2026 National Age Group Chess Championship - Standard Event U16 Boys

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90 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Jun 2026 to 06 Jun 2026 in Olongapo City, Philippines. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1907, and top seed was John Peter Allen Cabales (🇵🇭 PHI, 2016).

Keith Adriane I. Ilar (🇵🇭 PHI, 1976) won with 8.0/9, ahead of John Peter Allen Cabales (7.0) and Jaymiel Piel (7.0). Ilar shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Abiel Bronto (1567) beat Dwayne Vincent Caneos (1945), a +378-point gap.

Location

🇵🇭Olongapo City, Philippines

Dates

04 Jun 2026 → 06 Jun 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇭John Peter Allen Cabales2016

Avg top 10

1,907

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇵🇭Philippines×79

FIDE (no federation)×1

Top 3

🥇
Keith Adriane I. Ilar
🇵🇭PHI·1976
8.0pts·2101perf+46.0
🥈
John Peter Allen Cabales
🇵🇭PHI·2016
7.0pts·2043perf+16.0
🥉
Jaymiel Piel
🇵🇭PHI·1916
7.0pts·2038perf+58.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Keith Adriane I. Ilar led from R9; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Ilar8Piel7Cabales7Alarma7Mahawan6.5Bangay6.5

R7 · LEADER CHANGE06 Jun

John Peter Allen Cabales takes the sole lead (6.5/7).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Keith Adriane I. Ilar beat Jaymiel Piel (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Keith Adriane I. Ilar 3+5 wins (R1–R3, R5–R9)Jaymiel Piel 6 wins (R1–R6)John Peter Allen Cabales 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Keith Adriane I. Ilar	*	1	1	—
2Jaymiel Piel	0	*	0	1
3John Peter Allen Cabales	0	1	*	½
4Richard Haiden Alarma	—	0	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ilar, Keith Adriane I.	1976	PHI	+43B	+39N	+45B	−5N	+10B	+27N	+15B	+3N	+2B	8.0	46.0	50.5	44.00	2101	+46.0
2	Cabales, John Peter Allen	2016	PHI	+21B	+19N	+29B	=4N	+12B	+16N	+3N	=5B	−1N	7.0	51.0	56.0	41.25	2043	+16.0
3	Piel, Jaymiel	1916	PHI	+77B	+40N	+20B	+7N	+4B	+5N	−2B	−1B	+13N	7.0	51.0	54.0	39.00	2038	+58.0
4	Alarma, Richard Haiden	1876	PHI	+85N	+26B	+18N	=2B	−3N	+9B	+37N	=7B	+5N	7.0	48.5	51.0	37.25	1974	+46.4
5	Mahawan, Cyrus Luis	1843	PHI	+30N	+47B	+27N	+1B	+6N	−3B	+41N	=2N	−4B	6.5	50.0	54.5	37.00	1943	+52.4
6	Bangay, Herson	1745	PHI	+57B	+33N	+38B	+8N	−5B	−15N	+32B	=11N	+16B	6.5	44.5	48.5	33.50	1874	+63.6
7	Romualdez, Davin Sean	1804	PHI	+64B	+32N	+28B	−3B	−41N	+21N	+27B	=4N	+25B	6.5	44.5	48.0	33.00	1861	+31.6
8	Sarzuelo, Caleb	1817	PHI	=63N	+42B	+50N	−6B	+19N	−37B	+30N	+17B	+15N	6.5	41.0	44.5	31.75	1752	-21.6
9	Caubang, Lance	1729	PHI	+71B	−38N	=22B	+34N	+33B	−4N	+40B	+52N	=11B	6.0	41.5	45.0	27.75	1725	+0.4
10	Encado, Reinvier Lance	1637	PHI	−59N	+76B	+83N	+14B	−1N	=23B	+44N	=18B	+29N	6.0	41.5	44.0	26.50	1918	+102.8
11	Tolosa, Christian	1816	PHI	=42N	+63B	=44N	+55B	−15N	+62B	+17N	=6B	=9N	6.0	40.0	43.5	27.25	1747	-24.8
12	Macabulos, Pat Ferdolf	1776	PHI	+56N	+55B	=15N	+62B	−2N	=41B	+50N	−13B	+36N	6.0	40.0	43.5	25.50	1820	+21.6
13	Caneos, Dwayne Vincent	1945	PHI	−37N	+71B	+77N	+60B	−27N	+40N	+39B	+12N	−3B	6.0	39.0	42.0	25.50	1792	-54.4
14	Azuela, David Leonard	1816	PHI	=65B	=22N	+53B	−10N	=31N	=55B	+73N	+37B	+28B	6.0	37.5	41.0	26.00	1696	-39.6
15	Young, Lord Yofiel	1687	PHI	+51B	+90N	=12B	=24N	+11B	+6B	−1N	=25N	−8B	5.5	48.0	49.0	26.00	1810	+44.8
16	Faeldonia, Jerick	1997	PHI	+48N	=50B	=17N	+39B	+29N	−2B	=18N	+41B	−6N	5.5	43.0	47.0	26.00	1811	-61.6
17	Gabrillo, Vince Mark	0	PHI	=52B	+58N	=16B	=20N	+28B	+24N	−11B	−8N	+40B	5.5	42.5	46.5	26.50	1797	0.0
18	Mogrogaba, Zack	1713	PHI	+35B	+53N	−4B	=33N	=38B	+51N	=16B	=10N	=22B	5.5	42.5	46.5	26.25	1657	-21.2
19	Fua, Marc Justinn	1683	PHI	+66B	−2B	+56N	=38N	−8B	=22N	=21B	+43B	+37N	5.5	42.0	45.5	24.25	1674	-4.4
20	Del Mundo, Zeyus Kyle	1694	PHI	+46N	+31B	−3N	=17B	=62N	−30B	+61N	+56B	=26N	5.5	40.5	44.0	24.75	1610	-26.8
21	Galicia, Eumir Isaac	1574	PHI	−2N	+54B	+72N	−27B	+76N	−7B	=19N	+44B	+39B	5.5	40.5	43.5	22.25	1726	+51.2
22	Maligaya, Nathan	1487	PHI	=78N	=14B	=9N	−50B	+63N	=19B	+60N	+27B	=18N	5.5	39.5	42.5	25.50	1770	+130.8
23	Francisco, French Cobi	1836	PHI	−38B	+35N	+64B	=40N	=52B	=10N	=28B	=32N	+53B	5.5	38.0	41.5	24.75	1637	-74.0
24	Halabaso, Adriel Josh	1759	PHI	+75N	+67B	=62N	=15B	=37N	−17B	=31N	=30B	+41N	5.5	37.0	40.5	23.25	1738	-4.4
25	Marbas, Sebastian	1783	PHI	+73N	−62B	=30N	+63B	=50N	+67B	+29N	=15B	−7N	5.5	36.5	40.0	22.75	1702	-33.6
26	Castino, Paulo Efren	1643	PHI	+87B	−4N	=51B	=66N	=57B	=54N	+64B	+35N	=20B	5.5	36.5	38.5	21.00	1632	-2.8
27	Magpusao, Almwayne	1699	PHI	+84B	+34N	−5B	+21N	+13B	−1B	−7N	−22N	+42B	5.0	47.5	50.0	23.50	1682	-9.2
28	Caneos, Xian Macgyver	1684	PHI	+54N	+70B	−7N	=31B	−17N	+42B	=23N	+46B	−14N	5.0	41.5	45.0	21.75	1651	-8.0
29	Manzano, Alexander Steven	1720	PHI	+76N	+37B	−2N	+67B	−16B	+38N	−25B	+33N	−10B	5.0	41.5	44.5	20.50	1723	-0.4
30	Echague, Juan Rodrigo	1543	PHI	−5B	+79N	=25B	=51N	+69B	+20N	−8B	=24N	=52B	5.0	41.0	44.0	21.50	1702	+44.8
31	FIDE 5266467	0	—	+41B	−20N	+68B	=28N	=14B	=52N	=24B	=39N	=32B	5.0	40.0	43.5	23.00	1700	0.0
32	Omana, Liam Benedict	1625	PHI	+74N	−7B	=59N	=42B	+56N	+78B	−6N	=23B	=31N	5.0	39.5	42.5	20.00	1691	+20.0
33	Morada, Jacob	1593	PHI	+72N	−6B	+88N	=18B	−9N	=58N	+51B	−29B	+54N	5.0	38.5	40.0	17.75	1489	-23.6
34	Gan, Daniel Kendrick	0	PHI	+36N	−27B	+47N	−9B	+48N	−50B	−43N	+67B	+56N	5.0	37.5	41.0	21.50	1637	0.0
35	FIDE 115097213	0	—	−18N	−23B	−36N	+74B	+70N	+48B	+62N	−26B	+59N	5.0	37.0	40.5	19.00	1545	0.0
36	Lugo, Ranniel Ralf	1645	PHI	−34B	−51N	+35B	+84N	−53B	+57N	+38B	+54N	−12B	5.0	36.5	39.0	20.00	1562	-17.6
37	Bronto, Abiel	1567	PHI	+13B	−29N	+90B	+45N	=24B	+8N	−4B	−14N	−19B	4.5	46.0	47.0	20.75	1748	+67.6
38	Mislang, Cedrick Rafael	1531	PHI	+23N	+9B	−6N	=19B	=18N	−29B	−36N	=61B	+63N	4.5	43.0	46.5	22.50	1671	+64.4
39	Turla, Don Julio Ezekiel	1667	PHI	+49N	−1B	+61N	−16N	+65B	+53B	−13N	=31B	−21N	4.5	42.5	46.0	18.50	1654	-11.6
40	Reyes, Jericho Benedict	1644	PHI	+83N	−3B	+49N	=23B	+44N	−13B	−9N	+63B	−17N	4.5	42.5	45.0	17.75	1739	+24.8
41	Jacutina, Floyd Devon	1610	PHI	−31N	+89B	+70N	+78B	+7B	=12N	−5B	−16N	−24B	4.5	41.5	42.5	17.00	1769	+43.6
42	Gabayan, David Voltaire	1496	PHI	=11B	−8N	+58B	=32N	=45B	−28N	+68B	+47B	−27N	4.5	40.5	44.0	19.75	1701	+91.6
43	Tabile, Darwin Jay	1573	PHI	−1N	−49B	+89N	−46B	+80B	=66N	+34B	−19N	+69B	4.5	37.5	38.5	14.25	1028	-17.2
44	Vera Cruz, Quarl Maverick	1845	PHI	+82B	=60N	=11B	=52N	−40B	+68N	−10B	−21N	+65B	4.5	37.0	40.0	17.00	1623	-98.4
45	Cordova, Lennox Georges	1710	FID	+89N	+59B	−1N	−37B	=42N	=61B	−53N	+70B	=46N	4.5	37.0	38.0	15.00	1356	-89.6
46	Cabotaje, Meijer Juro	0	PHI	−20B	−68N	+82B	+43N	−58B	+77B	+55N	−28N	=45B	4.5	34.0	37.0	16.75	1635	0.0
47	Gugma, Eathan	1612	PHI	+69B	−5N	−34B	−54N	+79B	=76N	+65B	−42N	+66B	4.5	33.5	36.5	15.00	1475	-31.6
48	Cabreros, Nylanyer Francis	1573	PHI	−16B	=66N	=65B	+80N	−34B	−35N	+87B	=69N	+71B	4.5	32.5	34.5	13.75	1633	+5.2
49	Dumadag, Yvan Laurence	0	PHI	−39B	+43N	−40B	−65N	+90B	−64N	+72B	+58N	=73B	4.5	31.5	32.5	14.75	1484	0.0
50	Marticio, Jericho	1661	PHI	+80B	=16N	−8B	+22N	=25B	+34N	−12B	−53N	F	4.0	42.0	45.0	19.00	1598	-22.0
51	Cordova, Edrian	0	PHI	−15N	+36B	=26N	=30B	+60N	−18B	−33N	+62B	F	4.0	39.5	43.0	17.75	1633	0.0
52	Panuelos, Glenn Dale	1659	PHI	=17N	=61B	+84N	=44B	=23N	=31B	F	−9B	=30N	4.0	38.5	41.0	17.25	1611	-13.6
53	Villastiqui, Charlie	1476	PHI	F	−18B	−14N	+72B	+36N	−39N	+45B	+50B	−23N	4.0	38.5	38.5	17.00	1671	+63.2
54	Dagan, Tristan	0	PHI	−28B	−21N	+73N	+47B	=55N	=26B	+67N	−36B	−33B	4.0	38.0	41.5	16.25	1560	0.0
55	Magpantay, John Paul	1602	PHI	+81B	−12N	+69B	−11N	=54B	=14N	−46B	=66N	=57B	4.0	37.5	40.5	15.25	1525	-16.4
56	Hernando, Rotshen Victor	1485	PHI	−12B	+86N	−19B	+81N	−32B	+69N	+58B	−20N	−34B	4.0	37.5	40.0	13.00	1464	-4.8
57	Acala, Josh Abraham	1465	PHI	−6N	−72B	+74N	+70B	=26N	−36B	=59N	=60B	=55N	4.0	36.0	39.5	15.75	1504	+8.4
58	Julapon, Alfred	1740	PHI	=61N	−17B	−42N	+71B	+46N	=33B	−56N	−49B	+76N	4.0	35.5	38.5	15.50	1480	-74.8
59	Macunat, Clarence	0	PHI	+10B	−45N	=32B	−68N	=87B	=65N	=57B	+64N	−35B	4.0	35.0	37.0	16.75	1576	0.0
60	Osena, King Alexander	1629	PHI	+79B	=44B	=78N	−13N	−51B	+75N	−22B	=57N	=61B	4.0	34.5	37.5	14.25	1586	-19.6
61	Collera, John Nathaniel	1463	PHI	=58B	=52N	−39B	+88N	=68B	=45N	−20B	=38N	=60N	4.0	34.5	36.0	13.75	1567	+37.6
62	Borden, Mark Jayson Jr	1607	PHI	+86B	+25N	=24B	−12N	=20B	−11N	−35B	−51N	=64B	3.5	41.0	43.5	15.25	1663	+15.2
63	Caina, Gigatt Ruaj	1503	PHI	=8B	−11N	+87B	−25N	−22B	+79N	+76B	−40N	−38B	3.5	38.5	40.5	11.25	1412	-34.0
64	Ferolino, Aljhur	1492	PHI	−7N	+74B	−23N	+83B	−78N	+49B	−26N	−59B	=62N	3.5	36.0	38.5	12.25	1367	-22.4
65	Joaquin, Matthew Emmanuel	1497	PHI	=14N	−78B	=48N	+49B	−39N	=59B	−47N	+88B	−44N	3.5	35.5	37.0	13.25	1442	-16.8
66	Dela Cruz, Maddox	0	PHI	−19N	=48B	+85N	=26B	−67N	=43B	=77N	=55B	−47N	3.5	35.0	37.5	13.25	1518	0.0
67	Chua, Christian Nixon	1580	PHI	+88B	−24N	+81B	−29N	+66B	−25N	−54B	−34N	=74B	3.5	35.0	36.5	9.75	954	-32.8
68	Sta Maria, Matthew Dominic	1605	PHI	−70N	+46B	−31N	+59B	=61N	−44B	−42N	=76B	=84N	3.5	33.0	35.5	13.25	1361	-51.6
69	Oreta, Arnold Christopher	0	PHI	−47N	+73B	−55N	+77B	−30N	−56B	+84N	=48B	−43N	3.5	33.0	35.5	11.25	1414	0.0
70	FIDE 584003251	0	—	+68B	−28N	−41B	−57N	−35B	+90N	+75B	−45N	=80N	3.5	33.0	34.0	9.50	1465	0.0
71	Sagad, Mark Joseph	1430	PHI	−9N	−13N	=79B	−58N	+85B	=72B	=88N	+82B	−48N	3.5	32.5	34.0	9.50	1537	+26.0
72	Tabucol, Christian Francen	0	PHI	−33B	+57N	−21B	−53N	=84B	=71N	−49N	=83B	+85N	3.5	31.5	34.0	10.75	1458	0.0
73	Demos, Jenci Rehann	1490	PHI	−25B	−69N	−54B	+86N	+88B	+87N	−14B	F	=49N	3.5	31.0	32.5	8.25	1000	-11.2
74	FIDE 584003235	0	—	−32B	−64N	−57B	−35N	=82N	+89B	+83N	=77B	=67N	3.5	29.5	30.5	8.25	1353	0.0
75	Colis, Jayron Francis	1467	PHI	−24B	−81N	−80N	+89B	+83N	−60B	−70N	=79B	+88N	3.5	26.0	27.0	6.50	894	-17.6
76	Jalmaani, Hujan Noah	1413	PHI	−29B	−10N	+86B	+90N	−21B	=47B	−63N	=68N	−58B	3.0	34.5	35.5	7.50	1318	-26.0
77	Garcia, Karl Nazarene	1562	PHI	−3N	+80B	−13B	−69N	+81B	−46N	=66B	=74N	F	3.0	34.0	37.0	9.50	1131	-8.0
78	Oncita, Sumer Justine	1777	PHI	=22B	+65N	=60B	−41N	+64B	−32N	F	F	F	3.0	33.5	36.5	11.75	1557	-65.6
79	Matamis, Aeron Viel	0	PHI	−60N	−30B	=71N	+85B	−47N	−63B	=80B	=75N	=81B	3.0	30.0	32.5	9.00	1376	0.0
80	Dy-Po, Aaron Tyler	0	PHI	−50N	−77N	+75B	−48B	−43N	=84B	=79N	=81N	=70B	3.0	29.0	31.5	9.50	1327	0.0
81	FIDE 115096922	0	—	−55N	+75B	−67N	−56B	−77N	=83B	=85N	=80B	=79N	3.0	26.5	29.0	9.00	1349	0.0
82	Balderama, Francess Kit	1549	PHI	−44N	−83B	−46N	−87N	=74B	=85N	+86B	−71N	+89B	3.0	25.5	26.5	6.50	1336	-32.0
83	FIDE 521047286	0	—	−40B	+82N	−10B	−64N	−75B	=81N	−74B	=72N	=86B	2.5	30.5	33.0	7.50	1318	0.0
84	Cabasi, Alteo	0	PHI	−27N	F	−52B	−36B	=72N	=80N	−69B	+87N	=68B	2.5	29.5	29.5	7.00	1330	0.0
85	Tan, Mateo Joshua	1553	PHI	−4B	=87N	−66B	−79N	−71N	=82B	=81B	+89N	−72B	2.5	28.5	29.5	5.00	1345	-32.4
86	FIDE 584003243	0	—	−62N	−56B	−76N	−73B	+89N	−88B	−82N	+90B	=83N	2.5	22.0	23.0	3.25	709	0.0
87	Linsangan, Bryx Steven	0	PHI	−26N	=85B	−63N	+82B	=59N	−73B	−48N	−84B	−90N	2.0	29.0	30.0	6.25	1359	0.0
88	FIDE 521067040	0	—	−67N	F	−33B	−61B	−73N	+86N	=71B	−65N	−75B	1.5	29.0	29.0	4.25	1081	0.0
89	FIDE 584003227	0	—	−45B	−41N	−43B	−75N	−86B	−74N	+90B	−85B	−82N	1.0	28.5	29.5	1.00	777	0.0
90	FIDE 584003260	0	—	F	−15B	−37N	−76B	−49N	−70B	−89N	−86N	+87B	1.0	26.5	26.5	2.00	756	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Maligaya, NathanPHI
+130.8
5.5 pts · #14
2Encado, Reinvier LancePHI
+102.8
6.0 pts · #18
3Gabayan, David VoltairePHI
+91.6
4.5 pts · #27

Top rating losers

1Vera Cruz, Quarl MaverickPHI
-98.4
4.5 pts · #24
2Cordova, Lennox GeorgesFID
-89.6
4.5 pts · #71
3Julapon, AlfredPHI
-74.8
4.0 pts · #38

Biggest upsets

R1+378 Elo gap
Bronto, Abiel1567 beat Caneos, Dwayne Vincent1945
R1+305 Elo gap
Mislang, Cedrick Rafael1531 beat Francisco, French Cobi1836
R8+271 Elo gap
Galicia, Eumir Isaac1574 beat Vera Cruz, Quarl Maverick1845