3rd Asian Chess Championship for Players with Disabilities 2025 - Open & Juniors
20 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 Dec 2025 to 07 Dec 2025 in Tagaytay City, Philippines. 1 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1952, and top seed was Darry Bernardo (🇵🇭 PHI, 2066).
Darry Bernardo (🇵🇭 PHI, 2066) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Alimzhan Ayapov (7.5) and Henry Lopez (6.5). Bernardo shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Israel Peligro (1725) beat Axadxon Kimsanboyev (2028), a +303-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 7.5/9. Bernardo takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (43.0).
Alimzhan Ayapov drew with Darry Bernardo (White).
Alimzhan Ayapov 3 wins (R7–R9)Darry Bernardo 3 wins (R7–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alimzhan Ayapov | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Darry Bernardo | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Henry Lopez | ½ | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4FMSirojiddin Zaynidinov | — | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernardo, Darry | 2066 | PHI | +14B | =3N | +9B | =2N | +5B | =6N | +4B | +11N | +8N | 7.5 | 43.0 | 47.0 | 37.50 | 2203 | +26.8 |
| 2 | Ayapov, Alimzhan | 2047 | KAZ | +16N | +4B | =12N | =1B | +6N | =3B | +11B | +7N | +9B | 7.5 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 36.50 | 2153 | +22.0 |
| 3 | Lopez, Henry | 2004 | PHI | +15N | =1B | =8N | +13B | =12N | =2N | +5B | +6B | =4N | 6.5 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 32.50 | 2060 | +18.8 |
| 4 | Redor, Menandro | 2012 | PHI | +19B | −2N | =11B | +10N | =8B | +15N | −1N | +12B | =3B | 5.5 | 42.0 | 44.5 | 22.00 | 1929 | -11.0 |
| 5 | Zaynidinov, SirojiddinFM | 2025 | UZB | +18N | =8B | =13N | +12B | −1N | =7B | −3N | +16B | +14N | 5.5 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 21.25 | 1883 | -25.2 |
| 6 | Kimsanboyev, Axadxon | 2028 | UZB | +10B | −12N | +20B | +8N | −2B | =1B | =7N | −3N | +11B | 5.0 | 43.5 | 45.5 | 21.25 | 1864 | -30.0 |
| 7 | Nurhayev, Erlan | 1831 | KAZ | +11B | −9N | =10B | =20N | +13B | =5N | =6B | −2B | +15N | 5.0 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 20.00 | 1775 | -9.4 |
| 8 | Subaste, Arman | 1934 | PHI | +20B | =5N | =3B | −6B | =4N | −9N | +15B | +13N | −1B | 4.5 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 18.25 | 1847 | -14.2 |
| 9 | Aguilera, Felix | 1848 | PHI | =13N | +7B | −1N | =11B | −15N | +8B | =16N | +17B | −2N | 4.5 | 39.5 | 43.0 | 18.75 | 1752 | -16.0 |
| 10 | Sarmiento, Rodolfo | 1674 | PHI | −6N | +15B | =7N | −4B | =17N | =18B | −14N | +19B | +16N | 4.5 | 33.0 | 35.5 | 15.25 | 1757 | +14.6 |
| 11 | De Asis, John Franz | 0 | PHI | −7N | +18B | =4N | =9N | +16B | +12B | −2N | −1B | −6N | 4.0 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 15.50 | 1832 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Peligro, Israel | 1725 | PHI | +17N | +6B | =2B | −5N | =3B | −11N | =13B | −4N | =18B | 4.0 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 19.00 | 1835 | +15.8 |
| 13 | Safarov, Azizbek | 1452 | UZB | =9B | +14N | =5B | −3N | −7N | +19B | =12N | −8B | =17N | 4.0 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 15.25 | 1744 | +47.2 |
| 14 | Ching, Francis | 1716 | PHI | −1N | −13B | −15N | −17B | +19B | +20N | +10B | +18N | −5B | 4.0 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 12.00 | 1693 | -7.4 |
| 15 | Kulkarni Shreesh | 1572 | IND | −3B | −10N | +14B | +19N | +9B | −4B | −8N | =20N | −7B | 3.5 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 12.00 | 1705 | +25.0 |
| 16 | Le, Van Viet | 1703 | VIE | −2B | −20N | +19B | +18N | −11N | +17B | =9B | −5N | −10B | 3.5 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 11.25 | 1661 | -11.8 |
| 17 | Nazareno, Altheo | 0 | PHI | −12B | =19N | −18B | +14N | =10B | −16N | +20B | −9N | =13B | 3.5 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 11.50 | 1573 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Bilog, Cecilio | 1616 | PHI | −5B | −11N | +17N | −16B | +20B | =10N | −19N | −14B | =12N | 3.0 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 9.75 | 1551 | -14.6 |
| 19 | Dustmurodov, Bobur | 1580 | UZB | −4N | =17B | −16N | −15B | −14N | −13N | +18B | −10N | +20B | 2.5 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 6.75 | 1466 | -26.6 |
| 20 | Abogado, Anthony | 1544 | PHI | −8N | +16B | −6N | =7B | −18N | −14B | −17N | =15B | −19N | 2.0 | 32.0 | 34.5 | 7.75 | 1544 | -4.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Safarov, AzizbekUZB+47.24.0 pts · #12
- 2Bernardo, DarryPHI+26.87.5 pts · #3
- 3Kulkarni ShreeshIND+25.03.5 pts · #14
- 1Kimsanboyev, AxadxonUZB-30.05.0 pts · #8
- 2Dustmurodov, BoburUZB-26.62.5 pts · #20
- 3Zaynidinov, SirojiddinFMUZB-25.25.5 pts · #4
- R2+303 Elo gap
- R5+276 Elo gap
- R2+264 Elo gap