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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 and has been in Filipino top 10 for 12 months and counting.
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 1,678
National top 10 since Jul 2025
National top 10 since Jul 2025
Career timeline
21 entries2026
12 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 12 months · since Jul 2025
Jun 2026
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
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-14
2410 → 2396
Tournaments
8
82 games
Score
52.5/ 8264.0%
48W19D15L
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 3,067 players
Asia-Pacific
#372
in continent
World
#1,750
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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