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1st Bataan FIDE Rated Standard Chess Tournament - Open Section

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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.

Location
🇵🇭Balanga City, Philippines
Dates
21 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇵🇭Leonel Escote1900
Avg top 10
674
Participants
32
Federations · 2 represented
🇵🇭Philippines×16
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Leonel 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.

Co-leaders
25
12
6
3
2
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
Escote6segundo5Gabayan5Martinez5Ibabao4.5Tablan4.5— ex-leaders:Escoteled R6, #11
R6–R6 · LEAD HELD

Leonel Escote never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Leonel Escote beat Tommy Jr. segundo (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

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

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Escote, Leonel1900PHI+15N+4B+21N+8B+2N+3B6.022.024.524.502300+3.2
2Gabayan, David Voltaire1481PHI+12N+16B+26N+9B1B+5N5.021.023.017.001826+30.4
3segundo, Tommy Jr.0PHI+?N+?B+?N+7B+6N1N5.014.514.58.5016910.0
4Martinez, Christian Emmanuel0PHI+?B1N+?B+?N+?B+8N5.010.010.04.0017110.0
5Tablan, Austin Jay1770PHI=6N+20B+13N+18B+7N2B4.520.023.015.751535-23.2
6Ibabao, Mario0PHI=5B+?N+?B+?N3B+?B4.59.59.52.2516840.0
7Bolanos, Henrick Marello1590PHI+19B+10N+11B3N5B+14N4.020.523.514.00970-10.4
8Aquino, Ralph Christian0PHI+?N+?B+?N1N+?B4B4.011.011.00.0011000.0
9FIDE 5210826500+23N+?B+?B2N+?N?B4.07.57.52.5015610.0
10FIDE 5210826000+?N7B?N+?B+15N+?B4.07.07.03.0015560.0
11Sadia, Ronnie0PHI+?N+?B7N+?B+?N?B4.04.04.00.0015370.0
12Mendoza, Chard Lynard0PHI2B14N+?B+?N=?B+?N3.58.08.00.0013080.0
13Jorge, Rupert John0FID=?N+?B5B17N+?B+?N3.57.57.50.0016570.0
14Catipon, Joemar0PHI16N+12B+?N+26B?N7B3.012.512.55.507890.0
15FIDE 52108251001B?N+?B+22N10B+?N3.012.512.52.5011000.0
16Samson, Kyle Jhay0PHI+14B2N=17B+?N=?B?N3.011.011.04.506810.0
17Asaytono, Jaryl Josh0PHI+?N?B=16N+13B?N=18B3.09.59.56.5010730.0
18Templo, Alexandria0PHI+?B=?N+?B5N?B=17N3.07.57.51.509700.0
19FIDE 524548607N?B?N+32B+?N+26B3.06.06.02.007890.0
20FIDE 5210826180=?B5N+?B=?N+?B?N3.04.54.50.0015000.0
21FIDE 5210825530+?N+?B1B?N?B=22N2.58.58.51.2518870.0
22FIDE 5210675460+?N?B23N15B+?N=21B2.58.08.01.257230.0
23FIDE 52108247209B+?N+22B=?B?N?N2.56.56.52.5015640.0
24Nicdao, Yvan Philip0PHI?N+?B=?N?B=?B=?N2.50.00.00.008410.0
25FIDE 5210825610?B+?N?B+?N=?B?N2.50.00.00.007210.0
26FIDE 5210826340+?N+27B2B14N?B19N2.013.013.02.006810.0
27FIDE 5210824800F26N+?B?B+?N?N2.02.02.00.007230.0
28FIDE 5210826420=?N+31B?NFFF1.50.50.50.5010730.0
29Mendiola, Sheena Nicole0PHI?N+?B?N=?B?B?N1.50.00.00.007700.0
30FIDE 5210825290?N?B=?N+?B?N?B1.50.00.00.0010730.0
31FIDE 5210824990=?B28N?NFFF0.51.51.50.008410.0
32FIDE 5210825450?B?N?B19N?N?B0.03.03.00.007690.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets