Sander De Erit Severino (June 30, 1985) is a Filipino chess player holding the title of FIDE Master. He participated at the 2018 and 2022 Asian Para Games.
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| Full name | Sander De Erit Severino | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Philippines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 30, 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title | FIDE Master (2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peak rating | 2405 (January 2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editBorn on June 30, 1985, Sander De Erit Severino[1] is a native of Silay, Negros Occidental. Severino was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)[2] when he was eight years old after a bicycle accident.[3] Reliant on a wheelchair,[4] both of his legs are paralyzed due to this condition.[5]
The Silay native started playing chess competitively at age seven and has become a regional champion at age 9 and the National Kiddies Champion at age 11.[6] Severino along with Henry Roger Lopez and Jasper Rom participated at the 2000 Millennium Grand Prix chess tournament sponsored by the Philippine Chess Society. Executive Vice President of the Social Security System Horacio Templo has sponsored the participation of disabled athletes in the chess tournament including the trio who did well in the competition.[7] In late December 2000, Severino won the Asian Continental Under-16 Championship in Bagac, Bataan,[8] with his participation sponsored again by the SSS [6] Thanks to this victory, he earned the title of FIDE Master.[8] FIDE awarded him the title in 2015.[9]
Sander Severino has participated in seven editions of the ASEAN Para Games.[5][4] In the 2017 edition held in Kuala Lumpur he won a gold medal.[10]
At the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta, the chess team which Severino is a part of won most of the ten gold medals won by the whole Philippine contingent. Severino himself won the individual standard P1 and individual rapid P1 events and the team standard P1 and team rapid B1 events along with Lopez and Rom.[11]
In 2020, Severino clinched the International Physically Disabled Chess Association (IPCA) World Online Chess Rapid Championship title becoming the first player representing the Philippines to do so. He was undefeated winning the finals against Igor Yarmonov of Ukraine garnering 8.5 points through 8 victories and a draw.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Athlete Profile: Severino, Sander". 9th ASEAN Para Games KL2017 Results System. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ Co, Adrian Stewart (12 October 2018). "Asian Para Games: Negrense Severino, Gawilan harvest 2nd Gold medals". Panay News. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ a b Villar, Joey (June 18, 2020). "Despite disability, Sander Severino makes history as first Filipino world champion in chess". Philippine Star. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ a b Villar, Joey (16 April 2017). "Wheelchair-bound chesser gets support to fulfill dream". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Severino, wagi sa Negros chess tilt" [Severino, victorious at Negros chess tilt]. Balita.net (in Filipino). 2 June 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Paraplegic makes waves in U-16 chess". Philippine Star. 19 December 2000. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "Unsung hero". BusinessWorld. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Severino, Caoili cop Asian U-16 chess titles". The Philippine Star. 22 December 2000. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Severino, Sander FIDE Chess Profile". ratings.fide.com. FIDE. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Negros int'l chess tourney kicks off". Sun Star Philippines. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "Philippines ends Asian Para Games bid at a much improved 11th place from 24th". BusinessWorld. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
References
edit- Sander Severino rating card at FIDE
