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Post by Iloilo Forums on Jan 15, 2007 9:45:55 GMT -5
THE man considered the pillar of Philippine chess spanning four decades, deservingly receives his own place into the Hall of Fame of the Philippine Sportswriters Association. The country’s oldest media organization will elevate the highly esteemed Eugene Torre, acclaimed as Asia’s first Grandmaster, to its Hall of Fame during the SMC-PSA Annual Awards on January 18 at the Entertainment Hall of the SM Mall of Asia. A close friend of former world chess champion Bobby Fischer, Torre, a native of Iloilo... www.manilatimes.net/national/2007/jan/16/yehey/sports/20070116spo1.html
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Post by totoeman on Jan 15, 2007 12:46:29 GMT -5
good day admn......yup!!!torre is really our "bugal"as an ilonggo hall of fame....he really deserves it and since then i really admire torre.....he being asias first grandmaster,and having played in the candidates match and leading team phil. to 7th place in greece olympiad is truly a remarkable feat........kay isa man ako abi sa matawag naton nga "adiktos"sa chess........in fact may ari man kami di subong FCAK(filipino chess association of kuwait)which i myself is the newly elected president........and we ilonggos here are dominating this field......cheers to EUGENE TORRE,your success is also ours.....
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Post by Iloilo Forums on Jan 15, 2007 15:18:47 GMT -5
Totoeman
You also make us proud of your achievements, and also of the other Ilonggo chess players in Kuwait. Please keep us posted about your activities. Continued success!!!
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Post by totoeman on Jan 15, 2007 15:28:36 GMT -5
cge sir....thanks a lot....... kag ang iban ko na co-officers are mostly ilonggo from vice to treasurer ko ilonggo .....well keep you updated sir kay may ara kami upcoming tournaments this february isa sa amon club ang host ang isa kuwait chess federation.....last dec 15 06 nag conduct gani di sa indonesian GM UTOT ADIANTO 40 GAMES of simultaneous chess..... 1 pinoy won,2 drawn and 3 of us lose ......kag me ara man iban lahi nakalusot daog sa iya..... ARI AMON url sir sang chess club fcak-kuwait.tripod.com
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Post by cementsurfer on Jan 17, 2007 6:29:55 GMT -5
I don't know about that news you're talking about. I don't play chess. I'm not interested in that.
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