John paul gomez biography of michael

Filipino chess grandmaster (born 1986)

John Paul Gomez (born May 23, 1986^[1]) is a Filipinochess player.

He was awarded the title of International Master (IM) in 2007 and International Grandmaster (GM) in 2009.

John paul gomez biography of michael

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 champions