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2025 Philippine Children Chess Championship U12 Boys

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51 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 10 Jun 2025 to 13 Jun 2025 in Cebu City, Philippines. Top 10 Elo average was 1651, and top seed was Sebastian Damonsong (🇵🇭 PHI, 1818).

Sebastian Damonsong (🇵🇭 PHI, 1818) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Neil Angelo Balines (6.5) and Henrick Marello Bolanos (6.0). Damonsong shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Juan Miguel Templonuevo (1472) beat Ricky Ryan Besco (1679), a +207-point gap.

Location
🇵🇭Cebu City, Philippines
Dates
10 Jun 2025 → 13 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Top seed
🇵🇭Sebastian Damonsong1818
Avg top 10
1,651
Participants
51
Federations · 1 represented
🇵🇭Philippines×48
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Sebastian Damonsong led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders
24
12
6
3
3
1
1
1
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8
Damonsong7Balines6.5Espares6Bolanos6Givero6Miparanum6
R6–R8 · LEAD HELD

Sebastian Damonsong held the sole lead from R6 through R8 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Sebastian Damonsong beat Neil Angelo Balines (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Sebastian Damonsong 5 wins (R3–R7)Neil Angelo Balines 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Sebastian Damonsong*
1
½
1
2Neil Angelo Balines
0
*—
1
3Kyle Windylle Espares
½
—*
0
4Henrick Marello Bolanos
0
0
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Damonsong, Sebastian1818PHI+27B=21N+38B+19N+3B+2N+5N=4B7.036.540.035.002465+47.6
2Balines, Neil Angelo1705PHI+42N+20B+8N+15B=17N−1B+10N+3N6.537.540.531.251822+40.4
3Bolanos, Henrick Marello1631PHI+44N+22B+4N+6B−1N+17B+20N−2B6.038.041.027.501704+20.0
4Espares, Kyle Windylle0PHI+37B+50N−3B+24N=7B+8B+26N=1N6.036.037.024.5016490.0
5Givero, Gabriel1629PHI+35B−11N+27B+31B+23N+14N−1B+20N6.033.037.025.001706+12.0
6Chua, Aedan Gavin1581PHI+45N+12B+24N−3N−11B+39B+29N+13B6.032.535.024.001587+0.8
7Miparanum, Azrel Jacob1627PHI−40N+49B+29N+25B=4N+34B+17N=9B6.031.032.023.251809+20.4
8Templonuevo, Juan Miguel1472PHI+28N+51B−2B=12N+19B−4N+21B+17N5.534.034.019.001800+51.2
9Condes, Kale Darren1604PHI+33B−14N+42B−11N+18B+22N+12B=7N5.533.536.523.501615+0.4
10Operiano, Bince Rafael1583PHI+30B+18N−14B=34N+41B+21N−2B+11B5.533.036.022.50903-13.6
11Agape, Christian Jay0PHI+?N+5B−17N+9B+6N−20B+15B−10N5.036.536.522.5015970.0
12Pagatpatan, Ruel0PHI+23N−6N+16B=8B=13N+?B−9N+26B5.035.035.018.2515890.0
13Bellen, Sariel Andre1528PHI−18B+30N=41B+37N=12B+24N+14B−6N5.032.035.020.50781-18.0
14Coming, John David0PHI+?N+9B+10N−17B+?N−5B−13N+19B5.030.530.515.0016290.0
15Barinan, Casey Josh1585PHI+49N+40B+39N−2N−20B+25B−11N+31B5.030.031.015.50767-42.0
16Gonzales, Yael1504PHI+47N−24B−12N=45B+46N+41B=19N+29B5.025.027.515.251695+10.0
17Albert, Jerrick Roose1626PHI+41B+34N+11B+14N=2B−3N−7B−8B4.538.041.020.251283-64.4
18Ofalsa, Marc Kenneth0PHI+13N−10B=?N=22B−9N+?B=25N+?B4.524.024.09.0015460.0
19Besco, Ricky Ryan1679PHI=31B+43N+21B−1B−8N+38N=16B−14N4.034.037.015.001325-54.4
20Sotaridona, Jay Emmanuel1431PHIF−2N+48B+40B+15N+11N−3B−5B4.033.533.515.001444+2.4
21Decasa Basilio, Lionel0PHI+?N=1B−19N+36B+31N−10B−8N=42B4.032.532.512.5013200.0
22Runez, Nathaniel0PHI+48B−3N=37B=18N+33B−9B=28N=32N4.031.533.514.008180.0
23Amores, Amir1495PHI−12B+45N+33B+32N−5B−26N−24B+41N4.030.032.513.50820-26.4
24Tutor, Mark Lorenz0PHI+25N+16N−6B−4B+?N−13B+23N−?B4.030.030.013.0014680.0
25Benlot, Cedrick Li0PHI−24B+47N+?B−7N+32B−15N=18B=33N4.030.030.010.758000.0
26Sosa, Renz Jemuel1609PHI+29N−39B−40N+49B+42N+23B−4B−12N4.028.529.512.002295+13.6
27Contaoi, Josue Jr.0PHI−1N+28B−5N=47B=36N+50B−31N+?B4.028.028.08.009230.0
28Rabor, John Patrick0PHI−8B−27N−30B+?N+?B+35N=22B=34N4.025.525.58.006720.0
29Golpeo, Francisco0PHI−26B+?N−7B+?N+35B+?N−6B−16N4.025.025.04.0013300.0
30Igot, Kurt Jaden0PHI−10N−13B+28N−?B+47N=36B=?N+40B4.023.523.511.257630.0
31Decastillo, Zyle0PHI=19N+?B+?B−5N−21B=?N+27B−15N4.023.023.06.0015100.0
32Telmo, Markus Aldrei0PHI=?N=?B+46N−23B−25N+40B=39N=22B4.021.021.09.2512850.0
33Hull, Ebhram0PHI−9N+?B−23N+51B−22N=?B+36N=25B4.021.021.05.507500.0
34Brillantes, Sean0PHI+?N−17B+51N=10B+?B−7N−?N=28B4.020.020.04.7514400.0
35Galvino, Chance Dixie0PHI−5N+?B−?N+?B−29N−28B+50N+43B4.018.018.04.008050.0
36Tumugdan, Ruyd Ranelle Chris0PHI=38B−?N+44B−21N=27B=30N−33B+47N3.525.025.011.257390.0
37Sundiam, Anstrong Galilei0PHI−4N+?B=22N−13B−38N+46B=41N=?B3.524.024.06.0015610.0
38Ayo, Antonio Stefan Inigo0PHI=36N+46B−1N−?N+37B−19B=43N=?B3.523.523.59.258840.0
39Carbonilla, Ethan Richtoff0PHI+?B+26N−15B−?B+40N−6N=32B−?N3.522.022.09.0013230.0
40Gaw, Owen Ethan0PHI+7B−15N+26B−20N−39B−32N+44B−30N3.030.533.513.0015600.0
41Gier, Ronin Dominik0PHI−17N+?B=13N+?B−10N−16N=37B−23B3.027.527.54.2513420.0
42Dacanay, Juancho Miguel0PHI−2BF−9N+43N−26B+48N=?B=21N3.025.025.07.0012730.0
43Reyes, Richmonj Zeus0PHI=?N−19B=?N−42B=?N+45B=38B−35N3.017.017.04.2513850.0
44Dennis, Ieuan0PHI−3B−48N−36N+?B−?N+?B−40N+50B3.015.515.51.008310.0
45Maru, Anthony Cris Elli0PHI−6B−23B+?N=16N−?B−43N+46B−?B2.520.520.55.0011880.0
46Mayol, Nellen Liam0PHI=?B−38N−32B+48N−16B−37N−45N+?B2.520.520.52.0013290.0
47Orog, Zarend0PHI−16B−25B+?N=27N−30B+?B−?N−36B2.520.520.52.007220.0
48Salar, Ricardo Mari0PHI−22N+44B−20N−46B+49N−42BF−?N2.017.517.54.006310.0
49FIDE 5210666390—−15B−7N+?B−26N−48B−?N−?NF1.017.017.00.008030.0
50FIDE 5210501040—−?N−4B−?N+?BF−27N−35B−44N1.017.017.00.007800.0
51FIDE 5210666980—F−8N−34B−33NFFFF0.015.515.50.006720.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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