Mark Callano Paragua was born on March 29,1984 and is a Filipino chess grandmaster.
43 Facts About Mark Paragua
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Mark Paragua was the youngest Filipino master ever, at nine years of age.
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Mark Paragua became the youngest Filipino GM ever at 20, beating Eugenio Torre's record by about two years.
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Mark Paragua played in the 3rd Asian Indoor Games held in 2009 where he finished with 5 wins, 1 draw, and 2 losses with a Tournament Performance Rating of 2522 leading the team to a 7th-place finish but missed out on a playoff berth.
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Mark Paragua won the first game against Bologan but then lost three straight games, eliminating him from the tournament.
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Mark Paragua was a 3-time participant in the Chess World Cup:.
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Mark Paragua became the first Filipino to reach 2600 FIDE after he finished co-champion in the Asian Zonal 3.3 Chess Championships in September 2005.
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Mark Paragua finished the nine-round Swiss system event with 7 points.
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Mark Paragua participated in seven editions of the Asian Individual Chess Championship:.
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Mark Paragua played for the Philippines in the Chess Olympiads of 2002,2004,2006, and 2012, and the 2020 Online Chess Olympiad.
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At the 35th Chess Olympiad, Mark Paragua scored 5 wins, 5 draws, and 2 losses with a Tournament Performance Rating of 2503 in Board 4 to place 19th, second-best in the team.
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At the 36th Chess Olympiad, Mark Paragua scored 6 wins, 3 draws, and 4 losses with a TPR of 2556 as compared to his ELO rating then of 2534 playing Board 3.
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Mark Paragua played the top Board for Team Philippines for the first time in his career in the 37th Chess Olympiad.
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At the 40th Chess Olympiad, Mark Paragua played Board 4 scoring 6 points on the strength of 3 wins, 6 draws, and 2 losses with a TPR of 2561 as compared to his 2508 ELO rating where he finished at 18th place.
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In 2020, Mark Paragua headed Team Philippines at the 2020 Online Chess Olympiad.
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Mark Paragua scored 5 wins, 1 draw, and 2 losses as he led the team to a 5th-place finish in Pool A of Division II with 10 match points.
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Mark Paragua participated in three editions of the Asian Cities Chess Championship:.
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Mark Paragua had a TPR of 2627 as against his 2508 ELO.
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Mark Paragua finished the 38th Annual World Open in a tie for 9th-18th places.
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Mark Paragua tied for 7th-13th places in the 42nd Annual World Open.
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Mark Paragua scored 6 points on 5 wins, 2 draws, and 2 losses after tiebreaks.
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At the 2008 Foxwoods Open, Mark Paragua tied for 9th-17th places scoring 5 wins, 2 draws, and 2 losses to place 13th overall after tiebreaks.
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In 2016, Mark Paragua took part in the 3rd Millionaire Chess Open.
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Mark Paragua ended up in a tie for 17th-28th place where he eventually ended up in 21st place with 4 wins, 1 draw, and 2 losses which did not qualify him for the next round.
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On July 10,2019, Mark Paragua topped the 12th New York Int 2019 that featured 24 players in 9 rounds with an average ELO Rating of 2309.
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Mark Paragua finished undefeated with 4 wins and 5 draws.
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Mark Paragua was seeded third in this tournament with an ELO of 2503.
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On July 27,2019, Mark Paragua won the 8th Washington Int 2019, a 9-round 35-player tournament with an average ELO Rating of 2309.
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Mark Paragua finished with 6 wins, 2 draws, and 1 loss.
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Also in 2019, Mark Paragua placed second in the 141st New York State Championship.
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Mark Paragua scored 3 wins and 3 draws ending up tied for 2nd-4th places, but ended up with the runner-up honors after tie-breaks; all the three players won $600.00 each.
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On November 14,2019, Mark Paragua finished in joint 1st place at the 103rd ch-Marshall CC 2019.
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On February 27,2020, Mark Paragua won the Marshall GM Norm 2020, another 10-player tournament with an average ELO Rating of 2444, with a score of 6 wins, 2 draws, and 1 loss.
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In 2004, Mark Paragua won the 4th Alushta Autumn as he scored a total of 11.0 points in 13 rounds on the strength of 10 wins, 2 draws, and 1 loss.
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Mark Paragua finished second in the Asian Zone 3.3 Chess Championships and clinched the last berth in the year's World Cup.
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Mark Paragua actually finished tied for second but took last World Cup berth with a superior tiebreak score.
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Mark Paragua won the 2012 Mayor Allen Singson Cup in March 2012.
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Mark Paragua finished undefeated with 5 wins and 2 draws.
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On May 18,2020, Mark Paragua topped the Curly King Shark online chess tournament.
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Mark Paragua finished with 70 points in 30 games for a winning percentage of 73 percent and performance rating of 2774, coming in first place.
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Mark Paragua was born to Flordeliza Callano and Ricardo Mark Paragua, the latter of whom is his coach.
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Mark Paragua resided both in the city of Meycauayan and the adjacent town of Marilao in the province of Bulacan.
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Mark Paragua became a resident of New York and coaches at the New York Chess Academy.