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Arca, Christian Gian Karlo
IM🇵🇭FIDE 5258138· Male· Philippines· Born in 2009
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Christian Gian Karlo Arca, a 17-year-old Filipino International Master, is rated 2396 — just 14 short of his peak of 2410 (Jul 2025, age 16) and ranked 8th among Filipino players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +69 Elo over the past 12 months. 99 rated games in the past year (≈63/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026, PSC - NCFP Selection National Chess Championship Grand Finals Men's Division, and Eastern Asia Juniors and Girls 2025 - Open. Also played 7 rapid (including ASEAN Individual Open Rapid Chess Championship Governor Henry S Oaminal Cup) and 10 blitz events (including HKCCFL International Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached Filipino #5 in Oct 2025.
Awarded IM in 2025 (age 16) and FM in 2023 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #67 in U18, World #40 in U16, World #30 in U14 and #1 nationally in U12.
Current rating
2396
Standard
Rpd2277·Blz2399
All-time high
2410
−14 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 16
Jul 2025 · age 16
Activity
94
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
99 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#8
#8 · Filipino players · of 1,654
Career timeline
20 entries2026
67th U18 player worldwide
at age 17 · rated 2406
Jan 2026
Re-crossed 2400
at age 17
Jan 2026
2025
Peak Filipino rank: #5
at age 16 · rated 2407
Oct 2025
IM title awardedIM
at age 16
Aug 2025
40th U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2410
Jul 2025
Crossed 2400
at age 16
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+69
2327 → 2396
Tournaments
11
99 games
Score
72.5/ 9973.2%
62W21D16L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSatria Duta CahayaIM2,386·23rd ASEAN AGE GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (U18_U20 Open)·R7·+4.7
2.[W]vsDarwin LayloGM2,369·6th ASEAN Individual Open Chess Championship Governor Henry S Oaminal Cup·R5·+4.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJoemel Narzabal1,839·PSC - NCFP Selection National Chess Championship Grand Finals Men's Division·R8·-9.6
2.[L]vsRonald BancodIM2,112·2025 Philippine National Semifinals Chess Championship Men's Division·R3·-8.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/8 | #50 | 2382 | +1.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 9/13 | #1 | 2299 | -10.7 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 8/9 | #1 | 2552 | +13.1 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2385 | -0.3 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/7 | #3 | 2298 | -3.5 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/9 | #26 | 2308 | -10.5 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 8/9 | #1 | 2414 | +5.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMark Jay BacojoIM
🇵🇭PHI·2363
+2 −6 =7
15 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsIvan Travis CuFM
🇵🇭PHI·2321
+7 −3 =5
15 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsMichael Jr. ConcioIM
🇵🇭PHI·2366
+2 −6 =6
14 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsOscar Joseph Cantela
🇵🇭PHI·2062
+7 −1 =3
11 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMark Gabriel Usman
🇵🇭PHI·2106
+6 −1 =2
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
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Philippines
#8
out of 3,060 players
Asia-Pacific
#380
in continent
World
#1,752
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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