Philippine National Youth and Schools Chess Championship U17 Girls
Open SwissStandard
9 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 1114, and top seed was LJ Getubig (🇵🇭 PHI, 1824).
LJ Getubig (🇵🇭 PHI, 1824) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Iana Angela Sotaridona (4.5) and Franiel Angela Magpily (3.0). Getubig shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
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
Federations · 1 represented
🇵🇭Philippines×9
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
4
2
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2
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Getubig takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (10.5).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
LJ Getubig drew with Iana Angela Sotaridona (White).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
LJ Getubig went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1LJ Getubig | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Iana Angela Sotaridona | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Franiel Angela Magpily | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Aliyah Venice F. Aguilar | — | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Getubig, LJ | 1824 | PHI | +7B | +8N | =2B | +3N | +5B | 4.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 9.25 | 2031 | +34.4 |
| 2 | Sotaridona, Iana Angela | 1806 | PHI | +9N | +3B | =1N | +4B | +7N | 4.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 8.75 | 1993 | +32.4 |
| 3 | Magpily, Franiel Angela | 1803 | PHI | +4B | −2N | +7B | −1B | +8N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1611 | -29.6 |
| 4 | Aguilar, Aliyah Venice F. | 0 | PHI | −3N | F | +5B | −2N | +9B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1656 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Bernil, Faith Jove | 1592 | PHI | −6N | +9B | −4N | +8B | −1N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1623 | +2.8 |
| 6 | Aninon, Kirstie Aldenor | 0 | PHI | +5B | −7N | −8B | =9N | F | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.25 | 1531 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Ebro, Abby Vale | 1580 | PHI | −1N | +6B | −3N | F | −2B | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.50 | 1010 | -25.2 |
| 8 | Ibarra, Psalm Mariyah | 0 | PHI | F | −1B | +6N | −5N | −3B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 939 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Bulfa, Kirstin Blaire | 1422 | PHI | −2B | −5N | F | =6B | −4N | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 899 | -14.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Getubig, LJPHI+34.44.5 pts · #1
- 2Sotaridona, Iana AngelaPHI+32.44.5 pts · #2
- 3Bernil, Faith JovePHI+2.82.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Magpily, Franiel AngelaPHI-29.63.0 pts · #6
- 2Ebro, Abby ValePHI-25.21.0 pts · #7
- 3Bulfa, Kirstin BlairePHI-14.80.5 pts · #8