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Mark Paragua was born on 29 March, 1984 in Philippines, is a Filipino chess Grandmaster. Discover Mark Paragua's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 39 years old?
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29 March |
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Philippines |
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Philippines
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Mark Paragua Height, Weight & Measurements
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Mark Paragua Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Mark Paragua worth at the age of 39 years old? Mark Paragua’s income source is mostly from being a successful Grandmaster. He is from Philippines. We have estimated Mark Paragua's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Paragua played the top Board for Team Philippines for the first time in his career in the 37th Chess Olympiad.
He scored 2 wins, 5 draws, and 4 losses.
At the 40th Chess Olympiad, 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.
Paragua finished the 38th Annual World Open in a tie for 9th-18th places.
He posted 5 wins, 2 draws, and 1 loss.
Mark Callano Paragua (born March 29, 1984) is a Filipino chess grandmaster.
At the 1998 Disney World Rapid Chess Championship for Kids, Paragua tied for finished first with 7½ points in the boys' 14-and-under section, and took the gold medal on tiebreak points.
He played for the Philippines in the Chess Olympiads of 2002, 2004, 2006, and 2012, and the 2020 Online Chess Olympiad.
At the 35th Chess Olympiad, Paragua scored 5 wins, 5 draws, and 2 losses with a Tournament Performance Rating (TPR) of 2503 in Board 4 to place 19th, second-best in the team.
At the 36th Chess Olympiad, 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.
Paragua qualified for the 2004 World Championship that took place in 2004 where he was eliminated by Viktor Bologan of Moldova in the first round.
Paragua won the first game against Bologan but then lost three straight games, eliminating him from the tournament.
Paragua was a 3-time participant in the Chess World Cup:
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.
Paragua finished the nine-round Swiss system event with 7 points.
In January 2006, FIDE listed Paragua with a rating of 2618 enough to get him in the top 100.
Paragua participated in seven editions of the Asian Individual Chess Championship:
Overall, Paragua compiled 36 points in 68 games (52.9% winning percentage) with 23 wins, 26 draws, and 19 losses for 1 bronze medal.
At the 2008 Foxwoods Open, Paragua tied for 9th-17th places scoring 5 wins, 2 draws, and 2 losses to place 13th overall after tiebreaks.
Paragua also 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 (TPR) of 2522 (ELO 2501) leading the team to a 7th-place finish but missed out on a playoff berth.
Paragua took part in two World Youth Chess Championships:
Paragua participated in two World Junior Chess Championships scoring 12 wins, 7 draws, and 7 losses for a winning percentage of 59.6%:
He 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.
Paragua participated in three editions of the Asian Cities Chess Championship:
He finished his stint in the tournament with 15.5 points in 27 games posting 11 wins with 9 draws and 7 losses for a winning percentage of 57.4% ending up with 1 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze in Team Competition.
He scored 11.5/15 with 10 wins, 3 draws, and 2 losses.
He had a TPR of 2627 as against his 2508 ELO.
He won the Philippine Chess Championship in 2012.
He was the youngest Filipino master ever, at nine years of age.
He also became the youngest Filipino GM ever at 20 (until Wesley So surpassed it), beating Eugenio Torre's record by about two years.
In total, Paragua has already scored 25.5 points in 47 games recording 16 wins, 19 draws, and 12 losses for a 54.3% winning rate with his best performance coming at the 2012 Olympiad held at Istanbul, Turkey where he placed 18th.
Paragua won the 2012 Philippine Chess Championship.
Paragua tied for 7th-13th places in the 42nd Annual World Open.
He scored 6 points on 5 wins, 2 draws, and 2 losses after tiebreaks.
In 2016, Paragua took part in the 3rd Millionaire Chess Open.
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.
In 2017, he tied for first at the 9th annual Chesapeake Open with 5 wins, 2 draws, and no losses.
The tournament employed no tie-break and Paragua won $1,100 (USD).
On July 10, 2019, Paragua topped the 12th New York Int 2019 that featured 24 players in 9 rounds with an average ELO Rating of 2309.
In 2020, Paragua headed Team Philippines at the 2020 Online Chess Olympiad.
