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 Quizon in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 10, 2004[1] |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Title | Grandmaster (2024) |
| FIDE rating | 2432 (July 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2499 (October 2024) |
Daniel Quizon (born November 10, 2004) is a Filipino chess player and the current Philippine Chess Champion.[2] He was awarded the title of Grandmaster (GM) by FIDE in 2024.[3]
Chess Career
[edit]Quizon qualified to play in the Chess World Cup 2021,[4] where he was defeated 1.5-0.5 by Evgeny Bareev in the first round.[5]
He won the AQ Prime ASEAN Chess Championship in February 2023, earning him a GM norm.[6] in June 2023, he earned his second norm after he went unbeaten at the ASEAN+ Age Group Chess Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.[7]
On March 31, 2024, Quizon defeated Nguyễn Anh Dũng and win the Hanoi Grandmaster Chess Tournament claiming his third and final GM norm in Vietnam.[8] Quizon earned his final grandmaster norm on September 14, 2024, after defeating GM Igor Efimov in the 45th Chess Olympiad.[9]
Quizon qualified for the Chess World Cup 2025 where he lost to Russian Grandmaster Aleksey Grebnev 1.5-0.5 in the first round. [10]
References
[edit]- ↑ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ↑ "Bright future awaits teen Quizon after ruling 2021 National Chess Open". Rappler. 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ↑ "Quizon, Daniel". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
- ↑ Villar, Joey. "Quizon, Concio move on to World Cup". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
- ↑ "Tournament tree — FIDE World Cup 2021". worldcup.fide.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
- ↑ "Daniel Quizon captures ASEAN Chess title, GM norm". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ↑ Villar, Joey. "Quizon nears Grandmaster status after unbeaten ASEAN+ chess tilt run". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ↑ Villar, Kriastel (March 31, 2024). "Daniel Quizon tops Hanoi tilt, closes in on GM title". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- ↑ "Daniel Quizon becomes Philippines' 17th chess grandmaster at 20". Philippine Star. September 14, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Quizon falls to Russian champion in Goa World Cup". November 2, 2025. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Daniel Quizon rating card at FIDE
- Daniel Quizon chess games at 365Chess.com
- Daniel Quizon player profile and games at Chessgames.com
