2025 Philippine National Juniors Chess Championship

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101 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 10 Jun 2025 to 14 Jun 2025 in Cebu City, Philippines. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2061, and top seed was Mark Jay Bacojo (🇵🇭 PHI, IM, 2340).

Alekhine Nouri (🇵🇭 PHI, FM, 2198) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Mark Jay Bacojo (7.5) and Jerish John Velarde (7.5). Nouri shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Carl Joseph Echavia (1435) beat Jayson Gener (1773), a +338-point gap.

Location

🇵🇭Cebu City, Philippines

Dates

10 Jun 2025 → 14 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇭IMMark Jay Bacojo2340

Avg top 10

2,061

Participants

101

Titled players · 3

IM×1

FM×1

CM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇵🇭Philippines×99

FIDE (no federation)×1

Top 3

🥇
FMAlekhine Nouri
🇵🇭PHI·2198
7.5pts·2217perf+10.4
🥈
IMMark Jay Bacojo
🇵🇭PHI·2340
7.5pts·2269perf-7.8
🥉
Jerish John Velarde
🇵🇭PHI·2064
7.5pts·2229perf+39.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 3 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Nouri7.5Bacojo7.5Velarde7.5Casiguran6.5Paglinawan6.5Lavandero6.5

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 7.5/9. Nouri takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (51.5).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Alekhine Nouri drew with IM Mark Jay Bacojo (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Mark Jay Bacojo 4 wins (R1–R4)Jerish John Velarde 5 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMAlekhine Nouri	*	½	1	½
2IMMark Jay Bacojo	½	*	½	½
3Jerish John Velarde	0	½	*	1
4Phil Martin Casiguran	½	½	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Nouri, AlekhineFM	2198	PHI	+58N	+17B	=5N	+20B	+15N	=4N	+3B	=2B	+10N	7.5	51.5	55.5	45.25	2217	+10.4
2	Bacojo, Mark JayIM	2340	PHI	+50B	+26N	+25B	+12N	=4B	=3N	+6B	=1N	+17B	7.5	51.0	55.5	44.75	2269	-7.8
3	Velarde, Jerish John	2064	PHI	+82N	+65B	+21N	+11B	+13N	=2B	−1N	+10B	+4N	7.5	49.0	52.0	40.75	2229	+39.0
4	Casiguran, Phil Martin	2023	PHI	+37B	+9N	+36B	+23N	=2N	=1B	=21N	+12B	−3B	6.5	51.0	56.0	38.25	2064	+29.2
5	Paglinawan, Zeus Alexis	1788	PHI	+48B	+32N	=1B	=7N	+31B	+11B	−10N	=9N	+20B	6.5	48.0	52.5	36.25	1975	+36.4
6	Lavandero, John Dave	1982	PHI	+47N	+54B	−20N	+14B	+22N	+35B	−2N	+21B	=12N	6.5	45.5	50.0	34.00	1941	-4.2
7	Orlina, Lance Nathaniel	1743	PHI	=33B	+69N	+62B	=5B	−10N	=32N	+37B	+34N	+27B	6.5	42.0	46.0	31.75	1832	+26.4
8	Cruz, Jeremiah Luis	1750	PHI	+93B	+27N	−16B	=75N	+39B	=24N	=31B	+30B	+22N	6.5	41.0	43.5	30.50	1825	+11.0
9	Devibar, Ralz Jaweh	1689	PHI	+95N	−4B	+91N	+44B	−11N	+72B	+35N	=5B	+21N	6.5	41.0	43.0	27.25	1874	+56.8
10	Cantela, Oscar Joseph	2080	PHI	+81B	+34N	−23B	+53N	+7B	+13N	+5B	−3N	−1B	6.0	49.0	52.0	31.50	1956	-38.8
11	Abris, Cedric Kahlel	1997	PHI	+57B	+18N	+22B	−3N	+9B	−5N	−20B	+46N	+31B	6.0	47.5	51.5	32.00	1850	-52.0
12	Carredo, Mar Aviel	1939	PHI	+91N	+24B	+60N	−2B	=20N	+26B	+14B	−4N	=6B	6.0	47.0	49.5	29.50	1898	-13.6
13	Andes, Franklin Loyd	1887	PHI	+66B	+41N	+29B	+16N	−3B	−10B	−17N	+39N	+38B	6.0	45.5	49.5	30.00	1867	-1.4
14	Villarin, Jervy	0	PHI	=62B	+77N	+28B	−6N	+18B	+23B	−12N	=25N	+36B	6.0	44.0	47.5	30.25	1809	0.0
15	Romero, Gladimir Chester	1786	PHI	+83N	=39B	+51N	+30B	−1B	=20N	=34B	=18N	+41B	6.0	43.5	46.5	28.25	1807	+4.0
16	Buto, Al-BasherCM	2016	PHI	+76N	+64B	+8N	−13B	=23N	−21B	=32N	+44B	+30N	6.0	42.5	46.0	29.25	1825	-67.6
17	Aton, Aaron	1691	PHI	+87B	−1N	−48B	+52N	+81B	+66N	+13B	+38N	−2N	6.0	42.0	45.0	25.50	1917	+52.4
18	Singson, Adrian Joy	1663	PHI	+84N	−11B	+92N	=59B	−14N	+29N	+40B	=15B	+32N	6.0	40.0	42.5	25.50	1742	+14.0
19	Bernil, Noel Jr	1719	PHI	+89B	−29N	+37B	−27N	+77B	+47N	=24B	=31N	+33B	6.0	39.0	42.0	26.25	1800	+18.8
20	Inigo, Michael Jan Stephen	1715	PHI	+80B	+100N	+6B	−1N	=12B	=15B	+11N	=22B	−5N	5.5	47.5	48.5	25.75	1895	+59.2
21	Narzabal, Joemel	1752	PHI	+72B	+78N	−3B	+33N	+29B	+16N	=4B	−6N	−9B	5.5	47.0	50.5	26.75	1837	+20.0
22	Garcia, Triton Blue Ares	1655	PHI	+61N	+42B	−11N	+47B	−6B	+33N	+25B	=20N	−8B	5.5	44.5	48.5	26.75	1811	+50.8
23	Dela Cruz, Del Emerson	1749	PHI	+88N	+49B	+10N	−4B	=16B	−14N	=27B	=29N	+48B	5.5	44.0	47.0	26.25	2040	+20.6
24	Rusia, Keirt Rolevan	1638	PHI	+75B	−12N	+73B	+25N	=43B	=8B	=19N	=36N	=28B	5.5	43.5	47.0	27.00	1781	+51.6
25	Azuela, David Leonard	1807	PHI	+86N	+38B	−2N	−24B	+57N	+41B	−22N	=14B	+47N	5.5	43.0	46.0	24.50	1724	-28.0
26	Padayao, Lex	1693	PHI	+101B	−2B	=57N	+40N	+62B	−12N	+48B	−27N	+45B	5.5	41.5	41.5	20.50	1704	-1.2
27	Sumngat, Vince Chrysler	0	PHI	+?N	−8B	+?N	+19B	−35N	+54B	=23N	+26B	−7N	5.5	39.5	39.5	18.75	1740	0.0
28	Torrejon, Cole	1752	PHI	=40N	+90B	−14N	=51B	−58N	+86B	+57N	+49B	=24N	5.5	36.5	39.5	22.00	1554	-40.8
29	Tampus, Limuel	0	PHI	+44N	+19B	−13N	+54B	−21N	−18B	+51N	=23B	=37B	5.0	43.5	48.0	25.25	1690	0.0
30	Osena, King Alexander	1650	PHI	=52B	+70N	+40B	−15N	+48B	=43N	+46B	−8N	−16B	5.0	42.5	46.5	23.25	1659	-0.8
31	Rusiana, Ian Gabriel	1639	PHI	−63N	+88B	+49N	+60B	−5N	+42B	=8N	=19B	−11N	5.0	42.5	45.5	22.75	1772	+29.6
32	Vasquez, Franz Hendrick	1621	PHI	+85N	−5B	=63N	+79B	=42N	=7B	=16B	+43N	−18B	5.0	42.5	45.5	22.25	1768	+38.4
33	Bayani, Elijah Edzel Twain	0	PHI	=7N	=35B	+64N	−21B	+44N	−22B	+59N	+54B	−19N	5.0	42.0	46.0	23.25	1694	0.0
34	Valencia, John Curt	1692	PHI	+55N	−10B	−47N	+71B	+76N	+59B	=15N	−7B	=40N	5.0	40.5	44.0	21.50	1632	-24.0
35	Gener, Jayson	1773	PHI	=69B	=33N	+81B	+72N	+27B	−6N	−9B	−45N	+58B	5.0	40.5	43.5	21.00	1562	-53.6
36	Ahito, Marl Edwynne	1726	PHI	+71N	+63B	−4N	=39B	=59N	=38B	+61N	=24B	−14N	5.0	40.0	44.0	21.75	1620	-31.2
37	Gabayan, David Voltaire	1502	PHI	−4N	+95B	−19N	=67B	+60N	+63B	−7N	+61B	=29N	5.0	40.0	42.0	18.50	988	-20.0
38	Young, Lord Yofiel	1634	PHI	+97B	−25N	=52B	+70N	+75B	=36N	+43B	−17B	−13N	5.0	39.5	41.5	19.25	1627	-2.4
39	Marbas, Sebastian	1601	PHI	+98B	=15N	=43B	=36N	−8N	=57B	+83N	−13B	+60N	5.0	39.5	40.5	18.00	1611	+1.2
40	Arendain, Clarence	0	PHI	=28B	+?N	−30N	−26B	+79N	+53B	−18N	+50B	=34B	5.0	39.5	39.5	17.75	1653	0.0
41	Contaoi, Reduard	1637	PHI	+67N	−13B	=61N	=58B	+49N	−25N	+66B	+42B	−15N	5.0	39.0	43.0	21.50	1648	-1.2
42	Managbanag, Yohan	1968	PHI	+45B	−22N	+50B	=48N	=32B	−31N	+58B	−41N	+66B	5.0	38.5	42.5	22.25	1608	-110.8
43	Partosa, Markley	1773	PHI	+92N	=51B	=39N	+78B	=24N	=30B	−38N	−32B	+57N	5.0	37.5	40.0	20.00	1597	-73.2
44	Fua, Marc Justinn	1566	PHI	−29B	+80N	+100B	−9N	−33B	+85N	+52B	−16N	+67B	5.0	37.5	38.5	16.00	1027	-16.4
45	Echavia, Carl Joseph	1435	PHI	−42N	−61B	=55N	+90B	=67N	+60B	+65N	+35B	−26N	5.0	36.0	39.0	20.25	1742	+56.4
46	De Luna, Prince Alexander	1715	PHI	−49N	+93B	−59N	+92B	+51N	+58B	−30N	−11B	+71N	5.0	34.5	37.0	17.50	1588	-36.0
47	Dimaandal, Heidern Nephi	1441	PHI	−6B	+74N	+34B	−22N	+65N	−19B	=54N	+63B	−25B	4.5	41.0	45.0	19.25	1618	+47.2
48	Sy, Yohan Ryce	0	PHI	−5N	+85B	+17N	=42B	−30N	+?B	−26N	+79B	−23N	4.5	40.0	40.0	15.00	1638	0.0
49	Dakay, Ralph	0	PHI	+46B	−23N	−31B	+50N	−41B	+81N	+62B	−28N	=53B	4.5	39.0	42.0	18.75	1635	0.0
50	Sta Maria, Matthew Dominic	1548	PHI	−2N	+56B	−42N	−49B	+84N	+71B	=72N	−40N	+79B	4.5	38.0	41.0	17.00	1148	-6.4
51	Panuelos, Glenn Dale	1550	PHI	+99B	=43N	−15B	=28N	−46B	+96N	−29B	+80N	=52B	4.5	36.5	37.5	14.00	1564	+2.4
52	Montejo, Kent Louie	0	PHI	=30N	=59B	=38N	−17B	=64N	+?B	−44N	+82B	=51N	4.5	36.5	36.5	14.25	1601	0.0
53	Bagonoc, Juan Ryu	1582	PHI	−60N	+71B	+99N	−10B	=61N	−40N	+70B	=55B	=49N	4.5	36.0	37.0	15.50	1182	-3.2
54	Tupaz, Clyde Cyril	1641	PHI	+94B	−6N	+87B	−29N	+91B	−27N	=47B	−33N	+75B	4.5	35.5	38.0	13.75	1527	-14.4
55	Igot, Kent Jeanoah	0	PHI	−34B	−81N	=45B	=69N	+100B	=91N	+68B	=53N	=59B	4.5	32.0	33.0	15.00	1528	0.0
56	Delig, Keth Daniel	0	PHI	−68B	−50N	−76N	=93B	=82N	+99B	+98N	+64B	=78N	4.5	26.0	27.0	10.50	1461	0.0
57	Mallorca, Marquis Angelo	1491	PHI	−11N	+84B	=26B	+68N	−25B	=39N	−28B	+77N	−43B	4.0	40.0	43.0	15.75	1636	+48.8
58	Co, Ronell Jose	1536	PHI	−1B	+101N	=68B	=41N	+28B	−46N	−42N	+83B	−35N	4.0	40.0	40.0	13.00	1621	+20.4
59	Castino, Paulo Efren	1564	PHI	=70B	=52N	+46B	=18N	=36B	−34N	−33B	=69N	=55N	4.0	39.0	43.0	19.00	1699	+28.8
60	Tamon, Eleuterio Iii	0	PHI	+53B	+68N	−12B	−31N	−37B	−45N	+73B	+91N	−39B	4.0	38.5	41.0	15.00	1471	0.0
61	Mernado, Reiven Joseph	0	PHI	−22B	+45N	=41B	=77N	=53B	+62N	−36B	−37N	=69B	4.0	38.0	41.5	17.50	1540	0.0
62	Magallanes, Ran Zeth Marco	1562	PHI	=14N	+79B	−7N	+63B	−26N	−61B	−49N	=85B	+84N	4.0	37.0	40.0	15.00	919	-23.2
63	Otarra, Marl Vincent	0	PHI	+31B	−36N	=32B	−62N	+68B	−37N	+91B	−47N	=77B	4.0	36.0	38.5	15.75	1510	0.0
64	Ubag, John Gabriel	1656	PHI	+74B	−16N	−33B	=73N	=52B	=69N	=80B	−56N	+87B	4.0	35.5	38.5	15.00	1216	-4.0
65	Limpangog, Aaron	1666	PHI	+73B	−3N	−72B	+87N	−47B	+75N	−45B	−66N	+89B	4.0	35.5	38.5	13.50	853	-65.6
66	Mendez, Manuel Mike	0	PHI	−13N	−67B	+95N	+99B	+78N	−17B	−41N	+65B	−42N	4.0	35.5	36.5	10.50	1615	0.0
67	Razaga, Hebron	0	PHI	−41B	+66N	−78B	=37N	=45B	−68N	+86N	+76B	−44N	4.0	35.0	38.0	15.50	1405	0.0
68	Pitos, Aron John	1708	PHI	+56N	−60B	=58N	−57B	−63N	+67B	−55N	=74B	+83N	4.0	33.0	36.0	15.50	1321	-39.6
69	III, Nicanor B Perez	0	FID	=35N	−7B	−79N	=55B	+98N	=64B	=?N	=59B	=61N	4.0	32.5	32.5	11.75	1604	0.0
70	Telmo, Matthew Allen	0	PHI	=59N	−30B	+83N	−38B	=92N	=76B	−53N	=88B	+86N	4.0	31.0	33.5	12.50	1346	0.0
71	Cabucos, Jamir Isaac	0	PHI	−36B	−53N	+98B	−34N	+97B	−50N	+96B	+81N	−46B	4.0	31.0	32.0	8.00	1359	0.0
72	Areglado, Reymart	0	PHI	−21N	+96B	+65N	−35B	+?N	−9N	=50B	=78B	−?N	4.0	31.0	31.0	10.00	1569	0.0
73	Llano, Aiovho Jake	0	PHI	−65N	+76B	−24N	=64B	−?N	=88B	−60N	+98B	+82N	4.0	28.0	28.0	11.00	1545	0.0
74	Meredores, Ced Justin	0	PHI	−64N	−47B	+93N	−?B	=88N	−82B	+95B	=68N	+81B	4.0	26.0	26.0	11.00	1382	0.0
75	Paquibot, Matt Manuel	0	PHI	−24N	+86B	+?N	=8B	−38N	−65B	−78N	+92B	−54N	3.5	34.5	34.5	8.75	1414	0.0
76	Cabreros, Nylanyer Francis	1501	PHI	−16B	−73N	+56B	+94N	−34B	=70N	=87B	−67N	=80B	3.5	34.0	36.5	12.25	997	-13.2
77	Balvestamin, David James	1565	PHI	=79N	−14B	+90N	=61B	−19N	−83B	+84N	−57B	=63N	3.5	33.5	36.5	11.75	805	-35.6
78	Gestopa, Jessej Eujan	1591	PHI	F	−21B	+67N	−43N	−66B	=87N	+75B	=72N	=56B	3.5	33.5	35.5	13.25	963	-22.0
79	Tee, Lorenz Julien	0	PHI	=77B	−62N	+69B	−32N	−40B	+93N	+?B	−48N	−50N	3.5	33.0	33.0	8.25	1428	0.0
80	Dela Cruz, Jazz Aldrich	0	PHI	−20N	−44B	=96N	−?B	+95N	+92B	=64N	−51B	=76N	3.5	29.0	29.0	9.25	1332	0.0
81	Ong, Clarence	1527	PHI	−10N	+55B	−35N	+84B	−17N	−49B	+90N	−71B	−74N	3.0	37.0	40.0	10.50	996	-22.4
82	Pineda, Jade Martin	1512	PHI	−3B	−87N	=97B	−96N	=56B	+74N	+94B	−52N	−73B	3.0	32.0	34.0	9.75	1112	-3.2
83	Gaw, Lemuel Vincent	0	PHI	−15B	=97N	−70B	+100N	=85B	+77N	−39B	−58N	−68B	3.0	31.5	32.5	7.00	1399	0.0
84	Llano, Aithon James	0	PHI	−18B	−57N	+89B	−81N	−50B	+97N	−77B	+96N	−62B	3.0	30.0	32.0	7.00	759	0.0
85	Rojo, Glenn Earl	0	PHI	−32B	−48N	F	=86B	=83N	−44B	=88N	=62N	+92B	3.0	30.0	30.0	9.00	1310	0.0
86	Pagas, Mathew Zuriel	0	PHI	−25B	−75N	+101B	=85N	=96B	−28N	−67B	+94N	−70B	3.0	30.0	30.0	5.00	979	0.0
87	Lanas, Roel Jr	0	PHI	−17N	+82B	−54N	−65B	+99N	=78B	=76N	−?B	−64N	3.0	29.5	29.5	7.50	1419	0.0
88	Asuque, Xhianmark Reghss Cynniv	0	PHI	−23B	−31N	−94B	+101N	=74B	=73N	=85B	=70N	−?B	3.0	28.0	28.0	7.50	859	0.0
89	Cadallo, Jhemwill	0	PHI	−19N	−?B	−84N	=95B	=90N	−98B	+99N	+97B	−65N	3.0	22.0	22.0	5.50	858	0.0
90	Nacua, Carl Jay	0	PHI	=?B	−28N	−77B	−45N	=89B	+100N	−81B	−?N	+99B	3.0	22.0	22.0	3.50	1184	0.0
91	Laroya, Zakk Jhudiel	0	PHI	−12B	+94N	−9B	+97N	−54N	=55B	−63N	−60B	−93N	2.5	34.5	36.5	6.75	956	0.0
92	Aguanta, Daniel John Vincent	0	PHI	−43B	+98N	−18B	−46N	=70B	−80N	+93B	−75N	−85N	2.5	32.5	33.5	5.50	917	0.0
93	Arrojado, Paul Yosef	0	PHI	−8N	−46N	−74B	=56N	+94B	−79B	−92N	F	+91B	2.5	31.0	31.0	7.25	933	0.0
94	Novabos, Mikhail Gabriel	0	PHI	−54N	−91B	+88N	−76B	−93N	+101B	−82N	−86B	=95N	2.5	24.0	24.0	4.00	751	0.0
95	Lino-Ay, Justinrey	0	PHI	−9B	−37N	−66B	=89N	−80B	F	−74N	+100N	=94B	2.0	29.5	29.5	3.75	795	0.0
96	Subingsubing, Zhev Wilson	0	PHI	F	−72N	=80B	+82B	=86N	−51B	−71N	−84B	F	2.0	28.5	28.5	6.25	1531	0.0
97	FIDE 521065055	0	—	−38N	=83B	=82N	−91B	−71N	−84B	F	−89N	+100B	2.0	24.5	24.5	4.00	1380	0.0
98	Sapio, John Rainiel	0	PHI	−39N	−92B	−71N	F	−69B	+89N	−56B	−73N	F	1.0	27.0	27.0	3.00	800	0.0
99	Villarojo, Lawrence Inde	0	PHI	−51N	F	−53B	−66N	−87B	−56N	−89B	+101B	−90N	1.0	26.5	26.5	0.00	766	0.0
100	Wallace, William	0	PHI	F	−20B	−44N	−83B	−55N	−90B	+101N	−95B	−97N	1.0	25.0	25.0	0.00	841	0.0
101	Hongayo, Rhogz Raven	0	PHI	−26N	−58B	−86N	−88B	F	−94N	−100B	−99N	F	0.0	21.0	21.0	0.00	815	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Inigo, Michael Jan StephenPHI
+59.2
5.5 pts · #29
2Devibar, Ralz JawehPHI
+56.8
6.5 pts · #27
3Echavia, Carl JosephPHI
+56.4
5.0 pts · #47

Top rating losers

1Managbanag, YohanPHI
-110.8
5.0 pts · #26
2Partosa, MarkleyPHI
-73.2
5.0 pts · #17
3Buto, Al-BasherCMPHI
-67.6
6.0 pts · #5

Biggest upsets

R8+338 Elo gap
Echavia, Carl Joseph1435 beat Gener, Jayson1773
R3+331 Elo gap
Dela Cruz, Del Emerson1749 beat Cantela, Oscar Joseph2080
R8+331 Elo gap
Contaoi, Reduard1637 beat Managbanag, Yohan1968