 Campomanes akabatanidzwa muFIDE semumiriri wenyika, uye akashanda nzira yake kupinda mukurumbira musangano reAsia chess. Campomanes aiwanzozvirumbidza kuti aiva pedyo neaimbova purezidhendi wePhilippines Ferdinand Marcos. VaCampomanes vakabatsira kuronga World Chess Championshipmutambo wakaitwa muna 1978 muBaguio, Philippines, pakati paAnatoly Karpov naViktor Korchnoi. 