Philippine National Youth and Schools Chess Championship U11 Boys

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38 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 1683, and top seed was Lance Angelo Bangero (🇵🇭 PHI, 1754).

Danry Seth Romualdez (🇵🇭 PHI, 1725) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Mark Jeross Albert (6.0) and Allen Albor (5.5). Romualdez broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Tyrone Angelo Serna (1563) beat Lance Angelo Bangero (1754), a +191-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

🇵🇭Lance Angelo Bangero1754

Avg top 10

1,683

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇵🇭Philippines×33

Top 3

🥇
Danry Seth Romualdez
🇵🇭PHI·1725
6.5pts·2056perf+78.4
🥈
Mark Jeross Albert
🇵🇭PHI·1664
6.0pts·1917perf+81.6
🥉
Allen Albor
🇵🇭PHI·1659
5.5pts·1808perf+46.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Danry Seth Romualdez led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Romualdez6.5Albert6Albor5.5Sanido5Icalina5Reyes5

R7–R7 · LEAD HELD

Danry Seth Romualdez held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Danry Seth Romualdez drew with Mark Jeross Albert (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Danry Seth Romualdez 5 wins (R1–R5)Mark Jeross Albert 5 wins (R1–R5)Allen Albor 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Danry Seth Romualdez	*	½	1	1
2Mark Jeross Albert	½	*	½	1
3Allen Albor	0	½	*	—
4Marco Polo Sanido	0	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Romualdez, Danry Seth	1725	PHI	+27B	+6N	+3B	+5B	+4N	=2N	+10B	6.5	30.5	33.0	30.00	2056	+78.4
2	Albert, Mark Jeross	1664	PHI	+29B	+18N	+7B	+4B	+5N	=1B	=3N	6.0	30.5	33.0	27.00	1917	+81.6
3	Albor, Allen	1659	PHI	+23N	+20B	−1N	+12B	+10N	+7N	=2B	5.5	28.5	31.5	22.00	1808	+46.8
4	Sanido, Marco Polo	1692	PHI	+19B	+17N	+22B	−2N	−1B	+13N	+9B	5.0	28.5	31.5	19.00	1642	-11.2
5	Icalina, Navi	1673	PHI	+28N	+13B	+9B	−1N	−2B	+17N	+16N	5.0	28.5	31.0	18.50	1660	-1.6
6	Reyes, Levon Ysrael	1539	PHI	+36N	−1B	+33N	=9B	+20N	+11N	=7B	5.0	24.5	26.5	15.75	1667	+20.0
7	Magsalay, Kyros Andrei	1699	PHI	+25N	+12B	−2N	+15B	+22N	−3B	=6N	4.5	27.5	30.5	16.50	1616	-24.0
8	Geroche, Narion Kersie D	0	PHI	=11B	−21N	=?B	+26N	+18B	+22N	=14B	4.5	21.0	21.0	14.00	1619	0.0
9	Satiniaman, Euhan	0	PHI	+21B	+16B	−5N	=6N	=14B	+20B	−4N	4.0	26.5	29.5	15.00	1585	0.0
10	Bangero, Lance Angelo	1754	PHI	+35B	−22N	+14B	+21N	−3B	+15N	−1N	4.0	26.0	28.0	13.00	1558	-51.6
11	Bernil, Zeus Mael	1578	PHI	=8N	+31B	=15N	+13B	=16N	−6B	=12N	4.0	25.5	28.0	14.75	1520	-16.0
12	Galoy, Justin	1476	PHI	+34B	−7N	+27B	−3N	+19B	=14N	=11B	4.0	24.5	26.5	12.50	1467	-2.4
13	Pineda, Liander Cletherow	1432	PHI	+26B	−5N	+19B	−11N	+24B	−4B	+34N	4.0	24.0	26.0	12.00	847	-27.2
14	Partosa, Lee Arzhel	1730	PHI	+33N	=15B	−10N	+28B	=9N	=12B	=8N	4.0	23.0	25.0	12.75	1451	-42.8
15	Abada, Al Godwin	1500	PHI	+37B	=14N	=11B	−7N	+27B	−10B	+21N	4.0	22.0	23.0	10.50	1497	-1.2
16	Credo, Nino Jose	1653	PHI	+24B	−9N	=35B	+29N	=11B	+21N	−5B	4.0	21.5	23.5	11.50	1433	-22.8
17	Sanoy, Zachary Owen	1491	PHI	+30N	−4B	=28N	=23B	+33N	−5B	+25N	4.0	21.0	23.0	10.25	882	-20.0
18	Malongo, Xzavier	1447	PHI	+38N	−2B	−24N	+32B	−8N	+36B	+23N	4.0	21.0	22.0	8.50	842	-10.0
19	Cataylo, Karlsten	0	PHI	−4N	+30B	−13N	+31B	−12N	+33B	+28N	4.0	20.5	22.5	9.50	733	0.0
20	Aladino, Jhon Patrick	0	PHI	+?B	−3N	=29B	+35N	−6B	−9N	+30B	3.5	21.5	21.5	5.75	786	0.0
21	Cendana, Zion Arthur	0	PHI	−9N	+8B	+31N	−10B	+23N	−16B	−15B	3.0	23.5	26.0	10.00	835	0.0
22	Serna, Tyrone Angelo	1563	PHI	+32B	+10B	−4N	+24N	−7B	−8B	F	3.0	23.5	23.5	9.50	1589	+4.0
23	Elciario, Sam Jerico	0	PHI	−3B	=?N	+34B	=17N	−21B	+27N	−18B	3.0	21.0	21.0	6.50	1251	0.0
24	FIDE 521014191	0	—	−16N	+?N	+18B	−22B	−13N	−25B	+33N	3.0	20.0	20.0	6.00	1330	0.0
25	Carpentero, Reign Gian	0	PHI	−7B	−34N	+37B	−?N	+26B	+24N	−17B	3.0	17.5	17.5	7.00	795	0.0
26	Sacay, Drake Elizear	0	PHI	−13N	−28B	+36N	−8B	−25N	+37B	+?N	3.0	17.0	17.0	3.00	632	0.0
27	FIDE 521042543	0	—	−1N	+36B	−12N	+30B	−15N	−23B	=32N	2.5	22.5	24.5	5.75	766	0.0
28	Concepcion, Lyconson Conrad	0	PHI	−5B	+26N	=17B	−14N	+29B	−?N	−19B	2.5	22.5	22.5	7.50	1358	0.0
29	Diaz, Summer Stealth	0	PHI	−2N	+38B	=20N	−16B	−28N	−30B	+37N	2.5	19.5	20.5	3.75	847	0.0
30	FIDE 521086281	0	—	−17B	−19N	+?B	−27N	=31B	+29N	−20N	2.5	19.0	19.0	3.75	691	0.0
31	Villaflor, Fred Joseph	0	PHI	+?B	−11N	−21B	−19N	=30N	−32B	+38B	2.5	17.0	17.0	2.25	778	0.0
32	Kadusale, Lhoverthyne	0	PHI	−22N	−35N	+38B	−18N	−34B	+31N	=27B	2.5	16.0	17.0	4.75	705	0.0
33	Bahandi, Genesis Adrean	0	PHI	−14B	+37N	−6B	+34N	−17B	−19N	−24B	2.0	22.0	23.0	3.00	787	0.0
34	Paeres, Ma-El	0	PHI	−12N	+25B	−23N	−33B	+32N	F	−13B	2.0	18.5	20.5	5.50	654	0.0
35	Bad-An, Francis Antoine	0	PHI	−10N	+32B	=16N	−20B	=?B	F	F	2.0	18.0	18.0	4.50	1510	0.0
36	Maldia, Anthony Edward	0	PHI	−6B	−27N	−26B	+38N	+?B	−18N	F	2.0	17.5	17.5	1.00	693	0.0
37	FIDE 521061980	0	—	−15N	−33B	−25N	−?N	+38B	−26N	−29B	1.0	15.5	15.5	1.00	700	0.0
38	FIDE 521062030	0	—	−18B	−29N	−32N	−36B	−37N	+?B	−31N	1.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	647	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Albert, Mark JerossPHI
+81.6
6.0 pts · #2
2Romualdez, Danry SethPHI
+78.4
6.5 pts · #1
3Albor, AllenPHI
+46.8
5.5 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Bangero, Lance AngeloPHI
-51.6
4.0 pts · #10
2Partosa, Lee ArzhelPHI
-42.8
4.0 pts · #12
3Pineda, Liander CletherowPHI
-27.2
4.0 pts · #35

Biggest upsets

R2+191 Elo gap
Serna, Tyrone Angelo1563 beat Bangero, Lance Angelo1754