Rosendo Balinas Jr.
Filipino chess grandmaster (1941–1998) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rosendo Carreon Balinas Jr. (September 10, 1941 – September 24, 1998) was a chess grandmaster from the Philippines. FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 1975 and the International Grandmaster title in 1976. He was Philippines' second chess grandmaster.[1][2] Balinas was a lawyer by profession, as well as an award winning chess writer and journalist. He also unsuccessfully ran for representative of Rizal's 1st district in the 1994 special election.
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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Carreon and the surname or paternal family name is Balinas.
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Rosendo Balinas Jr. | |
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Country | Philippines |
Born | (1941-09-10)September 10, 1941 Manila, Philippines |
Died | September 24, 1998(1998-09-24) (aged 57) |
Title | Grandmaster (1976) |
Peak rating | 2440 (January 1978) |
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