Philippine National Classification Chess Tournament - Intermediate Section 1499 - Below
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38 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 294, and top seed was Marjanovic Refuerzo (🇵🇭 PHI, 1495).
Ron Marvin De Jesus (🇵🇭 PHI, 0) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Xian James Taopa (5.5) and Mark Rick Macasieb (5.5). Jesus won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
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
Federations · 2 represented
🇵🇭Philippines×26
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTitle race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
34
16
7
2
4
1
2
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Ron Marvin De Jesus 5 wins (R3–R7)Mark Rick Macasieb 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ron Marvin De Jesus | * | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2Steve Justin Moral | — | * | — | — |
| 3Mark Rick Macasieb | 0 | — | * | ½ |
| 4Xian James Taopa | 1 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ron Marvin De Jesus | 0 | PHI | +?N | −2B | +?N | +?N | +16B | +?B | +3N | 6.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 9.50 | 1501 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Taopa, Xian James | 0 | PHI | +?B | +1N | +16B | +10N | =3B | =7B | =?N | 5.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 19.75 | 1462 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Macasieb, Mark Rick | 0 | PHI | +?N | +?B | +18N | +?B | =2N | +6B | −1B | 5.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 11.75 | 1518 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Moral, Steve Justin | 0 | PHI | +?N | +?B | =5N | +?B | −6N | +14B | +?B | 5.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1548 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Refuerzo, Marjanovic | 1495 | PHI | +19B | +24N | =4B | −7N | +25B | +10N | =6B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 19.75 | 2242 | +17.2 |
| 6 | FIDE 521083312 | 0 | — | +15N | +31B | +?B | =12N | +4B | −3N | =5N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 16.75 | 1495 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Pangan, Kian | 0 | PHI | +?N | =11B | +21N | +5B | +?B | =2N | −?B | 5.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 13.50 | 1515 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Danabar, Mark Andel | 0 | PHI | +?B | −9N | −13B | +23N | +17B | +?N | +?B | 5.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 7.00 | 1519 | 0.0 |
| 9 | REQUITILLO, Zyrex | 0 | PHI | +?N | +8B | +?B | =?N | =12B | −?N | +?B | 5.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.25 | 1500 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Dapitan, John Khien | 1442 | PHI | +36N | =21B | +11N | −2B | +31N | −5B | +33N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 12.75 | 695 | -17.2 |
| 11 | Cosme, Liam Russel | 0 | FID | +23B | =7N | −10B | +27N | =?B | =13N | +?B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 10.75 | 1270 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Jose, Ardy Kyron | 0 | PHI | +?B | +?N | +20B | =6B | =9N | −?B | =?N | 4.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 8.50 | 1516 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Sese, Leandro | 0 | PHI | −?N | +?B | +8N | −?B | +?N | =11B | +?N | 4.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.25 | 1503 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 521083258 | 0 | — | −?B | =?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −4N | +20B | 4.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 663 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Calma, Ayen Brix | 0 | PHI | −6B | +?N | +?B | −20N | +26B | +?N | −?B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 680 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Crame, Sean Calix | 0 | PHI | +?N | +?B | −2N | +?B | −1N | +?B | −?N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 641 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Ronda, Ron Vincent | 0 | PHI | +?N | +38B | −?N | −?B | −8N | +32B | +?N | 4.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 641 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Tekiko, Ralph Leonard | 0 | PHI | +?B | +?N | −3B | −?N | +24B | −?N | +?B | 4.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 675 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Isagon, Christian Dexler | 0 | PHI | −5N | +?B | −?N | +?B | −?N | +23B | +?N | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 688 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Tatad, Bruce Wren | 0 | PHI | +28N | +35B | −12N | +15B | −?N | =?B | −14N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 9.00 | 1463 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Paras, Jhomer | 0 | PHI | +?B | =10N | −7B | +?N | −?B | +?N | −?B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1260 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Dacanay, Juancho Miguel | 0 | PHI | −?N | F | +23B | =?N | =?B | =?N | +?B | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 1480 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 521083339 | 0 | — | −11N | +?B | −22N | −8B | +?B | −19N | +35N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 2.00 | 1483 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 521083240 | 0 | — | +?N | −5B | −?N | +?B | −18N | −?N | +?B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 668 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Reyes, Jeanelle | 0 | PHI | −?B | +?N | +?N | =?B | −5N | −?B | =29N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1292 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Pesigan, Daliah Loraine | 0 | PHI | −?B | +?N | −?B | +?N | −15N | +35B | −?N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 663 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Salazar, Kalil Joaquin | 0 | PHI | =?B | +?N | −?B | −11B | −?N | +?N | =?B | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 672 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 521083207 | 0 | — | −20B | +?N | +?B | F | −?N | −?N | +?B | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 661 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 521080135 | 0 | — | −?N | −?B | +?N | =?B | −?B | +?N | =25B | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1279 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Lunaria, Ser Markell | 0 | PHI | −?B | −?N | +?B | =?N | +?B | −?N | =?N | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 680 | 0.0 |
| 31 | De Leon, Margarette Louise | 0 | PHI | +?B | −6N | +?B | =?N | −10B | −?N | −?B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1260 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 521060290 | 0 | — | +?B | −?N | −?B | +?N | −?B | −17N | =34N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 675 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Ramos, Catherine | 0 | PHI | +?B | −?N | +?B | =?N | F | −?N | −10B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 653 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 521044520 | 0 | — | −?N | −?B | −?N | +?B | +?N | −?N | =32B | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 660 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Gatchalian, Hannah Michico | 0 | PHI | +?B | −20N | −?N | −?B | +?N | −26N | −23B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 675 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 521083274 | 0 | — | −10B | −?N | −?B | −37B | =?N | +?N | −?B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 642 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 521083380 | 0 | — | =?B | −?N | −?B | +36N | −?B | −?N | −?N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 683 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 5241138 | 0 | — | +?B | −17N | −?B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 683 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Refuerzo, MarjanovicPHI+17.25.0 pts · #7
- 2Ron Marvin De JesusPHI0.06.0 pts · #4
- 3FIDE 52411380.01.0 pts · #26
Top rating losers
- 1Dapitan, John KhienPHI-17.24.5 pts · #37
- 2Ron Marvin De JesusPHI0.06.0 pts · #4
- 3FIDE 52411380.01.0 pts · #26