Joseph Sánchez (chess player)

Cebuano chess grandmaster (born 1970)

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Joseph Sánchez
Country	Philippines
Born	(1970-08-19) August 19, 1970 (age 54) Philippines
Title	Grandmaster (2009)
FIDE rating	2471 (September 2024)
Peak rating	2544 (September 2011)

Joseph Sánchez (born August 19, 1970) is a Cebuano chess grandmaster. He became a grandmaster in 2009 after gaining 6.5 points in the 23rd Cannes International Chess Festiva.^[1] Becoming the first Cebuano chess grandmaster and the 11th Filipino chess grandmaster.^[2] He reportedly began playing chess at the age of 13. Throughout his career he has represented the Philippines and the team placed fourth at the Asian Team Chess Championships in Shenyang.^[3] He also jointly won a Round-robin tournament in Milan. On September 1, 2003, his national ranking peaked being the third highest rated Filipino with an Elo of 2544 behind Wesley So and Rogelio Antonio. Jr.

References

^ "Cebuano chesser Joseph Sanchez is RP's 11th Grandmaster". GMA News Online. March 15, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
^ "Top 100 Cebuano:Joseph Sanchez". The Freeman. March 5, 2009. Archived from the original on January 20, 2024. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
^ "12th Asian Team Chess Championship: Shenyang 1999". Retrieved January 20, 2024.