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Bitoon, Richard

Bitoon, Richard

GM🇵🇭

FIDEFIDE 5201110· Male· Philippines· Born in 1975

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Richard Bitoon, a 51-year-old Filipino Grandmaster, is rated 2330 and ranked 18th among Filipino players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 41 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 35th Annual North American Open, 60th American Open, and 2025 National Open. He had 2 career breaks: 41 months (2002–2006) and 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2515 was reached at age 36 (Nov 2011); he also reached Filipino #5 in Jan 2001 and spent 99 months in Filipino top 10, with a longest streak of 5 consecutive years.

Awarded GM in 2011 (age 36) and IM in 2003 (age 28).

Current rating

2330

Standard

Rpd2473·Blz2352

All-time high

2515

−185 pts below
Nov 2011 · age 36

Activity

24

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#18

#18 · Filipino players · of 1,678
99 months in National top 10 (2001–2022)

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
1st Filipino 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2346
Jan 2026
2022
99 months in national top 10
longest streak 67 months · since Jan 2001
Aug 2022
100th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 47 · rated 2433
Jul 2022
2019
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 2437 → returned at 2433
Aug 2019
1st Filipino 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2455
Jan 2019
2011
GM title awardedGM
at age 36 · 82nd FIDE Congress 2011
Nov 2011

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Arman MikaelyanGM 2,500
60th American Open · Nov 2025 · +2.1 Elo
Evolution
-24
2354 → 2330
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
11/ 1861.1%
9W4D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSaksham RautelaIM2,316·60th American Open·R8·+4.6
2.[W]vsAshton Jin2,196·35th Annual North American Open·R8·+3.2
3.[W]vsChloe GawWIM2,139·35th Annual North American Open·R7·+2.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDavaakhuu MunkhzulWIM2,040·60th American Open·R2·-8.5
2.[L]vsHarshin Reddy Jagirapu2,115·35th Annual North American Open·R3·-7.8
3.[L]vsEric FengFM2,134·35th Annual North American Open·R6·-7.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
35th Annual North American Open
Open Swiss
Dec 20255/9#432187-15.8
60th American Open
Open Swiss
Nov 20256/9#82230-8.0
Worst Elo result: 35th Annual North American Open (-15.8 Elo, finished #43).

Most-Played Opponents

vsDarwin LayloGM
🇵🇭PHI·2358
+2 −3 =12
17 games·last met Oct 2015
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vsJohn Paul GomezGM
🇵🇭PHI·2365
+2 −2 =11
15 games·last met Oct 2015
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vsOliver BarbosaGM
🇵🇭PHI·2367
+1 −6 =7
14 games·last met Mar 2015
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vsMark ParaguaGM
🇵🇭PHI·2410
+6 −5 =3
14 games·last met Oct 2013
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vsRogelio Jr AntonioGM
🇵🇭PHI·2333
+1 −1 =11
13 games·last met Nov 2015
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Rankings

/
Philippines
#18
out of 3,067 players
Asia-Pacific
#636
in continent
World
#3,186
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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10
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1
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1
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,733
9
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10
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