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Philippine National Youth and Schools Chess Championship U17 Boys

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13 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, Philippines. Top 10 Elo average was 1777, and top seed was Joemel Narzabal (🇵🇭 PHI, 2028).

Joemel Narzabal (🇵🇭 PHI, 2028) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Mark Alfonso L. Azaola (3.5) and Gabriel Ryan Paradero (3.5). Narzabal shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Mark Alfonso L. Azaola (1738) beat Davin Sean Romualdez (1848), a +110-point gap.

Location
🇵🇭Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, Philippines
Dates
20 Mar 2026 → 22 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇵🇭Joemel Narzabal2028
Avg top 10
1,777
Participants
13
Federations · 1 represented
🇵🇭Philippines×13
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 4 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.

Co-leaders
3
2
3
4
4
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 3.5/5. Narzabal takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).

R2–R4 · WIN STREAK

Mark Alfonso L. Azaola won 3 in a row (R2–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Narzabal, Joemel2028PHI+2B+13N=5B=4N=3N3.513.513.58.501878-24.5
2Azaola, Mark Alfonso L.1738PHI1N+12B+9N+7B=4B3.511.011.05.751939+52.0
3Paradero, Gabriel Ryan1858PHI=7N=10B+11N+5N=1B3.510.512.08.251867+7.6
4Oncita, Sumer Justine1754PHI=10N+9B+8N=1B=2N3.510.512.07.751922+45.2
5Pamplona, King Lanz1784PHI+12N+8B=1N3B=7N3.011.511.55.001867+22.0
6Ahito, Marl Edwynne1674PHI=9N=7B=10N=11B+12N3.07.07.03.501719+12.8
7Castino, Paulo Efren1710PHI=3B=6N+13B2N=5B2.513.013.04.751676-8.4
8Florentino, Marcus Gavrie1771PHI+11B5N4B+13N9B2.09.59.51.501551-45.2
9Romualdez, Davin Sean1848PHI=6B4N2BF+8N1.512.012.03.501647-44.8
10Elopre, Fritz Dwyre1480PHI=4B=3N=6BFF1.510.010.05.001762+39.6
11Balvestamin, David James1589PHI8NF3B=6N+13B1.58.58.51.501494-12.4
12Batadlan, Michaell Jay1609PHI5B2NFF6B0.011.011.00.00932-40.4
13Azaola, Matteo0PHIF1B7N8B11N0.09.59.50.009740.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets