Elmer Prudente (born 18 February 1965 in Iloilo City, Philippines) is a Guamanian chess Candidate Master (CM) who has represented Guam at World Chess Olympiad.Elmer Prudente FIDE player profile, www.fide.com
Chess career Prudente started playing chess when he was ten years old, and was coached by his father. He participated in the 1989 US Open in Long Beach, California, and later went on to win the Guam Chess Championship title on multiple occasions.Guam National Open 2017 Tournament Report, www.fide.com
He was awarded the Candidate Master title in 2018 for his performance at the 43rd Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia where he scored 5/10 with a performance rating of 2066.Elmer Prudente Rating Calculations 43rd World Chess Olympiad 2018, www.fide.com
Prudente competed in the Oceania Zonal Chess Championships in 2019 in Tumon, Guam where he scored 5.5/9, and playing online chess in 2021 where he scored 3.5/7.Elmer Prudente Rating Calculations 2019 Oceania Open Zonal, www.fide.comElmer Prudente Rating Calculations 2021 Oceania Zonal Zone 3.6, www.fide.comTemur Kuybokarov wins 3.6 Zonal FIDE News, www.fide.com
Elmer Prudente played in the Chess World Cup 2021 held in Sochi when the Australian representative Temur Kuybokarov withdrew due to Australian COVID-19 travel restrictions.Australian Chess Federation Newsletter 604, 19 June 2021List of Chess World Cup 2021 Qualifiers official list, www.fide.com He was defeated by Russian Grandmaster Sanan Sjugirov in the first round of the tournament.
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