating of 2470. He was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1978. He is now based in Singapore where he coaches the junior team. In 2004 Mascariñas was awarded the title of FIDE Instructor. Chess career At the 1st Burroughs Computers Grandmasters Tournament held from April 5†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in Island groups of the Philippines, three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. With a population of over 110 million, it is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, twelfth-most-populous country. The Philippines is bounded by the South China Sea to the west, the Philippine Sea to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the south. It shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast, Palau to the east and southeast, Indonesia to the south, Malaysia to the southwest, Vietnam to the west, and China to the northwest. It has Ethnic groups in the Philippines, diverse ethnicities and Culture o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
30th Chess Olympiad
The 30th Chess Olympiad, organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. and a women's tournament, as well as several other events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between June 7 and June 25, 1992, at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. Following the fall of the Iron Curtain, the field of competitors was quite different from previous Olympiads. Twelve of the 15 former Soviet republics now competed as independent nations, and they all finished in the top half. Meanwhile, an all-German team was present for the first time since World War II. Of the former Yugoslav republics, Croatia, Bosnia, and Slovenia appeared independently; Serbia-Montenegro and Macedonia did not. This Olympiad also marked the final appearance of Czechoslovakia and the re-appearance of South Africa. With the Soviet team a thing of the past, all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrico Sevillano
Enrico Sevillano (born March 17, 1968) is a Filipino and American chess player who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in September 2012. He plays for the United States Chess Federation (USCF) where he has a Regular Rating of 2542, Quick Rating of 2488 and Blitz Rating of 2572 (as of December 2020). He is ranked #112 among all players in the US, #72 among all active players, #235 in the American Continent (#179 among active players) and #1796 among all players in the world (#1408 among active players). Per FIDE, he reached a peak rating of 2537 and currently has an ELO standard rating of 2447 and blitz rating of 2515. Early life Sevillano grew up in the Philippines. All of Enrico's older relatives, including his dad and grandmother, played chess. Chess career World and Asian Junior Chess Championship Sevillano won the prestigious 10th Asian Junior Chess Championship held in Manila, Philippines in 1986. He also took part in two (2) World Junior Chess Championship e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogelio Barcenilla
Rogelio Barcenilla Jr. (born January 23, 1972 in Bacolod, Philippines) is a Filipino chess Grandmaster. He was awarded the International Master title in 1990 and the Grandmaster title in 2010. Barcenilla won the Asian Junior Chess Championship two times, back-to-back in 1989 held at Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and in 1990 at Kerala, India. Barcenilla has played five times in Chess Olympics: 28th Chess Olympiad (1988), 30th Chess Olympiad The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. FIDE organises the tournament and selects the host nation. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, FIDE held an Online Chess Olympiad in FIDE Onli ... (1992), 32nd Chess Olympiad (1996), 42nd Chess Olympiad (2016) and 2020 Online Chess Olympiad. Notable tournaments References {{DEFAULTSORT:Barcenilla, Rogelio Living people 1972 births Chess Grandmasters Filipino chess players Sportspeople from Bacolod Chess Olympiad comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogelio Antonio Jr
Rogelio () is a masculine Spanish given name and a variant of the first name Roger. Notable people with the name include: * Rogelio Antonio, Jr. (born 1962), Filipino chess player * Rogelio Armenteros (born 1994), Cuban pitcher in Major League Baseball * Rogelio Baón (1942–2008), Spanish journalist, lawyer and politician * Rogelio Barriga Rivas (1912–1961), Mexican author born in Tlacolula, Oaxaca * Rogelio Bernal Andreo (born 1969), Spanish-American astrophotographer * Rogelio Chávez (born 1984) a Mexican footballer *Rogelio de la Rosa (1916–1986), Filipino matinee idol of the 20th century * Rogelio Delgado (born 1959), retired football central defender *Rogelio DomÃnguez (1931–2004), Argentine football goalkeeper *Rogelio Figueroa (born 1963), the 2008 gubernatorial candidate for the ''Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico'' party * Rogelio Frigerio (born 1970), Argentine economist and minister of interior * Rogelio Julio Frigerio (1914–2006), Argentine economist, journalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo De Guzman
Ricardo de Guzman (born September 12, 1961) is a Filipino chess player. He was one of the premiere players of the Philippines in the 1980s and was awarded the title of International Master in 1982. He is nationally ranked 39th in the Philippines, 22nd among active players. He reached a peak rating of 2439 but currently has a classical ELO rating of 2344, rapid rating of 2261 (peak rating was 2376 in January 2019) and blitz rating of 2363 (peak rating was 2405 in July 2014December 2018) per FIDE. Chess coach Chess career Asian Junior Chess Championship De Guzman won the prestigious Asian Junior Chess Championship in 1981 held at Dhaka, Bangladesh where he was awarded an outright IM title. He actually finished in a tie with GM Niaz Murshed of Bangladesh but won the title based on a superior tiebreak as he had more wins than Murshed. Chess Olympiad De Guzman participated in three (3) Olympiads: * 23rd Chess Olympiad conducted at Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1978 where he p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Cusi
Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr'', Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from Old English '' Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic ''Raghnall'', a name likewise derived from ''Rögnvaldr''. The latter name is composed of the Old Norse elements ''regin'' ("advice", "decision") and ''valdr'' ("ruler"). ''Ronald'' was originally used in England and Scotland, where Scandinavian influences were once substantial, although now the name is common throughout the English-speaking world. A short form of ''Ronald'' is ''Ron''. Pet forms of ''Ronald'' include ''Roni'' and '' Ronnie''. ''Ronalda'' and ''Rhonda'' are feminine forms of ''Ronald''. ''Rhona'', a modern name apparently only dating back to the late nineteenth century, may have originated as a feminine form of ''Ronald''. Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. 230, 408; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Rhona. The names ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chito Garma
Chito is a given name or nickname that may refer to: * Chito Calvo (1903–1977), Filipino basketball player, swimmer, and coach * Chito Garcia (1924–2015), Mexican baseball outfielder and manager * Chito Gascon, Filipino lawyer, civil organizer, and human-rights activist * Chito Jaime (born 1983), Filipino professional basketball player * Chito Latamblé (1916–1993), Cuban tres player who specialized in the changüà genre of eastern Cuba * Chito Loyzaga (born 1958), Filipino former basketball player and basketball commissioner * Chito MartÃnez (1965–2025), the first player in the history of Major League Baseball to be born in the country of Belize * Chito MartÃnez (footballer) (born 1977), Venezuelan footballer * Chito Miranda (born 1976), Filipino singer-songwriter and lead singer for the band ''Parokya ni Edgar'' * Chito Narvasa (born 1956), Filipino business executive and former basketball player and coach * Chito Santa Romana (1948–2022), Philippine journalist an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Chiong
Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic in Portugal, but common in Brazil. Origins The Germanic name (and its variants) is usually said to be composed of the words for "fame" () and "warrior" () and hence may be translated to ''famous warrior'' or "famous in battle". According to Dutch onomatologists however, it is more likely that the first stem was , meaning fame, which would give the meaning 'warrior for the gods' (or: 'warrior who captured stability') for the full name.J. van der Schaar, ''Woordenboek van voornamen'' (Prisma Voornamenboek), 4e druk 1990; see also thLodewijs in the Dutch given names database Modern forms of the name are the German name Ludwig and the Dutch form Lodewijk. and the other Iberian forms more closely resemble the French name Louis, a deriva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Bordonada
Glenn Bordonada (born 25 June 1951), is a Filipino chess player, Chess Olympiad individual gold medal winner (1978), three-times Asian Team Chess Championships gold medal winner (1974, 1977, 1979). Biography In the 1970s Glenn Bordonada was one of the leading Filipino chess players. In 1975, in Melbourne he participated in the Asian Zonal Chess Tournament of the World Chess Championship. Glenn Bordonada played for Philippines in the Chess Olympiads: * In 1974, at first reserve board in the 21st Chess Olympiad in Nice (+6, =2, -5), * In 1978, at fourth board in the 23rd Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+5, =4, -0) and won individual gold medal. Glenn Bordonada played for Philippines in the Men's Asian Team Chess Championships: * In 1974, at third board in the 1st Asian Team Chess Championship in Penang (+2, =2, -1) and won team gold and individual bronze medals, * In 1977, at third board in the 2nd Asian Team Chess Championship in Auckland (+7, =1, -0) and won team gold and indiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesus Rafael Maninang
Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Christianity, central figure of Christianity, the Major religious groups, world's largest religion. Most Christians consider Jesus to be the Incarnation (Christianity), incarnation of God the Son and awaited Messiah#Christianity, messiah, or Christ (title), Christ, a descendant from the Davidic line that is prophesied in the Old Testament. Virtually all modern scholars of classical antiquity, antiquity agree that Historicity of Jesus, Jesus existed historically. Accounts of Life of Jesus, Jesus's life are contained in the Gospels, especially the four canonical Gospels in the New Testament. Since the Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenment, Quest for the historical Jesus, academic research has yielded various views on the historical reliability of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
