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Dela Cruz, Del Emerson
🇵🇭FIDE 5220645· Male· Philippines· Born in 2006
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Del Emerson Dela Cruz, a 20-year-old Filipino player, is rated 1791 — just 19 short of his peak of 1810 (Sep 2025, age 19). He is progressing steadily with +42 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include PACE Standard FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2099 Under (May 2026 Edition), 7th Noypi FIDE Rated Standard Chess Tournament 2099 and below, and Philippine National Elimination Men's Division - Luzon Leg. Also played 1 rapid (including 19th Noypi x Kaimall FIDE-Rated Rapid Chess Tour 2000 and below) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 Philippine National Juniors Chess Championship - Blitz Event) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 18 months (2015–2017), 28 months (2017–2019) and 36 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #31, #15, #19, #10, #3 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1791
Standard
Rpd1952·Blz1743
All-time high
1810
−19 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 19
Sep 2025 · age 19
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#79,201
#79,201 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2025
31st Filipino U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1810
Sep 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 19
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1810
at age 19 · −19 from today
Sep 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+195 Elo)
1596 → 1791
Mar 2024
2023
15th Filipino U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1709
Apr 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+26
1765 → 1791
Tournaments
4
25 games
Score
14/ 2556.0%
13W2D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJan Clifford LabogCM2,045·7th Noypi FIDE Rated Standard Chess Tournament 2099 and below·R3·+16.2
2.[W]vsJohann Cedrick Gaddi1,965·Philippine National Elimination Men's Division - Luzon Leg·R8·+14.2
3.[W]vsVoltaire Marc Paraguya1,949·Philippine National Elimination Men's Division - Luzon Leg·R4·+13.8
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/4 | #63 | 1747 | -26.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #12 | 2034 | +7.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/7 | #43 | 2120 | +45.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/4 | #75 | 2123 | -4.6 |
Worst Elo result: PACE Standard FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2099 Under (May 2026 Edition) (-26.8 Elo, finished #63).
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Rankings
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Philippines
#444
out of 3,067 players
Asia-Pacific
#9,743
in continent
World
#79,199
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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