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1st 2025 MCC FIDE Rated Invitational Standard Chess Tournament

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65 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 11 Oct 2025 to 12 Oct 2025 in Starmall Edsa Shaw, Mandaluyong City, Philippines. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1736, and top seed was Ernie Faeldonia (πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­ PHI, 1789).

Ervil Villa (πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­ PHI, 1737) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Romnick Pillos (5.5) and Jaime Criste (5.5). Villa shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Zacharee Raine Lipa (1409) beat Rommel Lucion (1750), a +341-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­Starmall Edsa Shaw, Mandaluyong City, Philippines
Dates
11 Oct 2025 β†’ 12 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­Ernie Faeldonia1789
Avg top 10
1,736
Participants
65
Federations Β· 2 represented
πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­PhilippinesΓ—53
FIDE (no federation)Γ—3
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    Ervil Villa
    πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­PHIΒ·1737
    6.5ptsΒ·2043perf+68.8
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Romnick Pillos
    FIDΒ·1699
    5.5ptsΒ·1838perf+21.8
  • πŸ₯‰
    Jaime Criste
    πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­PHIΒ·1775
    5.5ptsΒ·1849perf+11.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 7 rounds

Ervil Villa led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
28
11
4
1
2
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7Villa takes lead
Villa6.5Criste5.5Faeldonia5.5Pillos5.5Obogne5Dasig5
R6 Β· LEADER CHANGE12 Oct

Ervil Villa takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers

Ervil Villa 4 wins (R4–R7)Jaime Criste 3 wins (R1–R3)Ernie Faeldonia 3 wins (R5–R7)

R4 Β· LATE SURGE

Ernie Faeldonia was #15 at R4, climbed to #3 over the final stretch.

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
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1Ervil Villa*β€”β€”
1
2Jaime Cristeβ€”*β€”β€”
3Ernie Faeldoniaβ€”β€”*β€”
4Romnick Pillos
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#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Villa, Ervil1737PHI+58N+20B=11N+30B+2N+8B+9B6.526.528.025.752043+68.8
2Pillos, Romnick1699FID+60B+19N+32B+28Nβˆ’1B+5N=10B5.527.529.020.251838+21.8
3Criste, Jaime1775PHI+49B+25N+29B=8Nβˆ’9B+15N+12B5.525.528.021.251849+11.8
4Faeldonia, Ernie1789PHI+45N+47Bβˆ’28N=20B+38N+7B+13N5.523.025.520.001823+5.4
5Dasig, Jonathan1689PHI+36N+41B=30N=6B+22Nβˆ’2B+8N5.026.029.019.251718+8.4
6Obogne, Joel1708PHI+65B+33N=9B=5N+29Bβˆ’10N+27B5.025.025.015.751733+7.2
7Florentino, Marcus Gavrie1686PHI+43Bβˆ’32N+46B+45N+21Bβˆ’4N+23B5.022.525.016.001634-10.4
8Palermo, Ferdinand1653PHI+16N+24B+56N=3B+12Bβˆ’1Nβˆ’5B4.530.031.517.251684+4.6
9Abundo, Don Lester1633PHIF+38B=6N+11B+3N+17Bβˆ’1N4.529.529.520.501865+60.4
10Tablan, Austin Jay1739PHIF=15B=31N+41B+16N+6B=2N4.527.030.019.251775+10.0
11Aninao, Geoff Riam1634PHI+37B+46N=1Bβˆ’9N=14B+45N=21B4.525.528.016.001631-0.4
12Bronoso, Marvin1701PHI+57N=31B+34N+15Bβˆ’8N+30Bβˆ’3N4.525.026.514.751666-8.4
13Ellis, Arnel1734PHIβˆ’18B+14N=60B+49N+20B+35Nβˆ’4B4.524.526.015.251789+6.4
14Ballao, Marcus Dalton1530PHI=35Nβˆ’13B+52N+34B=11N+28B=17N4.524.026.515.751702+46.0
15Nitafan, Steve1607PHI+62B=10N+26Bβˆ’12N+56Nβˆ’3B+36N4.523.524.512.251629+3.6
16Caraig, Leo Aldrin0PHIβˆ’8B+44N+25B+50Nβˆ’10B=29N+33B4.523.025.514.7516640.0
17Fortunado, Jay1726PHIF+63N+18B+33N+28Bβˆ’9N=14B4.523.023.013.751697-3.2
18Alipoon, Kentrry Ryan0PHI+13Nβˆ’28Bβˆ’17N+59B+?B=21N+29B4.521.521.511.5017040.0
19Rivera, Jared Zach1557PHI+54Nβˆ’2Bβˆ’22N+42B=46B+48N+32B4.521.023.012.251601+4.4
20Dimatangihan Anica Shey1598PHI+23Bβˆ’1N+37B=4Nβˆ’13N+38B=22N4.028.031.515.751480-15.2
21Lucion, Rommel1750PHIβˆ’34N+35B+58N+31Bβˆ’7N=18B=11N4.024.526.013.001490-27.2
22Mendoza, Zacheous Vinsenth0PHIβˆ’47N+27B+19B+?Nβˆ’5B=33N=20B4.023.523.512.2516090.0
23Perez, Lucas Sebastian0PHIβˆ’20N+57Bβˆ’41N+51B+24N+31Bβˆ’7N4.022.023.511.5015120.0
24Tan, Danny1517PHI+53Bβˆ’8N+39Bβˆ’29Nβˆ’23B+42N+50B4.021.023.511.5015150.0
25Ocampo, Robi1615PHI+59Nβˆ’3Bβˆ’16Nβˆ’38B+55N+54B+41N4.020.522.08.501657+4.4
26Ochave, Jan Renzo1650PHI+42N=34Bβˆ’15N=56Bβˆ’45B+43N+35B4.020.021.512.001231-62.8
27Porlaje, Ramer0FIDFβˆ’22N+62B+61N+50B+41Bβˆ’6N4.020.021.07.5016420.0
28Cervantes, Kurt Brayden1648PHI+63B+18N+4Bβˆ’2Bβˆ’17Nβˆ’14N=39B3.528.028.011.751493-31.6
29Arasain, Al Michael1647PHI+61N+51Bβˆ’3N+24Bβˆ’6N=16Bβˆ’18N3.526.027.09.751542-17.2
30Condes, Kale Darren1630PHIF+48N=5Bβˆ’1N+32Bβˆ’12N+46B3.524.524.511.001570-13.6
31Camonias, Kyler Marin1579PHI+39B=12N=10Bβˆ’21N+43Bβˆ’23N=45B3.523.526.012.251584-0.4
32Pablo, John Raine1502PHI+52N+7Bβˆ’2N=47Bβˆ’30N+56Bβˆ’19N3.523.525.010.251489-4.0
33Serdan, Lance Anthony1590PHI+55Nβˆ’6B+42Nβˆ’17B+54N=22Bβˆ’16N3.523.025.09.00917-26.4
34Lipa, Zacharee Raine1409PHI+21B=26Nβˆ’12Bβˆ’14Nβˆ’37B+57N+52N3.523.024.510.001571+27.6
35Tolentino, Queen Sheylee0PHI=14Bβˆ’21N+48B+60N+47Nβˆ’13Bβˆ’26N3.522.023.58.7515080.0
36Buenaventura, Axel0PHIβˆ’5Bβˆ’39N+53B=48N+49B+37Nβˆ’15B3.521.524.09.7514630.0
37Lansangan, Brenth Louie0PHIβˆ’11N+40Bβˆ’20N=58B+34Nβˆ’36B+47N3.521.523.010.2515720.0
38Paullo, Tristan Mattiev0PHI+?Bβˆ’9N=49B+25Nβˆ’4Bβˆ’20N+?B3.520.520.55.2515620.0
39Ricafort, Lance William0PHIβˆ’31N+36Bβˆ’24N+57Bβˆ’41N+?B=28N3.519.019.06.7514270.0
40Orivida, Alexavier Javin1500FIDβˆ’48Bβˆ’37N+64Bβˆ’46N+61B=50N+59N3.513.513.53.751620+6.4
41Modesto, David Francis1539PHI+44Bβˆ’5N+23Bβˆ’10N+39Bβˆ’27Nβˆ’25B3.025.028.010.50881-37.6
42De Leon, Yushua Zakiy Ismail0PHIβˆ’26B+53Nβˆ’33Bβˆ’19N+44Nβˆ’24B+54N3.021.523.57.507780.0
43FIDE 5210736510β€”βˆ’7N+54Bβˆ’47N+55Bβˆ’31Nβˆ’26B+56N3.019.020.55.508340.0
44Tablan, Clarabel0PHIβˆ’41Nβˆ’16Bβˆ’57N+63Nβˆ’42B+65B+55N3.014.014.02.007390.0
45Balibalos, Tito Lorenzo Sean1496PHIβˆ’4BF+59Nβˆ’7B+26Nβˆ’11B=31N2.524.024.07.251518+4.0
46Danao, Mark Anthony0PHIFβˆ’11Bβˆ’7N+40B=19N+47Bβˆ’30N2.523.523.58.2515470.0
47Mapula, Sudarshan1620PHI+22Bβˆ’4N+43B=32Nβˆ’35Bβˆ’46Nβˆ’37B2.523.025.58.751453-17.6
48Villavicencio, Zachary0PHI+40Nβˆ’30Bβˆ’35N=36B+58Nβˆ’19Bβˆ’51N2.521.022.56.7514370.0
49Bragais, Magnus Hendrix1469PHIβˆ’3N+64B=38Nβˆ’13Bβˆ’36Nβˆ’52B+57N2.521.021.03.25955-12.8
50Belen, James Matthew1620PHI+64Nβˆ’56B+51Nβˆ’16Bβˆ’27N=40Bβˆ’24N2.520.020.04.251316-32.0
51Andalio, Chrisjon0PHIFβˆ’29Nβˆ’50Bβˆ’23N=59B+53N+48B2.519.521.05.758340.0
52Victoria, Ethan Matthew0PHIβˆ’32B=?Nβˆ’14Bβˆ’54B+63N+49Nβˆ’34B2.516.016.02.5012850.0
53FIDE 1150964680β€”βˆ’24Nβˆ’42Bβˆ’36N+64N=57Bβˆ’51B+58N2.516.016.02.257170.0
54Sister, Rene0PHIβˆ’19Bβˆ’43N+63B+52Nβˆ’33Bβˆ’25Nβˆ’42B2.020.520.52.507870.0
55FIDE 5210700400β€”βˆ’33Bβˆ’60N+65Bβˆ’43Nβˆ’25B+61Nβˆ’44B2.016.016.01.008020.0
56Villavicencio, Zamiel0PHIF+50Nβˆ’8B=26Nβˆ’15Bβˆ’32Nβˆ’43B1.522.022.04.5014570.0
57FIDE 5210471030β€”βˆ’12Bβˆ’23N+44Bβˆ’39N=53Nβˆ’34Bβˆ’49B1.521.023.54.257260.0
58Acebu, Jayian Calvert0PHIβˆ’1B+62Nβˆ’21B=37Nβˆ’48Bβˆ’?Nβˆ’53B1.520.020.02.759440.0
59FIDE 5210737080β€”βˆ’25B+65Nβˆ’45Bβˆ’18N=51NFβˆ’40B1.517.017.01.257370.0
60Argamosa, Pablito0PHIβˆ’2N+55B=13Nβˆ’35BFFF1.515.515.54.2515240.0
61FIDE 5210736860β€”βˆ’29BFβˆ’?Nβˆ’27Bβˆ’40Nβˆ’55B+63B1.013.013.00.007820.0
62FIDE 5210700240β€”βˆ’15Nβˆ’58Bβˆ’27N+65NFFF1.010.010.00.008070.0
63FIDE 5210736780β€”βˆ’28Nβˆ’17Bβˆ’54Nβˆ’44Bβˆ’52BFβˆ’61N0.016.516.50.008870.0
64Mendoza, Ma? Rialyne0PHIβˆ’50Bβˆ’49Nβˆ’40Nβˆ’53BFFF0.012.512.50.007300.0
65FIDE 5210708570β€”βˆ’6Nβˆ’59Bβˆ’55Nβˆ’62Bβˆ’?Bβˆ’44NF0.012.512.50.009080.0

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