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Ballao, Marcus Dalton
🇵🇭FIDE 521041970· Male· Philippines· Born in 2013
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Marcus Dalton Ballao, a 13-year-old Filipino player, is rated 1744 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +213 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include PACE Standard FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 14 Years Old Under, Philippine National Classification Chess Tournament - Advanced Section 1500 - 1799, and 1st United Queens Chess Club (UQCC) FIDE-Rated Standard Chess Tournament Rated 2000 and Below. Also played 10 rapid (including BINO CHESS CLUB RAPID TOURNAMENT) and 2 blitz events (including BINO CHESS CLUB BLITZ TOURNAMENT) recently.
At junior level, he reached #22 and #43 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1744
Standard
Rpd1668·Blz1704
All-time high
1744
at best
May 2026 · age 13
May 2026 · age 13
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#94,634
#94,634 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
22nd Filipino U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1744
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+213 Elo)
1531 → 1744
May 2026
All-time peak 1744
at age 13
May 2026
2025
43rd Filipino U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1625
Nov 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 12
Nov 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
1st 2025 MCC FIDE Rated Invitational Standard Chess Tournamentperf 2012 (+387) · 4.5/5 · #11
Top opponent
Evolution
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Tournaments
9
64 games
Score
43/ 6467.2%
35W16D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/6 | #1 | 1830 | +30.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/6 | #13 | 1858 | +33.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/3 | #75 | 2554 | +20.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7/9 | #16 | 1933 | +47.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/2 | #34 | 2504 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/2 | #24 | 2439 | -18.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/3 | #21 | 2515 | +48.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/5 | #11 | 2012 | +46.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/3 | #40 | 1372 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Philippines
#560
out of 3,067 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,138
in continent
World
#94,632
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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