Daniel Quizon
Filipino chess grandmaster (born 2004)
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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]
Quizon in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 10, 2004[1] |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Title | Grandmaster (2024) |
| FIDE rating | 2432 (March 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2499 (October 2024) |
Chess Career
Quizon 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]
Quizon qualified for the Chess World Cup 2025 where he lost to Russian Grandmaster Aleksey Grebnev 1.5-0.5 in the first round. [10]
