Daniel Quizon Explained

Daniel Quizon
Country:Philippines
Birth Date:10 November 2004[1]
Birth Place:Rizal, Philippines
Grandmaster (2024)
Peakrating:2499 (October 2024)
Fideid:5217911

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]

He 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 third 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIDE Title Application (GM).
  2. Web site: Bright future awaits teen Quizon after ruling 2021 National Chess Open . . 2021-12-14 . 2022-01-12.
  3. Web site: Quizon, Daniel . 2021-07-24 . ratings.fide.com.
  4. Web site: Villar . Joey . Quizon, Concio move on to World Cup . 2021-07-24 . Philstar.com.
  5. Web site: Tournament tree — FIDE World Cup 2021 . 2021-07-24 . worldcup.fide.com . 2021-10-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211028141455/https://worldcup.fide.com/results . dead .
  6. Web site: Daniel Quizon captures ASEAN Chess title, GM norm . 2023-07-05 . Manila Bulletin . en.
  7. Web site: Villar . Joey . Quizon nears Grandmaster status after unbeaten ASEAN+ chess tilt run . 2023-07-05 . Philstar.com.
  8. News: Villar . Kriastel. Daniel Quizon tops Hanoi tilt, closes in on GM title. April 2, 2024 . Manila Bulletin. March 31, 2024.
  9. News: Daniel Quizon becomes Philippines' 17th chess grandmaster at 20. September 15, 2024 . Philippine Star. September 14, 2024.