Philippine National Youth and Schools Chess Championship U13 Boys

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34 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 20 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, Philippines. Top 10 Elo average was 1662, and top seed was Glysdi Just Gaid (🇵🇭 PHI, 1762).

Carmelo Yanong (🇵🇭 PHI, 1721) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Neil Angelo Balines (5.5) and Casey Josh Barinan (5.5). Yanong won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Chriz Joshua Palis (1546) beat Glysdi Just Gaid (1762), a +216-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 · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇭Glysdi Just Gaid1762

Avg top 10

1,662

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇵🇭Philippines×33

Top 3

🥇
Carmelo Yanong
🇵🇭PHI·1721
5.5pts·1772perf+14.8
🥈
Neil Angelo Balines
🇵🇭PHI·1702
5.5pts·1804perf+38.0
🥉
Casey Josh Barinan
🇵🇭PHI·1595
5.5pts·1854perf+81.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 3 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Balines5.5Barinan5.5Yanong5.5Chua5Palis5Albert5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 5.5/7. Yanong takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Neil Angelo Balines 3 wins (R3–R5)Casey Josh Barinan 3 wins (R1–R3)Carmelo Yanong 4 wins (R4–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Neil Angelo Balines	*	—	—	½
2Casey Josh Barinan	—	*	—	½
3Carmelo Yanong	—	—	*	1
4Aedan Gavin Chua	½	½	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Yanong, Carmelo	1721	PHI	+8N	=14B	−10N	+5B	+13N	+15B	+4B	5.5	26.5	30.0	24.00	1772	+14.8
2	Balines, Neil Angelo	1702	PHI	+21N	−20B	+16N	+6B	+11N	=4N	+7B	5.5	25.0	28.0	22.50	1804	+38.0
3	Barinan, Casey Josh	1595	PHI	+28N	+12B	+22N	=10B	=4B	=7N	+14B	5.5	24.5	27.0	20.25	1854	+81.6
4	Chua, Aedan Gavin	1634	PHI	+30N	+6B	+20N	+7B	=3N	=2B	−1N	5.0	29.0	31.0	20.00	1767	+44.0
5	Palis, Chriz Joshua	1546	PHI	+33B	−11N	+18B	−1N	+12N	+17B	+10N	5.0	24.5	26.0	16.50	1738	+52.8
6	Albert, Jerrick Roose	1562	PHI	+27B	−4N	+25B	−2N	+30B	+21N	+11B	5.0	22.5	24.5	14.00	1631	+19.2
7	Miparanum, Azrel Jacob	1710	PHI	+25B	+9N	+11B	−4N	+15B	=3B	−2N	4.5	28.0	30.5	17.25	1686	-6.4
8	Torres, Zhaick Lucas	1495	PHI	−1B	+34N	=17B	−13N	+23B	+24N	+15N	4.5	22.0	23.5	12.25	1624	+20.4
9	Adalia, John Welbert	1561	PHI	+24N	−7B	+29N	+12B	=10N	−11B	+25N	4.5	21.5	23.5	13.00	1658	+32.0
10	Bagaybagayan, Jo Sean	1658	PHI	+29B	=13N	+1B	=3N	=9B	=14N	−5B	4.0	28.5	30.5	16.50	1629	-7.6
11	Suico, Seth David	1606	PHI	+31N	+5B	−7N	+20B	−2B	+9N	−6N	4.0	27.5	29.5	14.50	1606	0.0
12	Gaid, Glysdi Just	1762	PHI	+16B	−3N	+13B	−9N	−5B	+29B	+22N	4.0	25.5	27.5	12.50	1543	-65.6
13	Claver, Clarence Angelo	0	PHI	+26N	=10B	−12N	+8B	−1B	=16N	+21B	4.0	24.5	27.0	13.75	1616	0.0
14	Gasiong, Isaiah Kaisier	1580	PHI	+32N	=1N	−15B	+24B	+20N	=10B	−3N	4.0	24.0	26.0	12.25	1551	-8.4
15	Amores, Amir	1569	PHI	=23N	+26B	+14N	+22B	−7N	−1N	−8B	3.5	24.5	27.0	11.00	1623	+17.6
16	Decasa Basilio, Lionel	1500	PHI	−12N	+31B	−2B	=18N	=19B	=13B	+26N	3.5	23.0	25.0	10.00	1560	+8.4
17	Trani, Mikael Adrien	1583	PHI	−18B	+23B	=8N	=21B	+29N	−5N	=19B	3.5	22.5	24.5	10.50	1476	-23.2
18	Elvira, Camilo Ynigo	0	PHI	+17N	−22B	−5N	=16B	−26N	+27B	+24B	3.5	20.0	22.5	10.25	1422	0.0
19	Buyo, Axsher Jan	0	PHI	−22N	=24B	=23N	=26B	=16N	+20B	=17N	3.5	18.5	21.0	10.50	1577	0.0
20	Cuda, Aike	1574	PHI	+34B	+2N	−4B	−11N	−14B	−19N	+30B	3.0	24.0	25.5	9.00	1433	-28.4
21	Partosa, Markjhel	1436	PHI	−2B	=27N	+33B	=17N	+22N	−6B	−13N	3.0	23.5	25.0	7.50	1528	+17.2
22	Operiano, Bince Rafael	1627	PHI	+19B	+18N	−3B	−15N	−21B	+30N	−12B	3.0	23.0	25.0	9.00	790	-87.6
23	Reynado, Keeon Kyle	0	PHI	=15B	−17N	=19B	=25N	−8N	=31B	+29N	3.0	19.5	21.5	7.75	1431	0.0
24	Villaflor, James Fredrich	0	PHI	−9B	=19N	+27B	−14N	+34B	−8B	−18N	2.5	22.5	24.0	5.75	745	0.0
25	Gonzales, Yael	1437	PHI	−7N	+28B	−6N	=23B	+27N	F	−9B	2.5	22.0	24.5	6.50	811	-33.2
26	Elopre, Van Sthylroy	1603	PHI	−13B	−15N	+28B	=19N	+18B	F	−16B	2.5	20.5	23.0	7.75	734	-47.6
27	Tangao, Gregg Andrie	0	PHI	−6N	=21B	−24N	+28N	−25B	−18N	+33B	2.5	19.0	20.5	5.50	1205	0.0
28	Dingal, Gerry Jr	0	PHI	−3B	−25N	−26N	−27B	=32N	+34B	+31N	2.5	17.0	18.5	4.50	745	0.0
29	Maru, Anthony Cris Elli	1432	PHI	−10N	+32B	−9B	+33N	−17B	−12N	−23B	2.0	21.0	22.5	3.50	841	-38.0
30	Acab, Crixalis Snow	0	PHI	−4B	−33N	+32B	+34N	−6N	−22B	−20N	2.0	19.5	21.0	3.50	798	0.0
31	FIDE 521086303	0	—	−11B	−16N	−34B	+32N	=33B	=23N	−28B	2.0	16.5	18.0	4.25	753	0.0
32	Octaviano, Jethro	0	PHI	−14B	−29N	−30N	−31B	=28B	+33N	=34N	2.0	14.0	15.5	3.50	706	0.0
33	Willkom, Gene Ivan	0	PHI	−5N	+30B	−21N	−29B	=31N	−32B	−27N	1.5	16.5	18.5	3.00	670	0.0
34	Pedregosa, Xyk	0	PHI	−20N	−8B	+31N	−30B	−24N	−28N	=32B	1.5	16.5	18.5	3.00	735	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Barinan, Casey JoshPHI
+81.6
5.5 pts · #2
2Palis, Chriz JoshuaPHI
+52.8
5.0 pts · #9
3Chua, Aedan GavinPHI
+44.0
5.0 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Operiano, Bince RafaelPHI
-87.6
3.0 pts · #34
2Gaid, Glysdi JustPHI
-65.6
4.0 pts · #10
3Elopre, Van SthylroyPHI
-47.6
2.5 pts · #27

Biggest upsets

R5+216 Elo gap
Palis, Chriz Joshua1546 beat Gaid, Glysdi Just1762
R4+201 Elo gap
Adalia, John Welbert1561 beat Gaid, Glysdi Just1762
R5+191 Elo gap
Partosa, Markjhel1436 beat Operiano, Bince Rafael1627