Julio Sadorra

Julio Catalino Sadorra (born September 14, 1986) is a Filipino chess grandmaster.[1] He competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2017.[2] Sadorra has represented the Philippines at the Chess Olympiad since 2014.[3][4] He tied for first place in the U.S. Open Chess Championship in 2013.[5]

Julio Sadorra
Full nameJulio Catalino Sadorra
CountryPhilippines
BornSeptember 14, 1986
Bacoor, Cavite
TitleGrandmaster (2011)
FIDE rating2564 (July 2020)
Peak rating2611 (May 2014)

In 2009, Sadorra moved to the United States to pursue an education.[6] He attended the University of Texas at Dallas on a chess scholarship, where he was a team member that went to the Final Four twice.[7] He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration in 2013, and received the title of Grandmaster while pursuing his studies.[8]

He was US Open Co-Champion in 2013.[9] In 2014, he finished with a 4-2 record in the Chess olympiad. He also won the Continental class(2) championship at Virginia in June 2016.[10]

As then the number-one ranked player from the Philippines, Julio played Board 1 at his second Chess Olympiad in 2016 and drew world champion Magnus Carlsen.[11]

In 2017, he tied for first with fellow Filipino GM Mark Paragua in the ninth annual Chesapeake Open with a record of 6-1. He has coached for the North Texas Chess Academy[12] and UT Dallas.[13]

References
  1. "GM Julio Catalino Sadorra is Philippines' Newest Super Grandmaster". philboxing.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  2. "FIDE World Cup 2017 | The Week in Chess". theweekinchess.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
  3. Julio Catalino Sadorra Archived 2017-02-04 at the Wayback Machine team chess record at Olimpbase.org
  4. "42nd World Chess Olympiad, Open, 2016 - Azerbaijan". fide.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  5. "Joshua Friedel Wins 114th United States Open Chess Championship". Chessdom. 2013-08-05. Archived from the original on 2013-08-13. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
  6. "Day 6. Press conference with Sadorra Julio Catalino". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-08. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  7. "2019 President's Cup is This Weekend at the Marshall Chess Club". 2019-04-05.
  8. "Julio Sadorra - www.uschesschamps.com". uschesschamps.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-08.
  9. "Julio Sadorra".
  10. "The chess games of Julio Catalino Sadorra".
  11. "Julio Sadorra".
  12. "Julio Sadorra, Mark Paragua sail to victory in Chesapeake Open".
  13. "2019 President's Cup is This Weekend at the Marshall Chess Club". 2019-04-05.


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