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PSC - NCFP Selection National Chess Championship Pre-Finals Men's Division

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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.

Location
🇵🇭Quezon City, Philippines
Dates
07 Jan 2026 → 11 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇵🇭IMRicardo De Guzman2259
Avg top 10
2,124
Participants
17
Titled players · 4
IM×3
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇵🇭Philippines×17
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight 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.

Co-leaders
6
2
2
5
5
6
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

6 players finish on 4.0/6. De Guzman takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

VInce Angelo Medina drew with Samson Chiu Chin III Lim (Black).

R2–R4 · WIN STREAK

Oscar Joseph Cantela won 3 in a row (R2–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1De Guzman, RicardoIM2259PHI+5B+11N=4B=8N=2B=3N4.019.522.014.252202-3.4
2Narzabal, Joemel1839PHI=3N+14B=7N+9B=1N=4N4.018.519.511.752239+112.1
3Medina, VInce Angelo2105PHI=2B+13N=12B=4N+5B=1B4.018.019.012.002146+7.4
4Lim, Samson Chiu Chin III2108PHI+15N+16B=1N=3B=7N=2B4.016.016.08.252101+0.8
5Cantela, Oscar Joseph2047PHI1N+15B+16N+11B3N+7B4.014.514.56.502145+16.2
6Carredo, Mar Aviel2124PHI7N=10B=15N+16B+14N+9B4.011.011.05.752109-1.1
7Faeldonia, Jasper1990PHI+6B=8N=2B+12N=4B5N3.519.521.511.752096+17.4
8Garma, ChitoIM2239PHI+10N=7B=11N=1B9N+17B3.516.016.08.002112-8.2
9Bancod, RonaldIM2130PHI=13B=12N+17B2N+8B6N3.014.514.55.001978-10.8
10Adena, Lemmuel Jay2009PHI8B=6N=13B+17N+12B11N3.013.013.04.502023+2.2
11Velarde, Jerish John2105PHI+17N1B=8B5NF+10B2.515.015.04.752070-3.6
12Romero, Gladimir Chester1876PHI+14N=9B=3N7B10NF2.014.514.54.501998+29.6
13Cantela, Lorenzo Aaron1998PHI=9N3B=10N14BFF1.011.011.03.001897-9.8
14Morado, Jeth RomyFM2114PHI12B2NF+13N6BF1.011.011.01.001766-35.6
15Andes, Franklin Loyd1871PHI4B5N=6BFFF0.514.514.52.001820-3.2
16Calacday, James Henry1791PHIF4N5B6NFF0.012.012.00.001293-8.8
17Tabago, Paul Terence1795PHI11BF9N10BF8N0.012.012.00.001310-22.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets