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Daniel Quizon

Filipino chess player

Daniel Quizon
Country	Philippines
Born	2004 (age 19–20)
Title	Grandmaster (2024)
FIDE rating	2490 (September 2024)
Peak rating	2490 (September 2024)

Daniel Quizon (born October 11, 2004) is a Filipino chess player and the current Philippine Chess Champion. ^[1] He was awarded the title of Grandmaster (GM) by FIDE in 2024.^[2]

He qualified to play in the Chess World Cup 2021,^[3] where he was defeated 1.5-0.5 by Evgeny Bareev in the first round.^[4]

He won the AQ Prime ASEAN Chess Championship in February 2023, earning him a GM norm.^[5] in June 2023, he earned his third norm after he went unbeaten at the ASEAN+ Age Group Chess Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.^[6]

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.^[7] On September 14, 2024, Quizon was awarded the title of Grandmaster (GM) after defeating GM Igor Efimov in the 45th Chess Olympiad.^[8]

References

^ "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.