1st Bataan FIDE Rated Standard Chess Tournament - Open Section
32 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Balanga City, Philippines. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 674, and top seed was Leonel Escote (🇵🇭 PHI, 1900).
Leonel Escote (🇵🇭 PHI, 1900) won with 6.0/6, ahead of David Voltaire Gabayan (5.0) and Tommy Jr. segundo (5.0). Escote broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: David Voltaire Gabayan (1481) beat Austin Jay Tablan (1770), a +289-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsLeonel Escote led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Leonel Escote never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Leonel Escote beat Tommy Jr. segundo (White).
Leonel Escote 6 wins (R1–R6)Tommy Jr. segundo 5 wins (R1–R5)David Voltaire Gabayan 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Leonel Escote | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Tommy Jr. segundo | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3David Voltaire Gabayan | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Christian Emmanuel Martinez | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Escote, Leonel | 1900 | PHI | +15N | +4B | +21N | +8B | +2N | +3B | 6.0 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 24.50 | 2300 | +3.2 |
| 2 | Gabayan, David Voltaire | 1481 | PHI | +12N | +16B | +26N | +9B | −1B | +5N | 5.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 17.00 | 1826 | +30.4 |
| 3 | segundo, Tommy Jr. | 0 | PHI | +?N | +?B | +?N | +7B | +6N | −1N | 5.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 8.50 | 1691 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Martinez, Christian Emmanuel | 0 | PHI | +?B | −1N | +?B | +?N | +?B | +8N | 5.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1711 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Tablan, Austin Jay | 1770 | PHI | =6N | +20B | +13N | +18B | +7N | −2B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 23.0 | 15.75 | 1535 | -23.2 |
| 6 | Ibabao, Mario | 0 | PHI | =5B | +?N | +?B | +?N | −3B | +?B | 4.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1684 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Bolanos, Henrick Marello | 1590 | PHI | +19B | +10N | +11B | −3N | −5B | +14N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 14.00 | 970 | -10.4 |
| 8 | Aquino, Ralph Christian | 0 | PHI | +?N | +?B | +?N | −1N | +?B | −4B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 1100 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 521082650 | 0 | — | +23N | +?B | +?B | −2N | +?N | −?B | 4.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1561 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 521082600 | 0 | — | +?N | −7B | −?N | +?B | +15N | +?B | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1556 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Sadia, Ronnie | 0 | PHI | +?N | +?B | −7N | +?B | +?N | −?B | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1537 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Mendoza, Chard Lynard | 0 | PHI | −2B | −14N | +?B | +?N | =?B | +?N | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1308 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Jorge, Rupert John | 0 | FID | =?N | +?B | −5B | −17N | +?B | +?N | 3.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1657 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Catipon, Joemar | 0 | PHI | −16N | +12B | +?N | +26B | −?N | −7B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 789 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 521082510 | 0 | — | −1B | −?N | +?B | +22N | −10B | +?N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1100 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Samson, Kyle Jhay | 0 | PHI | +14B | −2N | =17B | +?N | =?B | −?N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 681 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Asaytono, Jaryl Josh | 0 | PHI | +?N | −?B | =16N | +13B | −?N | =18B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.50 | 1073 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Templo, Alexandria | 0 | PHI | +?B | =?N | +?B | −5N | −?B | =17N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 970 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 5245486 | 0 | — | −7N | −?B | −?N | +32B | +?N | +26B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 789 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 521082618 | 0 | — | =?B | −5N | +?B | =?N | +?B | −?N | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1500 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 521082553 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −1B | −?N | −?B | =22N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.25 | 1887 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 521067546 | 0 | — | +?N | −?B | −23N | −15B | +?N | =21B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.25 | 723 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 521082472 | 0 | — | −9B | +?N | +22B | =?B | −?N | −?N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1564 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Nicdao, Yvan Philip | 0 | PHI | −?N | +?B | =?N | −?B | =?B | =?N | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 841 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 521082561 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | −?B | +?N | =?B | −?N | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 721 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 521082634 | 0 | — | +?N | +27B | −2B | −14N | −?B | −19N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 681 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 521082480 | 0 | — | F | −26N | +?B | −?B | +?N | −?N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 723 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 521082642 | 0 | — | =?N | +31B | −?N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 1073 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Mendiola, Sheena Nicole | 0 | PHI | −?N | +?B | −?N | =?B | −?B | −?N | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 770 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 521082529 | 0 | — | −?N | −?B | =?N | +?B | −?N | −?B | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1073 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 521082499 | 0 | — | =?B | −28N | −?N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 841 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 521082545 | 0 | — | −?B | −?N | −?B | −19N | −?N | −?B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 769 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Gabayan, David VoltairePHI+30.45.0 pts · #4
- 2Escote, LeonelPHI+3.26.0 pts · #11
- 3segundo, Tommy Jr.PHI0.05.0 pts · #3
- 1Tablan, Austin JayPHI-23.24.5 pts · #8
- 2Bolanos, Henrick MarelloPHI-10.44.0 pts · #22
- 3Sadia, RonniePHI0.04.0 pts · #10
- R6+289 Elo gap