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Cayaba, John Vincent
🇵🇭FIDE 5201926· Male· Philippines· Born in 1987
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John Vincent Cayaba, a 39-year-old Filipino player, is rated 2026 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +54 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Chess Lab EID Classic Tournament., Chess Lab U2300 Classic October Tournament, and 31stAbuDhabiInternationalChess Festival-Open B. Also played 8 blitz events (including UAE National Day Team Chess Championship 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 42 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 18 months (2024–2025).
Current rating
2026
Standard
Rpd1975·Blz1991
All-time high
2026
at best
May 2026 · age 39
May 2026 · age 39
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#23,744
#23,744 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
8th Filipino 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 2026
May 2026
All-time peak 2026
at age 39
May 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 39
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+153 Elo)
1819 → 1972
Mar 2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1953 → returned at 1978
Feb 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 36
Oct 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+54
1972 → 2026
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
18/ 2185.7%
17W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/6 | #1 | 2630 | +43.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/6 | #2 | 1953 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7.5/8 | #14 | 2194 | +5.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsNelman Lagutin
🇵🇭PHI·1986
+1 −4 =6
11 games·last met May 2022
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vsRocky Pabalan
🇵🇭PHI·1946
+2 −6 =1
9 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsFrancis Erwin Dimarucut
🇵🇭PHI·1938
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsReggie Mel Santiago
🇵🇭PHI·1951
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsNoli Delloro
🇵🇭PHI·1911
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Dec 2023
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Rankings
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Philippines
#109
out of 3,067 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,042
in continent
World
#23,744
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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