5th Noypi x Robinsons Magnolia 1799 and below FIDE-Rated Standard Chess Tour

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47 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 21 Sept 2025 in Robinsons Magnolia, Aurora Boulevard, Quezon City, Philippines. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1751, and top seed was Ernie Faeldonia (🇵🇭 PHI, 1789).

Ervil Villa (🇵🇭 PHI, 1737) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Jaime Criste (4.0) and Rommel Lucion (4.0). Villa broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Jared Zach Rivera (1400) beat Joel Obogne (1708), a +308-point gap.

Location

🇵🇭Robinsons Magnolia, Aurora Boulevard, Quezon City, Philippines

Dates

21 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇭Ernie Faeldonia1789

Avg top 10

1,751

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇵🇭Philippines×40

🇮🇳India×1

Top 3

🥇
Ervil Villa
🇵🇭PHI·1737
5.0pts·2486perf+52.4
🥈
Jaime Criste
🇵🇭PHI·1775
4.0pts·1873perf+19.6
🥉
Rommel Lucion
🇵🇭PHI·1750
4.0pts·1838perf+8.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Ervil Villa led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Villa5Villaruz4Criste4Lucion4Faeldonia4Tablan4

R5–R5 · LEAD HELD

Ervil Villa never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Ervil Villa beat Willy Villaruz (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Ervil Villa 5 wins (R1–R5)Willy Villaruz 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Ervil Villa	*	1	1	1
2Willy Villaruz	0	*	—	—
3Jaime Criste	0	—	*	—
4Rommel Lucion	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Villa, Ervil	1737	PHI	+43B	+21N	+2B	+3N	+5N	5.0	14.5	15.0	15.00	2486	+52.4
2	Criste, Jaime	1775	PHI	+25N	+30B	−1N	+19B	+7N	4.0	14.0	16.0	11.00	1873	+19.6
3	Lucion, Rommel	1750	PHI	+20N	+17B	+26N	−1B	+15N	4.0	14.0	16.0	11.00	1838	+8.6
4	Tablan, Austin Jay	1739	PHI	+40N	+10B	+16N	−5B	+13N	4.0	13.5	14.5	10.50	2555	+20.8
5	Villaruz, Willy	0	PHI	+?N	+?B	+9N	+4N	−1B	4.0	12.5	12.5	7.50	1771	0.0
6	Faeldonia, Jerick	1767	PHI	+44N	−26B	+21N	+17B	+12N	4.0	10.5	10.5	8.50	1796	+6.0
7	Fortunado, Jay	1726	PHI	+31B	+18N	+13N	=12B	−2B	3.5	13.0	15.0	9.50	1739	+1.2
8	Ellis, Arnel	1734	PHI	+29N	−16B	+18N	+26B	=9N	3.5	11.5	13.5	8.75	1867	+6.8
9	Alarma, Richard Haiden	1741	PHI	+33B	+28N	−5B	+27N	=8B	3.5	11.5	13.5	7.75	1859	+12.0
10	Antique, Zaldrex M?	0	PHI	+27B	−4N	+32B	=?N	+23B	3.5	10.5	10.5	6.50	1692	0.0
11	Faeldonia, Ernie	1789	PHI	+36N	=23B	−12N	+34B	+14B	3.5	10.0	11.5	7.25	1655	-22.0
12	Penafiel, Denniel	1687	PHI	+38B	=22N	+11B	=7N	−6B	3.0	13.5	14.5	7.50	1806	+25.2
13	Tambong, Angel Jr.	1755	PHI	+47B	+14N	−7B	+22N	−4B	3.0	13.0	13.0	5.50	1569	-29.6
14	Utkarsh Ujjwal Jha	1618	IND	+41N	−13B	+29N	+16B	−11N	3.0	11.5	12.0	5.50	972	-23.6
15	Ochave, Jan Renzo	1650	PHI	−22B	+24N	+33B	+28N	−3B	3.0	11.0	13.0	6.50	1674	+2.8
16	Reyes, Einnar Marc	0	PHI	+?B	+8N	−4B	−14N	+41B	3.0	11.0	11.0	4.00	1682	-38.0
17	Mack Lee, Aizyleen	1585	PHI	+45B	−3N	+41B	−6N	+24B	3.0	11.0	11.0	3.00	959	-21.6
18	Alipoon, Kentrry Ryan	0	PHI	+37N	−7B	−8B	+42N	+31B	3.0	10.5	11.0	4.00	930	0.0
19	Ocampo, Robi	1615	PHI	=24B	=34N	+35B	−2N	+27B	3.0	10.0	11.5	5.50	975	-11.6
20	Danao, Mark Anthony	0	PHI	−3B	=37N	=34B	+38N	+32B	3.0	9.0	10.0	4.50	1675	0.0
21	Sta Maria, Matthew Dominic	1534	PHI	+39N	−1B	−6B	+35N	=25N	2.5	13.0	14.0	3.75	952	-18.0
22	Dableo, Arvin	0	PHI	+15N	=12B	+23N	−13B	−?B	2.5	11.5	11.5	7.00	1677	0.0
23	Beltran, King Xyan	1659	PHI	+46N	=11N	−22B	+30B	−10N	2.5	11.5	11.5	3.75	1908	+26.0
24	Rivera, Jared Zach	1400	PHI	=19N	−15B	+39N	+?B	−17N	2.5	10.0	10.0	2.50	1553	-2.0
25	Jayson Metre Osayan	0	PHI	−2B	+38N	−28B	+43N	=21B	2.5	9.5	10.0	2.75	1530	0.0
26	Bombase, Marco Paolo	1606	PHI	+32B	+6N	−3B	−8N	F	2.0	13.5	13.5	6.00	1726	+25.2
27	Liwat, Lowell	0	PHI	−10N	+?B	+30N	−9B	−19N	2.0	12.0	12.0	2.00	1541	0.0
28	Adriano, Emmanuel	1597	PHI	+42N	−9B	+25N	−15B	F	2.0	11.0	11.5	3.00	896	-29.6
29	Dela Cruz, Rudmark	0	PHI	−8B	+31N	−14B	+33N	F	2.0	10.5	12.5	4.00	876	0.0
30	Besco, Ricky Ryan	1642	PHI	+35B	−2N	−27B	−23N	+44B	2.0	10.0	10.0	1.50	917	-31.6
31	Villavicencio, Zamiel	0	PHI	−7N	−29B	+44N	+36B	−18N	2.0	10.0	10.0	1.50	926	0.0
32	Solis, Queenie Rose	1652	PHI	−26N	+44B	−10N	+40B	−20N	2.0	9.5	9.5	1.00	806	-22.4
33	FIDE 521043442	0	—	−9N	+42B	−15N	−29B	+45N	2.0	9.0	9.0	0.50	896	0.0
34	Maejan, Hilson John	0	PHI	=?N	=19B	=20N	−11N	−?B	1.5	9.5	9.5	3.00	1579	0.0
35	Perez, Lucas Sebastian	0	PHI	−30N	+36B	−19N	−21B	=39N	1.5	9.0	10.0	2.00	797	0.0
36	FIDE 521052344	0	—	−11B	−35N	+45B	−31N	=42B	1.5	7.5	7.5	0.25	989	0.0
37	Villavicencio, Zachary	0	PHI	−18B	=20B	−?N	+39B	−?N	1.5	7.0	7.0	2.50	908	0.0
38	Huertas, Celso	1563	PHI	−12N	−25B	F	−20B	+40N	1.0	9.5	9.5	1.00	887	-13.2
39	Troncales, Jacob	0	PHI	−21B	=43N	−24B	−37N	=35B	1.0	8.0	8.5	1.00	734	0.0
40	FIDE 521073384	0	—	−4B	+45N	−?B	−32N	−38B	1.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	848	0.0
41	Ronda, Ron Vincent	0	PHI	−14B	F	−17N	=?B	−16N	0.5	9.0	9.0	0.00	802	0.0
42	FIDE 521067040	0	—	−28B	−33N	F	−18B	=36N	0.5	8.5	8.5	0.75	797	0.0
43	Dacanay, Xander Yuan	0	PHI	−1N	=39B	−?N	−25B	F	0.5	8.5	8.5	0.50	923	0.0
44	Leabres, Jon Eduardo	0	PHI	−6B	−32N	−31B	F	−30N	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	887	0.0
45	FIDE 521073414	0	—	−17N	−40B	−36N	F	−33B	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	785	0.0
46	Morallos, Allan	0	PHI	−23B	−?N	F	F	F	0.0	3.5	3.5	0.00	848	0.0
47	FIDE 521069506	0	—	−13N	F	F	F	F	0.0	3.5	3.5	0.00	955	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Villa, ErvilPHI
+52.4
5.0 pts · #4
2Beltran, King XyanPHI
+26.0
2.5 pts · #15
3Penafiel, DennielPHI
+25.2
3.0 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Reyes, Einnar MarcPHI
-38.0
3.0 pts · #9
2Besco, Ricky RyanPHI
-31.6
2.0 pts · #35
3Tambong, Angel Jr.PHI
-29.6
3.0 pts · #20

Biggest upsets

R4+308 Elo gap
Rivera, Jared Zach1400 beat Obogne, Joel1708
R2+161 Elo gap
Bombase, Marco Paolo1606 beat Faeldonia, Jerick1767
R3+102 Elo gap
Penafiel, Denniel1687 beat Faeldonia, Ernie1789