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Azaola, Mark Alfonso L.
🇵🇭FIDE 5231795· Male· Philippines· Born in 2009
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Mark Alfonso L. Azaola, a 17-year-old Filipino player, is rated 1843 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +105 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent appearance: Philippine National Youth and Schools Chess Championship U17 Boys. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 Batang Pinoy Rapid Chess Championship 16AC Boys) and 3 blitz events (including BCC FIde Blitz April 2026) recently. He took a 14-month break between Jan 2025 and Apr 2026.
At junior level, he reached #21 and #30 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1843
Standard
Rpd1796·Blz1740
All-time high
1843
at best
Jun 2026 · age 17
Jun 2026 · age 17
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#63,391
#63,391 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
21st Filipino U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1843
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+105 Elo)
1738 → 1843
Jun 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1843
at age 17
Jun 2026
2025
30th Filipino U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1738
Jan 2025
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1738 → returned at 1790
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+105
1738 → 1843
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
7.5/ 1075.0%
6W3D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDavin Sean Romualdez1,848·Philippine National Youth and Schools Chess Championship U17 Boys·R3·+23.3
3.[W]vsPaulo Efren Castino1,710·Philippine National Youth and Schools Chess Championship U17 Boys·R4·+15.5
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsJoemel Narzabal2,028·Philippine National Youth and Schools Chess Championship U17 Boys·R1·-8.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | 2007 | +53.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 1937 | +52.0 |
Rankings
/
Philippines
#324
out of 3,067 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,575
in continent
World
#63,390
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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