Torre tied for 2nd in Calgary

GM Torre 2nd in Calgary chess tourney
Cebu Daily News
First Posted 07:12:00 06/02/2010

Final Standings: (9 rounds)

7.0 points—GM Victor Mikhalevski (Israel)

6.0 points—GM Eugene Torre (Philippines), IM Renier Castellanos (Spain), IM Edward Proper (Canada)

5.5 points—GM Nick de Firmian (USA), FM Eric Hansen (Canada), IM Leon Piasetski (Canada)

5.0 points—GM John Fedorowicz (USA)

4.5 points—FM Dale Haessel (Canada), Robert Gardner (Canada)

FILIPINO Grandmaster Eugene Torre beat Canadian International Master (IM) Raja Panjwani in the ninth and final round to finish in a tie for 2nd to 4th spots in the 3rd Calgary International Chess Classic held May 20-24 at the Calgary Chess Club in Alberta, Canada.

Torre, Asia’s first GM, finished with 6.0 points on four wins, four draws and one loss, the same output of IM Renier Castellanos of Spain and IM Edward Proper of Canada.

Top seed Israeli GM Victor Mikhalevski (2614) ran away with the title with 7.0 points to pocket $1,500 after settling for a quick draw using black against Canadian Fide Master Eric Hansen in the 9th round.

The draw allowed Hansen to earn his final IM norm on his 18th birthday.

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