Eugenio Torre
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About
Widely considered to be the greatest Filipino chess player of all time.
Before Fame
He became the first Asian player to qualify as a Grandmaster in 1974 by winning a silver medal at that years's Chess Olympiads in Nice, France.
Trivia
He was close friends with chess legend Bobby Fischer and he served as Fischer's second in the 1992 World championship against Boris Spassky in Yugoslavia.
Family Life
He grew up in The Philippines.
Associated With
He was a close friend and competitor of Bobby Fischer.
