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Alekhine Nouri was born in Negros, Philippines, on December 12, 2005, to parents Hamed and Roda. He began playing competitive chess at the age of five. His father Hamed, a FIDE Master himself, would bring him along to a local chess club in Escalante, Negros.
Daniel Quizon (born November 10, 2004) is a Filipino chess player and the current Philippine Chess Champion. [2] He was awarded the title of Grandmaster (GM) by FIDE in 2024. [3] He qualified to play in the Chess World Cup 2021, [4] where he was defeated 1.5-0.5 by Evgeny Bareev in the first round. [5]
He is also a three-time Philippine Chess Champion. On the March 2017 FIDE rating list, he was ranked number two in the world and had an Elo rating of 2822, [1] making him the fifth-highest-rated player in history. In 2019, So said his favorite form of chess is chess960 (also known as Fischer random chess). [2]
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) governs international chess competition. Each month, FIDE publishes the lists "Top 100 Players", "Top 100 Women", "Top 100 Juniors" and "Top 100 Girls" and rankings of countries according to the average rating of their top 10 players and top 10 female players in the classical time control.
FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs) for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and norms (performance benchmarks in competitions including other titled players).
Enrico Sevillano (born March 17, 1968) is a Filipino and American chess player who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in September 2012. [2] He plays for the United States Chess Federation (USCF) where he has a Regular Rating of 2542, Quick Rating of 2488 and Blitz Rating of 2572 (as of December 2020). [3]
Janelle Mae Frayna (born May 19, 1996) is a Filipina chess player. She was awarded the title of Woman Grandmaster by FIDE in 2017, becoming the first from the Philippines to achieve this. She is a 3-time and the current Philippine Women's Chess Champion. [1]
Rico Mascariñas (born 2 March 1953) is a Cebuano chess player with the title of International Master.He was one of the premiere chess players of the Philippines during the 1980s and the 1990s and for a long period of time he was the No. 2 ranked player of the Philippines behind Grandmaster Eugenio Torre.