Rodolfo Tan Cardoso
Rodolfo Tan Cardoso (born 25 December 1937, Anda, Pangasinan)[1] is a Philippine (Filipino) chess International Master.
In 1956, he won Philippine Junior Championship. In 1957, he took 5th in Toronto (4th World Junior Championship); William Lombardy won). In 1957 the Pepsi-Cola company sponsored an 8-game match in New York between Cardoso, the 19-year-old Philippine Junior Champion, and Bobby Fischer, the 14-year-old U.S. Junior Champion. Cardoso won only one game and Fischer claimed the $325 victor's prize with a 6−2 score (+5 –1 =2).[2]
In 1957/58, Cardoso won in Baguio City (zonal). In 1958, he took 19th in Portorož (Interzonal; Mikhail Tal won). He was Philippine Champion in 1958 and 1963. He took 2nd at Christchurch 1967 (New Zealand-ch; Yuri Averbakh won). In 1974, he tied for 1st-4th in Casablanca. In 1974, he took 14th in Manila (Evgeni Vasiukov won). In 1975, he tied for 13-14th in Oresne. In 1975, he took 10th in Las Palmas (Ruy Lopez Memorial; Ljubomir Ljubojević won).
Cardoso played for Philippines in four Chess Olympiads.[3]
- In 1956, at fourth board in the 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+11 –2 =4);
- In 1958, at first board in the 13th Chess Olympiad in Munich (+10 –4 =5);
- In 1972, at second board in the 20th Chess Olympiad in Skopje (+10 –4 =3);
- In 1974, at second board in the 21st Chess Olympiad in Nice (+9 –6 =4).
He won individual silver medal at Moscow 1956.
Cardoso was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1957,[1] making him the first Asian IM.
[edit] External links
- Rodolfo Tan Cardoso player profile at ChessGames.com
- Rodolfo Tan Cardoso - Latest News and Forum
[edit] References
- ^ a b Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 63, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6
- ^ Brady, Frank (1989) [1973], Bobby Fischer: Profile of a Prodigy, Dover, p. 19, ISBN 0-486-25925-0
- ^ Cardoso, Radolfo Tan team chess record at olimpbase.org
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