MCC FIDE Rated Invitational Standard Chess Tournament
Open SwissStandard
46 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 16 Aug 2025 to 17 Aug 2025 in Mandaluyong City, Philippines. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1735, and top seed was Vladimir Lait (🇵🇭 PHI, 1784).
Romnick Pillos ( FID, 1675) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Esmael Abas (5.5) and Marvin Bronoso (5.0). Pillos won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Danny Tan (1475) beat Vincent Bryan Paragas (1753), a +278-point gap.
Location
🇵🇭Mandaluyong City, Philippines
Dates
16 Aug 2025 → 17 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇵🇭Philippines×38
FIDE (no federation)×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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5
1
2
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6
2
R5 · LEADER CHANGE17 Aug
Romnick Pillos takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Pillos takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Romnick Pillos 4 wins (R2–R5)Esmael Abas 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Romnick Pillos | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Esmael Abas | — | * | — | — |
| 3Jin Clark Myco Miranda | — | — | * | — |
| 4Marvin Bronoso | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pillos, Romnick | 1675 | FID | =19B | +17N | +39B | +9N | +3B | −5B | +7N | 5.5 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 21.25 | 1818 | +24.4 |
| 2 | Abas, Esmael | 1749 | PHI | +35B | +15N | +28B | −6N | =8B | +10N | +5B | 5.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 20.25 | 1845 | +31.5 |
| 3 | Bronoso, Marvin | 1607 | PHI | +32B | +36N | =5B | +21B | −1N | +24N | =6B | 5.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 16.50 | 1748 | +38.4 |
| 4 | Miranda, Jin Clark Myco | 1776 | PHI | +18N | +34B | −6B | +14N | +28B | −8N | +16N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 17.50 | 1750 | -4.8 |
| 5 | Lait, Vladimir | 1784 | PHI | F | +14B | =3N | +11B | +6B | +1N | −2N | 4.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 21.50 | 1811 | +7.6 |
| 6 | Tablan, Austin Jay | 1674 | PHI | F | +7B | +4N | +2B | −5N | +13B | =3N | 4.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 22.00 | 1880 | +65.2 |
| 7 | Omana, Liam Benedict | 1465 | PHI | +8B | −6N | +23B | +20N | =9B | +30N | −1B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 16.75 | 1750 | +106.0 |
| 8 | Palermo, Ferdinand | 1688 | PHI | −7N | +33B | +31N | +34B | =2N | +4B | −9B | 4.5 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 15.75 | 1691 | +2.6 |
| 9 | Florentino, Marcus Gavrie | 1672 | PHI | F | +29B | +37N | −1B | =7N | +11B | +8N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 16.25 | 1740 | +14.4 |
| 10 | Condes, Kale Darren | 1605 | PHI | +38N | =12B | −11N | +29B | +19N | −2B | +18N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 14.25 | 1719 | +23.6 |
| 11 | Engles, Frank Stephanie | 0 | PHI | +25B | =20N | +10B | −5N | +23B | −9N | +21B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 27.5 | 16.75 | 1704 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Ellis, Arnel | 1756 | PHI | +30B | =10N | =20B | −15N | =18B | +19N | +24B | 4.5 | 22.5 | 25.5 | 15.75 | 1665 | -14.8 |
| 13 | Obogne, Joel | 1743 | PHI | −28B | +45N | +18B | +30N | +15B | −6N | =14N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 12.75 | 1623 | -35.2 |
| 14 | De Guzman, Ioan Samuel | 1605 | PHI | +44B | −5N | +35B | −4B | +29N | +28N | =13B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 10.75 | 1652 | +11.6 |
| 15 | Marasigan, Carlos | 1599 | PHI | +40N | −2B | +41N | +12B | −13N | −16B | +31N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 9.50 | 1598 | -1.2 |
| 16 | Camonias, Kyler Marin | 1622 | PHI | +26B | −28N | −30B | +36N | +35B | +15N | −4B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 11.50 | 1498 | -34.4 |
| 17 | Miranda, Algene Washington | 1578 | PHI | =22N | −1B | +27N | −19B | =33N | +40B | +38B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 9.50 | 1426 | -34.4 |
| 18 | Cabrera, Chelsea Bless | 1526 | PHI | −4B | +32N | −13N | +22B | =12N | +25B | −10B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 12.25 | 1549 | +4.4 |
| 19 | Ocampo, Robi | 1463 | PHI | =1N | +22B | −21N | +17N | −10B | −12B | +34N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 12.75 | 1581 | +34.0 |
| 20 | Paredes, Althea Dominique | 1642 | PHI | +43N | =11B | =12N | −7B | =34N | =31B | =27N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 10.00 | 1476 | -44.4 |
| 21 | Aninao, Geoff Riam | 1647 | PHI | +45B | =39N | +19B | −3N | −24N | +34B | −11N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.75 | 1551 | -30.4 |
| 22 | Reyes, Stephen Bryce | 0 | PHI | =17B | −19N | =26B | −18N | +36B | =23N | +35B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 9.50 | 1471 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Mack Lee, Aizyleen | 1667 | PHI | −29N | +43B | −7N | +38B | −11N | =22B | +33N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 7.25 | 1447 | -22.4 |
| 24 | Lopez, Alden Carl | 1585 | PHI | F | =26N | +44B | +39N | +21B | −3B | −12N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 7.25 | 1643 | +12.8 |
| 25 | Bronto, Abiel | 1613 | PHI | −11N | +38B | −29N | +43B | =31N | −18N | +28B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 7.50 | 1494 | -19.6 |
| 26 | Dino, Ethan Gabe | 0 | PHI | −16N | =24B | =22N | −27B | +41N | =33B | +39N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 7.25 | 1461 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Bragais, Magnus Hendrix | 1485 | PHI | −37B | =44N | −17B | +26N | =32B | +35N | =20B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 9.00 | 1527 | +6.8 |
| 28 | Tan, Danny | 1475 | PHI | +13N | +16B | −2N | +37B | −4N | −14B | −25N | 3.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 10.50 | 1644 | +56.4 |
| 29 | Arcenal, Richande Ezekiel | 0 | PHI | +23B | −9N | +25B | −10N | −14B | +32N | −30B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 10.00 | 1488 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Decasa Basilio, Lionel | 1516 | PHI | −12N | +40B | +16N | −13B | F | −7B | +29N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 8.00 | 1454 | -13.6 |
| 31 | Tabile, Darwin Jay | 1481 | PHI | +46B | −37N | −8B | +42N | =25B | =20N | −15B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.50 | 1549 | +18.8 |
| 32 | Masayon, Von Anthony | 0 | PHI | −3N | −18B | =33N | +45B | =27N | −29B | +42B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.00 | 1319 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Cabreros, Nylanyer Francis | 1428 | PHI | F | −8N | =32B | +44N | =17B | =26N | −23B | 2.5 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 5.75 | 1371 | -7.2 |
| 34 | Navarro, John Timothy | 1552 | PHI | +41B | −4N | +36B | −8N | =20B | −21N | −19B | 2.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 4.75 | 1280 | -55.6 |
| 35 | Hui, Kennedy | 1482 | PHI | −2N | +42B | −14N | +41B | −16N | −27B | −22N | 2.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 2.00 | 815 | -52.8 |
| 36 | FIDE 521070040 | 0 | — | F | −3B | −34N | −16B | −22N | +44B | +40N | 2.0 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 1.50 | 794 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Paragas, Vincent Bryan | 1753 | PHI | +27N | +31B | −9B | −28N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.50 | 1528 | -22.0 |
| 38 | Orivida, Alexavier Javin | 0 | FID | −10B | −25N | +45B | −23N | +39B | F | −17N | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 1.50 | 1362 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Mariano, Juan Miguel | 1546 | PHI | +42N | =21B | −1N | −24B | −38N | F | −26B | 1.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 2.75 | 1368 | -24.8 |
| 40 | Perez, Lucas Sebastian | 0 | PHI | −15B | −30N | −43N | F | +42B | −17N | −36B | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.00 | 765 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 521070067 | 0 | — | −34N | F | −15B | −35N | −26B | −42N | +44N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.50 | 745 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 521070075 | 0 | — | −39B | −35N | F | −31B | −40N | +41B | −32N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 521070008 | 0 | — | −20B | −23N | +40B | −25N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 841 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 521070024 | 0 | — | −14N | =27B | −24N | −33B | F | −36N | −41B | 0.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.75 | 1204 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 521069999 | 0 | — | −21N | −13B | −38N | −32N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 903 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Cuntapay, Cris | 1747 | PHI | −31N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 681 | -32.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Omana, Liam BenedictPHI+106.04.5 pts · #6
- 2Tablan, Austin JayPHI+65.24.5 pts · #5
- 3Tan, DannyPHI+56.43.0 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Navarro, John TimothyPHI-55.62.5 pts · #37
- 2Hui, KennedyPHI-52.82.0 pts · #40
- 3Paredes, Althea DominiquePHI-44.43.5 pts · #18
Biggest upsets
- R4+278 Elo gap
- R1+268 Elo gap
- R1+266 Elo gap