2025 Philippine Children Chess Championship U10 Boys
Open SwissStandard
30 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 1240, and top seed was Zeus Lester Manaois (🇵🇭 PHI, 1672).
Mark Jeross Albert (🇵🇭 PHI, 1495) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Almyr Albor (6.0) and Nhiel Anthon Jacinto (6.0). Albert shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Mark Jeross Albert (1495) beat Danry Seth Romualdez (1656), a +161-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
Avg top 10
1,240
Participants
30
Federations · 1 represented
🇵🇭Philippines×26
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsMark Jeross Albert led from R8; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R8 · LEADER CHANGE13 Jun
Mark Jeross Albert takes the sole lead (7.0/8).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Mark Jeross Albert drew with Almyr Albor (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Mark Jeross Albert 3 wins (R1–R3)Almyr Albor 4 wins (R1–R4)Nhiel Anthon Jacinto 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mark Jeross Albert | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Almyr Albor | ½ | * | ½ | 0 |
| 3Nhiel Anthon Jacinto | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Danry Seth Romualdez | 0 | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albert, Mark Jeross | 1495 | PHI | +12B | +6N | +7B | =3N | +4B | =2N | +17B | +8N | 7.0 | 37.5 | 41.5 | 35.50 | 1883 | +59.6 |
| 2 | Albor, Almyr | 0 | PHI | +13N | +10B | +?N | +17N | =3B | =1B | +6N | −4N | 6.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 25.00 | 1635 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Jacinto, Nhiel Anthon | 1638 | PHI | +11N | +20B | +18N | =1B | =2N | +9B | =5N | =7B | 6.0 | 37.0 | 41.0 | 29.25 | 1571 | -10.0 |
| 4 | Romualdez, Danry Seth | 1656 | PHI | +24N | +22B | =5N | =18B | −1N | +10B | +13N | +2B | 6.0 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 25.75 | 1479 | -35.6 |
| 5 | Perocho, Jerell Andre | 1446 | PHI | +25B | +27N | =4B | −7N | =6B | +19N | =3B | +15N | 5.5 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 19.50 | 1646 | +20.4 |
| 6 | Dionisio, Lee Michael | 0 | PHI | +14N | −1B | +26N | =8B | =5N | +18B | −2B | +17N | 5.0 | 36.0 | 37.0 | 18.75 | 1545 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Albor, Allen | 0 | PHI | +26B | +?B | −1N | +5B | =13N | =8B | =9N | =3N | 5.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 16.75 | 1582 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Villarojo, Adrian | 0 | PHI | +23B | +?N | −17B | =6N | +14B | =7N | +20B | −1B | 5.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 16.50 | 1533 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Credo, Nino Jose | 0 | PHI | +19B | −17N | =15B | +21N | +11B | −3N | =7B | +20N | 5.0 | 32.0 | 35.5 | 20.75 | 788 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Reyes, Levon Ysrael | 1578 | PHI | +29B | −2N | −12B | +27N | +24B | −4N | +19B | +11N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 28.5 | 12.00 | 854 | -16.0 |
| 11 | Evangelista, Krish Carter | 0 | PHI | −3B | +?N | =19B | +15N | −9N | +16B | +12N | −10B | 4.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 15.50 | 808 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Manadong, Persie Nino | 0 | PHI | −1N | +14B | +10N | +24B | =17B | −20N | −11B | +21N | 4.5 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 17.00 | 1584 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Romeo, Redgelee Gerard | 0 | PHI | −2B | +29N | +23B | +20N | =7B | =17N | −4B | =14N | 4.5 | 32.5 | 33.0 | 14.25 | 1489 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Partosa, Lee Arzhel | 1650 | PHI | −6B | −12N | +29B | +26N | −8N | +23B | +18N | =13B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 27.5 | 10.75 | 2201 | +7.6 |
| 15 | Pineda, Liander Cletherow | 0 | PHI | −18B | +23N | =9N | −11B | +22N | +?B | +?N | −5B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 9.00 | 1382 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Golpeo, Heinrich | 0 | PHI | −17B | −19N | +?B | =?N | +21B | −11N | +28B | +27N | 4.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.50 | 1496 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Banguilan, Elijah Johan | 1539 | PHI | +16N | +9B | +8N | −2B | =12N | =13B | −1N | −6B | 4.0 | 37.0 | 41.5 | 19.00 | 689 | -22.8 |
| 18 | Rivera, Jared Zach | 1401 | PHI | +15N | +21B | −3B | =4N | =19B | −6N | −14B | +25N | 4.0 | 33.5 | 35.0 | 14.50 | 1374 | -3.2 |
| 19 | Villorente, Adriel Jom | 0 | PHI | −9N | +16B | =11N | +22B | =18N | −5B | −10N | +?B | 4.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 12.25 | 1438 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Caylan, Ian Geoff | 0 | PHI | +?B | −3N | +25N | −13B | +?N | +12B | −8N | −9B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 6.00 | 1655 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Miranda, Theon Cade | 0 | PHI | +?B | −18N | =22N | −9B | −16N | +29B | +?N | −12B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 2.25 | 1428 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Alburo, Christ Brilliant | 0 | PHI | +30B | −4N | =21B | −19N | −15B | =28N | =25B | +29N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 3.50 | 854 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Cosalan, Kyler Zian | 0 | PHI | −8N | −15B | −13N | +30B | +26B | −14N | −?B | +28N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 2.00 | 752 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Diola, Dylan John | 0 | PHI | −4B | +30N | +27B | −12N | −10N | −?B | F | −?N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.00 | 790 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 521066205 | 0 | — | −5N | F | −20B | −?B | −?N | +26B | =22N | −18B | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.75 | 707 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Prada, Eliseo Kyrie | 0 | PHI | −7N | F | −6B | −14B | −23N | −25N | F | +30B | 1.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 0.00 | 850 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 521066221 | 0 | — | F | −5B | −24N | −10B | =29N | =?N | F | −16B | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.25 | 1220 | 0.0 |
| 28 | De Asis, Sven Kyle | 0 | PHI | −?N | F | −?B | =?N | F | =22B | −16N | −23B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.75 | 1370 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 521049920 | 0 | — | −10N | −13B | −14N | F | =27B | −21N | F | −22B | 0.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 0.50 | 814 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 521059969 | 0 | — | −22N | −24B | F | −23N | −?B | F | F | −26N | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 654 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Albert, Mark JerossPHI+59.67.0 pts · #3
- 2Perocho, Jerell AndrePHI+20.45.5 pts · #16
- 3Partosa, Lee ArzhelPHI+7.64.5 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Romualdez, Danry SethPHI-35.66.0 pts · #7
- 2Banguilan, Elijah JohanPHI-22.84.0 pts · #24
- 3Reyes, Levon YsraelPHI-16.05.0 pts · #26
Biggest upsets
- R5+161 Elo gap