Rogelio Antonio Jr.

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.

Rogelio Antonio Jr.
Rogelio Antonio Jr., 2009
Full nameRogelio Antonio Jr.
CountryPhilippines
Born (1962-02-19) February 19, 1962[1]
Philippines
TitleGrandmaster
FIDE rating2421 (June 2020)
Peak rating2689 (January 2011)[2]
Rogelio Antonio Jr.
Medal record
Representing  Philippines
Asian Games
2010 GuangzhouMen's Team

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
  1. "FIDE Profile". Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. "FIDE Ratings History". Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  3. "GM Joey Topped 9th IGB Dato Arthur Tan Chess Festival". Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 30 December 2012.

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