storm Posted July 20, 2007 Author Share Posted July 20, 2007 I saw Eugene Torre some months ago in a chess tournament for artist groups. I learned to play chess in 1972 because of the Fischer vs. Spassky match in Icelend (?) Quote Link to comment
ElRey Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 (edited) I sat next to Eugene Torre (together with Bong Coo & Alvin Patrimonio) at an event in Malacanang a few years back and was impressed with his humility and intelligence, but this is no rags to riches story, laking mayaman o at least may kaya itong si Eugene, he had class and breeding, remarkable considering he still manage to harness all this talent to rise up in his sport. He told me stories about his friendship with Bobby Fischer, very funny and very interesting, about the greatest chess player that ever lived, and his love affair with the Philippines, having spent months (years) here incognito. I also heard stories from the famous Diaz sisters (Gloria, Rio etc) about Bobby Fischer, who lived in their family compound... They told me he almost never bathed (remember these were the "hippie" days) and he would wear the same pair of jeans day in and day out... An Icon of Philippine 70's history has passed on, Geronimo "Ronnie" Velasco passed away from an apparent cardiac arrest in San Francisco, California this past week... Ronnie Velasco, as many of you will remember was Energy Minister under Apo Lakay's reign back in the 70's - 80's... Responsible for the Westinghouse Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (a misunderstood, ahead of it's time, albeit corruption-ridden project)... Velasco was the nation's energy czar... if his Power Plant pushed through, (amidst different terms of course) the Philippines would certainly have steered in a very different path today.. as with many projects of the Marcos regime, excesses and corruption far outshone the benefits and long term viability of these projects... Edited July 22, 2007 by ElRey Quote Link to comment
storm Posted July 21, 2007 Author Share Posted July 21, 2007 Nice going elrey. Torre studied in Mapua I supposed. Sayang si Fischer. He wasn't able to defend his title. I also remember Mr Enercon. I think he was the model of Asyong Aksaya by the great cartoonist, Larry Alcala. Quote Link to comment
photographer Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Nice going elrey. Torre studied in Mapua I supposed. Sayang si Fischer. He wasn't able to defend his title. I also remember Mr Enercon. I think he was the model of Asyong Aksaya by the great cartoonist, Larry Alcala.============================================================= Sayang nga si Fischer. Weird kasi dahil sa sobrang genius. I also liked the cartoon Asyong Aksaya. Ang galing! Ngayon, daming Asyong Aksaya! Pati yung commercial ng Metro Manila Aide - I think its Adeng ata name niya at si Aling Otik By the way, nasaan na kaya si 'Wonder Boy"? Yung "future teller" na may bip sound pa kapag may iniisip siya. I remember din he was the one who advised Apo for Bongbong not to ride on a place that later crashed. Dami pang "hula" nya na nagkatotoo including yung last hula niya before he was booted out of malacanan na ang susunod na presidente will be a woman. Nagalit and na disappoint si madam. Quote Link to comment
lomex32 Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Anyone heard of ROSENDO BALINAS? Quote Link to comment
tabouki Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 who is the "real" bongbong ? Quote Link to comment
flyingdutchman Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Anyone heard of ROSENDO BALINAS? Chess player din nga ba, halos kasabay or medyo nauna kay Eugene Torre. Quote Link to comment
lomex32 Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Eugene Torre almost lost (draw) to a Russian woman NONA GAPRINDASHVILIone of the 10 most memorable games of Eugene Chess player din nga ba, halos kasabay or medyo nauna kay Eugene Torre. Quote Link to comment
bryanfury Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 don't know if this was mentioned already, just remembered those bitin at tight na baston pants with zipper sa laylayan with bla-bla shoes(hope correct spelling). yung bla-bla shoes pwedeng pwede irevive today, skechers ata i think has a similar model like it. Quote Link to comment
photographer Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Anyone heard of ROSENDO BALINAS? ============================================= Rosendo Balinas......a great chessmaster.... News Item: Chess Grandmaster Balinas DiesGrandmaster Rosendo Balinas, jr. (Sept. 10, 1941 -- Sept. 24, 1998) Grandmaster Rosendo ("Bali" and "Junior" to his fans and loved ones) Balinas died at 10:45 a.m. Philippine time at his residence in Antipolo city, Philippines. He had liver cancer. A six time Philippine open chess champion and considered Asia's best chess player during the '60's, Grandmaster Balinas (a lawyer by profession) first gained international prominence by winning international tournaments in Singapore and Hong Kong. He tied for 1st with Yugoslav GM Svetozar Gligoric in the 1968 Philippine open. Prior to that, on September 1967, Balinas, then a national master, was the only Filipino player to play GM Bobby Fischer to a draw in their individual match, in the "Beat Bobby Fischer Series" in Manila, Philippines. Balinas' uncompromising opposition to the unethical practices of Florencio Campomanes, then the Philippine chess federation and FIDE Asian representative, kept him out of local and international competition. In 1995, Balinas, then an international master, was allowed to play at the intercession of the Executive Assistant to the Philippine President de Vega, and returned with vengeance during the 1975 Marlboro Chess Classic International Tournament. Balinas' electrifying win against the world championship candidates and Danish champion GM Bent Larsen, beating his pet "Larsen opening" in a blitz finish when Larsen resigned under threat of forced mate, was one of the most memorable chess scenes in Philippine chess as players and spectators applauded both competitors at the end. IM Balinas also defeated Russian champion GM Lev Polugaevski in a classic ending and Czechoslovakian champion GM Lubomir Kavalek in route to a 5/6th place finish, 1/2 point short of the GM norm. In this same tournament, the Philippine chess star and Asia's first Grandmaster Eugene Torre placed 9th/10th place. Rosendo Balinas, Jr.'s chess pinnacle occurred during the 1976 Moscow Central Chess Club International Tournament, Odessa, USSR, opposing Russian chess stars world candidate qualifiers GM David Bronstein, GM Korchnoi (who pulled out at the last minute), absolute Russian champion GM Vladimir Savon, Moscow chess champion GM Lutikov and young stars Tukmakov, Lerner, Lev Alburt, Ignatiev and other foreign GM's Espig, Tringov, Plachetka, and Tarjan. IM Balinas shocked the chess world by winning the tournament and going undefeated against all his Russian opponents. During this period, IM Rosendo Balinas, Sr. was only the 2nd foreigner in 35 years to win an international chess tournament in Russia, the "land of grandmasters". The only other foreigner who won in Russia was former world champion Jose Raoul Capablanca. For his feat, IM Balinas was awarded the Grandmaster title outright. GM Balinas' continuing feud with the more powerful now former FIDE president Campomanes forced his semi-retirement from chess competition. Without support from government or private patrons, Balinas established the Philippine Grandmaster school of chess. Among his former students are the 3rd Philippine Grandmaster Rogelio Antonio, Jr., international master Rick de Guzman and a host of masters. The most recent is the youngest Philippine master (10 years old) Oliver Barbosa. Grandmaster Rosendo Balinas, Jr. was the Philippine's national treasure and unsung hero by his fans and faithful, an uncompromising lawyer who stood up for the ideals of fairness, and who promoted chess excellence and pride of the Filipino people, till his dying days. Prior Report: Subject: Grandmaster Balinas is dying of cancer -- former Philippine and Asian chess champion considered the Philippine national treasure and unsung hero for his contribution to the Philippines, and Philippine chess, Grandmaster Balinas is in his last dying days. Indeed chess was and continues to be his passion, even during his waning years. Being ill during the last few years did not keep Grandmaster Balinas from playing chess -- especially in the US, winning a number of tournaments. His distinction and legacy as a six time Philippine Open chess champion, top Asian player during the '60s and the 2nd foreigner to win a chess tournament in Russia (after Capablanca) is probably overshadowed by his uncompromising stand (for close to 30 years) against Campomanes and his cohort (and still with FIDE) Casto Abundo for their abuse of position first with the Philippine Chess Federation and then with FIDE. Grandmaster Balinas obtained his GM title despite Campomanes' efforts to keep him out of international tournaments. Ironically it was Polugaevski, Bronstein and the Russian Chess Federation who recommended strongly his Grandmaster title be award. This was after Balinas' tournament win in the Moscow Chess Club International Tournament in Odessa, Russia, going undefeated against the Russian players. Joe Balinas Quote Link to comment
tabouki Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 SUPERSTAR channel9 Joe Quirino channel13 (tikit awi Jow! - take it away manong Joe)rotary tv channel selector, then push button before the remote control.Thank God for the remote control ! Quote Link to comment
photographer Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 SUPERSTAR channel9 Joe Quirino channel13 (tikit awi Jow! - take it away manong Joe)rotary tv channel selector, then push button before the remote control.Thank God for the remote control !========================================================== Nuon, when we got our first TV with remote control.....meron pang cable connecting the controller sa TV. hahaha. When turning the dial sa remote you can also watch the rotary channel selector sa TV sabay sa pag ikot mo ng dial ng remote. Tinakot ko pa nga yung pinsan ko. Di ko sinabi yung remote so when he watched TV nagtago ako sa likod then turned the remote, karipas ng takbo thinking meron ghost sa sala namin (madilim pa naman) Quote Link to comment
storm Posted July 24, 2007 Author Share Posted July 24, 2007 Yesss. Nakakaloko nga yung remote sa rotary selector. :thumbsupsmiley: Naalala nyo rin siguro yung gas rationing tapos biglang taas ng gas. Nagkaroon pa ng black market. Quote Link to comment
jettison_last Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 who is the "real" bongbong ? hehe naging malaking tsismis ito nung 70s.the story was the real Bongbong was killed in a fight with some European prince/monarchy that allegedly got Irene (or was it Ime?) pregnant. It was all hush-hush kunwari. And the Bongbong that appears here in Manila was actually a "cousin" who underwent plastic surgery to resemble the real one.Yung fake na Bonbong was maliit daw compared to the real one na matangkad. kalat na kalat itong balitang ito but since it was the height of the martial law years, people talked about it in whispers wary of the metrocom being around at baka madampot. This prompted ferdie to pass a law, or presidential decree called "Rumor Mongering" hehe those were the days Quote Link to comment
camera lover Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Rosendo Balinas? Is he the grandmaster of chess? I think he was the only one who could beat Eugene Torre at that time. Quote Link to comment
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