CREATING MASTERS PROGRAM FIDE RATED STANDARD CHESS TOURNAMENT
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46 players participated in this 12-round tournament, held from 04 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in 2F The District-Imus, Ayala Malls, Imus, Cavite, Philippines. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1784, and top seed was Jerome Angelo Aragones (🇵🇭 PHI, 1933).
Jerome Angelo Aragones (🇵🇭 PHI, 1933) won with 11.0/12, ahead of French Cobi Francisco (9.0) and Taj Ehren Alvarez (8.5). Aragones took the lead from round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Emmanuel Jr Pamenano (1535) beat Edwin Caballero (1828), a +293-point gap.
Location
🇵🇭2F The District-Imus, Ayala Malls, Imus, Cavite, Philippines
Dates
04 Jan 2026 → 25 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 12 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇵🇭Philippines×43
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇮🇳India×1
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 12 roundsJerome Angelo Aragones led from R4; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE11 Jan
French Cobi Francisco takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Jerome Angelo Aragones beat French Cobi Francisco (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Jerome Angelo Aragones 4+7 wins (R1–R4, R6–R12)French Cobi Francisco 3+3 wins (R4–R6, R9–R11)Taj Ehren Alvarez 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jerome Angelo Aragones | * | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2French Cobi Francisco | 0 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Taj Ehren Alvarez | 0 | 1 | * | ½ |
| 4Francis Talaboc | 1 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aragones, Jerome Angelo | 1933 | PHI | +32N | +35B | +12N | +39B | −4N | +3B | +2N | +6B | +7B | +8N | +16B | +10N | 11.0 | 74.0 | 77.0 | 69.00 | 2088 | +29.8 |
| 2 | Francisco, French Cobi | 1720 | PHI | +33B | +22N | =15B | +8N | +7N | +4B | −1B | −3N | +9B | +11N | +6N | =5B | 9.0 | 81.5 | 85.5 | 59.25 | 1902 | +102.8 |
| 3 | Alvarez, Taj Ehren | 1692 | PHI | +29N | −19B | +33N | +22B | +12N | −1N | +11B | +2B | =4N | −7B | +17N | +15B | 8.5 | 76.0 | 80.0 | 52.00 | 1759 | +42.0 |
| 4 | Talaboc, Francis | 1839 | PHI | +28B | +11N | =9B | +15N | +1B | −2N | =7B | =8N | =3B | +16N | −5N | +12N | 8.0 | 82.0 | 86.5 | 55.25 | 1782 | -12.8 |
| 5 | Anarna, Nathan Jon | 1647 | PHI | +10B | =34N | −8B | =16B | +21N | −20N | +22B | −17N | +19B | +23N | +4B | =2N | 7.5 | 71.5 | 75.0 | 46.75 | 1708 | +37.2 |
| 6 | Ellis, Arnel | 1736 | PHI | +44N | +23B | F | +20N | +35B | =11N | +8B | −1N | −21B | +9N | −2B | +7N | 7.5 | 69.0 | 69.0 | 39.75 | 1782 | +14.8 |
| 7 | Anarna, Jon Mark | 1617 | PHI | F | =8N | +34B | +9N | −2B | +18B | =4N | +12B | −1N | +3N | +11B | −6B | 7.0 | 80.5 | 80.5 | 45.50 | 1813 | +112.4 |
| 8 | De Asas, Aaron Francis | 1778 | PHI | +40N | =7B | +5N | −2B | +34N | +9B | −6N | =4B | +12N | −1B | −10N | +17B | 7.0 | 80.0 | 83.0 | 41.00 | 1759 | -7.2 |
| 9 | Ballao, Marcus Dalton | 1615 | PHI | +26N | +18B | =4N | −7B | +15N | −8N | +20B | +32B | −2N | −6B | =14N | +16B | 7.0 | 73.5 | 77.5 | 39.75 | 1715 | +47.2 |
| 10 | Pastorizo, Renato L | 0 | FID | −5N | +40B | −35N | =23B | =33N | −21B | +41B | +29N | +18B | +20N | +8B | −1B | 7.0 | 63.5 | 65.5 | 33.00 | 1645 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Aragones, Jerome Jr | 1638 | PHI | +43N | −4B | +42N | +19N | +39B | =6B | −3N | =16B | +17N | −2B | −7N | =22B | 6.5 | 68.0 | 69.0 | 27.00 | 1652 | +6.4 |
| 12 | Anacio, Jewelle Iris | 1577 | PHI | +46B | +45N | −1B | +13N | −3B | +39N | +32B | −7N | −8B | +33N | =22B | −4B | 6.5 | 65.5 | 65.5 | 21.25 | 1704 | +69.2 |
| 13 | Gugma, Eathan | 1680 | PHI | +27N | −15B | +29N | −12B | −32N | −33B | =34N | +42B | +26N | −17B | +30N | +23B | 6.5 | 53.0 | 54.5 | 26.25 | 1515 | -77.6 |
| 14 | Faller, Keisha Faith | 0 | PHI | F | F | F | =31B | +30N | =24B | +38N | =34B | =15N | +28N | =9B | +20N | 6.5 | 44.5 | 44.5 | 31.50 | 1627 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Reataza, Jomel | 0 | PHI | +36B | +13N | =2N | −4B | −9B | +19N | −16B | −22N | =14B | +18N | +23B | −3N | 6.0 | 74.0 | 77.5 | 34.75 | 1673 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Caballero, Edwin | 1828 | PHI | −19N | +27B | −22B | =5N | +42B | +34B | +15N | =11N | +20B | −4B | −1N | −9N | 6.0 | 71.5 | 73.0 | 28.50 | 1570 | -64.8 |
| 17 | Francisco, Gian Carlisle | 1496 | PHI | −18N | =26B | =32N | +43B | =22N | =23B | +35N | +5B | −11B | +13N | −3B | −8N | 6.0 | 64.5 | 65.5 | 28.00 | 1616 | +60.8 |
| 18 | Jullado, Melchor | 1749 | PHI | +17B | −9N | −21B | +29N | +19B | −7N | −25N | +27B | −10N | −15B | +26N | +32B | 6.0 | 63.5 | 67.5 | 29.50 | 1561 | -82.4 |
| 19 | Pamenano, Emmanuel Jr | 1535 | PHI | +16B | +3N | −39N | −11B | −18N | −15B | +24N | +35B | −5N | −32B | +27N | +38B | 6.0 | 61.0 | 64.0 | 31.00 | 1648 | +57.6 |
| 20 | Utkarsh Ujjwal Jha | 1628 | IND | +37N | −39B | +43N | −6B | +27N | +5B | −9N | +33B | −16N | −10B | +32N | −14B | 6.0 | 60.5 | 61.5 | 24.50 | 1635 | +3.6 |
| 21 | Turla, Don Julio Ezekiel | 1532 | PHI | −39N | +37B | +18N | −35B | −5B | +10N | +27N | +25B | +6N | F | F | F | 6.0 | 47.5 | 47.5 | 33.50 | 1688 | +57.2 |
| 22 | Borden, Mark Jayson Jr | 1615 | PHI | F | −2B | +16N | −3N | =17B | +26B | −5N | +15B | −33N | +38B | =12N | =11N | 5.5 | 68.0 | 68.0 | 29.50 | 1545 | -36.0 |
| 23 | Batara, Rai Enzo | 1557 | PHI | +42B | −6N | −45B | =10N | +28B | =17N | F | +26B | +32N | −5B | −15N | −13N | 5.0 | 56.0 | 56.0 | 21.00 | 1509 | -10.4 |
| 24 | Bangcoro, Cedric | 0 | PHI | −35N | −44B | =40N | =30B | =29B | =14N | −19B | +41N | =31N | =26B | =38N | =27B | 5.0 | 47.0 | 48.0 | 19.75 | 1389 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Modesto, David Francis | 1477 | PHI | F | F | F | +38N | +37B | +41N | +18B | −21N | +34B | F | F | F | 5.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 18.50 | 1784 | +63.6 |
| 26 | Lumangyao, Jorgeena Ameerah | 0 | PHI | −9B | =17N | +28B | −34N | +36B | −22N | +42B | −23N | −13B | =24N | −18B | =37N | 4.5 | 56.0 | 57.5 | 16.75 | 1418 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Lipa, Zacharee Raine | 1422 | PHI | −13B | −16N | +46B | +36N | −20B | +28N | −21B | −18N | −38N | +43B | −19B | =24N | 4.5 | 54.0 | 54.0 | 11.50 | 1389 | -18.4 |
| 28 | Victoria, Ethan Matthew | 1427 | PHI | −4N | =32B | −26N | +40B | −23N | −27B | +36N | =31B | =35N | −14B | −37B | +41N | 4.5 | 50.5 | 52.5 | 14.50 | 1526 | +36.0 |
| 29 | Batara, Rhys Dylan | 1431 | PHI | −3B | +46N | −13B | −18B | =24N | +37N | F | −10B | =36B | −30N | +41B | =40N | 4.5 | 49.5 | 49.5 | 11.25 | 1355 | -20.8 |
| 30 | Navarro, John Timothy | 1577 | PHI | F | F | F | =24N | −14B | F | −31N | +43B | +42N | +29B | −13B | +36N | 4.5 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 13.00 | 1547 | -6.0 |
| 31 | Encarnacion, Sean Jake | 1506 | PHI | F | F | F | =14N | +40B | −42N | +30B | =28N | =24B | +34N | F | F | 4.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 19.00 | 1849 | +62.0 |
| 32 | Salinas, Vance Asher | 1539 | PHI | −1B | =28N | =17B | +41N | +13B | F | −12N | −9N | −23B | +19N | −20B | −18N | 4.0 | 68.0 | 70.0 | 19.75 | 1471 | -41.6 |
| 33 | Apostol, Kendrick Adisen Rhys | 1491 | PHI | −2N | +41B | −3B | =42N | =10B | +13N | F | −20N | +22B | −12B | F | F | 4.0 | 55.5 | 55.5 | 18.25 | 1527 | +10.8 |
| 34 | Mariano, Juan Miguel | 1546 | PHI | +41N | =5B | −7N | +26B | −8B | −16N | =13B | =14N | −25N | −31B | −36B | F | 3.5 | 60.0 | 60.0 | 16.75 | 1316 | -83.2 |
| 35 | Paragas, Vincent Bryan | 1629 | PHI | +24B | −1N | +10B | +21N | −6N | F | −17B | −19N | =28B | F | F | F | 3.5 | 57.0 | 57.0 | 20.25 | 1417 | -33.8 |
| 36 | Inting, Emerito | 1572 | PHI | −15N | −43B | +37N | −27B | −26N | −38B | −28B | F | =29N | +41B | +34N | −30B | 3.5 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 11.25 | 1297 | -86.4 |
| 37 | Cabanero, Vilmar | 0 | PHI | −20B | −21N | −36B | F | −25N | −29B | +43N | −38B | −41N | +44B | +28N | =26B | 3.5 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 8.75 | 1319 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Calucin, Red Athena | 1536 | PHI | F | F | F | −25B | F | +36N | −14B | +37N | +27B | −22N | =24B | −19N | 3.5 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 14.00 | 1452 | -23.2 |
| 39 | Hollero, John Jherlet | 1804 | PHI | +21B | +20N | +19B | −1N | −11N | −12B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 3.0 | 46.0 | 46.0 | 18.00 | 1641 | -49.2 |
| 40 | Colis, Jayron Francis | 1503 | PHI | −8B | −10N | =24B | −28N | −31N | +43B | F | F | F | F | +44N | =29B | 3.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 6.75 | 1378 | -35.2 |
| 41 | Sister, Rene | 0 | PHI | −34B | −33N | F | −32B | +43N | −25B | −10N | −24B | +37B | −36N | −29N | −28B | 2.0 | 45.5 | 45.5 | 4.50 | 698 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Rebucas, Nick Rex | 0 | PHI | −23N | F | −11B | =33B | −16N | +31B | −26N | −13N | −30B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 6.50 | 1381 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Apostol, Reimer Aldrik Ross | 0 | PHI | −11B | +36N | −20B | −17N | −41B | −40N | −37B | −30N | F | −27N | F | F | 1.0 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 3.50 | 1238 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Soriao, Ivy | 1496 | PHI | −6B | +24N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −37N | −40B | F | 1.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.00 | 819 | -27.6 |
| 45 | Lucion, Rommel | 1756 | PHI | F | −12B | +23N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1567 | -9.8 |
| 46 | FIDE 521080925 | 0 | — | −12N | −29B | −27N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 677 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Anarna, Jon MarkPHI+112.47.0 pts · #6
- 2Francisco, French CobiPHI+102.89.0 pts · #2
- 3Anacio, Jewelle IrisPHI+69.26.5 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Inting, EmeritoPHI-86.43.5 pts · #38
- 2Mariano, Juan MiguelPHI-83.23.5 pts · #43
- 3Jullado, MelchorPHI-82.46.0 pts · #14
Biggest upsets
- R1+293 Elo gap
- R7+272 Elo gap
- R6+227 Elo gap