2ND PRO-FX STANDARD FIDE CHESS TOURNAMENT

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94 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 31 Oct 2025 to 02 Nov 2025 in 2F The District Imus, Ayala Malls, Imus, Cavite, Philippines. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1914, and top seed was Ricardo Batcho (🇵🇭 PHI, 2022).

Ricardo Batcho (🇵🇭 PHI, 2022) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Jerome Angelo Aragones (5.5) and Benjie Bercadez (5.0). Batcho shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Caleb Sarzuelo (1611) beat Renie Malupa (1984), a +373-point gap.

Location

🇵🇭2F The District Imus, Ayala Malls, Imus, Cavite, Philippines

Dates

31 Oct 2025 → 02 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇭Ricardo Batcho2022

Avg top 10

1,914

Participants

Federations · 4 represented

🇵🇭Philippines×86

FIDE (no federation)×3

🇮🇳India×1

🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1

Top 3

🥇
Ricardo Batcho
🇵🇭PHI·2022
5.5pts·2182perf+16.2
🥈
Jerome Angelo Aragones
🇵🇭PHI·1888
5.5pts·2136perf+29.0
🥉
Benjie Bercadez
🇵🇭PHI·1770
5.0pts·1985perf+54.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.5/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Batcho5.5Aragones5.5Goloran5Talaboc5Bercadez5Lucion5

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.5/6. Batcho takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Ricardo Batcho drew with Jerome Angelo Aragones (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Ricardo Batcho 4 wins (R1–R4)Jerome Angelo Aragones 4 wins (R1–R4)Jhulo Goloran 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Ricardo Batcho	*	½	—	1
2Jerome Angelo Aragones	½	*	—	—
3Jhulo Goloran	—	—	*	—
4Freddie Talaboc	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Batcho, Ricardo	2022	PHI	+79N	+67B	+54N	+5B	=2N	+7B	5.5	19.5	21.0	18.25	2182	+16.2
2	Aragones, Jerome Angelo	1888	PHI	+41N	+36B	+71N	+40B	=1B	+8N	5.5	19.0	21.0	18.25	2136	+29.0
3	Bercadez, Benjie	1770	PHI	+47B	+37N	+4B	−8N	+13B	+11B	5.0	20.5	23.5	19.00	1985	+54.8
4	Goloran, Jhulo	1941	PHI	+77N	+29B	−3N	+17B	+14B	+15N	5.0	20.5	22.5	17.50	1929	+0.2
5	Talaboc, Freddie	1812	PHI	+34B	+60N	+24B	−1N	+16B	+19N	5.0	20.0	22.5	17.00	1922	+13.4
6	Lucion, Rommel	1750	PHI	+70B	=13N	=55B	+37N	+68B	+12N	5.0	15.5	17.5	14.25	2031	+24.6
7	Ignacio, Robin B.	1926	PHI	+42B	+25N	+15B	+10N	=8B	−1N	4.5	22.0	25.0	17.25	1959	+7.4
8	Jullado, Eowyn	1849	PHI	+48N	+33B	+26N	+3B	=7N	−2B	4.5	21.5	24.5	16.75	1903	+17.2
9	Aureada, Renante	1917	PHI	+31N	+50B	=20N	−11B	+34B	+25N	4.5	18.0	21.0	15.00	1821	-17.6
10	Kwan, Clark Kaeron	1797	PHI	+52N	+61B	+56N	−7B	=26N	+30B	4.5	17.0	19.5	13.25	1782	-1.2
11	Talaboc, Francis	1850	PHI	+72B	=14N	+28B	+9N	=12B	−3N	4.0	21.0	23.0	14.00	1828	-0.8
12	Casedo, Stephen Fiorren	1824	PHI	=32N	+35B	+57N	+20B	=11N	−6B	4.0	19.5	22.0	13.25	1819	0.0
13	Sta Maria, Matthew Dominic	1534	PHI	+59N	=6B	=18N	+71B	−3N	+43B	4.0	19.5	21.5	12.00	1824	+75.6
14	Sarzuelo, Caleb	1611	PHI	+27N	=11B	+84N	+44B	−4N	=18B	4.0	19.5	21.0	12.00	1960	+85.6
15	De Asas, Aaron Francis	1763	PHI	+39N	+38B	−7N	+35B	+50N	−4B	4.0	18.5	21.5	12.00	1706	-9.6
16	Utkarsh Ujjwal Jha	1618	IND	=66N	=17B	+39N	+54B	−5N	+41B	4.0	17.5	19.5	11.50	1752	+28.4
17	Yamson, Charly Jhon	1617	PHI	=55B	=16N	+65B	−4N	+35B	+44B	4.0	17.5	19.5	11.25	1817	+28.0
18	Santiaguel, Jerico M.	1774	PHI	+46B	=57N	=13B	=24N	+79B	=14N	4.0	17.0	18.5	11.50	1624	-18.0
19	Alvarez, Taj Ehren	1593	PHI	+94N	−54B	+27N	+43B	+40N	−5B	4.0	17.0	17.0	9.50	1795	+41.6
20	Ellis, Arnel	1734	PHI	+74B	+65N	=9B	−12N	=42B	+34N	4.0	16.5	18.5	10.75	1599	-10.0
21	Paguirigan, Lorenzo	1782	PHI	−38N	+66B	+45N	=33B	=24N	+36B	4.0	15.5	17.5	11.25	1747	-6.0
22	Elero, Rodel	1659	PHI	−35N	+90B	+48N	=59B	=33N	+45B	4.0	14.5	14.5	8.75	1729	+6.4
23	Pasno, Aldrin	1735	PHI	−56N	+93B	=79N	=31B	+39N	+33B	4.0	13.5	13.5	8.50	1613	-8.0
24	Lopez, Alden Carl	1573	PHI	+91N	+43B	−5N	=18B	=21B	=54N	3.5	18.5	18.5	8.25	1788	+55.2
25	De Guzman, Ioan Samuel	1636	PHI	+63N	−7B	=38N	+58B	+59N	−9B	3.5	17.0	19.5	9.00	1122	-12.8
26	Condes, Kale Darren	1630	PHI	+58N	+44B	−8B	+55N	=10B	F	3.5	17.0	19.0	10.25	1846	+32.8
27	Pamenano, Emmanuel Jr	0	PHI	−14B	+78N	−19B	=46N	+82N	+57B	3.5	15.5	17.0	7.50	1562	0.0
28	Cervantes, Kurt Brayden	1648	PHI	+90N	=84B	−11N	+32B	=47N	=31B	3.5	15.5	15.5	7.50	1628	-5.6
29	Pasno, Albert	1632	FID	+81B	−4N	+46B	−34N	=56B	+80N	3.5	15.0	16.5	7.25	1141	-5.6
30	Kwan, Wilson	1651	PHI	+80B	−85N	=47B	+56B	+53N	−10N	3.5	14.5	15.5	8.50	997	-12.0
31	Cabreros, Nylanyer Francis	1425	PHI	−9B	+86N	=83B	=23N	+85B	=28N	3.5	14.5	15.5	6.50	1648	+36.8
32	Abeto, Salvador Adonis Vi Layague	0	FID	=12B	−55N	+80B	−28N	+83N	+58B	3.5	14.0	15.5	7.50	1735	0.0
33	Teves, Cyrine Kate	1559	PHI	+69B	−8N	+49B	=21N	=22B	−23N	3.0	19.5	21.5	9.00	1563	-0.4
34	Camarce, Mark Ernie	0	PHI	−5N	+91B	+67N	+29B	−9N	−20B	3.0	19.0	19.0	5.50	1676	0.0
35	Caguiat, Zion Gadiel	0	PHI	+22B	−12N	+60B	−15N	−17N	+73B	3.0	18.5	20.5	8.50	1621	0.0
36	Sarne, Zyrus Jei	1573	PHI	+49B	−2N	+51B	−68N	+55B	−21N	3.0	18.0	20.0	8.50	1046	-20.8
37	Teves, Clark Lois	1553	PHI	+87N	−3B	+62N	−6B	+63N	F	3.0	18.0	19.0	6.00	960	-18.8
38	Apostol, Matt Darcy	0	PHI	+21B	−15N	=25B	=60N	−43N	+69B	3.0	17.0	19.0	9.00	1641	0.0
39	Apostol, Mike David Einstein	0	PHI	−15B	+73N	−16B	+51N	−23B	+65N	3.0	17.0	19.0	7.00	905	0.0
40	Perez, Rudolf	1794	PHI	+82N	+45B	+85B	−2N	−19B	F	3.0	17.0	18.0	5.50	1630	-31.6
41	Lipa, Zacharee Raine	1409	PHI	−2B	−49N	+92B	+69N	+62B	−16N	3.0	17.0	17.0	4.50	914	-12.4
42	Santiaguel, Rafael M.	1431	PHI	−7N	=58B	+66N	+64B	=20N	F	3.0	16.5	18.5	7.75	1721	+40.0
43	Olayres, Ian Keith	1783	PHI	+75B	−24N	+72B	−19N	+38B	−13N	3.0	16.5	18.5	7.00	1334	-89.6
44	Aragones, Jerome Adrian	1891	PHI	+78B	−26N	+88B	−14N	+48B	−17N	3.0	16.5	17.5	6.00	1496	-93.2
45	Garcia, Karl Nazarene	1512	PHI	+73B	−40N	−21B	+49N	+65B	−22N	3.0	16.0	18.0	7.00	945	-25.2
46	Apostol, Meigh Scarlett	0	PHI	−18N	+87B	−29N	=27B	+67N	=53B	3.0	16.0	17.0	6.25	1559	0.0
47	Muli, Christine	0	FID	−3N	+94B	=30N	+57B	=28B	F	3.0	16.0	16.0	6.00	1658	0.0
48	Advincula, Dion Denzel	0	PHI	−8B	+69N	−22B	+87N	−44N	+76B	3.0	15.5	16.5	5.00	999	0.0
49	Salinas, John Michael	0	PHI	−36N	+41B	−33N	−45B	+72N	+74B	3.0	14.0	16.0	7.00	1420	0.0
50	CALAR, Erwin	1625	PHI	+86B	−9N	+81B	+85N	−15B	F	3.0	14.0	15.0	3.50	1040	-18.4
51	Soriao, Ivy	0	PHI	−61N	+52B	−36N	−39B	+92N	+66B	3.0	13.5	13.5	5.00	758	0.0
52	Abeto, Salvador Carlo VII	0	PHI	−10B	−51N	+86B	+73N	−54N	+85B	3.0	13.0	14.0	4.00	994	0.0
53	Reyes, Richmonj Zeus	0	PHI	+?N	−71B	=64N	+82B	−30B	=46N	3.0	12.5	12.5	4.25	1612	0.0
54	Cartagena, Philip King	1790	PHI	F	+19N	−1B	−16N	+52B	=24B	2.5	20.0	20.0	8.75	1615	-19.4
55	Modrigo, Linard Chrineo	0	PHI	=17N	+32B	=6N	−26B	−36N	=61B	2.5	19.0	21.5	9.25	1473	0.0
56	Aragones, Jerome Jr	0	PHI	+23B	+83N	−10B	−30N	=29N	F	2.5	18.0	19.5	7.25	1709	0.0
57	Sarcilla, Lovelyn	1562	PHI	+62N	=18B	−12B	−47N	+81B	−27N	2.5	17.0	18.5	6.00	1606	+3.6
58	Inting, Janrich	0	PHI	−26B	=42N	+77B	−25N	+60B	−32N	2.5	16.0	18.0	6.00	1546	0.0
59	Tapia, Ramon	0	PHI	−13B	+70N	+?B	=22N	−25B	F	2.5	16.0	16.0	4.00	1520	0.0
60	Sosa, Renz Jemuel	1603	PHI	+76N	−5B	−35N	=38B	−58N	+81B	2.5	15.5	17.0	5.00	1012	-9.2
61	Mariano, Juan Miguel	1542	PHI	+51B	−10N	−68B	−65N	+91B	=55N	2.5	14.0	14.0	4.25	1032	-12.8
62	Salinas, Troy	0	PHI	−57B	+75N	−37B	+74N	−41N	=63B	2.5	13.0	15.0	5.25	708	0.0
63	Ibay, Sean Prince	0	PHI	−25B	−88N	+78B	+75N	−37B	=62N	2.5	13.0	14.0	5.25	1319	0.0
64	Paredes, Althea Dominique	1603	PHI	−65B	+74N	=53B	−42N	−80N	+82B	2.5	11.5	13.0	5.00	1480	-12.8
65	Parba, Danilo	0	PHI	+64N	−20B	−17N	+61B	−45N	−39B	2.0	16.5	19.0	5.00	1529	0.0
66	Mingo, Leah Mae	0	PHI	=16B	−21N	−42B	=70N	+77B	−51N	2.0	16.0	18.0	5.00	1479	0.0
67	Sagun, Amiel	1648	PHI	+92B	−1N	−34B	=81N	−46B	=75N	2.0	15.0	15.0	1.75	1222	-4.0
68	Reyes, Einnar Marc	1867	PHI	F	F	+61N	+36B	−6N	F	2.0	14.0	14.0	5.50	1747	-15.2
69	Samson, Ronan Eli	0	PHI	−33N	−48B	+93N	−41B	+70B	−38N	2.0	14.0	14.0	2.00	684	0.0
70	Apostol, Reimer Aldrik Ross	0	PHI	−6N	−59B	=76N	=66B	−69N	+91B	2.0	13.5	13.5	2.00	950	0.0
71	Paragas, Vincent Bryan	1681	PHI	+89B	+53N	−2B	−13N	F	F	2.0	13.0	13.0	3.50	911	-18.6
72	Indino, Caleb	1407	PHI	−11N	+76B	−43N	F	−49B	+86N	2.0	13.0	13.0	3.00	995	-6.8
73	FIDE 115096468	0	—	−45N	−39B	+90N	−52B	+86B	−35N	2.0	13.0	13.0	1.00	712	0.0
74	Barcelona, Gabriel Miguel Rafael	0	PHI	−20N	−64B	+91N	−62B	+87B	−49N	2.0	13.0	13.0	1.00	866	0.0
75	Apostol, Kendrick Adisen Rhys	0	PHI	−43N	−62B	+94N	−63B	=76N	=67B	2.0	12.0	12.0	2.00	1523	0.0
76	Paredes, Orion Kit	0	PHI	−60B	−72N	=70B	+89N	=75B	−48N	2.0	11.5	12.0	2.50	705	0.0
77	Batara, Rhys Dylan	1434	PHI	−4B	−81N	−58N	+90B	−66N	+92B	2.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	1034	-3.2
78	Gallego, John Laurence	1417	PHI	−44N	−27B	−63N	F	+89B	+90N	2.0	9.5	9.5	0.50	1017	-3.2
79	Miranda, Algene Washington	1479	PHI	−1B	+92N	=23B	F	−18N	F	1.5	18.0	18.0	2.00	1523	+3.2
80	Colis, Jayron Francis	0	PHI	−30N	=82B	−32N	F	+64B	−29B	1.5	14.5	14.5	3.25	1515	0.0
81	Inting, Jan Joseph	0	PHI	−29N	+77B	−50N	=67B	−57N	−60N	1.5	13.5	15.5	3.00	1391	0.0
82	Encarnacion, Sean Jake	1529	PHI	−40B	=80N	+89B	−53N	−27B	−64N	1.5	13.5	14.0	1.25	896	-23.2
83	Manzano, Richard	1733	PHI	+93N	−56B	=31N	F	−32B	F	1.5	11.0	11.0	1.75	1425	-14.4
84	Malupa, Renie	1984	PHI	+88B	=28N	−14B	F	F	F	1.5	8.5	8.5	2.75	1614	-48.0
85	Rojas, Ron Andrei	0	PHI	F	+30B	−40N	−50B	−31N	−52N	1.0	16.0	16.0	3.50	1431	0.0
86	Kwan, Kimberly	0	PHI	−50N	−31B	−52N	+93B	−73N	−72B	1.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	686	0.0
87	Sister, Rene	0	PHI	−37B	−46N	F	−48B	−74N	+93N	1.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	753	0.0
88	Ragma, Jennifer Primrose	1440	PHI	−84N	+63B	−44N	F	F	F	1.0	7.0	7.0	2.50	1040	-6.4
89	Cabrera, Ethan James	0	PHI	−71N	=?B	−82N	−76B	−78N	F	0.5	7.5	7.5	0.00	1235	0.0
90	FIDE 521075522	0	—	−28B	−22N	−73B	−77N	F	−78B	0.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	739	0.0
91	Sagun, Bien	0	PHI	−24B	−34N	−74B	F	−61N	−70N	0.0	13.0	15.0	0.00	758	0.0
92	Gu, Xiangtian Natalia	0	HKG	−67N	−79B	−41N	F	−51B	−77N	0.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	693	0.0
93	FIDE 521070873	0	—	−83B	−23N	−69B	−86N	F	−87B	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	934	0.0
94	Rodriguez, Marlon	0	PHI	−19B	−47N	−75B	F	F	F	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	793	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Sarzuelo, CalebPHI
+85.6
4.0 pts · #11
2Sta Maria, Matthew DominicPHI
+75.6
4.0 pts · #13
3Lopez, Alden CarlPHI
+55.2
3.5 pts · #20

Top rating losers

1Aragones, Jerome AdrianPHI
-93.2
3.0 pts · #25
2Olayres, Ian KeithPHI
-89.6
3.0 pts · #48
3Malupa, ReniePHI
-48.0
1.5 pts · #36

Biggest upsets

R3+373 Elo gap
Sarzuelo, Caleb1611 beat Malupa, Renie1984
R4+280 Elo gap
Sarzuelo, Caleb1611 beat Aragones, Jerome Adrian1891
R6+274 Elo gap
Yamson, Charly Jhon1617 beat Aragones, Jerome Adrian1891