2nd GMALL Open Standard Chess Tournament 2025

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57 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Aug 2025 to 25 Aug 2025 in Cebu City, Philippines. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1994, and top seed was Rico Mascarinas (🇵🇭 PHI, IM, 2252).

Rommel Ganzon (🇵🇭 PHI, 2163) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Jeffrey Romera (7.5) and Mario Mangubat (7.0). Ganzon shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Sophia Isabel Templonuevo (1522) beat Nolito Dayanan (2012), a +490-point gap.

Location

🇵🇭Cebu City, Philippines

Dates

21 Aug 2025 → 25 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇭IMRico Mascarinas2252

Avg top 10

1,994

Participants

Titled players · 1

IM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇵🇭Philippines×53

FIDE (no federation)×1

🇺🇸United States of America×1

Top 3

🥇
Rommel Ganzon
🇵🇭PHI·2163
8.0pts·2242perf+7.9
🥈
Jeffrey Romera
🇵🇭PHI·1968
7.5pts·2233perf+85.6
🥉
Mario Mangubat
🇵🇭PHI·2001
7.0pts·1995perf+1.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Rommel Ganzon led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Ganzon8Romera7.5Mangubat7Borgonia6.5Mascarinas6Salientes6

R9 · LEADER CHANGE25 Aug

Rommel Ganzon takes the sole lead (8.0/9).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Rommel Ganzon drew with Jeffrey Romera (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Rommel Ganzon 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R7–R9)Jeffrey Romera 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Rommel Ganzon	*	½	—	—
2Jeffrey Romera	½	*	½	½
3Mario Mangubat	—	½	*	—
4Duane Borgonia	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ganzon, Rommel	2163	PHI	+30N	+15B	+7N	=2B	+21N	=10B	+8N	+6B	+5B	8.0	46.5	50.5	44.00	2242	+7.9
2	Romera, Jeffrey	1968	PHI	+31B	+29N	+8B	=1N	+5N	+7B	=3N	+10B	=4B	7.5	49.0	53.0	42.25	2233	+85.6
3	Mangubat, Mario	2001	PHI	+46B	+16N	−11B	+13N	=35B	+15N	=2B	+8B	+21N	7.0	42.5	44.5	33.50	1995	+1.6
4	Borgonia, Duane	0	PHI	=10B	+41N	−22B	=25N	+52B	+27N	+35B	+7B	=2N	6.5	38.5	39.5	26.25	1902	0.0
5	Mascarinas, RicoIM	2252	PHI	+17B	+18N	=13B	+11N	−2B	=35N	+21B	+16B	−1N	6.0	46.0	49.5	29.50	2027	-18.9
6	Salientes, Allan	2010	PHI	+37N	+25B	+9N	=21B	=10N	−8B	+23B	−1N	+15B	6.0	44.0	47.5	28.50	1909	-34.4
7	Orquina, Pilip	1849	PHI	+54B	+12N	−1B	+16N	+23B	−2N	+40B	−4N	+28N	6.0	44.0	44.5	22.50	1884	+9.2
8	Pacuribot, Joel	1747	PHI	+55N	+47B	−2N	+51B	+27B	+6N	−1B	−3N	+20B	6.0	40.5	40.5	18.00	1987	+68.8
9	Pada, James	1831	PHI	+36B	+33N	−6B	=17N	−15B	+24N	=19B	+30N	+16B	6.0	38.5	42.0	26.00	1707	-39.6
10	Pondoyo, Chris Aldritz	1831	PHI	=4N	+50B	F	+22N	=6B	=1N	+11B	−2N	+12B	5.5	48.0	49.5	27.25	1985	+39.6
11	Ortiz, Bhell	1832	PHI	+39N	+26B	+3N	−5B	=19N	+14B	−10N	−12B	+36N	5.5	42.5	46.0	26.50	1807	-6.4
12	Mernado, Reiven Joseph	1590	PHI	+38N	−7B	F	=39N	+46B	+22N	+18B	+11N	−10N	5.5	37.5	39.5	22.25	1815	+58.0
13	Mangubat, Mark	1872	PHI	+42N	+49B	=5N	−3B	−18N	+37B	+36N	−21B	+26N	5.5	37.0	39.0	19.50	1793	-14.0
14	Mangubat, Marphine Faith	1720	PHI	−51B	=36N	+38N	+37B	+17B	−11N	−15B	+40N	+22B	5.5	33.5	34.5	21.25	1647	-15.2
15	Pasno, Aldrin	1687	PHI	+52N	−1N	=20B	+24B	+9N	−3B	+14N	=35B	−6N	5.0	45.5	46.5	21.25	1844	+48.4
16	Aguanta, Daniel John Vincent	1648	PHI	+28N	−3B	+42N	−7B	+51N	+38B	+20B	−5N	−9N	5.0	40.5	41.5	16.50	1669	+1.2
17	Cervantes, Cheena	1552	PHI	−5N	+40B	+47N	=9B	−14N	−36B	+24B	=18N	+33B	5.0	37.5	39.5	19.00	1676	+26.4
18	Alasagas, Seigfred Mark	1716	PHI	+40N	−5B	=37N	+36B	+13B	−21N	−12N	=17B	+47N	5.0	36.5	38.5	18.25	1620	-34.8
19	Vasquez, Franz Hendrick	1659	PHI	+44B	−27N	+31B	+20N	=11B	−23N	=9N	−28B	+40B	5.0	36.0	38.5	20.25	1758	+23.6
20	Juarez, Roel Jerry	1816	PHI	=50N	+34B	=15N	−19B	+55N	+28B	−16N	+29B	−8N	5.0	34.5	34.5	15.25	1524	-78.0
21	Ganzon, Ronald	1824	PHI	F	+51N	+27B	=6N	−1B	+18B	−5N	+13N	−3B	4.5	42.5	42.5	18.50	1995	+56.0
22	Pada, Cyprus	0	PHI	+23N	=35B	+4N	−10B	−29N	−12B	+37N	+25B	−14N	4.5	39.5	43.0	20.75	1637	0.0
23	Padayao, Lex	1692	PHI	−22B	F	+32N	+28B	−7N	+19B	−6N	=26B	+35N	4.5	37.5	37.5	18.75	1791	+31.6
24	Caylan, Ina Grace	0	PHI	=35N	+53B	F	−15N	+39B	−9B	−17N	+38B	+37N	4.5	35.5	36.5	13.25	1675	0.0
25	Rusiana, Ian Gabriel	1669	PHI	+56B	−6N	F	=4B	−36N	+41N	+54B	−22N	+39B	4.5	31.5	31.5	10.25	1835	+14.8
26	Eraga, Raiza Lavigne Joy	1615	PHI	+48B	−11N	F	F	+31B	+46N	+32B	=23N	−13B	4.5	28.5	29.0	14.25	1672	+14.0
27	Cadiz, Arnolito	1981	PHI	+32N	+19B	−21N	+29B	−8N	−4B	−28N	+51B	−30B	4.0	38.0	39.0	14.00	1669	-84.0
28	Regis, Gamaliel	0	PHI	−16B	+46N	F	−23N	+54B	−20N	+27B	+19N	−7B	4.0	37.0	37.5	11.50	1683	0.0
29	Pasno, Albert	1624	FID	+43N	−2B	F	−27N	+22B	−40N	+33B	−20N	+32B	4.0	35.5	38.5	15.50	1681	+7.2
30	Templonuevo, Juan Miguel	1522	PHI	−1B	+52N	F	F	+47B	F	+38N	−9B	+27N	4.0	31.0	32.0	10.50	1767	+28.0
31	Vistar, Renier	0	PHI	−2N	+43B	−19N	−38B	−26N	=44B	=41B	+48N	+52N	4.0	31.0	32.0	8.75	1403	0.0
32	Golpeo, Francisco	1478	PHI	−27B	+44N	−23B	+47N	−40B	+49N	−26N	+52B	−29N	4.0	26.5	27.5	7.50	1447	-9.2
33	Templonuevo, Sophia Isabel	1522	PHI	+53N	−9B	F	F	+56N	+52B	−29N	+34B	−17N	4.0	26.5	26.5	6.00	1539	-1.6
34	Rabor, John Patrick	0	PHI	=41B	−20N	F	−45B	+53N	=50N	+42B	−33N	+55B	4.0	23.5	23.5	6.25	1570	0.0
35	Ho, Randy W	1795	USA	=24B	=22N	F	+55B	=3N	=5B	−4N	=15N	−23B	3.5	42.0	42.0	13.50	1807	-4.4
36	Bonsubre, Rene Jr	0	PHI	−9N	=14B	F	−18N	+25B	+17N	−13B	+39N	−11B	3.5	41.0	44.5	15.75	1640	0.0
37	Decasa Basilio, Lionel	1516	PHI	−6B	+56N	=18B	−14N	+50B	−13N	−22B	+54N	−24B	3.5	33.0	33.0	4.50	1484	-6.8
38	Tumulak, Edgar Gonzalo	0	PHI	−12B	+54N	−14B	+31N	+49B	−16N	−30B	−24N	=50N	3.5	32.0	32.5	7.25	1381	0.0
39	Benlot, Cedrick Li	0	PHI	−11B	+48N	F	=12B	−24N	+55B	+45N	−36B	−25N	3.5	32.0	32.0	7.25	1582	0.0
40	Golpeo, Heinrich	0	PHI	−18B	−17N	+48B	F	+32N	+29B	−7N	−14B	−19N	3.0	38.5	40.5	10.00	1499	0.0
41	Mangubat, Nicole Mae	1659	PHI	=34N	−4B	F	F	+44N	−25B	=31N	+45B	F	3.0	27.0	28.0	9.00	1627	-3.6
42	FIDE 521066540	0	—	−13B	+57N	−16B	−49N	−45N	+48B	−34N	+56B	−43N	3.0	24.0	24.0	2.00	882	0.0
43	Sumalinog, Ariessa Leig	0	PHI	−29B	−31N	F	F	F	+56B	F	+46N	+42B	3.0	13.5	13.5	5.00	1557	0.0
44	Rabor, Princess Jean	0	PHI	−19N	−32B	−46B	+48N	−41B	=31N	+56N	−53B	F	2.5	23.5	23.5	4.00	859	0.0
45	Mernado, Joseph	1584	PHI	F	F	F	+34N	+42B	=54N	−39B	−41N	F	2.5	18.5	18.5	7.25	859	-16.0
46	Dayanan, Enye Nicole	1489	PHI	−3N	−28B	+44N	+56B	−12N	−26B	−52N	−43B	F	2.0	28.5	28.5	2.50	898	-30.8
47	Wallace, William	0	PHI	F	−8N	−17B	−32B	−30N	F	+50B	+55N	−18B	2.0	28.0	28.0	1.50	803	0.0
48	Templonuevo, Phil Rholand	0	PHI	−26N	−39B	−40N	−44B	F	−42N	+53B	−31B	+56N	2.0	21.5	21.5	1.00	1814	0.0
49	Sevillano, Jupiter	1625	PHI	+57B	−13N	F	+42B	−38N	−32B	F	F	F	2.0	19.0	19.0	3.00	875	-35.6
50	Caylan, Ian Geoff	0	PHI	=20B	−10N	F	F	−37N	=34B	−47N	F	=38B	1.5	29.5	31.5	6.25	1448	0.0
51	Evardo, Richie	0	PHI	+14N	−21B	F	−8N	−16B	F	F	−27N	F	1.0	36.5	38.5	5.50	1544	0.0
52	Pelino, James Daniel	0	PHI	−15B	−30B	F	F	−4N	−33N	+46B	−32N	−31B	1.0	33.5	34.5	2.00	1300	0.0
53	Dayanan, Nolito	2012	PHI	−33B	−24N	F	F	−34B	F	−48N	+44N	F	1.0	20.0	20.0	2.50	812	-36.8
54	Asuque, Xhianmark Reghss Cynniv	0	PHI	−7N	−38B	F	F	−28N	=45B	−25N	−37B	F	0.5	31.5	33.5	1.25	1333	0.0
55	Domo, Princess Danielle Louise	0	PHI	−8B	F	F	−35N	−20B	−39N	F	−47B	−34N	0.0	29.5	31.5	0.00	986	0.0
56	Prada, Eliseo Kyrie	0	PHI	−25N	−37B	F	−46N	−33B	−43N	−44B	−42N	−48B	0.0	25.0	27.0	0.00	749	0.0
57	FIDE 521065039	0	—	−49N	−42B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	825	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Romera, JeffreyPHI
+85.6
7.5 pts · #5
2Pacuribot, JoelPHI
+68.8
6.0 pts · #17
3Mernado, Reiven JosephPHI
+58.0
5.5 pts · #19

Top rating losers

1Cadiz, ArnolitoPHI
-84.0
4.0 pts · #13
2Juarez, Roel JerryPHI
-78.0
5.0 pts · #32
3Pada, JamesPHI
-39.6
6.0 pts · #7

Biggest upsets

R1+490 Elo gap
Templonuevo, Sophia Isabel1522 beat Dayanan, Nolito2012
R9+459 Elo gap
Templonuevo, Juan Miguel1522 beat Cadiz, Arnolito1981
R5+284 Elo gap
Romera, Jeffrey1968 beat IMMascarinas, Rico2252