PACE Standard FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 14 Years Old Under

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91 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 18 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in Robinsons Magnolia, Quezon City, Philippines. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1732, and top seed was Runhigh Yohan Instrella (🇵🇭 PHI, 1764).

Chelsea Bless Cabrera (🇵🇭 PHI, 1502) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Steve Nitafan (5.5) and Xymon Stephen Concepcion (5.0). Cabrera shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Althea Dominique Paredes (1480) beat Cyreine Jean Borce (1749), a +269-point gap.

Location

🇵🇭Robinsons Magnolia, Quezon City, Philippines

Dates

18 Apr 2026 → 19 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇭Runhigh Yohan Instrella1764

Avg top 10

1,732

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇵🇭Philippines×75

FIDE (no federation)×2

Top 3

🥇
Chelsea Bless Cabrera
🇵🇭PHI·1502
5.5pts·2431perf+107.2
🥈
Steve Nitafan
🇵🇭PHI·1617
5.5pts·2414perf+79.2
🥉
Xymon Stephen Concepcion
🇵🇭PHI
5.0pts·1715perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.5/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Cabrera5.5Nitafan5.5Ballao5Concepcion5Beltran5Balibalos4.5

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.5/6. Cabrera takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.0).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Chelsea Bless Cabrera 4 wins (R1–R4)Steve Nitafan 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Chelsea Bless Cabrera	*	—	—	½
2Steve Nitafan	—	*	—	—
3Marcus Dalton Ballao	—	—	*	—
4Xymon Stephen Concepcion	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Cabrera, Chelsea Bless	1502	PHI	+60N	+25B	+26B	+7N	=3N	+6B	5.5	21.0	23.5	21.00	2431	+107.2
2	Nitafan, Steve	1617	PHI	+78B	+42N	+14B	=22N	+23B	+15N	5.5	18.0	19.5	17.75	2414	+79.2
3	Concepcion, Xymon Stephen	0	PHI	+37B	+51N	+9B	+8N	=1B	=4B	5.0	23.0	26.0	20.75	1715	0.0
4	Beltran, King Xyan	1751	PHI	=24B	+79N	+12B	+39N	+22B	=3N	5.0	19.0	20.5	16.25	1715	-2.8
5	Ballao, Marcus Dalton	1714	PHI	+55N	+47B	=23N	+40B	=6N	+13B	5.0	18.0	20.5	16.50	1823	+30.0
6	Balibalos, Tito Lorenzo Sean	1500	PHI	+16N	+34B	+45B	+13N	=5B	−1N	4.5	22.0	25.0	17.00	1849	+107.6
7	Acaban, Nicholo Calix	1734	PHI	+46B	+44N	+17B	−1B	=25N	+27N	4.5	19.5	22.5	15.25	1746	+4.0
8	Balines, Neil Angelo	1729	PHI	+50N	=40B	+32N	−3B	+30N	+25B	4.5	18.5	21.5	15.00	1930	+37.6
9	Condes, Kale Darren	1629	PHI	+73N	+57B	−3N	+48B	=12N	+24B	4.5	18.0	20.0	13.00	2316	+41.2
10	Janaban, Jullio Angelo	1581	PHI	+75B	−14N	+59B	+56N	+45B	=19N	4.5	16.0	18.0	12.00	1717	+21.6
11	Yamson, Charly Jhon	1645	PHI	+81B	=39N	−29B	+41N	+43B	+28N	4.5	16.0	17.5	12.50	1621	-5.6
12	Calma, Ayen Brix	0	PHI	+15B	+20B	−4N	+38N	=9B	=18N	4.0	21.5	25.0	15.75	1676	0.0
13	Dayrit, Gabriel Kurt	1723	PHI	+70B	+30N	+27B	−6B	+17N	−5N	4.0	20.5	23.0	13.50	1684	-9.6
14	Instrella, Runhigh Yohan	1764	PHI	+49N	+10B	−2N	+43N	−15B	+47B	4.0	20.0	23.0	13.50	1693	-20.4
15	Mallorca, Marquis Angelo	1621	PHI	−12N	+31B	+55N	+49B	+14N	−2B	4.0	20.0	22.5	13.00	1766	+30.4
16	Garcia, Ivan Resti	1764	PHI	−6B	+82N	=24B	+35N	=44B	+42N	4.0	17.5	18.5	10.75	1602	-37.6
17	Belen, James Matthew	1607	PHI	+76N	+41B	−7N	+58B	−13B	+44N	4.0	17.0	19.0	10.50	1626	+4.4
18	Mamangun, Soffia Joy	1634	PHI	+58N	+48B	−22N	+61B	=24N	=12B	4.0	16.5	19.0	11.75	1793	+22.0
19	Borce, Cyreine Jean	1749	PHI	−41N	+76B	+57N	=30B	+40N	=10B	4.0	16.5	18.5	11.50	1613	-32.8
20	Arcinue, Jeanne Marie	1588	PHI	+31B	−12N	+74B	−24N	+56B	+46N	4.0	16.5	18.5	11.00	1486	-10.8
21	Dionisio, Xian Yosef	1647	PHI	+72N	−23B	=41N	+77B	=39N	+22B	4.0	15.0	16.5	10.00	1395	-40.4
22	Rosano, Caleb Anthony	0	PHI	+88B	+38N	+18B	=2B	−4N	−21N	3.5	22.0	23.0	11.25	1676	0.0
23	Modesto, David Francis	1541	PHI	+54B	+21N	=5B	+29N	−2N	−26B	3.5	21.5	24.5	13.00	1643	+27.2
24	Salinas, Vance Asher	1497	PHI	=4N	+68B	=16N	+20B	=18B	−9N	3.5	21.5	24.0	13.00	1709	+67.2
25	Dacanay, Juancho Miguel	1609	PHI	+71B	−1N	+46B	+42N	=7B	−8N	3.5	20.5	22.5	10.25	1593	-4.4
26	Lopez, Alden Carl	1683	PHI	F	+35B	−1N	=27N	+29B	+23N	3.5	19.5	19.5	12.25	1688	+1.6
27	Lim, Eiliyah Ayaan	1545	PHI	+83N	+52B	−13N	=26B	+33N	−7B	3.5	18.5	19.5	9.25	1695	+38.8
28	Madeja, Elijah	0	PHI	−40N	+50B	=35N	+36B	+32N	−11B	3.5	18.0	21.0	11.75	1600	0.0
29	Teves, Cyrine Kate	1555	PHI	+85N	=33B	+11N	−23B	−26N	+64B	3.5	17.5	18.5	9.75	1554	-1.6
30	Rivera, Jared Zach	1562	PHI	+62N	−13B	+89N	=19N	−8B	+55B	3.5	17.5	18.0	7.50	1566	-1.2
31	Galvino, Chance Dixie	0	PHI	−20N	−15N	+84B	+57B	+48N	=34B	3.5	17.0	18.0	8.25	1571	0.0
32	Navarro, John Timothy	1627	PHI	+65B	=43N	−8B	+62N	−28B	+63N	3.5	16.0	18.5	9.00	1598	-4.4
33	Aninao, Geoff Riam	1695	PHI	+56B	=29N	−39B	+63N	−27B	+49B	3.5	15.5	18.0	9.75	1537	-42.0
34	Garcia, Kate Nathalie	1596	PHI	+82B	−6N	−56B	+71N	+50B	=31N	3.5	15.5	16.5	7.75	1478	-12.8
35	Isagon, Christian Dexler	1550	PHI	+89B	−26N	=28B	−16B	+77N	+59N	3.5	15.0	15.5	6.25	924	-22.0
36	Bascon, Sherwin	1632	PHI	+59B	=63N	−43B	−28N	+62B	+58N	3.5	14.0	16.5	8.75	1341	-30.8
37	Buenaventura, Axel	1616	PHI	−3N	−77B	+64N	=65B	+78N	+68B	3.5	14.0	15.5	7.75	2347	+16.0
38	Decasa Basilio, Lionel	1595	PHI	+91N	−22B	+80N	−12B	=55N	+61B	3.5	14.0	14.0	5.25	1668	+7.2
39	Brillantes, Sean	1548	PHI	+67N	=11B	+33N	−4B	=21B	F	3.0	20.0	22.5	10.25	1684	+29.2
40	Clarito, Kyle Jhazmin	1568	PHI	+28B	=8N	+63B	−5N	−19B	=43N	3.0	20.0	22.5	9.75	1580	+2.4
41	Paredes, Althea Dominique	1480	PHI	+19B	−17N	=21B	−11B	+67N	=51N	3.0	19.5	22.0	10.00	1575	+25.2
42	Maravilla, Amber Mariana	1529	PHI	+64N	−2B	+52N	−25B	+54N	−16B	3.0	19.0	21.5	8.50	1464	-13.2
43	Ibe, Hannah Zechariah	1531	PHI	+90N	=32B	+36N	−14B	−11N	=40B	3.0	18.5	19.0	7.25	1575	+10.8
44	Rodrigo, James Jared	1577	PHI	+69N	−7B	=77N	+67B	=16N	−17B	3.0	17.5	19.0	7.75	1429	-20.4
45	Karl Ashton Fratkin	1638	PHI	+80N	+61B	−6N	+47B	−10N	F	3.0	17.5	19.0	7.00	1544	-20.8
46	Navarro, Gael Adam	1475	PHI	−7N	+69B	−25N	+66B	+60N	−20B	3.0	17.0	19.5	7.50	844	-34.0
47	Tapero, Mateo Yosef	1557	PHI	+66B	−5N	+65B	−45N	+74B	−14N	3.0	17.0	19.0	7.00	905	-36.4
48	Mack Lee, Aizyleen	1529	PHI	+84B	−18N	+53B	−9N	−31B	+74N	3.0	17.0	18.0	6.00	832	-28.8
49	Despoy, Jianlie	1499	FID	−14B	+75N	+88B	−15N	+53B	−33N	3.0	16.5	17.5	6.00	1500	-0.8
50	Bragais, Magnus Hendrix	1456	PHI	−8B	−28N	+75B	+69N	−34N	+73B	3.0	16.0	18.0	6.50	862	-19.2
51	Gaw, Owen Ethan	1585	PHI	+77N	−3B	−58N	=60B	+65N	=41B	3.0	15.5	17.0	6.75	1471	-6.4
52	Sese, Leandro	1637	PHI	+74B	−27N	−42B	−59N	+76B	+71N	3.0	13.0	15.0	6.00	738	-50.8
53	Vergara, Kian Paul Luis	0	PHI	−57N	+73B	−48N	+80B	−49N	+72B	3.0	12.5	14.0	5.50	716	0.0
54	Ronda, Ron Vincent	0	PHI	−23N	+72B	−61N	+81N	−42B	+80B	3.0	12.5	14.0	5.00	735	0.0
55	De Leon, Margarette Louise	1413	PHI	−5B	+66N	−15B	+83N	=38B	−30N	2.5	18.5	19.5	5.25	1301	-17.6
56	Patropez, Shane	0	PHI	−33N	+85B	+34N	−10B	−20N	=60B	2.5	18.0	19.0	5.75	1423	0.0
57	Sundiam, Anstrong Galilei	1522	PHI	+53B	−9N	−19B	−31N	+82B	=66N	2.5	17.5	18.5	5.25	889	-22.4
58	Balingasa, Daehan Joseph	0	PHI	−18B	+84N	+51B	−17N	=68N	−36B	2.5	17.0	18.0	5.25	1452	0.0
59	Benito, Brylle Mikhail	0	PHI	−36N	+86B	−10N	+52B	=61N	−35B	2.5	17.0	18.0	5.25	1438	0.0
60	Vinalon, Matthew	0	PHI	−1B	=71N	+78B	=51N	−46B	=56N	2.5	16.0	17.5	5.25	1248	0.0
61	Janaban, Julio Jr	1536	PHI	+87B	−45N	+54B	−18N	=59B	−38N	2.5	16.0	17.0	5.25	823	-46.0
62	Manrique, Ruden Aire	0	PHI	−30B	=70N	+79B	−32B	−36N	+81N	2.5	14.5	16.0	4.25	1240	0.0
63	Banguilan, Elijah Johan	1538	PHI	+86N	=36B	−40N	−33B	+89N	−32B	2.5	14.5	15.0	3.25	1309	-40.0
64	Uy, Jorgina Verone	0	PHI	−42B	=78N	−37B	+79N	+70B	−29N	2.5	14.0	15.5	4.75	1338	0.0
65	Arkin Caballero	0	PHI	−32N	+90B	−47N	=37N	−51B	+89B	2.5	13.5	14.0	2.75	1274	0.0
66	Mendez, Sophia Nathalie	0	PHI	−47N	−55B	+73N	−46N	+79B	=57B	2.5	13.0	14.5	4.75	1170	0.0
67	Paradero, Raya Georgette	0	PHI	−39B	+81N	=70B	−44N	−41B	+78N	2.5	13.0	14.5	4.25	1183	0.0
68	Lo, Charlie Anne	1547	PHI	=79B	−24N	=71B	+82N	=58B	−37N	2.5	13.0	14.0	4.00	757	-38.8
69	FIDE 521086958	0	—	−44B	−46N	+72N	−50B	=80N	+77B	2.5	12.5	14.0	4.25	702	0.0
70	Taopa, Liz Dominique	1425	PHI	−13N	=62B	=67N	=89B	−64N	+90B	2.5	12.0	12.5	3.25	923	-6.0
71	Cosme, Liam Russel	0	FID	−25N	=60B	=68N	−34B	+84N	−52B	2.0	15.0	16.0	3.50	1275	0.0
72	Alarcon, Samuel	0	PHI	−21B	−54N	−69B	+75N	+83B	−53N	2.0	14.5	15.5	3.00	846	0.0
73	FIDE 521086915	0	—	−9B	−53N	−66B	+85N	+87B	−50N	2.0	14.0	15.0	2.00	743	0.0
74	Baldenero, Liam Ezekiel	0	PHI	−52N	+83B	−20N	+90B	−47N	−48B	2.0	14.0	14.5	1.50	778	0.0
75	Leabres, Jon Eduardo	0	PHI	−10N	−49B	−50N	−72B	+86B	+87N	2.0	13.5	14.5	2.00	712	0.0
76	Dacanay, Xander Yuan	0	PHI	−17B	−19N	−83B	+86N	−52N	+85B	2.0	13.0	14.0	2.00	865	0.0
77	Lavador, Zoie Hope	0	PHI	−51B	+37N	=44B	−21N	−35B	−69N	1.5	17.0	19.5	5.00	1446	0.0
78	FIDE 521086923	0	—	−2N	=64B	−60N	+87N	−37B	−67B	1.5	16.5	17.5	2.25	817	0.0
79	Paredes, Orion Kit	0	PHI	=68N	−4B	−62N	−64B	−66N	+83N	1.5	15.0	16.0	2.25	1456	0.0
80	FIDE 521081654	0	—	−45B	+87N	−38B	−53N	=69B	−54N	1.5	15.0	16.0	2.25	817	0.0
81	FIDE 521070857	0	—	−11N	−67B	+85N	−54B	=90N	−62B	1.5	13.5	14.0	1.25	845	0.0
82	FIDE 521063575	0	—	−34N	−16B	+86N	−68B	−57N	−84B	1.0	13.5	14.5	1.00	807	0.0
83	FIDE 521086982	0	—	−27B	−74N	+76N	−55B	−72N	−79B	1.0	12.0	13.5	2.00	680	0.0
84	FIDE 521031797	0	—	−48N	−58B	−31N	F	−71B	+82N	1.0	12.0	12.0	1.00	728	0.0
85	FIDE 521086974	0	—	−29B	−56N	−81B	−73B	+91N	−76N	1.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	755	0.0
86	FIDE 521086990	0	—	−63B	−59N	−82B	−76B	−75N	+91B	1.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	738	0.0
87	FIDE 521087008	0	—	−61N	−80B	+91N	−78B	−73N	−75B	1.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	736	0.0
88	Anacio, Jewelle Iris	1693	PHI	−22N	+91B	−49N	F	F	F	1.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	699	-30.0
89	FIDE 521024413	0	—	−35N	F	−30B	=70N	−63B	−65N	0.5	14.5	14.5	1.25	1197	0.0
90	FIDE 521073414	0	—	−43B	−65N	F	−74N	=81B	−70N	0.5	11.5	11.5	0.75	678	0.0
91	FIDE 521086931	0	—	−38B	−88N	−87B	F	−85B	−86N	0.0	7.5	8.5	0.00	845	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Balibalos, Tito Lorenzo SeanPHI
+107.6
4.5 pts · #3
2Cabrera, Chelsea BlessPHI
+107.2
5.5 pts · #7
3Nitafan, StevePHI
+79.2
5.5 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Sese, LeandroPHI
-50.8
3.0 pts · #62
2Janaban, Julio JrPHI
-46.0
2.5 pts · #83
3Aninao, Geoff RiamPHI
-42.0
3.5 pts · #23

Biggest upsets

R1+269 Elo gap
Paredes, Althea Dominique1480 beat Borce, Cyreine Jean1749
R1+264 Elo gap
Balibalos, Tito Lorenzo Sean1500 beat Garcia, Ivan Resti1764
R4+232 Elo gap
Cabrera, Chelsea Bless1502 beat Acaban, Nicholo Calix1734