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Balvestamin, David James
🇵🇭FIDE 5296331· Male· Philippines· Born in 2009
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David James Balvestamin, a 17-year-old Filipino player, is rated 1577 — just 12 short of his peak of 1589 (Mar 2026, age 17). He is on a steady climb with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Philippine National Youth and Schools Chess Championship U17 Boys, 1799 Below Rating Category FIDE Rated Bayawan Tawo-Tawo Chess Tournament 2026, and 12th Search for the Next Chess Master 2025 Grand Finals. Also played 5 rapid (including 2025 Batang Pinoy Rapid Chess Championship 16AC Boys) and 4 blitz events (including 2025 Philippine National Juniors Chess Championship - Blitz Event) recently.
At junior level, he reached #97 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1577
Standard
Rpd1607·Blz1571
All-time high
1589
−12 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 17
Mar 2026 · age 17
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#155,143
#155,143 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1589
at age 17 · −12 from today
Mar 2026
2025
97th Filipino U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1582
Aug 2025
Best 12-month gain (+131 Elo)
1451 → 1582
Aug 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Nov 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 15
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
10th Search for the Next Chess Master 2025 (FIDE Rated Swiss Standard)perf 2408 (+826) · 5/5 · #8
Top opponent
1799 Below Rating Category FIDE Rated Bayawan Tawo-Tawo Chess Tournament 2026 · Feb 2026 · +30.0 Elo
Evolution
+12
1565 → 1577
Tournaments
7
46 games
Score
29/ 4663.0%
25W8D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRolando Iii Pamplona1,779·1799 Below Rating Category FIDE Rated Bayawan Tawo-Tawo Chess Tournament 2026·R4·+30.0
2.[W]vsVaden Drake Lomeda1,715·1799 Below Rating Category FIDE Rated Bayawan Tawo-Tawo Chess Tournament 2026·R6·+27.0
3.[W]vsLee Arzhel Partosa1,688·10th Search for the Next Chess Master 2025 (FIDE Rated Swiss Standard)·R3·+25.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #11 | 1768 | -12.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/3 | #11 | 2480 | +34.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/4 | #26 | 2358 | -24.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/5 | #12 | 2298 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/5 | #8 | 2408 | +37.2 |
Rankings
/
Philippines
#1,188
out of 3,060 players
Asia-Pacific
#26,421
in continent
World
#155,126
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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