Ruben Rodríguez (7 December 1946 — 1995), was a
Filipino chess International Master (IM) (1978), Asian Team Chess Championship winner (1979, 1981).
Biography
In the 1960s and 1970s Ruben Rodríguez was one of the strongest Filipino chess players. In 1973, in
Chicago he shared 1st - 5th place in
U.S. Open Chess Championship with
Norman Weinstein,
Walter Browne,
Duncan Suttles, and Greg DeFotis. For a long time Ruben Rodríguez was considered the Philippines' best
blitz player.
Ruben Rodríguez two times participated in the World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournaments:
* In 1979, at
Interzonal Tournament in
Riga
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ranked 18th place;
* In 1981, at
Interzonal Tournament in
Moscow ranked 13th place.
Ruben Rodríguez played for Philippines in the
Chess Olympiad:
* In 1968, at second reserve board in the
18th Chess Olympiad
The 18th Chess Olympiad ( it, Le 18º Olimpiadi degli scacchi), 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. team tournament, as well as seve ...
in
Lugano (+5, =2, -3),
* In 1970, at third board in the
19th Chess Olympiad
The 19th Chess Olympiad (german: Die 19. Schacholympiade), comprising an open team tournament as well as the annual FIDE congress, took place between September 5–27, 1970, in Siegen, West Germany.
The Soviet team with six Grandmasters, led by ...
in
Siegen (+7, =7, -1),
* In 1972, at third board in the
20th Chess Olympiad
The 20th Chess Olympiad ( mk, 20. Шаховска олимпијада, ''20. Šahovska olimpijada''), organized by Fédération Internationale des Échecs, FIDE and comprising an open team tournament, as well as several other events designed t ...
in
Skopje (+8, =4, -5),
* In 1976, at third board in the
22nd Chess Olympiad
The 22nd Chess Olympiad ( he, אולימפיאדת השחמט ה-22, ''Olimpiada ha-shachmat ha-22''), organized by Fédération Internationale des Échecs, FIDE, took place between October 26 and November 10, 1976, in Haifa, Israel. For the firs ...
in
Haifa (+1, =1, -4),
* In 1978, at second board in the
23rd Chess Olympiad
The 23rd Chess Olympiad ( es, La 23a Olimpíada de ajedrez), 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 a ...
in
Buenos Aires (+2, =5, -3),
* In 1980, at third board in the
24th Chess Olympiad
The 24th Chess Olympiad ( mt, L-24 Olimpijadi taċ-Ċess), 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 ...
in
La Valletta
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(+2, =2, -5),
* In 1986, at second board in the
27th Chess Olympiad
The 27th Chess Olympiad ( ar, أولمبياد الشطرنج ال27, ''uwlimbiad al-shatranj al-27''), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female ...
in
Dubai (+3, =5, -4),
* In 1988, at third board in the
28th Chess Olympiad
The 28th Chess Olympiad ( el, Η 28η Σκακιστική Ολυμπιάδα, ''I 28i Skakistikí Olympiáda''), organized by Fédération Internationale des Échecs, FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division ...
in
Thessaloniki (+2, =3, -4),
* In 1992, at first board for Philippines-3 team in the
30th Chess Olympiad
The 30th Chess Olympiad ( tl, Ika-30 Olimpiyadang pang-ahedres), 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 wel ...
in
Manila (+6, =3, -3).
Ruben Rodríguez played for Philippines in the World Student Team Chess Championship:
* In 1969, at first board in the 16th World Student Team Chess Championship in
Dresden (+5, =2, -6).
Ruben Rodríguez played for Philippines in the Men's Asian Team Chess Championships:
* In 1979, at third board in the 3rd Asian Team Chess Championship in
Singapore (+5, =1, -1) and won team gold medal,
* In 1981, at reserve board in the 4th Asian Team Chess Championship in
Hangzhou (+2, =1, -0) and won team gold medal,
* In 1991, at fourth board in the 9th Asian Team Chess Championship in
Penang
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(+5, =0, -2) and won team silver medal,
* In 1993, at reserve board in the 10th Asian Team Chess Championship in
Kuala Lumpur (+2, =2, -1) and won team bronze medal.
References
External links
*
Ruben Rodríguezchess games at 365chess.com
1946 births
1995 deaths
Filipino chess players
Chess International Masters
Chess Olympiad competitors
20th-century chess players
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