1799 Below Rating Category FIDE Rated Bayawan Tawo-Tawo Chess Tournament 2026

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73 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Pure Gold, Bayawan City, Philippines. Top 10 Elo average was 1718, and top seed was Rolando Iii Pamplona (🇵🇭 PHI, 1779).

Jhurell Rodjun Ferrer (🇵🇭 PHI, 0) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Ruslan Pamplona (6.0) and David James Balvestamin (6.0). Ferrer shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Jethro Octaviano (1429) beat Van Sthylroy Elopre (1621), a +192-point gap.

Location

🇵🇭Pure Gold, Bayawan City, Philippines

Dates

14 Feb 2026 → 15 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇭Rolando Iii Pamplona1779

Avg top 10

1,718

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇵🇭Philippines×48

Top 3

🥇
Jhurell Rodjun Ferrer
🇵🇭PHI
6.0pts·1748perf+59.6
🥈
Ruslan Pamplona
🇵🇭PHI·1775
6.0pts·1817perf+12.0
🥉
David James Balvestamin
🇵🇭PHI·1697
6.0pts·1776perf+34.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 3 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Pamplona6Ferrer6Balvestamin6Amores5.5Flores5.5Partosa5.5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 6.0/7. Ferrer takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (32.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Ruslan Pamplona 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Jhurell Rodjun Ferrer 5 wins (R1–R5)David James Balvestamin 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Ruslan Pamplona	*	—	—	—
2Jhurell Rodjun Ferrer	—	*	½	1
3David James Balvestamin	—	½	*	—
4Amir Amores	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ferrer, Jhurell Rodjun	0	PHI	+6B	+29N	+11B	+8N	+13B	=4B	=3N	6.0	32.0	36.0	30.25	1748	+59.6
2	Pamplona, Ruslan	1775	PHI	+12B	+46N	+14B	−24N	+20B	+11N	+4N	6.0	29.0	32.0	28.00	1817	+12.0
3	Balvestamin, David James	1697	PHI	+65B	+63N	+26B	+17N	=9B	+13N	=1B	6.0	26.5	28.5	23.00	1776	+34.4
4	Flores, John Paul	1737	PHI	+71B	+19N	+20B	+7N	+24B	=1N	−2B	5.5	30.0	31.0	22.00	1694	+24.4
5	Partosa, Markley	1744	PHI	+31B	+30N	+18B	−13N	+29B	=9N	+36N	5.5	26.5	30.0	22.50	1864	+12.0
6	Amores, Amir	1639	PHI	−1N	+68B	+41N	+19B	=38N	+40B	+24N	5.5	25.0	26.0	18.25	1629	+16.0
7	Pedrosa, Gem	0	PHI	+15N	+42B	+45N	−4B	F	+17N	+9B	5.0	28.0	31.0	21.00	1711	0.0
8	Reynado, Keeon Kyle	0	PHI	+?B	+37N	=33B	−1B	+21N	+29N	=14B	5.0	27.0	27.0	16.50	1532	0.0
9	Partosa, Lee Arzhel	1755	PHI	+64N	+66B	+43N	+10B	=3N	=5B	−7N	5.0	26.5	28.5	17.75	1818	+22.8
10	Pamplona, Danica	1661	PHI	+35B	+50N	+27B	−9N	=12B	=16N	+44B	5.0	25.5	28.5	18.50	1446	-22.4
11	Espares, Kyle Windylle	1606	PHI	+52N	+40B	−1N	+66B	+43N	−2B	+25N	5.0	25.5	27.5	15.50	1469	-11.6
12	Docto, Al	0	PHI	−2N	+25B	+42N	+44B	=10N	=38B	+43N	5.0	25.0	28.0	17.75	1603	0.0
13	Lomeda, Vaden Drake	1715	PHI	+?N	+?B	+44N	+5B	−1N	−3B	+26N	5.0	24.5	24.5	12.50	1463	0.0
14	Gasiong, Isaiah Kaisier	1593	PHI	+70N	+61B	−2N	+50B	+47N	=36B	=8N	5.0	22.5	23.5	13.25	1608	+5.2
15	Octaviano, Jethro	1429	PHI	−7B	+62N	+22B	−28N	+52B	+?N	+45B	5.0	21.5	21.5	12.50	1641	0.0
16	Adalia, John Welbert	1555	PHI	+67N	−24B	+69N	=40B	+35N	=10B	+28N	5.0	21.0	22.0	13.75	1470	-10.0
17	Pamplona, Rolando Iii	1779	PHI	+57N	+51B	+38N	−3B	+39N	−7B	=20N	4.5	25.5	28.5	15.25	1598	-33.2
18	Ebro, Abby Vale	1605	PHI	+22B	+54N	−5N	+53B	F	+61N	=19B	4.5	25.5	27.5	14.75	943	0.0
19	Acab, Crixalis Snow	0	PHI	+?N	−4B	+48N	−6N	+56B	+47B	=18N	4.5	24.5	24.5	11.25	1389	0.0
20	Elopre, Fritz Dwyre	1488	PHI	+62B	+32N	−4N	+61B	−2N	+68B	=17B	4.5	24.0	25.0	11.25	1437	-7.6
21	Absin, Stephen Rey	1450	PHI	−28B	+?N	+59B	=27N	−8B	+32N	+37B	4.5	23.5	23.5	12.50	1540	0.0
22	Jurado, Tj Iezer	0	PHI	−18N	+?B	−15N	+?B	+51N	=39B	+40N	4.5	19.5	19.5	8.25	1533	0.0
23	Ventolero, Ashley James	0	PHI	+?N	−44B	+60N	−35B	+50N	+53B	=38N	4.5	18.5	18.5	10.25	1434	0.0
24	Catalan, Prince Ed Zyle	0	PHI	F	+16N	+36B	+2B	−4N	+45N	−6B	4.0	28.5	28.5	17.50	1747	+26.0
25	Pamplona, Erica	0	PHI	−26B	−12N	+?B	+59N	+33B	+30N	−11B	4.0	25.0	25.0	11.00	736	0.0
26	Torrigue, Jethro	1469	PHI	+25N	+47B	−3N	+67B	−36N	+49B	−13B	4.0	24.5	25.5	11.00	1409	0.0
27	Lucero, Prince Gabriel	0	PHI	+39N	+34B	−10N	=21B	=42N	−43B	+51N	4.0	23.5	26.5	14.50	1453	0.0
28	Pao, Carl Gian	0	PHI	+21N	−43B	+?N	+15B	F	+46N	−16B	4.0	23.5	23.5	12.50	1388	0.0
29	Lajot, Kia Kendra	1510	PHI	+48N	−1B	+64N	+?B	−5N	−8B	+?N	4.0	21.5	21.5	5.00	805	0.0
30	Aladino, Jhon Patrick	1437	PHI	+?N	−5B	+52N	−47B	+57N	−25B	+68N	4.0	19.5	19.5	7.00	778	0.0
31	FIDE 521071438	0	—	−5N	+49B	+34N	−43B	F	+?N	+?B	4.0	18.5	18.5	7.00	842	0.0
32	FIDE 521081824	0	—	+60N	−20B	−53N	+64B	+?N	−21B	+70N	4.0	17.5	17.5	5.50	688	0.0
33	Cadayday, Clark Acel	0	PHI	+72N	=41B	=8N	−39B	−25N	+?B	+?N	4.0	16.0	16.0	4.25	1359	0.0
34	Gamboa, Mhark Czian	1546	PHI	+?B	−27N	−31B	+?N	F	+67B	+56N	4.0	14.0	14.0	4.00	1467	0.0
35	Fernandez, Rosemaeby	0	PHI	−10N	+?B	=37B	+23N	−16B	+41N	−39N	3.5	25.0	25.0	9.75	1429	0.0
36	Batadlan, Michaell Jay	1681	PHI	F	+53B	−24N	+46N	+26B	=14N	−5B	3.5	24.5	24.5	12.50	1515	-26.4
37	Cuda, Aike	1487	PHI	+49N	−8B	=35N	+41B	−40N	+42B	−21N	3.5	23.5	26.5	11.75	2371	+21.2
38	Partosa, Markjhel	1544	PHI	+68N	F	−17B	+58N	=6B	=12N	=23B	3.5	23.5	24.5	11.50	1473	+2.0
39	Elopre, Angelic Payne	1533	PHI	−27B	F	+57N	+33N	−17B	=22N	+35B	3.5	23.5	23.5	12.75	979	-7.6
40	Batulan, Demi Antoneth	0	PHI	+?B	−11N	+?B	=16N	+37B	−6N	−22B	3.5	23.5	23.5	6.00	1466	0.0
41	Ng, Cedrick Jayden	1571	PHI	+56B	=33N	−6B	−37N	+55N	−35B	+60N	3.5	22.5	25.0	10.50	753	-42.4
42	Paglinawan, Amberly Rubi	1519	PHI	+?B	−7N	−12B	+62N	=27B	−37N	+?B	3.5	19.5	19.5	4.00	1500	0.0
43	Moralidad, Jayden Lawrence	1525	PHI	F	+28N	−9B	+31N	−11B	+27N	−12B	3.0	27.0	27.0	12.00	822	-31.6
44	Villahermosa, Loise Glory	1474	PHI	+?B	+23N	−13B	−12N	F	+48B	−10N	3.0	26.5	26.5	7.50	861	0.0
45	Elopre, Van Sthylroy	1621	PHI	+59B	+58N	−7B	+63N	F	−24B	−15N	3.0	24.0	26.0	8.00	864	-17.6
46	Elopre, Zhyner Dwyne	1426	PHI	+55N	−2B	+56N	−36B	+67N	−28B	−48N	3.0	22.5	23.5	7.00	905	-13.6
47	Zerna, Shekienna Dawn	0	PHI	F	−26N	+54B	+30N	−14B	−19N	+61B	3.0	22.5	22.5	9.00	775	-11.6
48	FIDE 521061971	0	—	−29B	+?N	−19B	+54N	F	−44N	+46B	3.0	19.5	19.5	6.00	1446	0.0
49	FIDE 521081760	0	—	−37B	−31N	+?B	+65N	F	−26N	+54B	3.0	19.5	19.5	5.00	753	0.0
50	FIDE 521049327	0	—	+?N	−10B	+55N	−14N	−23B	−?B	+67N	3.0	18.5	18.5	4.00	818	0.0
51	Olendo, Suzaine Anikah	1421	PHI	+?B	−17N	−67B	+?N	−22B	+52N	−27B	3.0	17.0	17.0	3.00	979	0.0
52	FIDE 521071594	0	—	−11B	+?N	−30B	+72N	−15N	−51B	+?N	3.0	17.0	17.0	0.00	736	0.0
53	FIDE 521081662	0	—	+?B	−36N	+32B	−18N	F	−23N	+?B	3.0	16.5	16.5	4.00	1541	0.0
54	FIDE 521071543	0	—	+73N	−18B	−47N	−48B	+?N	+55B	−49N	3.0	16.5	16.5	3.00	613	0.0
55	FIDE 521062021	0	—	−46B	+65N	−50B	+?N	−41B	−54N	+69N	3.0	15.5	15.5	3.00	699	0.0
56	FIDE 521081735	0	—	−41N	+73B	−46B	+?N	−19N	+?B	−34B	3.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	699	0.0
57	FIDE 521080194	0	—	−17B	+?N	−39B	+?N	−30B	−?N	+?N	3.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	856	0.0
58	FIDE 521071535	0	—	+?N	−45B	+?N	−38B	F	−?N	+62B	3.0	11.5	11.5	2.00	728	0.0
59	FIDE 521049491	0	—	−45N	+?B	−21N	−25B	F	+?N	+?B	3.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	821	0.0
60	Bomongcag, Piona	0	PHI	−32B	+?N	−23B	−?N	=?B	+71N	−41B	2.5	13.0	13.0	1.00	771	0.0
61	FIDE 521068976	0	—	+?B	−14N	+72B	−20N	F	−18B	−47N	2.0	21.0	21.0	0.00	692	0.0
62	FIDE 521061980	0	—	−20N	−15B	+?N	−42B	+73B	−?N	−58N	2.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	688	0.0
63	FIDE 5284430	0	—	+?N	−3B	+?N	−45B	F	F	F	2.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	788	0.0
64	FIDE 521061912	0	—	−9B	+?N	−29B	−32N	−?B	+72N	−?B	2.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	907	0.0
65	FIDE 521061920	0	—	−3N	−55B	+?N	−49B	F	−?B	+?N	2.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	755	0.0
66	Aninon, Kirstie Aldenor	0	PHI	+?B	−9N	+?B	−11N	F	F	F	2.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	822	0.0
67	FIDE 521081743	0	—	−16B	F	+51N	−26N	−46B	−34N	−50B	1.0	22.0	22.0	3.00	699	0.0
68	FIDE 521046344	0	—	−38B	−6N	F	+?B	F	−20N	−30B	1.0	19.5	19.5	0.00	691	0.0
69	FIDE 521081670	0	—	F	F	−16B	−?N	−?B	+73N	−55B	1.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	771	0.0
70	FIDE 521081727	0	—	−14B	−?N	−?B	F	+?N	F	−32B	1.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	775	0.0
71	FIDE 521081697	0	—	−4N	−?B	−?N	−?B	F	−60B	+?N	1.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	777	0.0
72	FIDE 521071675	0	—	−33B	F	−61N	−52B	−?N	−64B	−?N	0.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	647	0.0
73	FIDE 521081832	0	—	−54B	−56N	−?B	F	−62N	−69B	−?B	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	647	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ferrer, Jhurell RodjunPHI
+59.6
6.0 pts · #3
2Balvestamin, David JamesPHI
+34.4
6.0 pts · #11
3Catalan, Prince Ed ZylePHI
+26.0
4.0 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Ng, Cedrick JaydenPHI
-42.4
3.5 pts · #70
2Pamplona, Rolando IiiPHI
-33.2
4.5 pts · #6
3Moralidad, Jayden LawrencePHI
-31.6
3.0 pts · #66

Biggest upsets

R7+192 Elo gap
Octaviano, Jethro1429 beat Elopre, Van Sthylroy1621