2025 Palarong Pambansa Standard Chess Championship Secondary Girls

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50 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 26 May 2025 to 29 May 2025 in Batac City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1806, and top seed was April Joy Claros (🇵🇭 PHI, WFM, 1986).

Sara Dalagan (🇵🇭 PHI, 1814) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Ericka Ordizo (6.0) and April Joy Claros (6.0). Dalagan won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Patricia Monique Guiao (1415) beat Jaquilene Ilao (1772), a +357-point gap.

Location

🇵🇭Batac City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines

Dates

26 May 2025 → 29 May 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇭WFMApril Joy Claros1986

Avg top 10

1,806

Participants

Titled players · 2

WFM×2

Federations · 1 represented

🇵🇭Philippines×45

Top 3

🥇
Sara Dalagan
🇵🇭PHI·1814
6.5pts·2071perf+51.6
🥈
Ericka Ordizo
🇵🇭PHI·1582
6.0pts·2027perf+127.6
🥉
WFMApril Joy Claros
🇵🇭PHI·1986
6.0pts·1954perf-2.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Sara Dalagan led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Dalagan6.5Claros6Ordizo6Mendoza5Borce5Rodrigo5

R6–R7 · LEAD HELD

Sara Dalagan held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Sara Dalagan 4 wins (R1–R4)WFM April Joy Claros 4 wins (R2–R5)Ericka Ordizo 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Sara Dalagan	*	—	½	—
2WFMApril Joy Claros	—	*	½	1
3Ericka Ordizo	½	½	*	—
4WFMJemaicah Yap Mendoza	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Dalagan, Sara	1814	PHI	+48N	+24B	+25N	+4B	=2N	+7B	+11N	6.5	27.0	28.0	25.00	2071	+51.6
2	Ordizo, Ericka	1582	PHI	+47N	+8B	+16N	+9N	=1B	=3B	+17N	6.0	29.5	30.5	24.25	2027	+127.6
3	Claros, April JoyWFM	1986	PHI	=18B	+28N	+15B	+14N	+5B	=2N	+4B	6.0	28.0	31.5	26.50	1954	-2.4
4	Borce, Cyreine Jean	1656	PHI	+49N	+19B	+33N	−1N	+14B	+16B	−3N	5.0	27.5	28.0	15.50	1862	+53.2
5	Mendoza, Jemaicah YapWFM	1895	PHI	+46N	+17B	=14N	=10B	−3N	+30B	+16N	5.0	25.5	27.0	16.75	1793	-21.2
6	Rodrigo, Glydel Janine	1612	PHI	+37N	−30B	−19N	+49B	+31N	+32B	+8N	5.0	20.0	20.5	13.50	2668	+32.4
7	Abanco, Ellaine Summer	1809	PHI	+13B	+31N	−9B	+23N	+18B	−1N	=10B	4.5	28.0	31.0	17.75	1650	-38.0
8	Ordizo, Kate Nicole	1868	PHI	+27B	−2N	+36B	=26N	+21B	+10N	−6B	4.5	26.5	29.5	16.75	1559	-64.0
9	Hewe, Cherie Gail T	1657	PHI	+42B	+43N	+7N	−2B	−10N	+12B	=20N	4.5	26.0	28.0	15.50	1696	+10.0
10	Rubin, Apple	1740	PHI	+44N	=15B	+30N	=5N	+9B	−8B	=7N	4.5	25.5	27.5	16.25	1807	+14.8
11	Regidor, Kaye Lalaine	1799	PHI	−24N	+48B	+32N	+17B	=12N	+26B	−1B	4.5	25.0	26.0	13.75	1754	-8.4
12	Santillan, Celine	1667	PHI	−15N	+44B	+31B	+19N	=11B	−9N	+24B	4.5	23.5	25.5	14.75	1535	-13.2
13	Balagapo, Alexis	0	PHI	−7N	=20N	=38B	+47B	=25N	+?B	+26N	4.5	19.0	19.0	9.50	1661	0.0
14	Belano, Kristina	1681	PHI	+36B	+34N	=5B	−3B	−4N	+27N	=18B	4.0	26.5	29.5	14.00	1545	-28.8
15	Colaste, Kimberly	0	PHI	+12B	=10N	−3N	=20B	+29N	−17B	+43N	4.0	26.5	28.5	14.25	1700	0.0
16	Po, Angel Nheazy Nicole	1695	PHI	+45B	+21N	−2B	+35N	+30B	−4N	−5B	4.0	26.0	27.5	11.50	911	-57.6
17	Jumalon, Jillianne	1505	PHI	+50B	−5N	+34B	−11N	+35B	+15N	−2B	4.0	25.5	25.5	10.00	959	-25.2
18	Guiao, Patricia Monique	1415	PHI	=3N	=32B	+50N	+33B	−7N	=20B	=14N	4.0	24.5	24.5	11.50	1751	+74.8
19	Dannog, Darlene	0	PHI	+23B	−4N	+6B	−12B	−?N	+41N	+32B	4.0	24.0	24.0	14.50	1558	0.0
20	Serina, Lila Alyssa	1680	PHI	−31N	=13B	+39B	=15N	+36B	=18N	=9B	4.0	23.0	25.5	14.00	1536	-14.0
21	Guno, Anjella MOnique	0	PHI	+?N	−16B	=22N	+24B	−8N	=25B	+31N	4.0	22.5	22.5	10.25	1577	0.0
22	Sanchez, Penelope Kate	1416	PHI	−39B	+40N	=21B	+43N	−26B	+34N	=25B	4.0	19.0	21.0	11.25	1471	+4.4
23	Valle, Sharlene	1623	PHI	−19N	+49B	+47N	−7B	−32N	+37B	+30N	4.0	18.0	18.5	7.00	1009	-10.4
24	Babao, Muellene	0	PHI	+11B	−1N	=43B	−21N	+38B	+33B	−12N	3.5	25.0	27.0	11.00	1718	0.0
25	Obana, Arbie Rheiza	1677	PHI	+40B	+39N	−1B	−30N	=13B	=21N	=22N	3.5	24.5	27.0	11.25	1422	-25.6
26	Mantilla, Caerel Shane	1651	PHI	−35B	+41N	+42B	=8B	+22N	−11N	−13B	3.5	23.0	25.5	11.25	1694	+7.6
27	Alvero, Keziah	0	PHI	−8N	−47B	+44N	+37B	=33N	−14B	+40N	3.5	18.5	19.5	8.50	1501	0.0
28	Cruz, Daniella Bianca	1683	PHI	=32N	−3B	=37N	−31B	+47N	=40B	+45N	3.5	18.5	19.5	6.50	1186	-5.6
29	Hortilano, Jazzmine Lyka	1620	PHI	−34B	+45N	−35B	+40N	−15B	=39N	+38B	3.5	17.5	19.0	7.75	2238	+10.4
30	Navarroza, Chezmyrr Jhazmynn	0	PHI	+38B	+6N	−10B	+25B	−16N	−5N	−23B	3.0	26.0	28.5	11.00	1619	0.0
31	Bulalaque, Nicole Elaiza	0	PHI	+20B	−7B	−12N	+28N	−6B	+35N	−21B	3.0	25.5	28.5	10.50	1618	0.0
32	Beato, Sheela Marie	0	PHI	=28B	=18N	−11B	+39N	+23B	−6N	−19N	3.0	25.0	27.5	10.25	1554	0.0
33	Ilao, Jaquilene	1772	PHI	+41B	+35N	−4B	−18N	=27B	−24N	=34B	3.0	22.0	24.5	8.75	736	-62.0
34	Gerente, Frances Galathea	0	PHI	+29N	−14B	−17N	=38N	+42B	−22B	=33N	3.0	21.0	23.5	8.75	1447	0.0
35	Dalmacio, Jorace Ynez	0	PHI	+26N	−33B	+29N	−16B	−17N	−31B	+44N	3.0	21.0	23.0	9.00	1577	0.0
36	Buhat, Kathryn Marie	0	PHI	−14N	+?B	−8N	+50B	−20N	−43B	+48B	3.0	15.5	15.5	1.00	1512	0.0
37	Gofredo, Cherrie Mae	0	PHI	−6B	=38N	=28B	−27N	+48B	−23N	=41B	2.5	21.0	22.0	5.25	1396	0.0
38	Magallanes, Princess Rane	1438	PHI	−30N	=37B	=13N	=34B	−24N	+49B	−29N	2.5	20.0	20.5	5.50	820	-10.4
39	Sunga, Crystal	0	PHI	+22N	−25B	−20N	−32B	+44N	=29B	−?N	2.5	20.0	20.0	7.75	1448	0.0
40	Bustamante, Janelle Angela	0	PHI	−25N	−22B	+48N	−29B	+46N	=28N	−27B	2.5	19.5	20.5	4.25	1277	0.0
41	Balilla, Samantha Nicole	0	PHI	−33N	−26B	−?N	+46B	+50N	−19B	=37N	2.5	14.5	14.5	2.75	871	0.0
42	Cueva, Angela	0	PHI	−9N	+46B	−26N	=?B	−34N	−45B	+50B	2.5	14.0	14.0	1.50	1360	0.0
43	FIDE 521058318	0	—	F	−9B	=24N	−22B	=49N	+36N	−15B	2.0	19.5	19.5	5.00	737	0.0
44	Balquin, Samantha Trish	0	PHI	−10B	−12N	−27B	+45N	−39B	+50N	−35B	2.0	19.5	19.5	1.50	904	0.0
45	FIDE 521037949	0	—	−16N	−29B	=46N	−44B	F	+42N	−28B	1.5	17.0	17.0	3.25	866	0.0
46	FIDE 521066817	0	—	−5B	−42N	=45B	−41N	−40B	F	+49N	1.5	14.5	14.5	1.25	1095	0.0
47	Igao, Drew Jewel	0	PHI	−2B	+27N	−23B	−13N	−28B	−48N	F	1.0	22.5	22.5	3.50	829	0.0
48	FIDE 521066825	0	—	−1B	−11N	−40B	F	−37N	+47B	−36N	1.0	20.0	20.0	1.00	1007	0.0
49	Conte, Ailene	0	PHI	−4B	−23N	F	−6N	=43B	−38N	−46B	0.5	20.0	20.0	1.00	782	0.0
50	FIDE 521066884	0	—	−17N	F	−18B	−36N	−41B	−44B	−42N	0.0	18.0	18.0	0.00	660	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ordizo, ErickaPHI
+127.6
6.0 pts · #2
2Guiao, Patricia MoniquePHI
+74.8
4.0 pts · #12
3Borce, Cyreine JeanPHI
+53.2
5.0 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Ordizo, Kate NicolePHI
-64.0
4.5 pts · #21
2Ilao, JaquilenePHI
-62.0
3.0 pts · #43
3Po, Angel Nheazy NicolePHI
-57.6
4.0 pts · #49

Biggest upsets

R4+357 Elo gap
Guiao, Patricia Monique1415 beat Ilao, Jaquilene1772
R2+286 Elo gap
Ordizo, Ericka1582 beat Ordizo, Kate Nicole1868
R7+256 Elo gap
Rodrigo, Glydel Janine1612 beat Ordizo, Kate Nicole1868