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Abelgas, Roel
FM🇵🇭FIDE 5200970· Male· Philippines· Born in 1980
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Roel Abelgas, a 46-year-old Filipino FIDE Master, is rated 2193 and ranked 43rd among Filipino players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +45 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 6th ASEAN Individual Open Chess Championship Governor Henry S Oaminal Cup, Asian Amateur Chess Championships 2025 - U2300, and 2025 CTCA International Chess Open-Open U19GU19U17GU17. Also played 2 rapid (including 18th Edition Kamatyas FIDE Rated Rapid Open Chess Tournament Year-End Chess Festival 2025 - Open Division) and 3 blitz events (including ASEAN Individual Open Blitz Chess Championship Governor Henry S Oaminal Cup) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 43 months (2009–2013) and 25 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2353 was reached at age 35 (Jul 2015); he also reached Filipino #22 in Oct 2015.
Awarded FM in 2016 (age 36).
Current rating
2193
Standard
Rpd2150·Blz2173
All-time high
2353
−160 pts below
Jul 2015 · age 35
Jul 2015 · age 35
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#43
#43 · Filipino players · of 1,678
Career timeline
18 entries2026
6th Filipino 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2193
May 2026
2025
6th Filipino 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2203
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 45
Sep 2025
2023
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 2148 → returned at 2163
Jun 2023
2017
Re-crossed 2300
at age 37
Feb 2017
2016
FM title awardedFM
at age 36
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+45
2148 → 2193
Tournaments
3
26 games
Score
16/ 2661.5%
12W8D6L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsAngelo YoungIM2,161·6th ASEAN Individual Open Chess Championship Governor Henry S Oaminal Cup·R9·+9.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsGijir MunkhbayarFM2,099·6th ASEAN Individual Open Chess Championship Governor Henry S Oaminal Cup·R5·-12.6
3.[L]vsNayaka BudhidharmaIM2,385·6th ASEAN Individual Open Chess Championship Governor Henry S Oaminal Cup·R3·-5.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/8 | #32 | 2166 | -9.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2331 | +39.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #10 | 2150 | +15.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRogelio Jr AntonioGM
🇵🇭PHI·2333
+1 −9 =3
13 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsDarwin LayloGM
🇵🇭PHI·2358
+2 −5 =5
12 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMichael Jr. ConcioIM
🇵🇭PHI·2366
+2 −5 =3
10 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsOliver DimakilingIM
🇵🇭PHI·2404
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Mar 2018
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vsDaniel QuizonGM
🇵🇭PHI·2432
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Mar 2024
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Rankings
/
Philippines
#43
out of 3,067 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,355
in continent
World
#8,565
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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