Renato Naranja
Encyclopedia
Renato Naranja is an International Master of chess
from the Philippines
.
He is Philippine Junior Champion in 1958 and Philippine Adult Champion
in 1965. In 1959, he placed 9th in world junior championship U20 in Münchenstein. He played for Philippines in the Chess Olympiad
s of 1960, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970 and 1974, playing on Board One in 1964, 1966 and 1970.
He also placed first in the 1969 Asian Zonal Tournament in Singapore
and subsequently qualified for the 1970 Palma de Mallorca
Interzonal
on tiebreaks, after drawing his two-game play-off match with co-winner Walter Browne.
While Naranja finished 21st in the 24-player field at Palma, he drew against runaway victor Bobby Fischer
, as well as Lajos Portisch
and Vasily Smyslov
(both of whom failed to qualify for the world championship Candidates Matches by one half-point). One of Naranja's five wins at Palma was against Samuel Reshevsky
.
Naranja migrated in U.S.
where he works as a computer programmer and where he frequents the Marshall Chess Club
, New York.
the Palma de Mallorca Interzonal, 11-9-1970.
Naranja vs. Reshevsky
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 d6 5.Nf3 Bg7 6.0-0 f5 7.d3 Nf6 8.Rb1 a5
9.a3 Bd7 10.b4 axb4 11.axb4 Qc8 12.b5 Ne7 13.c5 dxc5 14.Nxe5 Be6 15.Na4 Ba2 16.Ra1 Bd5
17.Bb2 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 Ng4 19.Nxg4 Bxb2 20.Nxb2 fxg4 21.Rxa8 Qxa8 22.e4 Qa2 23.Nc4 h5 24.Qc1 0-0
25.Qg5 Re8 26.Qxc5 c6 27.Nd6 Rf8 28.Nxb7 Qe6 29.b6 h4 30.gxh4 Qf6 31.Qd6 Nc8 32.Qxf6 Rxf6
33.e5 Rf8 34.Rb1 Kf7 35.Nc5 1-0
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
from the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
.
He is Philippine Junior Champion in 1958 and Philippine Adult Champion
Philippine Chess Championship
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in 1965. In 1959, he placed 9th in world junior championship U20 in Münchenstein. He played for Philippines in the Chess Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
s of 1960, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970 and 1974, playing on Board One in 1964, 1966 and 1970.
He also placed first in the 1969 Asian Zonal Tournament in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
and subsequently qualified for the 1970 Palma de Mallorca
Palma de Mallorca
Palma is the major city and port on the island of Majorca and capital city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. The names Ciutat de Mallorca and Ciutat were used before the War of the Spanish Succession and are still used by people in Majorca. However, the official name...
Interzonal
Interzonal
Interzonal chess tournaments were tournaments organized by FIDE, the World Chess Federation, and were a stage in the triennial World Chess Championship cycle.- Zonal tournaments :...
on tiebreaks, after drawing his two-game play-off match with co-winner Walter Browne.
While Naranja finished 21st in the 24-player field at Palma, he drew against runaway victor Bobby Fischer
Bobby Fischer
Robert James "Bobby" Fischer was an American chess Grandmaster and the 11th World Chess Champion. He is widely considered one of the greatest chess players of all time. Fischer was also a best-selling chess author...
, as well as Lajos Portisch
Lajos Portisch
Lajos Portisch is a Hungarian chess Grandmaster, whose positional style earned him the nickname, the "Hungarian Botvinnik"...
and Vasily Smyslov
Vasily Smyslov
Vasily Vasilyevich Smyslov was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster, and was World Chess Champion from 1957 to 1958. He was a Candidate for the World Chess Championship on eight occasions . Smyslov was twice equal first at the Soviet Championship , and his total of 17 Chess Olympiad medals won...
(both of whom failed to qualify for the world championship Candidates Matches by one half-point). One of Naranja's five wins at Palma was against Samuel Reshevsky
Samuel Reshevsky
Samuel "Sammy" Herman Reshevsky was a famous chess prodigy and later a leading American chess Grandmaster...
.
Naranja migrated in U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
where he works as a computer programmer and where he frequents the Marshall Chess Club
Marshall Chess Club
The Marshall Chess Club in New York City is one of the oldest chess clubs in the United States, located in Greenwich Village. The club was formed in 1915 by a group of players led by Frank Marshall. It is a non-profit organization.-History:...
, New York.
Notable game
Below is Naranja's win against a US chess champion, Sammy Reshevsky, atthe Palma de Mallorca Interzonal, 11-9-1970.
Naranja vs. Reshevsky
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 d6 5.Nf3 Bg7 6.0-0 f5 7.d3 Nf6 8.Rb1 a5
9.a3 Bd7 10.b4 axb4 11.axb4 Qc8 12.b5 Ne7 13.c5 dxc5 14.Nxe5 Be6 15.Na4 Ba2 16.Ra1 Bd5
17.Bb2 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 Ng4 19.Nxg4 Bxb2 20.Nxb2 fxg4 21.Rxa8 Qxa8 22.e4 Qa2 23.Nc4 h5 24.Qc1 0-0
25.Qg5 Re8 26.Qxc5 c6 27.Nd6 Rf8 28.Nxb7 Qe6 29.b6 h4 30.gxh4 Qf6 31.Qd6 Nc8 32.Qxf6 Rxf6
33.e5 Rf8 34.Rb1 Kf7 35.Nc5 1-0