PSC - NCFP Selection National Chess Championship Pre-Finals Men's Division
17 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 07 Jan 2026 to 11 Jan 2026 in Quezon City, Philippines. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2124, and top seed was Ricardo De Guzman (🇵🇭 PHI, IM, 2259).
Ricardo De Guzman (🇵🇭 PHI, IM, 2259) won with 4.0/6, ahead of Joemel Narzabal (4.0) and VInce Angelo Medina (4.0). De Guzman shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Joemel Narzabal (1839) beat Ronald Bancod (IM, 2130), a +291-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 6 players tied at 4.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 6 at the finish.
6 players finish on 4.0/6. De Guzman takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.5).
VInce Angelo Medina drew with Samson Chiu Chin III Lim (Black).
Oscar Joseph Cantela won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1VInce Angelo Medina | * | ½ | 1 | ½ |
| 2Samson Chiu Chin III Lim | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3Oscar Joseph Cantela | 0 | — | * | 0 |
| 4IMRicardo De Guzman | ½ | ½ | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De Guzman, RicardoIM | 2259 | PHI | +5B | +11N | =4B | =8N | =2B | =3N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 14.25 | 2202 | -3.4 |
| 2 | Narzabal, Joemel | 1839 | PHI | =3N | +14B | =7N | +9B | =1N | =4N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 11.75 | 2239 | +112.1 |
| 3 | Medina, VInce Angelo | 2105 | PHI | =2B | +13N | =12B | =4N | +5B | =1B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 12.00 | 2146 | +7.4 |
| 4 | Lim, Samson Chiu Chin III | 2108 | PHI | +15N | +16B | =1N | =3B | =7N | =2B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 8.25 | 2101 | +0.8 |
| 5 | Cantela, Oscar Joseph | 2047 | PHI | −1N | +15B | +16N | +11B | −3N | +7B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.50 | 2145 | +16.2 |
| 6 | Carredo, Mar Aviel | 2124 | PHI | −7N | =10B | =15N | +16B | +14N | +9B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.75 | 2109 | -1.1 |
| 7 | Faeldonia, Jasper | 1990 | PHI | +6B | =8N | =2B | +12N | =4B | −5N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 11.75 | 2096 | +17.4 |
| 8 | Garma, ChitoIM | 2239 | PHI | +10N | =7B | =11N | =1B | −9N | +17B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 8.00 | 2112 | -8.2 |
| 9 | Bancod, RonaldIM | 2130 | PHI | =13B | =12N | +17B | −2N | +8B | −6N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.00 | 1978 | -10.8 |
| 10 | Adena, Lemmuel Jay | 2009 | PHI | −8B | =6N | =13B | +17N | +12B | −11N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 2023 | +2.2 |
| 11 | Velarde, Jerish John | 2105 | PHI | +17N | −1B | =8B | −5N | F | +10B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.75 | 2070 | -3.6 |
| 12 | Romero, Gladimir Chester | 1876 | PHI | +14N | =9B | =3N | −7B | −10N | F | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.50 | 1998 | +29.6 |
| 13 | Cantela, Lorenzo Aaron | 1998 | PHI | =9N | −3B | =10N | −14B | F | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1897 | -9.8 |
| 14 | Morado, Jeth RomyFM | 2114 | PHI | −12B | −2N | F | +13N | −6B | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1766 | -35.6 |
| 15 | Andes, Franklin Loyd | 1871 | PHI | −4B | −5N | =6B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 1820 | -3.2 |
| 16 | Calacday, James Henry | 1791 | PHI | F | −4N | −5B | −6N | F | F | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 1293 | -8.8 |
| 17 | Tabago, Paul Terence | 1795 | PHI | −11B | F | −9N | −10B | F | −8N | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 1310 | -22.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Narzabal, JoemelPHI+112.14.0 pts · #5
- 2Romero, Gladimir ChesterPHI+29.62.0 pts · #12
- 3Faeldonia, JasperPHI+17.43.5 pts · #8
- 1Morado, Jeth RomyFMPHI-35.61.0 pts · #13
- 2Tabago, Paul TerencePHI-22.80.0 pts · #17
- 3Bancod, RonaldIMPHI-10.83.0 pts · #9
- R4+291 Elo gap
- R2+275 Elo gap
- R1+238 Elo gap