Ruben Rodríguez (chess player)

In the 1960s and 1970s Ruben Rodríguez was one of the strongest Filipino chess players. In 1973, in Chicago he shared 1st - 5th place in U.S. Open Chess Championship with Norman Weinstein, Walter Browne, Duncan Suttles, and Greg DeFotis. For a long time Ruben Rodríguez was considered the Philippines' best blitz player.[1]

Ruben Rodríguez two times participated in the World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournaments:

• In 1979, at Interzonal Tournament in Riga ranked 18th place;[2]
• In 1981, at Interzonal Tournament in Moscow ranked 13th place.[3]

Ruben Rodríguez played for Philippines in the Chess Olympiad:[4]

• In 1968, at second reserve board in the 18th Chess Olympiad in Lugano (+5, =2, -3),
• In 1970, at third board in the 19th Chess Olympiad in Siegen (+7, =7, -1),
• In 1972, at third board in the 20th Chess Olympiad in Skopje (+8, =4, -5),
• In 1976, at third board in the 22nd Chess Olympiad in Haifa (+1, =1, -4),
• In 1978, at second board in the 23rd Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+2, =5, -3),
• In 1980, at third board in the 24th Chess Olympiad in La Valletta (+2, =2, -5),
• In 1986, at second board in the 27th Chess Olympiad in Dubai (+3, =5, -4),
• In 1988, at third board in the 28th Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki (+2, =3, -4),
• In 1992, at first board for Philippines-3 team in the 30th Chess Olympiad in Manila (+6, =3, -3).

Ruben Rodríguez played for Philippines in the World Student Team Chess Championship:[5]

• In 1969, at first board in the 16th World Student Team Chess Championship in Dresden (+5, =2, -6).

Ruben Rodríguez played for Philippines in the Men's Asian Team Chess Championships:[6]

• In 1979, at third board in the 3rd Asian Team Chess Championship in Singapore (+5, =1, -1) and won team gold medal,
• In 1981, at reserve board in the 4th Asian Team Chess Championship in Hangzhou (+2, =1, -0) and won team gold medal,
• In 1991, at fourth board in the 9th Asian Team Chess Championship in Penang (+5, =0, -2) and won team silver medal,
• In 1993, at reserve board in the 10th Asian Team Chess Championship in Kuala Lumpur (+2, =2, -1) and won team bronze medal.

• Ruben Rodriguez player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Ruben Rodríguez chess games at 365chess.com