Oliver Barbosa becomes Philippines’ 3rd super GM
Philippine Daily Inquirer 12:36 am | Thursday, January 26th, 2012
Oliver Barbosa became the third Filipino super Grandmaster after he ruled the 10th Parsvnath International Grandmasters Chess Tournament in New Delhi, India on Monday.
The Taytay, Rizal, native finished the eleven-round Swiss system tournament with 9.5 points on eight wins and three draws en route to the title, which enabled the former University of the Philippines (UP) mainstay to raise his Elo live rating to 2627 from 2573 points.
Super Grandmasters are those with Elo ratings of at least 2600.
The undefeated Filipino gained 53.8 Elo rating points plus a Tournament Rating Performance (TPR) 2710 with his victory.
“We (NCFP) are honored to present Oliver Barbosa as our newest super Grandmaster in Philippine History,” said National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) head Prospero “Butch” Pichay Jr., who is fully supporting the players’ overseas campaign as part of the country’s preparation for this year’s 38th World Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey.
Mark Paragua was the Philippines’ first super Grandmaster after he placed second in the 2006 Asian Zonal 3.3 Chess Championships.
Paragua finished with 8.5 points in the same tournament in India and finished fourth overall.
Whiz kid Wesley So, on the other hand, achieved a rating of 2627 in 2009, a Philippine national record. So, who is currently considered as the strongest chess player from the Philippines, achieved the GM title at the age of 14 years, 1 month and 28 days, making him the seventh youngest person to achieve the Grandmaster title.
The Filipino woodpushers returned from their India chess campaign Wednesday.
Source: http://sports.inquirer.net
He’ll pass So soon.
Congrats to Oliver. A down to earth, humble guy.
His Mom would bring this little boy to nearby Antipolo to meet with the late Grandmaster Balinas.
That little boy is now the Super GM Oliver Barbosa.
Since when is 2600 super gm? That’s not even in the top 100 in the world. I am not even sure you can classify 2700 as super gm. In my opion on top 20 players can be classified as super gm.
He will never pass So.
2600 to 2700 players are generally in the super GM category.
2700 to 2800 are in the super super GM category.
2800 and abover are in the super, super, super GM category.
There. Get it?
Congratulations to Oliver…check out the awarding ceremony here: http://onwardphilippines.blogspot.com/2012/01/philippine-chess-oliver-barbosa-wins.html
anyone know what opening does he use??
Now, Oliver is at 2600+, time for the more younger turks like Julius Joseph de Ramos, Dino Ballecer (where are they?),Haridas Pascua, Jem Garcia, Mari Turqueza and others to will their destiny. Enhance the training pool for talented and determined guys. Paging Pace of GM Gonzales and the corporate world including the government. This is a sure to upggrade the awareness intelligence of the Filipino Race. Bring more hype to the like you did to the Azkals. We can have better chances as world beaters in Chess like Wesley So did in the near past.
Now, Oliver is at 2600+, time for the more younger turks like Julius Joseph de Ramos, Dino Ballecer (where are they?),Haridas Pascua, Jem Garcia, Mari Turqueza and others to will their destiny. Enhance the training pool for talented and determined guys. Paging Pace of GM Gonzales and the corporate world including the government. This is a sure way to upggrade the awareness intelligence of the Filipino Race. Bring more hype to the like you did to the Azkals. We can have better chances as world beaters in Chess like Wesley So did in the near past.