PSC - NCFP Selection National Chess Championship Elimination Men's Division - Luzon Leg

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115 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 29 Nov 2025 to 30 Nov 2025 in Quezon City, Philippines. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1890, and top seed was Lemmuel Jay Adena (🇵🇭 PHI, 1967).

Lemmuel Jay Adena (🇵🇭 PHI, 1967) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Zeus Alexis Paglinawan (6.0) and Jin Clark Myco Miranda (5.5). Adena shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Jan Yuniko Almadin (1586) beat Cyrus Vladimir Francisco (1929), a +343-point gap.

Location

🇵🇭Quezon City, Philippines

Dates

29 Nov 2025 → 30 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇭Lemmuel Jay Adena1967

Avg top 10

1,890

Participants

115

Federations · 2 represented

🇵🇭Philippines×97

FIDE (no federation)×5

Top 3

🥇
Lemmuel Jay Adena
🇵🇭PHI·1967
6.0pts·2092perf+36.8
🥈
Zeus Alexis Paglinawan
🇵🇭PHI·1892
6.0pts·2059perf+25.0
🥉
Jin Clark Myco Miranda
🇵🇭PHI·1836
5.5pts·1912perf+23.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Paglinawan6Adena6Miranda5.5Orlina5.5Tabago5.5Linde5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Adena takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.0).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Zeus Alexis Paglinawan drew with Lemmuel Jay Adena (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Zeus Alexis Paglinawan 3 wins (R1–R3)Lemmuel Jay Adena 4 wins (R3–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Zeus Alexis Paglinawan	*	½	—	—
2Lemmuel Jay Adena	½	*	1	—
3Jin Clark Myco Miranda	—	0	*	—
4Lance Nathaniel Orlina	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Adena, Lemmuel Jay	1967	PHI	+66B	=6N	+43B	+26N	+3B	+9B	=2N	6.0	29.0	31.5	26.00	2092	+36.8
2	Paglinawan, Zeus Alexis	1892	PHI	+47B	+78N	+8B	=45N	+17B	+12N	=1B	6.0	27.0	29.0	24.25	2059	+25.0
3	Miranda, Jin Clark Myco	1836	PHI	+35N	+51B	=10N	+92B	−1N	+34B	+43N	5.5	25.5	27.0	18.50	1912	+23.6
4	Tabago, Paul Terence	1713	PHI	+107N	+57B	−7N	+35B	+68N	=46B	+44N	5.5	21.0	22.0	15.50	1921	+44.0
5	Orlina, Lance Nathaniel	1837	PHI	+79B	=89N	−6B	+53N	+55B	+50N	+20B	5.5	20.5	22.0	16.25	1842	+2.4
6	Instrella, Runhigh Yohan	1703	PHI	+41N	=1B	+5N	=13B	−11N	+29B	+27N	5.0	29.5	33.5	23.00	1837	+27.6
7	Narzabal, Joemel	1804	PHI	F	+36N	+4B	−40B	+19N	+8N	+14B	5.0	28.0	28.0	24.00	2009	+58.4
8	Mahawan, Cyrus Luis	1742	PHI	+27N	+96B	−2N	+47B	+13N	−7B	+25N	5.0	27.0	28.0	17.00	1760	+4.4
9	Linde, Michael	1914	PHI	+48B	+73N	+68B	+16N	+44B	−1N	−11N	5.0	24.5	27.0	16.00	1933	+11.6
10	Tongo, Reagan Ronald	1704	PHI	+104B	+93N	=3B	+28N	−31B	+26N	=12B	5.0	24.0	25.0	15.75	1899	+53.6
11	Alarma, Richard Haiden	1754	PHI	F	+101B	−40N	+37N	+6B	+30N	+9B	5.0	23.0	23.0	19.00	2012	+64.8
12	Crismo, Joshua Hesed	1751	PHI	+110B	+95N	=31B	+46N	+24B	−2B	=10N	5.0	23.0	23.0	12.50	1908	+42.4
13	Devibar, Ralz Jaweh	1791	PHI	+98B	=92N	+89B	=6N	−8B	+70N	+58B	5.0	18.5	19.5	11.25	1722	-16.8
14	Francisco, Calvin Jade	1751	PHI	=90N	=76B	+21N	+77B	+78N	+95B	−7N	5.0	17.0	18.0	11.25	1820	+11.2
15	Vera Cruz, Quarl Maverick	1832	PHI	=108B	−32N	+90B	+89N	+33B	=52N	+49B	5.0	17.0	17.5	11.75	1784	-9.2
16	Echala, Ricky	1814	PHI	+39B	+37N	+69B	−9B	F	+77N	=19N	4.5	24.0	26.0	14.75	1865	+14.4
17	Jacutina, Marcus Louise	1777	PHI	+114B	+80N	+53B	=24N	−2N	=25B	=21N	4.5	23.5	23.5	11.25	1750	-2.8
18	Cendana, Rishir	1812	PHI	−25N	+109B	=76N	+38B	=29N	+48B	=23N	4.5	21.5	22.0	12.75	1825	+1.2
19	Suan, Raquel	1696	FID	+63B	−31N	+83B	+67N	−7B	+76N	=16B	4.5	21.0	23.0	11.75	1671	-6.4
20	Ellis, Arnel	1747	PHI	=54N	+90B	=72N	+48B	+81N	=44B	−5N	4.5	19.5	21.0	11.00	1828	+8.4
21	Acaban, Nicholo Calix	0	PHI	−56B	+85N	−14B	+57N	+?B	+81N	=17B	4.5	19.5	19.5	9.25	1726	0.0
22	De Guzman, Ioan Samuel	1690	PHI	+58B	=46N	−26B	+80N	=28B	=67N	+71B	4.5	19.0	21.0	12.25	1735	+16.8
23	Piamonte, Caleb Jan	1688	PHI	+112B	−28N	−95B	+74N	+39B	+97N	=18B	4.5	17.0	17.0	9.75	1642	-4.4
24	Romero, Gladimir Chester	1841	PHI	+29N	+33B	+30N	=17B	−12N	−43B	=36N	4.0	25.5	29.0	16.25	1702	-43.6
25	Labasano, Mac Quay	0	PHI	+18B	−68N	+56B	=52N	+69B	=17N	−8B	4.0	22.5	25.0	13.75	1783	0.0
26	Delfin, Joel	1820	PHI	=76N	+94B	+22N	−1B	+92N	−10B	=59N	4.0	22.0	23.5	10.00	1710	-14.2
27	Dantes, Renz Martin	0	PHI	−8B	−52N	+99B	+85N	+51B	+37N	−6B	4.0	22.0	23.0	10.00	1604	0.0
28	Villa, Ervil	1858	PHI	+71N	+23B	=60N	−10B	=22N	+66B	F	4.0	22.0	22.0	13.25	1772	-21.6
29	Abeto, Salvador Adonis Vi Layague	0	FID	−24B	+82N	+93B	=69N	=18B	−6N	+64B	4.0	21.0	22.5	10.00	1581	0.0
30	Sy, Asher Judd	1717	PHI	+106B	+42N	−24B	+86N	F	−11B	+95N	4.0	20.5	21.5	8.00	1604	-18.0
31	Paradero, Gabriel Ryan	1870	PHI	+49N	+19B	=12N	=60B	+10N	F	F	4.0	20.5	20.5	16.50	1919	+12.8
32	Magpily, Franiel Angela	1715	PHI	=38N	+15B	−46B	=66N	=71N	+90B	=54N	4.0	20.0	21.5	12.50	1689	-3.2
33	Jacutina, Floyd Devon	1629	PHI	+82B	−24N	+74B	=91N	−15N	+75B	=38N	4.0	20.0	21.5	9.75	1037	-18.8
34	Beltran, King Xyan	1703	PHI	+62B	−40N	+98B	=59N	+91B	−3N	=47B	4.0	20.0	21.0	8.50	1525	-37.2
35	Calzo, Matt Vincent	0	PHI	−3B	+99N	+103B	−4N	=73B	+69N	=50B	4.0	20.0	21.0	7.25	1773	0.0
36	Vidal, Franze Ian Gabriel	1616	PHI	+91N	−7B	+84N	=50B	−43N	+82B	=24B	4.0	19.5	21.0	9.00	1581	-7.2
37	CALAR, Erwin	1625	PHI	+61N	−16B	+96N	−11B	+83N	−27B	+97N	4.0	19.5	20.5	7.00	984	-23.2
38	Funayama, Yukihiro	0	PHI	=32B	−103N	+108B	−18N	+56B	+55N	=33B	4.0	19.5	20.0	10.50	1754	0.0
39	Frias, Roylan	0	FID	−16N	+61B	+?N	−78B	−23N	+53B	+81B	4.0	19.0	19.0	8.00	1641	0.0
40	Cervero, Tristan Jared	1900	PHI	+70N	+34B	+11B	+7N	F	F	F	4.0	16.5	16.5	16.50	2505	+20.8
41	Malaluan, Guilberto	0	PHI	−6B	=66N	=79B	+?N	−67B	+?N	+51B	4.0	15.0	15.0	5.25	1617	0.0
42	Tan, Mateo Joshua	0	PHI	+?N	−30B	−47N	+110B	−49N	+96B	+89N	4.0	12.5	12.5	2.50	1534	0.0
43	Pillos, Romnick	1721	FID	=72N	+54B	−1N	F	+36B	+24N	−3B	3.5	25.0	26.5	12.25	1815	+9.8
44	Talaboc, Francis	1856	PHI	F	+88B	+50N	+65B	−9N	=20N	−4B	3.5	23.0	23.0	10.25	1814	-5.6
45	Clarito, Karlycris Jr.	1789	PHI	+83N	+86B	+77N	=2B	F	F	F	3.5	12.0	12.0	9.00	1971	+26.0
46	Romualdez, Davin Sean	1870	PHI	F	=22B	+32N	−12B	F	=4N	+52B	3.0	25.0	25.0	12.00	1783	-22.4
47	Gacutan, Zyluj Ezekiel	1551	PHI	−2N	F	+42B	−8N	+61B	=68B	=34N	3.0	24.5	24.5	10.25	1585	+4.4
48	Dimalanta, Oliver	1575	PHI	−9N	F	+57B	−20N	+64B	−18N	+62B	3.0	23.0	23.0	9.00	1024	-11.8
49	Collera, John Nathaniel	1497	PHI	−31B	−63N	+112B	+62N	+42B	F	−15N	3.0	22.0	22.0	7.00	1051	-8.8
50	Sanido, Marco Polo	1732	PHI	+100N	+115B	−44B	=36N	F	−5B	=35N	3.0	21.0	21.0	5.00	1497	-34.0
51	Maximo, Roland Jr?	1613	PHI	+99B	−3N	−58N	+104B	−27N	+63B	−41N	3.0	20.5	21.5	5.00	1036	-8.8
52	Castino, Paulo Efren	1696	PHI	−84N	+27B	+111N	=25B	F	=15B	−46N	3.0	20.5	20.5	8.50	1659	-3.6
53	Salentes, Matthew Gabriel	0	PHI	+55N	+?B	−17N	−5B	F	−39N	+102B	3.0	20.5	20.5	4.00	1745	0.0
54	Cueva, Adrian	0	PHI	=20B	−43N	−66B	+79N	F	+73N	=32B	3.0	19.0	20.5	8.75	1619	0.0
55	Reyes, Jericho Benedict	1640	PHI	−53B	+87N	+97N	=72B	−5N	−38B	=82N	3.0	19.0	20.0	5.25	1037	-10.0
56	Ordizo, Ericka	1804	PHI	+21N	−77B	−25N	=76B	−38N	=79B	+87N	3.0	18.5	20.5	8.50	807	-30.0
57	Relucio, Jedi Josh	0	PHI	+81B	−4N	−48N	−21B	+100N	+?B	−80N	3.0	18.0	18.0	3.00	1424	0.0
58	Nazareno, Aldrin	0	PHI	−22N	F	+51B	+?N	F	+78B	−13N	3.0	17.5	17.5	5.00	1701	0.0
59	Almadin, Jan Yuniko	1586	PHI	+103B	F	−65N	=34B	F	+91N	=26B	3.0	16.5	16.5	6.50	1810	+43.6
60	Oncita, Sumer Justine	1745	PHI	+97B	+74N	=28B	=31N	F	F	F	3.0	15.5	15.5	7.50	1864	+12.8
61	Tagal, Aden Krsitof	0	PHI	−37B	−39N	+87B	F	−47N	+110N	+77B	3.0	15.0	15.0	4.00	1469	0.0
62	Marc Radwin Madrid	0	PHI	−34N	=70B	=?N	−49B	+111N	+86B	−48N	3.0	14.5	14.5	3.25	1437	0.0
63	Mesina, Justine	0	PHI	−19N	+49B	−?N	−71B	+102B	−51N	+?N	3.0	14.0	14.0	4.00	1337	0.0
64	Ronda, Ron Vincent	0	PHI	−88N	=?B	=70N	+111B	−48N	+83B	−29N	3.0	13.5	13.5	3.25	1322	0.0
65	Padilla, Heart	1789	PHI	+111B	+67N	+59B	−44N	F	F	F	3.0	9.0	9.0	5.50	1787	+0.6
66	Garcia, Ivan Resti	1593	PHI	−1N	=41B	+54N	=32B	F	−28N	=74B	2.5	23.5	25.5	8.25	1571	-4.8
67	Angeles, Vince Algyne	1543	PHI	F	−65B	+75N	−19B	+41N	=22B	F	2.5	21.0	21.0	8.75	1452	-12.0
68	Gelua, John Kenneth	1773	PHI	+109N	+25B	−9N	F	−4B	=47N	F	2.5	20.5	20.5	6.00	1453	-23.4
69	Young, Lord Yofiel	1740	PHI	F	+84B	−16N	=29B	−25N	−35B	+90N	2.5	20.0	20.0	5.50	1014	-16.0
70	Rivera, Jared Zach	1560	PHI	−40B	=62N	=64B	+96N	F	−13B	=93N	2.5	19.5	20.5	4.75	1046	-13.2
71	Lumalang, Nathanael Raje	1459	PHI	−28B	+112N	−91B	+63N	=32B	F	−22N	2.5	19.5	19.5	5.00	1479	+0.8
72	Ertiz, Justin	0	PHI	=43B	+108N	=20B	=55N	F	F	F	2.5	17.0	17.0	6.00	1703	0.0
73	Telmo, Emmanuel Preye	1689	PHI	F	−9B	−101N	+107B	=35N	−54B	+75N	2.5	16.5	16.5	5.50	1114	-8.8
74	Kiefer, Alois Peter	0	PHI	F	−60B	−33N	−23B	+113N	+85B	=66N	2.5	16.0	16.0	3.25	1342	0.0
75	Sagad, Mark Joseph	0	PHI	−89B	+79N	−67B	+102N	=80B	−33N	−73B	2.5	14.5	15.5	4.00	1239	0.0
76	Crisolo, Marc Gene	0	PHI	=26B	=14N	=18B	=56N	F	−19B	−78N	2.0	23.0	25.0	8.25	1635	0.0
77	Dayrit, Gabriel Kurt	1607	PHI	+85B	+56N	−45B	−14N	F	−16B	−61N	2.0	21.0	22.0	5.00	1597	-2.0
78	Calacday, James Henry	1675	PHI	F	−2B	F	+39N	−14B	−58N	+76B	2.0	20.0	20.0	6.00	1022	-24.8
79	Cabasi, Alteo	0	PHI	−5N	−75B	=41N	−54B	F	=56N	+104B	2.0	19.0	19.5	4.50	1628	0.0
80	Tabile, Darwin Jay	1518	PHI	F	−17B	=94N	−22B	=75N	F	+57B	2.0	18.0	18.0	5.00	934	-18.0
81	Paragas, Vincent Bryan	1662	PHI	−57N	+100B	+110N	F	−20B	−21B	−39N	2.0	18.0	18.0	1.00	947	-7.6
82	See, Mylo Donoven	0	PHI	−33N	−29B	=109N	F	+89B	−36N	=55B	2.0	17.0	17.5	3.25	1545	0.0
83	Alar, Anlee Helthon	0	PHI	−45B	+113N	−19N	F	−37B	−64N	+105B	2.0	16.0	16.0	1.00	903	0.0
84	Natividad, Marvin	0	PHI	+52B	−69N	−36B	+98N	F	F	F	2.0	15.0	15.0	4.00	1559	0.0
85	FIDE 521079471	0	—	−77N	−21B	+100N	−27B	F	−74N	+110B	2.0	14.5	14.5	1.00	807	0.0
86	Soriano, John Kennard	1594	PHI	+113B	−45N	+115N	−30B	F	−62N	F	2.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	953	-23.2
87	Egonio, Steve Hans	0	PHI	−?N	−55B	−61N	+105B	−93B	+113N	−56B	2.0	11.5	11.5	1.00	923	0.0
88	Tolentino, Mark Lawrence	1651	PHI	+64B	−44N	+102B	F	F	F	F	2.0	10.5	10.5	4.00	1056	-9.6
89	Soria, Marguel	1645	PHI	+75N	=5B	−13N	−15B	−82N	F	−42B	1.5	24.0	25.0	5.25	1547	-12.4
90	Chen, Cyrus	0	PHI	=14B	−20N	−15N	+109B	F	−32N	−69B	1.5	21.5	21.5	3.00	1389	0.0
91	Tan, Windale	0	PHI	−36B	F	+71N	=33B	−34N	−59B	F	1.5	19.5	19.5	4.50	1450	0.0
92	Jimenez, Alvin	1604	PHI	+105N	=13B	F	−3N	−26B	F	F	1.5	15.5	15.5	3.50	1543	-7.6
93	FIDE 521039100	0	—	F	−10B	−29N	−97B	+87N	F	=70B	1.5	15.5	15.5	3.25	1439	0.0
94	Salvador, Louie Jr	0	PHI	+?B	−26N	=80B	F	F	F	F	1.5	12.5	12.5	1.00	1658	0.0
95	Andres, Curus Sandrei	0	PHI	F	−12B	+23N	F	F	−14N	−30B	1.0	23.5	23.5	4.50	1534	0.0
96	Lim, Matt Kevin	0	PHI	F	−8N	−37B	−70B	F	−42N	+?B	1.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	1447	0.0
97	Dacanay, Xander Yuan	0	PHI	−60N	F	−55B	+93N	F	−23B	−37B	1.0	16.0	16.0	1.50	875	0.0
98	FIDE 521079358	0	—	−13N	+105B	−34N	−84B	F	F	F	1.0	14.5	14.5	1.00	947	0.0
99	FIDE 521079463	0	—	−51N	−35B	−27N	−100B	F	−102N	+113B	1.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	813	0.0
100	Dela Rosa, Arick Josef	0	PHI	−50B	−81N	−85B	+99N	−57B	−105N	F	1.0	12.0	12.0	1.00	897	0.0
101	Andalio, Chrisjon	0	PHI	F	−11N	+73B	F	F	F	F	1.0	11.5	11.5	2.50	1721	0.0
102	FIDE 521079374	0	—	−?B	F	−88N	−75B	−63N	+99B	−53N	1.0	11.5	11.5	1.00	917	0.0
103	Francisco, Cyrus Vladimir	1929	PHI	−59N	+38B	−35N	F	F	F	F	1.0	11.0	11.0	4.00	786	-17.6
104	FIDE 521052441	0	—	−10N	F	−?B	−51N	−?B	+111B	−79N	1.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	851	0.0
105	FIDE 521073414	0	—	−92B	−98N	−106B	−87N	F	+100B	−83N	1.0	8.5	8.5	1.00	804	0.0
106	Fernandez, Kursten Jeireh	0	PHI	−30N	−?B	+105N	F	F	F	F	1.0	8.5	8.5	1.00	869	0.0
107	FIDE 521079420	0	—	−4B	−?N	+113B	−73N	F	F	F	1.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	879	0.0
108	Cobardo, Antonio	0	FID	=15N	−72B	−38N	F	F	F	F	0.5	15.5	15.5	2.50	1832	0.0
109	FIDE 521079382	0	—	−68B	−18N	=82B	−90N	F	F	F	0.5	12.5	12.5	1.00	993	0.0
110	FIDE 521052344	0	—	−12N	F	−81B	−42N	F	−61B	−85N	0.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	907	0.0
111	FIDE 521079366	0	—	−65N	F	−52B	−64N	−62B	−104N	F	0.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	942	0.0
112	FIDE 521073708	0	—	−23N	−71B	−49N	F	F	F	F	0.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	748	0.0
113	FIDE 521039119	0	—	−86N	−83B	−107N	F	−74B	−87B	−99N	0.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	794	0.0
114	Atayde, Von Isaac	0	PHI	−17N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	977	0.0
115	Piloton, Gian Matthew	0	PHI	F	−50N	−86B	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	863	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Alarma, Richard HaidenPHI
+64.8
5.0 pts · #7
2Narzabal, JoemelPHI
+58.4
5.0 pts · #4
3Tongo, Reagan RonaldPHI
+53.6
5.0 pts · #23

Top rating losers

1Romero, Gladimir ChesterPHI
-43.6
4.0 pts · #19
2Beltran, King XyanPHI
-37.2
4.0 pts · #58
3Sanido, Marco PoloPHI
-34.0
3.0 pts · #69

Biggest upsets

R1+343 Elo gap
Almadin, Jan Yuniko1586 beat Francisco, Cyrus Vladimir1929
R2+197 Elo gap
Dayrit, Gabriel Kurt1607 beat Ordizo, Ericka1804
R7+160 Elo gap
Alarma, Richard Haiden1754 beat Linde, Michael1914