Philippine National Youth and Schools Chess Championship U11 Girls
18 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 20 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, Philippines. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 446, and top seed was Ellysa Therese Margaux Maru (🇵🇠PHI, 1660).
Ellysa Therese Margaux Maru (🇵🇠PHI, 1660) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Shekienna Dawn Zerna (5.0) and Kattaleyah Malinao (5.0). Maru shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 3 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
3 players finish on 5.0/6. Maru takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.5).
Shekienna Dawn Zerna drew with Kattaleyah Malinao (White).
Shekienna Dawn Zerna 3 wins (R4–R6)Kattaleyah Malinao 3 wins (R2–R4)Ellysa Therese Margaux Maru 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Shekienna Dawn Zerna | * | ½ | — | ½ |
| 2Kattaleyah Malinao | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Ellysa Therese Margaux Maru | — | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Margaret Silva | ½ | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maru, Ellysa Therese Margaux | 1660 | PHI | +8B | +9N | +7B | +5N | =3B | =4N | 5.0 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 17.75 | 2201 | +7.2 |
| 2 | Zerna, Shekienna Dawn | 1401 | PHI | =3B | +17N | =4B | +8N | +7B | +5N | 5.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 16.75 | 2201 | +20.0 |
| 3 | Malinao, Kattaleyah | 0 | PHI | =2N | +?B | +11N | +6B | =1N | +?B | 5.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 12.00 | 1531 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Silva, Margaret | 0 | PHI | +?N | =16B | =2N | +?B | +13N | =1B | 4.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 9.25 | 1531 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Morier Hernandez, ALIA MADELEINE REMI | 1400 | FID | +12N | +6B | +13N | −1B | +10N | −2B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 23.0 | 13.00 | 731 | -27.2 |
| 6 | FIDE 5293472 | 0 | — | +?B | −5N | +9B | −3N | +8B | +7N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 9.00 | 601 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Bernal, Lily Filippa | 0 | FID | +14B | +10N | −1N | +11B | −2N | −6B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 23.0 | 9.00 | 731 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Grey, Anika | 0 | PHI | −1N | +?B | +14N | −2B | −6N | +?B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.00 | 731 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Pagayona, Amarah Belle | 0 | PHI | +?N | −1B | −6N | +12B | −16N | +?B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 860 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 5291119 | 0 | — | F | −7B | +12N | +?N | −5B | +11B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 601 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 521086230 | 0 | — | +17B | +?N | −3B | −7N | +?B | −10N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 1564 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Olendo, Suzaine Anikah | 0 | PHI | −5B | +?N | −10B | −9N | +?B | +17N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 601 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Tubio, Edeline Venice Virtudez | 0 | PHI | +?B | +?N | −5B | +?N | −4B | −14N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 1473 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 521036039 | 0 | — | −7N | F | −8B | +18N | +?B | +13B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1564 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 521062021 | 0 | — | −16N | +?B | −?B | +17N | −?B | +?N | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1564 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 521079498 | 0 | — | +15B | =4N | −?B | −?N | +9B | −?N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.25 | 744 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 521086222 | 0 | — | −11N | −2B | +?N | −15B | +?N | −12B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 601 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 521081743 | 0 | — | −?B | −?N | F | −14B | −?N | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 744 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Zerna, Shekienna DawnPHI+20.05.0 pts · #1
- 2Maru, Ellysa Therese MargauxPHI+7.25.0 pts · #5
- 3Grey, AnikaPHI0.03.0 pts · #15
- 1Morier Hernandez, ALIA MADELEINE REMIFID-27.24.0 pts · #16
- 2Grey, AnikaPHI0.03.0 pts · #15
- 3FIDE 52934720.04.0 pts · #11