Joseph Sánchez (chess player)

Joseph Sánchez (born August 19, 1970) is a Filipino chess grandmaster of Cebuano descent. He became a grandmaster in 2009 after gaining 6.5 points in the 23rd Cannes International Chess Festival.^[1] Becoming the first Cebuano chess grandmaster and the 11th Filipino chess grandmaster.^[2] He reportedly began playing chess at the age of 13. Throughout his career he has represented the Philippines and the team placed fourth at the Asian Team Chess Championships in Shenyang.^[3] He also jointly won a Round-robin tournament in Milan. On September 1, 2003, his national ranking peaked being the third highest rated Filipino with an Elo of 2544 behind Wesley So and Rogelio Antonio. Jr.