Torre nominated for World Chess Hall of Fame
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Published on: April 21, 2021
Eugene Torre of the Philippines was nominated for the World Chess Hall of Fame by the World Chess Federation (FIDE), becoming the first male from Asia to be given such an honor.
Asia’s first Grandmaster Torre, 69, joined Polish-Argentine GM Miguel Najdorf and GM Judit Polgar of Hungary as the 2020 nominees of FIDE for the Hall in online proceedings held early this week.
The list was recommended by FIDE’s historical committee composed of chairman Willy Iclicki of Belgium, Andrzej of Poland, Berik Balgabaev of Kazakhstan and Casto Abundo of the Philippines, and approved by the FIDE Council.
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