Ruben Rodríguez (chess player)
Ruben Rodríguez, was a Filipino chess International Master , Asian Team Chess Championship winner.Biography
In the 1960s and 1970s Ruben Rodríguez was one of the strongest Filipino chess players. In 1973, in Chicago he shared 1st - 5th place in U.S. Open Chess Championship with Norman Weinstein, Walter Browne, Duncan Suttles, and Greg DeFotis. For a long time Ruben Rodríguez was considered the Philippines' best blitz player.
Ruben Rodríguez two times participated in the World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournaments:
Ruben Rodríguez played for Philippines in the Chess Olympiad:
- In 1968, at second reserve board in the 18th Chess Olympiad in Lugano,
- In 1970, at third board in the 19th Chess Olympiad in Siegen,
- In 1972, at third board in the 20th Chess Olympiad in Skopje,
- In 1976, at third board in the 22nd Chess Olympiad in Haifa,
- In 1978, at second board in the 23rd Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires,
- In 1980, at third board in the 24th Chess Olympiad in La Valletta,
- In 1986, at second board in the 27th Chess Olympiad in Dubai,
- In 1988, at third board in the 28th Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki,
- In 1992, at first board for Philippines-3 team in the 30th Chess Olympiad in Manila.
Ruben Rodríguez played for Philippines in the World Student Team Chess Championship:
- In 1969, at first board in the 16th World Student Team Chess Championship in Dresden.
Ruben Rodríguez played for Philippines in the Men's Asian Team Chess Championships:
- In 1979, at third board in the 3rd Asian Team Chess Championship in Singapore and won team gold medal,
- In 1981, at reserve board in the 4th Asian Team Chess Championship in Hangzhou and won team gold medal,
- In 1991, at fourth board in the 9th Asian Team Chess Championship in Penang and won team silver medal,
- In 1993, at reserve board in the 10th Asian Team Chess Championship in Kuala Lumpur and won team bronze medal.
