Rodolfo Tan Cardoso (25 December 1937
– 21 August 2013) was a Filipino chess player. He was awarded the
International Master
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title by
FIDE
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in 1957,
making him the first Asian to achieve it.
Cardoso was born in
Anda, Pangasinan. In 1956, he won Philippine Junior Championship. In 1957, he took fifth place in the fourth
World Junior Championship in
Toronto, which was won by
William Lombardy with a perfect score of 11–0. In the same year, the
Pepsi-Cola
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History
Pepsi was ...
company sponsored an eight-game match in
New York City between Cardoso, the 19-year-old Philippine junior champion, and
Bobby Fischer, the 14-year-old U.S. junior champion. He was the only Filipino to beat Fischer. Fischer claimed the $325 victor's prize with a 6−2 score (+5 –1 =2).
In 1957/58, Cardoso won the zonal tournament in Baguio City, thus qualifying him for the 1958
Portorož Interzonal tournament, in which he finished 19th (
Mikhail Tal won). In this tournament he scored an upset win over
David Bronstein in the final round, thereby denying him a place in the
1959 Candidates' Tournament but also allowing Fischer a place in the candidates. He was Philippine Champion in 1958 and 1963. He took second place at
Christchurch 1967 (New Zealand championship, won by
Yuri Averbakh). In 1974, he tied for first through fourth place in
Casablanca
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. In 1974, he took 14th in Manila (
Evgeni Vasiukov won). In 1975, he tied for 13-14th in Orense. In 1975, he took 10th in
Las Palmas (
Ruy Lopez
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:1. e4 e5
:2. Nf3 Nc6
:3. Bb5
The Ruy Lopez is named after 16th-century Spanish priest Ruy López de Segura. It is one o ...
Memorial tournament, won by
Ljubomir Ljubojević).
Cardoso played for Philippines in four
Chess Olympiads.
* In 1956, at fourth board in the
12th Chess Olympiad
The 12th Chess Olympiad (, ''12-ya Shakhmatnaya olimpiada''), organized by the FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. team tournament, as well as se ...
in
Moscow (+11 –2 =4);
* In 1958, at first board in the
13th Chess Olympiad
The 13th Chess Olympiad (german: Die 13. Schacholympiade), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. team tournament, as well as several o ...
in
Munich (+10 –4 =5);
* In 1972, at second board in the
20th Chess Olympiad
The 20th Chess Olympiad ( mk, 20. Шаховска олимпијада, ''20. Šahovska olimpijada''), organized by Fédération Internationale des Échecs, FIDE and comprising an open team tournament, as well as several other events designed t ...
in
Skopje (+10 –4 =3);
* In 1974, at second board in the
21st Chess Olympiad
The 21st Chess Olympiad (french: La 21e Olympiade d'échecs), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. team tournament, as well as severa ...
in
Nice (+9 –6 =4).
He won the individual silver medal at Moscow 1956 with his winning percentage of 76.5.
Cardoso died of a heart attack in Quezon City at the
Philippine Heart Center on 21 August 2013.
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1937 births
2013 deaths
Sportspeople from Pangasinan
Filipino chess players
Chess International Masters
Chess Olympiad competitors