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Bacojo, Mark Jay
IM🇵🇭FIDE 5220394· Male· Philippines· Born in 2006
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Mark Jay Bacojo, a 20-year-old Filipino International Master, is rated 2363 — just 13 short of his peak of 2376 (Jan 2025, age 19) and ranked 14th among Filipino players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 89 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Russian Chess Crown standard A, Philippine National Classification Chess Tournament Master Section 1800 - 2399, and PSC - NCFP Selection National Chess Championship Grand Finals Men's Division. Also played 5 rapid (including Russian Chess Crown rapid B (27.02)) and 6 blitz events (including Russian Chess Crown blitz C) recently. He took a 16-month break between Aug 2016 and Jan 2018. He reached Filipino #13 in Jan 2025.
Awarded IM in 2025 (age 19) and FM in 2023 (age 17). Earned a GM norm at Russian Chess Crown standard A 2026. At junior level, he reached World #80 in U18 and #1, #2, #2, #2 and #2 nationally in U20, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2363
Standard
Rpd2255·Blz2305
All-time high
2376
−13 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 19
Jan 2025 · age 19
Activity
87
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
89 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#14
#14 · Filipino players · of 1,678
Career timeline
21 entries2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 20
Apr 2026
2025
IM title awardedIM
at age 19
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 19
Dec 2025
Peak Filipino rank: #13
at age 19 · rated 2376
Jan 2025
1st Filipino U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2376
Jan 2025
All-time peak 2376
at age 19 · −13 from today
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+31
2332 → 2363
Tournaments
10
89 games
Score
61.5/ 8969.1%
50W23D16L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsTuan Minh TranGM2,430·6th ASEAN Individual Open Chess Championship Governor Henry S Oaminal Cup·R8·+12.5
2.[W]vsChristian Gian Karlo ArcaIM2,410·23rd ASEAN AGE GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (U18_U20 Open)·R3·+12.4
3.[W]vsDang Hoang SonIM2,411·6th ASEAN Individual Open Chess Championship Governor Henry S Oaminal Cup·R6·+12.0
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsKyle Ochoa1,927·Philippine National Classification Chess Tournament Master Section 1800 - 2399·R6·-17.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7.5/10 | #2 | 2631 | +85.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/6 | #14 | 2045 | -28.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 8/13 | #2 | 2247 | -17.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/8 | #13 | 2241 | -18.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/7 | #1 | 2311 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/8 | #13 | 2475 | +39.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 7/10 | #2 | 2124 | -28.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/9 | #9 | 2304 | -0.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #3 | 2259 | -5.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDaniel QuizonGM
🇵🇭PHI·2432
+6 −7 =4
17 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsMichael Jr. ConcioIM
🇵🇭PHI·2366
+4 −3 =9
16 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsQuoc Hy NguyenIM
🇻🇳VIE·2422
+3 −8 =5
16 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsChristian Gian Karlo ArcaIM
🇵🇭PHI·2396
+6 −2 =7
15 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsJerish John Velarde
🇵🇭PHI·2105
+9 −4 =2
15 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Philippines
#14
out of 3,067 players
Asia-Pacific
#503
in continent
World
#2,401
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Philippines
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