John paul gomez biography books

Filipino chess grandmaster (born )

John Paul Gomez (born May 23, ^[1]) is a Filipinochess player. He was awarded the title of International Master (IM) in and International Grandmaster (GM) in He is a three-time Filipino national junior champion and has also won the Filipino Chess Championship.

Early life and education

Gomez is from Biñan, Laguna Province in the Philippines.^[2][3] He began playing chess when he was three years old and began beating older players when he was five. After becoming bored with chess, he started playing tennis, even becoming a top player in the ten-and-under age category; a fractured hand suffered while playing tennis, however, led him to switch back to chess.^[4]

Gomez graduated from De La Salle University with a degree in mechanical engineering.^[5]

Chess career

While attending De La Salle, Gomez led the school's chess team to the UAAP men's chess championship for – season.^&