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VJ
Velarde, Jerish John
🇵🇭FIDE 5217881· Male· Philippines· Born in 2006
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Jerish John Velarde, a 20-year-old Filipino player, is rated 2105 and sitting in the top 4% of Filipino players, and in the top 7% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 59 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Philippine National Classification Chess Tournament Master Section 1800 - 2399, PSC - NCFP Selection National Chess Championship Pre-Finals Men's Division, and PSC-NCFP Selection National Chess Championship Semifinals Men's Division. Also played 3 rapid (including ASEAN Individual Open Rapid Chess Championship Governor Henry S Oaminal Cup) and 4 blitz events (including ASEAN Individual Open Blitz Chess Championship Governor Henry S Oaminal Cup) recently. He took a 18-month break between Jul 2015 and Feb 2017. His peak of 2137 was reached at age 19 (Oct 2025, Filipino #65 at the time).
At junior level, he reached #5, #4, #5, #3, #3 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2105
Standard
Rpd2060·Blz2060
All-time high
2137
−32 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 19
Oct 2025 · age 19
Activity
57
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#75 · Filipino players · of 1,678
Career timeline
17 entries2025
Peak Filipino rank: #65
at age 19 · rated 2137
Oct 2025
5th Filipino U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2137
Oct 2025
All-time peak 2137
at age 19 · −32 from today
Oct 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 19
Jul 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
4th Filipino U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2062
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+2
2103 → 2105
Tournaments
8
59 games
Score
37.5/ 5963.6%
29W17D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAngelo YoungIM2,161·6th ASEAN Individual Open Chess Championship Governor Henry S Oaminal Cup·R7·+11.4
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsKyle Ochoa1,927·Philippine National Classification Chess Tournament Master Section 1800 - 2399·R4·-14.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/6 | #4 | 2124 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #11 | 2070 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/6 | #6 | 2033 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/8 | #35 | 2102 | -5.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 5/8 | #12 | 1966 | -20.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/8 | #26 | 2244 | +27.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/9 | #9 | 2054 | +7.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 7.5/9 | #3 | 2219 | +39.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMark Jay BacojoIM
🇵🇭PHI·2363
+4 −9 =2
15 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsCedric Kahlel Abris
🇵🇭PHI·2007
+10 −3 =0
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsZeus Alexis Paglinawan
🇵🇭PHI·1888
+7 −1 =2
10 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsTyrhone James Tabernilla
🇵🇭PHI·2034
+7 −2 =0
9 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsJeremiah Luis Cruz
🇵🇭PHI·1723
+7 −2 =0
9 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Philippines
#75
out of 3,067 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,084
in continent
World
#14,953
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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