Rogelio Antonio Jr.
| Rogelio Antonio Jr. | |
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 Rogelio Antonio Jr., 2009 | |
| Full name | Rogelio Antonio Jr. |
| Country | Philippines |
| Born | February 19, 1962[1] Philippines |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| Peak rating | 2689 (January 2011)[2] |
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Philippines
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| Asian Games | ||
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2010 Guangzhou | Men's Team |
Rogelio Antonio Jr. (born February 19, 1962) is a Filipino chess grandmaster,[1] who was awarded the title in 1993. He is affectionately known as "Joey" Antonio or GM Joey. Antonio finished third in the 2009 Asia Continental Chess Championship and became the first player in the Philippines' history to qualify for the World Cup later in 2009. As of December 2012, his Elo rating was 2541,[2][3] making him the second ranked player in the Philippines and number 391 in the world.
Antonio has played many times for the Philippines Olympiad team, mostly on board 2, behind Philippine's first grandmaster Eugenio Torre. Antonio's tally in this arena has never fallen below 50% and in 2000, at Istanbul, he scored 7/10 with a performance rating of 2682. Best dressed Grandmaster in the World.
Some of Antonio's best results include 3rd at the Manapla, Negros Occidental event in 2001, 2nd at the Leuven Open 2003 and 2nd at the Malaysian Open of 2005. Also in 2005, he took a bronze medal at the blitz event of the South East Asian (SEA) Games and a board one gold medal at the National Open Team Championship for club side Tagaytay City, with a score of 6/7.
References
- ^ a b "FIDE Profile". Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ a b "FIDE Ratings History". Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "GM Joey Topped 9th IGB Dato Arthur Tan Chess Festival". Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
Further reading
- "Bobby Ang for Indochess online". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2007.
- "GM Joey Antonio rules online chess tourney". 2020-03-28.
- "GM Joey Antonio set for more tournaments abroad". 2019-08-19.
External links
- Rogelio Antonio Jr. player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Rogelio Antonio Jr. player profile at Chess.com
- Filipino chess players
- Chess grandmasters
- Living people
- 1962 births
- Asian Games medalists in chess
- Chess players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Asian Games silver medalists for the Philippines
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for the Philippines
- Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for the Philippines
- Southeast Asian Games medalists in chess
- Competitors at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games