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Claros, April Joy
WFM🇵🇭FIDE 5238447· Female· Philippines· Born in 2007
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April Joy Claros, a 19-year-old Filipino Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1875. She has slipped back 111 Elo over the past 12 months. 55 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include PACE Standard FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2099 Under, PACE FIDE Rated Standard 2099 Under, and Philippine National Classification Chess Tournament Master Section 1800 - 2399. Also played 6 rapid (including Kamatyas FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament 16th Edition - Open Division) and 3 blitz events (including 27th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Blitz G18) recently. She took a 12-month break between Jul 2021 and Aug 2022. Her peak of 1986 was reached at age 18 (Apr 2025).
Awarded WFM in 2024 (age 17). At junior level, she reached #16, #6, #5, #11 and #7 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1875
Standard
Rpd1875·Blz1912
All-time high
1986
−111 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 18
Apr 2025 · age 18
Activity
62
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#54,478
#54,478 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
16th Filipino U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1909
Mar 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
6th Filipino U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1986
Apr 2025
All-time peak 1986
at age 18 · −111 from today
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+304 Elo)
1649 → 1953
Dec 2024
WFM title awardedWFM
at age 17
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Philippine National Classification Chess Tournament Master Section 1800 - 2399perf 2277 (+368) · 4/5 · #33
Top opponent
Evolution
-109
1984 → 1875
Tournaments
7
51 games
Score
31/ 5160.8%
25W12D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsNguyen Anh Bao Thy1,783·23rd ASEAN AGE GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (U20_U18_U16 GIRLS)·R2·-26.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #16 | 1809 | -9.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #20 | 1722 | -20.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #33 | 2277 | +28.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #12 | 1938 | +50.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 3.5/6 | #27 | 1855 | -53.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/8 | #14 | 1930 | -22.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #20 | 1783 | -80.4 |
Worst Elo result: 23rd ASEAN AGE GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (U20_U18_U16 GIRLS) (-80.4 Elo, finished #20).
Most-Played Opponents
vsKate Nicole Ordizo
🇵🇭PHI·1889
+7 −4 =8
19 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsArleah Cassandra Sapuan
🇵🇭PHI·1636
+13 −1 =4
18 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJersey Marticio
🇵🇭PHI·1993
+4 −8 =6
18 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDaren Dela Cruz
🇵🇭PHI·1799
+8 −1 =2
11 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsRuelle CaninoWIM
🇵🇭PHI·2127
+1 −7 =2
10 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Philippines
#271
out of 3,067 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,453
in continent
World
#54,477
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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