Philippine National Seniors Chess Championship
Open SwissStandard
46 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 20 Mar 2026 to 24 Mar 2026 in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, Philippines. 5 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2066, and top seed was Rico Mascarinas (🇵🇠PHI, IM, 2226).
Chito Garma (🇵🇠PHI, IM, 2214) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Angelo Young (6.5) and Rico Mascarinas (6.0). Garma shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Leonardo Alidani (1796) beat Rosendo Jr Bandal (FM, 2027), a +231-point gap.
Location
🇵ðŸ‡Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, Philippines
Dates
20 Mar 2026 → 24 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Titled players · 5
IM×3
FM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇵ðŸ‡Philippines×32
🇺🇸United States of America×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsIM Chito Garma led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.
Co-leaders
18
8
3
4
1
1
2
1
R8 · LEADER CHANGE24 Mar
IM Chito Garma takes the sole lead (7.0/8).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Chito Garma drew with IM Angelo Young (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM Chito Garma 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R6–R8)IM Rico Mascarinas 5 wins (R2–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMChito Garma | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2IMAngelo Young | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3IMRico Mascarinas | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Agrifino Camposano | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garma, ChitoIM | 2214 | PHI | +19N | +30B | +10N | =13B | =2N | +14B | +3N | +7B | 7.0 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 33.00 | 2341 | +9.7 |
| 2 | Young, AngeloIM | 2104 | PHI | +43B | +15N | =29N | +14B | =1B | +7N | +13N | =3B | 6.5 | 34.5 | 35.0 | 27.00 | 2256 | +14.5 |
| 3 | Mascarinas, RicoIM | 2226 | PHI | =8B | +23N | +17N | +29B | +13N | +4B | −1B | =2N | 6.0 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 26.75 | 2223 | +0.6 |
| 4 | Camposano, Agrifino | 1941 | PHI | =23B | =34N | +20B | +30N | +6B | −3N | +17B | +10N | 6.0 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 24.25 | 2094 | +7.4 |
| 5 | Fuentes, Mardonio | 1943 | PHI | +46N | +9B | −13N | −31B | +19N | +33B | +30N | +20B | 6.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 18.50 | 1375 | -4.2 |
| 6 | Mongcopa, Jason | 0 | PHI | −18N | +19B | +37N | +?B | −4N | =24B | +33N | +13B | 5.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 14.75 | 1895 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Alcala, Alvin | 2129 | PHI | +16N | −17B | +22N | +18B | +24N | −2B | +29N | −1N | 5.0 | 33.5 | 36.5 | 19.00 | 2063 | -12.4 |
| 8 | Conjuico, Edgar | 0 | PHI | =3N | +11B | −18N | +28B | =17N | =25N | =9B | +29B | 5.0 | 31.0 | 34.0 | 20.75 | 1943 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Tolentino, Gemon | 0 | PHI | +33B | −5N | +36B | +15N | =14N | −13B | =8N | +24B | 5.0 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 17.25 | 1835 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Virtudazo, Primitivo | 1962 | PHI | +44B | +36N | −1B | +12N | =33N | =29B | +18N | −4B | 5.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 13.75 | 1914 | -9.6 |
| 11 | Damuy, Raul | 1694 | PHI | =34B | −8N | =23B | +35N | =16B | =15N | +32B | +17N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 16.25 | 1688 | -0.2 |
| 12 | Alcantara, Geffrey | 0 | PHI | −17N | +26B | +?N | −10B | +34N | −20B | +31N | +30B | 5.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 11.50 | 1162 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Makinano, AnthonyFM | 2175 | PHI | +20B | +24N | +5B | =1N | −3B | +9N | −2B | −6N | 4.5 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 22.00 | 2055 | -13.6 |
| 14 | Alidani, Leonardo | 1796 | PHI | +40B | +45N | +21B | −2N | =9B | −1N | −16B | +23N | 4.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 11.00 | 1984 | +11.4 |
| 15 | Lao, Edmund | 1688 | PHI | +41N | −2B | =28N | −9B | +37N | =11B | =27N | +26B | 4.5 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 12.50 | 1813 | +15.6 |
| 16 | FIDE 521086125 | 0 | — | −7B | +40N | −25B | F | =11N | +26B | +14N | +28B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 15.00 | 1779 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Tapulgo, Josevito | 0 | PHI | +12B | +7N | −3B | =25N | =8B | +21N | −4N | −11B | 4.0 | 36.0 | 39.5 | 18.25 | 1920 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Acaling, Alfred III | 1914 | PHI | +6B | =27N | +8B | −7N | =25B | +23N | −10B | −19N | 4.0 | 31.5 | 35.0 | 17.50 | 1705 | -30.4 |
| 19 | De La Pena, Egay | 0 | PHI | −1B | −6N | +40B | +42N | −5B | F | +21N | +18B | 4.0 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 10.00 | 2025 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Dela Pena, Ric Raymund | 0 | PHI | −13N | +41B | −4N | F | +36B | +12N | +25B | −5N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 11.50 | 1808 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Bandal, Rosendo JrFM | 2027 | PHI | +35N | +28B | −14N | −33B | +26N | −17B | −19B | +27N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 12.50 | 996 | -15.8 |
| 22 | FIDE 5204550 | 0 | — | −31N | +42B | −7B | −34N | +?B | −32N | +41B | +40N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 1329 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Lubrido, Jonathan | 0 | PHI | =4N | −3B | =11N | +37B | +?N | −18B | =38N | −14B | 3.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 8.50 | 1746 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Mallari, Emmanuel | 1788 | PHI | +42N | −13B | +35B | +27N | −7B | =6N | −28B | −9N | 3.5 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 9.25 | 1352 | -8.4 |
| 25 | Flores, Reynaldo | 1842 | PHI | =26N | =31B | +16N | =17B | =18N | =8B | −20N | F | 3.5 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 14.25 | 1914 | +2.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 521033986 | 0 | — | =25B | −12N | +43B | +38N | −21B | −16N | +35B | −15N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 26.0 | 6.25 | 1579 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Somoza, Arnold | 0 | PHI | +?N | =18B | =31N | −24B | −30B | +35N | =15B | −21B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 7.75 | 1661 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Tevez, Drigo | 0 | PHI | F | −21N | =15B | −8N | +38B | +?B | +24N | −16N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 7.75 | 1834 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Dans, Dwight | 1937 | USA | F | +39N | =2B | −3N | +31B | =10N | −7B | −8N | 3.0 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 10.75 | 1912 | -3.2 |
| 30 | FIDE 521086117 | 0 | — | +?B | −1N | F | −4B | +27N | +31N | −5B | −12N | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 6.50 | 1233 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 521086206 | 0 | — | +22B | =25N | =27B | +5N | −29N | −30B | −12B | F | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 13.50 | 1907 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Mercado, Roy | 0 | PHI | F | −?B | −41N | +40N | +42B | +22B | −11N | −38B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 895 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 521086109 | 0 | — | −9N | F | +39B | +21N | =10B | −5N | −6B | F | 2.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 8.50 | 1977 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Paulin, Wyndell Poe | 0 | PHI | =11N | =4B | −?N | +22B | −12B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 9.50 | 1818 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 521086133 | 0 | — | −21B | F | −24N | −11B | +41N | −27B | −26N | +?N | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 1.00 | 1037 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Cabanag, Benedicto Jr | 1497 | PHI | +38N | −10B | −9N | +41B | −20N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 3.00 | 1097 | -3.2 |
| 37 | Gaitan, Jose Edmundo | 1656 | PHI | −39B | +44N | −6B | −23N | −15B | −42N | F | +41B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1.00 | 888 | -18.4 |
| 38 | FIDE 521086184 | 0 | — | −36B | =43N | F | −26B | −28N | F | =23B | +32N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 697 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 5261082 | 0 | — | +37N | −29B | −33N | F | +44B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 1797 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Nunez, Florencio | 0 | PHI | −14N | −16B | −19N | −32B | F | +?N | F | −22B | 1.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 0.00 | 996 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 521086176 | 0 | — | −15B | −20N | +32B | −36N | −35B | F | −22N | −37N | 1.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 3.00 | 814 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Oncita, Rico | 0 | PHI | −24B | −22N | F | −19B | −32N | +37B | F | −?B | 1.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.00 | 1722 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Duran, Joseph | 0 | PHI | −2N | =38B | −26N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 1304 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 521086141 | 0 | — | −10N | −37B | F | F | −39N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 1009 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 521086214 | 0 | — | F | −14B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 996 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 521086150 | 0 | — | −5B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1143 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lao, EdmundPHI+15.64.5 pts · #16
- 2Young, AngeloIMPHI+14.56.5 pts · #1
- 3Alidani, LeonardoPHI+11.44.5 pts · #21
Top rating losers
- 1Acaling, Alfred IIIPHI-30.44.0 pts · #29
- 2Gaitan, Jose EdmundoPHI-18.42.0 pts · #37
- 3Bandal, Rosendo JrFMPHI-15.84.0 pts · #38
Biggest upsets
- R3+231 Elo gap