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Garma, Chito
IM🇵🇭FIDE 5200342· Male· Philippines· Born in 1964
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Chito Garma, a 62-year-old Filipino International Master, is rated 2224 and ranked 31st among Filipino players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 3 years. 21 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Philippine National Seniors Chess Championship, PSC - NCFP Selection National Chess Championship Grand Finals Men's Division, and PSC - NCFP Selection National Chess Championship Pre-Finals Men's Division. Also played 1 rapid event (including Kamatyas FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament 16th Edition - Open Division) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 50 months (2002–2007), 12 months (2011–2012), 16 months (2013–2015) and 47 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2415 was reached at age 38 (Oct 2002, Filipino #9 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 37). Earned GM norms at 9th Asian Seniors Chess Championships 2018 - Standard and 12th Asian Seniors Championship 50 above 2023.
Current rating
2224
Standard
Rpd2181·Blz2307
All-time high
2415
−191 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 38
Oct 2002 · age 38
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#31
#31 · Filipino players · of 1,678
Career timeline
19 entries2026
3rd Filipino 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2239
Jan 2026
2020
2nd Filipino 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2345
Dec 2020
2019
1st Filipino 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2345
Oct 2019
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 2345 → returned at 2319
Jan 2019
2017
Best 12-month gain (+31 Elo)
2305 → 2336
Feb 2017
2013
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2322 → returned at 2300
Sep 2013
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-15
2239 → 2224
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
13.5/ 2358.7%
9W9D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMark Jay BacojoIM2,322·PSC - NCFP Selection National Chess Championship Grand Finals Men's Division·R7·+6.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSamson Chiu Chin III Lim2,108·PSC - NCFP Selection National Chess Championship Grand Finals Men's Division·R10·-6.5
2.[L]vsMar Aviel Carredo2,124·PSC - NCFP Selection National Chess Championship Grand Finals Men's Division·R4·-6.3
3.[L]vsRonald BancodIM2,130·PSC - NCFP Selection National Chess Championship Pre-Finals Men's Division·R5·-6.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/6 | #2 | 2865 | +9.7 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3/9 | #14 | 2101 | -17.1 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/6 | #7 | 2106 | -8.2 |
Worst Elo result: PSC - NCFP Selection National Chess Championship Grand Finals Men's Division (-17.1 Elo, finished #14).
Most-Played Opponents
vsBarlo A. NaderaIM
🇵🇭PHI·2132
+6 −2 =6
14 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsRogelio Jr AntonioGM
🇵🇭PHI·2333
+4 −6 =3
13 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsJohn Paul GomezGM
🇵🇭PHI·2365
+0 −3 =7
10 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsDarwin LayloGM
🇵🇭PHI·2358
+1 −6 =2
9 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsAngelo YoungIM
🇵🇭PHI·2119
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
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Philippines
#31
out of 3,067 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,171
in continent
World
#6,961
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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