Oliver Barbosa

Oliver Barbosa (born September 29, 1986) is a Filipino chess grandmaster. He earned his International Master title in 2008 and his grandmaster title in 2011. Barbosa won the 10th Parsvnath International Grandmasters Tournament in New Delhi, with 9.5/11 and an astounding performance rating of 2710.[1] He earned his first GM norm in the Asian Individual in Mashad, Iran and his second norm in the Philippines National Championships.[2] In 2014, he tied for 1st–2nd with Francisco Vallejo Pons in the Thailand Open Chess Championship.[3]

Oliver Barbosa
Full nameOliver Barbosa
Country Philippines
Born (1986-09-29) September 29, 1986
Pasig, Philippines
TitleGrandmaster
FIDE rating2509 (August 2020)
Peak rating2596 (May 2012)

He has trained with Wesley So and John Paul Gomez. Barbosa played in the 42nd Chess Olympiad and scored 7/10, with an overall performance rating of 2668.

Notes
  1. "Oliver Barbosa becomes Philippines' 3rd super GM". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 2012-01-26. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
  2. "Interview with GM-elect Oliver Barbosa". Chessdom. 2011-09-23. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
  3. "Thailand Open Chess Championship 2014 May 2014 Thailand". FIDE. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
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