Philippine National Classification Chess Tournament - Advanced Section 1500 - 1799

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95 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 07 Feb 2026 to 08 Feb 2026 in City of Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1779, and top seed was Andrew San Antonio (🇵🇭 PHI, 1799).

Andrew San Antonio (🇵🇭 PHI, 1799) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Andrian Lubaton (6.0) and David Leonard Azuela (6.0). San Antonio won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Sean Aldryl S. Tolentino (1538) beat Kentrry Ryan Alipoon (1756), a +218-point gap.

Location

🇵🇭City of Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines

Dates

07 Feb 2026 → 08 Feb 2026

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇭Andrew San Antonio1799

Avg top 10

1,779

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇵🇭Philippines×91

FIDE (no federation)×2

Top 3

🥇
Andrew San Antonio
🇵🇭PHI·1799
6.5pts·2118perf+40.6
🥈
Andrian Lubaton
🇵🇭PHI·1681
6.0pts·1957perf+87.6
🥉
David Leonard Azuela
🇵🇭PHI·1780
6.0pts·1986perf+62.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Andrew San Antonio led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

San Antonio6.5Lubaton6Azuela6Crismo5.5Rivera5.5Atog5.5

R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

Andrew San Antonio held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Andrew San Antonio beat Andrian Lubaton (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Andrew San Antonio 6 wins (R1–R6)Andrian Lubaton 4 wins (R4–R7)David Leonard Azuela 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Andrew San Antonio	*	1	½	—
2Andrian Lubaton	0	*	—	—
3David Leonard Azuela	½	—	*	—
4Joshua Hesed Crismo	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	San Antonio, Andrew	1799	PHI	+29N	+5B	+2N	+8B	+15N	+4B	=3N	6.5	32.5	36.5	33.50	2118	+40.6
2	Lubaton, Andrian	1681	PHI	+88B	+31N	−1B	+39N	+24B	+15B	+7N	6.0	27.5	28.0	21.50	1957	+87.6
3	Azuela, David Leonard	1780	PHI	+27N	+45B	=40N	+42B	+28N	+14N	=1B	6.0	26.0	29.5	24.50	1986	+62.4
4	Rivera, Jian Carlo	1769	PHI	+39B	+12N	+9B	=14N	+16B	−1N	+20B	5.5	30.0	33.5	24.75	1911	+47.2
5	Atog, Cyhrea Ruth	1640	PHI	+62B	−1N	+79B	=6N	+64B	+19N	+16B	5.5	26.5	28.5	19.25	1869	+35.8
6	Crismo, Joshua Hesed	1794	PHI	−51N	+43B	+59N	=5B	+50N	+40B	+14N	5.5	23.5	26.5	20.75	1844	+14.8
7	Amatorio, Neil Kaiden	1799	PHI	=25B	+80N	=24B	+13N	+32B	+8N	−2B	5.0	28.0	30.0	20.00	1788	-2.4
8	Florentino, Marcus Gavrie	1690	PHI	+52B	+55N	+81B	−1N	+25B	−7B	+27N	5.0	25.5	27.5	16.00	1796	+40.4
9	Capilitan, Zhaoyu	1674	PHI	+68N	+66B	−4N	+52B	=17N	+26B	=10N	5.0	24.5	27.0	16.75	1761	+33.6
10	Castino, Paulo Efren	1692	PHI	+91N	=26B	−18N	+41B	+51B	+53N	=9B	5.0	23.0	23.5	14.50	1738	+17.2
11	Obogne, Joel	1704	PHI	+43B	−51N	+31B	F	+66N	+18B	+25N	5.0	22.0	24.5	18.50	1828	+32.4
12	Aninao, Geoff Riam	1611	PHI	+82N	−4B	+61N	−44B	+84N	+30B	+28N	5.0	21.5	22.5	13.50	1786	+47.2
13	Ballao, Marcus Dalton	1662	PHI	+56N	=70B	+54N	−7B	=27N	+51B	+52N	5.0	21.0	23.5	15.25	1771	+33.2
14	Brade, Jean Antonette	1675	PHI	+48B	+65N	+30N	=4B	+44N	−3B	−6B	4.5	28.0	30.5	16.25	1806	+51.6
15	Young, Lord Yofiel	1722	PHI	+64B	+47N	+32B	+51N	−1B	−2N	=22B	4.5	27.5	30.0	15.25	1744	+9.6
16	Garcia, Ivan Resti	1721	PHI	=86N	+41B	+26N	+18B	−4N	+17B	−5N	4.5	27.5	28.5	17.00	1706	-3.2
17	Puso, Ericson	1610	PHI	+89B	−19N	+62B	+35N	=9B	−16N	+44N	4.5	24.5	25.0	13.50	1719	+29.6
18	Teves, Clark Lois	1534	PHI	=49B	+58N	+10B	−16N	+57B	−11N	+75N	4.5	24.0	26.5	15.25	1781	+89.3
19	Robles, Prince Paolo	1729	PHI	+83N	+17B	=42N	=40B	=53N	−5B	+50N	4.5	23.5	24.5	14.00	1723	-0.8
20	Linsangan, Raymond	1717	PHI	−31N	+88B	+83N	+47B	=40N	+29B	−4N	4.5	21.5	22.0	10.75	1712	0.0
21	Dolfo, Allan Rafael	1786	PHI	=80B	=25N	−39B	+31N	=55B	+64N	+24B	4.5	21.0	23.0	15.00	1670	-37.6
22	Barcenas, Ledj Janalyn	1633	PHI	−70N	=56B	+68N	+65B	+67N	=28B	=15N	4.5	19.0	21.5	13.25	1789	+24.2
23	Canino, Rhea Jean	1649	PHI	=54N	=60B	=65N	+56B	−26N	+41B	+67N	4.5	19.0	21.5	13.25	1656	+1.0
24	Mendoza, Aeiona Lou Tomas	1560	PHI	=28N	+77B	=7N	+34B	−2N	+45B	−21N	4.0	27.0	29.5	14.50	1755	+72.8
25	Sapuan, Arleah Cassandra	1591	PHI	=7N	=21B	+85N	+33B	−8N	+42B	−11B	4.0	27.0	28.0	13.25	1721	+20.8
26	Omana, Liam Benedict	1571	PHI	+72B	=10N	−16B	+46N	+23B	−9N	=33N	4.0	26.5	29.0	15.00	1696	+40.4
27	Miranda, Algene Washington	1573	PHI	−3B	+89N	+72B	=49N	=13B	+32N	−8B	4.0	26.0	26.5	11.25	1702	+41.2
28	Cruz, Jeremiah Luis	1747	PHI	=24B	+92N	+46B	+57N	−3B	=22N	−12B	4.0	26.0	26.5	11.25	1568	-24.2
29	Ochave, Jan Renzo	1590	PHI	−1B	=46N	+92B	+71N	+49B	−20N	=34B	4.0	24.5	25.0	10.25	1676	+22.8
30	Dimayuga, Vincent Ryu	1797	PHI	+59B	+38N	−14B	−32N	+39B	−12N	+51N	4.0	24.0	27.0	13.50	1663	-46.4
31	Paquinol, Ashzley Aya Nicole	1550	PHI	+20B	−2B	−11N	−21B	+87N	+90N	+57B	4.0	24.0	24.5	9.00	1629	+20.4
32	Bombales, Ann Beatrice	1644	PHI	+93N	+85B	−15N	+30B	−7N	−27B	+54N	4.0	21.5	21.5	8.00	1634	-2.8
33	Donoga, Shiela Mer	1686	PHI	+73B	+69N	−51B	−25N	+43B	=47N	=26B	4.0	20.5	23.0	12.25	1619	-12.2
34	Mendoza, Marc Jamir Kyle	1702	PHI	=41N	=86B	=67N	−24N	+48B	+69B	=29N	4.0	20.0	21.0	11.50	1606	-34.4
35	Cendana, Rishir	1754	PHI	−69N	+73B	+55N	−17B	−52N	+66B	+59N	4.0	18.5	21.0	11.00	1609	-50.0
36	Dayrit, Gabriel Kurt	1601	PHI	−85N	=71B	+82N	+54B	=42N	=44B	=58N	4.0	17.0	18.0	10.75	1677	+21.2
37	Abeto, Salvador Adonis Vi Layague	1695	FID	−65B	=48N	−64B	+89N	+68B	+55N	=53B	4.0	17.0	17.5	9.25	1553	-45.6
38	Aguilar, Christian Aaron	1623	PHI	+90B	−30B	−52N	−43N	+73B	+78N	+84B	4.0	16.0	16.5	6.00	1512	-31.2
39	Maligaya, Daniel Euel	1572	PHI	−4N	+94B	+21N	−2B	−30N	+60B	=42N	3.5	26.5	26.5	9.25	1589	+2.8
40	Kasan, Jose Tiao	1670	PHI	+78B	+79N	=3B	=19N	=20B	−6N	−47B	3.5	26.0	28.0	11.50	1656	-4.4
41	Rivera, Jared Zach	1547	PHI	=34B	−16N	+58B	−10N	+46B	−23N	+72B	3.5	24.5	27.0	11.00	1644	+29.6
42	Cruz, Daniella Bianca	1660	PHI	+71B	+74N	=19B	−3N	=36B	−25N	=39B	3.5	24.5	27.0	11.00	1568	-30.8
43	Edora, Rian	1550	PHI	−11N	−6N	+90B	+38B	−33N	+77B	=45N	3.5	24.5	25.0	8.75	1614	+18.0
44	Layoso, Geezer Joachim	1720	PHI	+67B	−81N	+69B	+12N	−14B	=36N	−17B	3.5	23.0	25.0	12.00	1602	-44.4
45	Romanillos, Shaina Magne	1615	PHI	−46B	−3N	+93B	+73N	+60B	−24N	=43B	3.5	22.5	22.5	7.25	1569	-6.2
46	Cabalhin, Earl Nygel	0	PHI	+45N	=29B	−28N	−26B	−41N	+88B	+64B	3.5	21.5	22.0	8.50	1594	0.0
47	Cordova, Lennox Georges	1600	FID	F	−15B	+60N	−20N	+78B	=33B	+40N	3.5	21.5	21.5	10.50	1662	+17.2
48	Cabreros, Nylanyer Francis	1522	PHI	−14N	=37B	+75N	−50B	−34N	+89B	+76N	3.5	21.0	21.5	7.50	1596	+21.6
49	Mamangun, Soffia Joy	1683	PHI	=18N	=61B	+86N	=27B	−29N	−67B	+65N	3.5	20.5	21.5	9.25	1555	-48.8
50	Sta Maria, Matthew Dominic	1597	PHI	F	+90N	=74B	+48N	−6B	+71N	−19B	3.5	19.0	19.0	7.75	1632	+6.8
51	Galleguez, Kena Areld	1584	PHI	+6B	+11B	+33N	−15B	−10N	−13N	−30B	3.0	29.0	33.0	14.50	1672	+31.6
52	Tolentino, Sean Aldryl S.	1538	PHI	−8N	F	+38B	−9N	+35B	+72N	−13B	3.0	25.5	25.5	10.50	1693	+49.2
53	Ocampo, Robi	1608	PHI	+84N	−54B	+66N	F	=19B	−10B	=37N	3.0	24.0	25.0	7.75	1551	-16.0
54	Ong, Clarence	1478	PHI	=23B	+53N	−13B	−36N	+63B	=57N	−32B	3.0	23.5	26.5	9.75	1587	+39.6
55	Sanchez, Krystelle Emerald	1569	PHI	+95N	−8B	−35B	+79N	=21N	−37B	=61N	3.0	22.5	22.5	5.75	1618	+16.0
56	Tongson, Irish	1496	PHI	−13B	=22N	+63B	−23N	−58N	=80B	+88N	3.0	22.0	22.5	6.75	1582	+30.4
57	Clarito, Kyle Jhazmin	1618	PHI	=60N	+84B	+70N	−28B	−18N	=54B	−31N	3.0	21.0	22.0	6.50	1255	-69.6
58	Lopez, Alden Carl	1687	PHI	=61N	−18B	−41N	F	+56B	+65N	=36B	3.0	20.5	21.5	9.00	1543	-46.0
59	Sundiam, Anstrong Galilei	1586	PHI	−30N	+93B	−6B	−78N	+79B	+62N	−35B	3.0	20.5	20.5	5.00	1500	-28.4
60	Bonggon, Deogracias Jr	0	PHI	=57B	=23N	−47B	+83B	−45N	−39N	+78B	3.0	20.0	21.0	6.75	1540	0.0
61	Echague, Juan Rodrigo	1537	PHI	=58B	=49N	−12B	−72N	=76B	+68N	=55B	3.0	19.5	22.0	8.50	1582	+15.2
62	Balin, Kristine Anne	0	PHI	−5N	+76B	−17N	−69B	+91N	−59B	+83B	3.0	19.0	19.5	4.00	1537	0.0
63	Telmo, Emmanuel Preye	1680	PHI	−66N	=68B	−56N	+91B	−54N	=70B	+74B	3.0	16.0	16.5	5.50	1362	-84.8
64	Esposa, Ray	1556	PHI	−15N	=82B	+37N	+70B	−5N	−21B	−46N	2.5	24.5	26.0	7.25	1518	-7.2
65	Galicia, Eumir Isaac	1545	PHI	+37N	−14B	=23B	−22N	+82N	−58B	−49B	2.5	24.0	25.5	7.75	1477	-19.6
66	Ibe, Hannah Zechariah	1523	PHI	+63B	−9N	−53B	+76N	−11B	−35N	=90B	2.5	22.5	23.0	5.75	1545	+6.8
67	Marasigan, Carlos	1552	PHI	−44N	F	=34B	+74N	−22B	+49N	−23B	2.5	22.5	22.5	8.00	1528	-3.2
68	Tatel, Darius Adrian	1516	PHI	−9B	=63N	−22B	+80N	−37N	−61B	+89N	2.5	21.5	22.0	4.00	1440	-22.4
69	Adriano, Emmanuel	1567	PHI	+35B	−33B	−44N	+62N	=72B	−34N	F	2.5	21.0	23.5	8.25	1575	+1.2
70	Amor, John Michael	0	PHI	+22B	=13N	−57B	−64N	−75B	=63N	=73B	2.5	20.5	23.0	9.75	1515	0.0
71	Gabayan, David Voltaire	1481	PHI	−42N	=36N	+80B	−29B	+77N	−50B	F	2.5	20.0	22.0	6.50	1548	+20.0
72	Alipoon, Kentrry Ryan	1756	PHI	−26N	+91B	−27N	+61B	=69N	−52B	−41N	2.5	20.0	20.5	4.75	1451	-113.2
73	Paredes, Althea Dominique	1534	PHI	−33N	−35N	+87B	−45B	−38N	+93B	=70N	2.5	19.0	19.0	2.25	1383	-33.6
74	Vicente, James Lorenz	0	PHI	+76N	−42B	=50N	−67B	+88N	−75B	−63N	2.5	17.5	18.0	4.75	1508	0.0
75	Decasa Basilio, Lionel	1647	PHI	−79B	=78N	−48B	F	+70N	+74N	−18B	2.5	17.0	17.5	6.00	1185	-90.4
76	Marc Radwin Madrid	1601	PHI	−74B	−62N	+94N	−66B	=61N	+82B	−48B	2.5	16.0	16.0	3.00	1255	-52.4
77	Banguilan, Elijah Johan	1605	PHI	=92B	−24N	=78B	=88N	−71B	−43N	+91B	2.5	13.0	13.5	2.00	1405	-63.6
78	Telmo, Jan Blaire	1515	PHI	−40N	=75B	=77N	+59B	−47N	−38B	−60N	2.0	19.5	22.0	5.50	1496	-4.8
79	Capilitan, Zheya	1456	PHI	+75N	−40B	−5N	−55B	−59N	+87B	−80N	2.0	19.5	20.5	3.50	1343	-30.0
80	Mack Lee, Aizyleen	1581	PHI	=21N	−7B	−71N	−68B	F	=56N	+79B	2.0	19.5	20.0	5.75	1464	-39.2
81	Paragas, Vincent Bryan	1595	PHI	+87B	+44B	−8N	F	F	F	F	2.0	9.5	9.5	4.50	1705	+6.0
82	Conde, Matthew Liam	0	PHI	−12B	=64N	−36B	+93N	−65B	−76N	F	1.5	16.5	16.5	1.25	1366	0.0
83	Villavicencio, Zamiel	1560	PHI	−19B	+87N	−20B	−60N	F	−84B	−62N	1.0	17.0	18.0	1.00	923	-22.8
84	Fernandez, Kursten Jeireh	0	PHI	−53B	−57N	F	F	−12B	+83N	−38N	1.0	17.0	17.0	1.00	1364	0.0
85	Santos, Steve Allan	0	PHI	+36B	−32N	−25B	F	F	F	F	1.0	16.0	16.0	4.00	1487	0.0
86	Gacutan, Zyluj Ezekiel	1555	PHI	=16B	=34N	−49B	F	F	F	F	1.0	13.5	13.5	4.25	1577	+3.6
87	Villavicencio, Zachary	0	PHI	−81N	−83B	−73N	F	−31B	−79N	+93N	1.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	1247	0.0
88	Nolasco, Andrei John	1533	PHI	−2N	−20N	F	=77B	−74B	−46N	−56B	0.5	22.0	22.0	1.25	1302	-40.4
89	Dela Rosa, Arick Josef	0	PHI	−17N	−27B	=91N	−37B	F	−48N	−68B	0.5	19.0	19.0	0.25	1176	0.0
90	FIDE 521082081	0	—	−38N	−50B	−43N	F	F	−31B	=66N	0.5	18.5	18.5	1.25	1202	0.0
91	Dimalanta, Oliver	1542	PHI	−10B	−72N	=89B	−63N	−62B	F	−77N	0.5	16.5	16.5	0.25	883	-25.2
92	Papa, Joshua David	0	PHI	=77N	−28B	−29N	F	F	F	F	0.5	15.0	15.0	1.25	1373	0.0
93	Paradero, Raya Georgette	1436	PHI	−32B	−59N	−45N	−82B	F	−73N	−87B	0.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	791	-47.2
94	FIDE 5236703	0	—	F	−39N	−76B	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	787	0.0
95	Hollero, John Jherlet	1755	PHI	−55B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	769	-29.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Teves, Clark LoisPHI
+89.3
4.5 pts · #16
2Lubaton, AndrianPHI
+87.6
6.0 pts · #2
3Mendoza, Aeiona Lou TomasPHI
+72.8
4.0 pts · #21

Top rating losers

1Alipoon, Kentrry RyanPHI
-113.2
2.5 pts · #52
2Decasa Basilio, LionelPHI
-90.4
2.5 pts · #86
3Telmo, Emmanuel PreyePHI
-84.8
3.0 pts · #71

Biggest upsets

R6+218 Elo gap
Tolentino, Sean Aldryl S.1538 beat Alipoon, Kentrry Ryan1756
R5+216 Elo gap
Tolentino, Sean Aldryl S.1538 beat Cendana, Rishir1754
R3+214 Elo gap
Maligaya, Daniel Euel1572 beat Dolfo, Allan Rafael1786