Julio Catalino Sadorra was born on September 14,1986 and is a Filipino chess grandmaster.
13 Facts About Julio Sadorra
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Julio Sadorra tied for first place in the US Open Chess Championship in 2013.
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In 2009, Julio Sadorra moved to the United States to pursue an education.
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Julio Sadorra attended the University of Texas at Dallas on a chess scholarship, where he was a team member that went to the Final Four twice.
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Julio Sadorra graduated with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration in 2013, and received the title of Grandmaster while pursuing his studies.
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GM Julio Sadorra tied for first in the 2013 US Open held in Madison, Wisconsin from July 27-August 4.
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Friedel and Molner advanced on tiebreaks to a blitz playoff, which Friedel won as Julio Sadorra eventually finished in 3rd place.
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Julio Sadorra won the Continental class championship at Virginia in June 2016.
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Julio Sadorra has coached for the North Texas Chess Academy and UT Dallas.
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Julio Sadorra was part of the University of Texas Dallas team that won the Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship in 2010,2011 and 2012.
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GM Julio Sadorra has already played for Team Philippines thrice in the Chess Olympiad, 2014,2016 and 2018 editions where he played Board 1 in all three olympiads:.
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Julio Sadorra has already taken part in four editions of the Asian Individual Chess Championship known as the Asian Continental Championship:.
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Julio Sadorra has taken part in two editions of the PRO Chess League:.