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Narzabal, Joemel
🇵🇭FIDE 5261791· Male· Philippines· Born in 2009
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Joemel Narzabal, a 17-year-old Filipino player, is rated 1918. He is rising rapidly, having gained +166 Elo over the past 12 months. 91 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include PACE Standard FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2099 Under, Philippine National Youth and Schools Chess Championship U17 Boys, and PACE FIDE Rated Standard 2099 Under. Also played 9 rapid (including Russian Chess Crown rapid B (27.02)) and 6 blitz events (including Russian Chess Crown blitz C) recently. He took a 14-month break between Jul 2021 and Oct 2022. His peak of 2115 was reached at age 17 (Feb 2026, Filipino #68 at the time).
At junior level, he reached #5, #11, #7 and #8 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1918
Standard
Rpd1995·Blz1830
All-time high
2115
−197 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 17
Feb 2026 · age 17
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
91 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#43,815
#43,815 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Peak Filipino rank: #68
at age 17 · rated 2115
Feb 2026
5th Filipino U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2115
Feb 2026
Best 12-month gain (+393 Elo)
1722 → 2115
Feb 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 17
Feb 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 17
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2115
at age 17 · −197 from today
Feb 2026
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
PSC - NCFP Selection National Chess Championship Elimination Men's Division - Luzon Legperf 2016 (+177) · 5/6 · #4
Top opponent
Evolution
+167
1751 → 1918
Tournaments
15
119 games
Score
66/ 11955.5%
64W23D32L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAlexander Philip Kurniawan1,590·DANIEL YONG CHEN I MEMORIAL MALAYSIA CHESS CHALLENGE·R1·-34.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #32 | 1951 | -40.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/4 | #6 | 2122 | -24.5 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/6 | #10 | 1852 | -32.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/10 | #101 | 2088 | -12.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/6 | #28 | 1777 | -86.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 6/12 | #9 | 2199 | +164.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/6 | #5 | 2238 | +112.1 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/3 | #38 | 1925 | -23.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/6 | #4 | 2016 | +58.4 |
Worst Elo result: Philippine National Classification Chess Tournament Master Section 1800 - 2399 (-86.8 Elo, finished #28).
Most-Played Opponents
vsGabriel Ryan Paradero
🇵🇭PHI·1907
+6 −4 =2
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsMark Gabriel Usman
🇵🇭PHI·2106
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsLance Nathaniel Orlina
🇵🇭PHI·1855
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsJohn Peter Allen Cabales
🇵🇭PHI·1971
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsVincent Ryu Dimayuga
🇵🇭PHI·1750
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
/
Philippines
#222
out of 3,060 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,207
in continent
World
#43,815
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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