2026 National Age Group Chess Championship - Standard Event U12 Boys

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103 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 1742, and top seed was Clyde Jared Torena (🇵🇭 PHI, 1799).

Marcus Louise Jacutina (🇵🇭 PHI, 1774) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Clyde Jared Torena (7.0) and Steve Nitafan (7.0). Jacutina shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Liam Ezekiel Baldenero (1418) beat Jorico Charles Ticmon (1637), a +219-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

🇵🇭Clyde Jared Torena1799

Avg top 10

1,742

Participants

103

Federations · 2 represented

🇵🇭Philippines×61

FIDE (no federation)×1

Top 3

🥇
Marcus Louise Jacutina
🇵🇭PHI·1774
8.0pts·1964perf+58.0
🥈
Clyde Jared Torena
🇵🇭PHI·1799
7.0pts·1847perf+21.6
🥉
Steve Nitafan
🇵🇭PHI·1736
7.0pts·1814perf+32.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Marcus Louise Jacutina led from R8; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders

Jacutina8Torena7Peralta7Nitafan7Cabalhin7Calma6.5— ex-leaders:Amatorioled R5–R6, #8

R8 · LEADER CHANGE06 Jun

Marcus Louise Jacutina takes the sole lead (7.0/8).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Marcus Louise Jacutina drew with Clyde Jared Torena (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Marcus Louise Jacutina 3+3 wins (R3–R5, R7–R9)Clyde Jared Torena 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Marcus Louise Jacutina	*	½	—	—
2Clyde Jared Torena	½	*	—	—
3John Randall Peralta	—	—	*	—
4Steve Nitafan	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Jacutina, Marcus Louise	1774	PHI	+89B	=23N	+58B	+36N	+19B	=2N	+9B	+8N	+6B	8.0	45.5	48.5	42.25	1964	+58.0
2	Torena, Clyde Jared	1799	PHI	+78B	+31N	+5B	+12N	−9B	=1B	+27N	+20N	=7B	7.0	50.0	53.5	40.25	1847	+21.6
3	Nitafan, Steve	1736	PHI	+79B	=19N	+23B	+28N	+10B	=9N	=7B	=14B	+13N	7.0	47.0	50.5	38.50	1814	+32.4
4	Peralta, John Randall	1770	PHI	+42N	+27B	=35N	=21B	=20N	+59B	+15B	=7N	+10B	7.0	45.0	49.0	37.75	1790	+10.0
5	Cabalhin, Earl Nygel	1573	PHI	+50N	+97B	−2N	−33B	+52N	+42B	+22N	+40B	+8B	7.0	43.0	45.0	32.50	1757	+29.2
6	Calma, Ayen Brix	1756	PHI	+69B	+26N	=28B	=11N	+17B	+16N	=20B	+9N	−1N	6.5	48.5	52.5	36.00	1763	+6.0
7	Albor, Almyr	1749	PHI	=63N	+29B	+49N	=35B	+30N	+21B	=3N	=4B	=2N	6.5	47.0	51.0	36.00	1794	+14.8
8	Albor, Allen	1680	PHI	+43B	+16N	−10B	+45B	+35N	+12N	+11B	−1B	−5N	6.0	49.0	54.0	33.00	1638	-14.4
9	Amatorio, Neil Kaiden	1783	PHI	+73N	+59B	+61N	+30B	+2N	=3B	−1N	−6B	=11N	6.0	48.0	52.0	31.00	1760	-8.4
10	Garibay, Martin Dave	1540	PHI	+48N	+80B	+8N	=20B	−3N	+37B	=14N	+21B	−4N	6.0	47.0	50.5	30.75	1693	+48.4
11	Lidua, Kier Nelson	1610	PHI	=29N	+63B	+44N	=6B	=24N	+41B	−8N	+26B	=9B	6.0	45.0	49.0	31.25	1691	+32.0
12	Munsing, Aidh Naveen	1600	PHI	+94N	+37B	+22N	−2B	+33N	−8B	=26N	=24B	+44N	6.0	45.0	47.5	29.00	1555	-14.4
13	Dionisio, Lee Michael	1651	PHI	+53B	=24N	−19B	+67N	+18B	=27B	+35N	+34N	−3B	6.0	44.5	48.5	30.50	1529	-38.4
14	Jacinto, Nhiel Anthon	1659	PHI	+52N	−41B	+88N	=22B	+43B	+19N	=10B	=3N	=15B	6.0	44.5	47.5	30.25	1544	-36.0
15	Dacanay, Juancho Miguel	1605	PHI	+93B	+81N	−36B	=37N	+29B	+24B	−4N	+27B	=14N	6.0	43.0	45.5	28.00	1697	+19.6
16	Picache-David, Caleb Loukas	1483	PHI	+46N	−8B	+83N	+49B	+62N	−6B	−30N	+45B	+38N	6.0	41.5	45.0	27.00	1575	+22.0
17	Elvira, Camilo Ynigo	1534	PHI	+70N	−49B	+94N	+42B	−6N	+46B	−21N	+68B	+40N	6.0	39.5	42.0	25.50	879	-25.2
18	Dapitan, John Khien	1425	PHI	+57N	=25B	−38N	+65B	−13N	+75B	=59N	+47B	+35N	6.0	39.0	43.0	27.25	1586	+50.4
19	Cosme, Liam Russel	1496	FID	+68N	=3B	+13N	+38B	−1N	−14B	=45N	+49B	=21N	5.5	47.0	51.0	28.25	1676	+55.6
20	Condes, Kale Darren	1713	PHI	F	+54B	+41N	=10N	=4B	+26B	=6N	−2B	+30N	5.5	47.0	47.0	30.25	1754	+20.0
21	Mapula, Sudarshan	1602	PHI	+34B	+64N	=65B	=4N	+36B	−7N	+17B	−10N	=19B	5.5	45.5	49.5	28.75	1546	-16.0
22	Baldenero, Liam Ezekiel	1418	PHI	+77B	+32N	−12B	=14N	=39B	+25N	−5B	+51N	=23B	5.5	45.0	48.5	27.25	1650	+98.0
23	Bellen, Sariel Andre	1524	PHI	+86N	=1B	−3N	=40B	+66N	=45B	+57N	=38B	=22N	5.5	44.0	47.5	26.25	1554	+3.6
24	Sundiam, Anstrong Galilei	1463	PHI	+83N	=13B	+51B	=25N	=11B	−15N	+60B	=12N	=28B	5.5	43.5	47.0	26.50	1614	+56.0
25	Buenaventura, Axel	1629	PHI	+92B	=18N	+71B	=24B	−27N	−22B	+42N	+41N	=39B	5.5	41.5	44.0	24.75	1425	-66.0
26	Merto, Jan Jared	1516	PHI	+95N	−6B	+86N	+50B	+32B	−20N	=12B	−11N	+65B	5.5	41.5	44.0	23.00	1513	-1.6
27	Ebol, Jhon Wenz	1514	PHI	+102B	−4N	+97B	+77N	+25B	=13N	−2B	−15N	+53B	5.5	41.5	43.0	20.00	1542	+4.4
28	Salinas, Vance Asher	1564	PHI	+91N	+100B	=6N	−3B	=45N	+68B	−39N	+46B	=24N	5.5	41.0	43.0	22.50	1447	-24.0
29	Dulnuan, Dwayne Tyler	0	PHI	=11B	−7N	+?N	+44B	−15N	−38B	+64N	+61B	+54N	5.5	41.0	41.0	20.50	1594	0.0
30	Ramos, Dantrell Dion	1569	PHI	+82B	+65N	+79B	−9N	−7B	+69N	+16B	=39N	−20B	5.5	40.5	44.0	23.50	1517	-14.8
31	Isagon, Christian Dexler	1528	PHI	+87B	−2B	−50N	+91N	+60B	−36N	+69B	+43N	=34B	5.5	38.5	41.5	22.25	999	-6.8
32	Lansangan, Brenth Louie	1631	PHI	+76N	−22B	+66N	+64B	−26N	+54B	−40N	=37B	+50N	5.5	38.0	42.0	23.50	1348	-44.8
33	FIDE 521083754	0	—	−60B	+74N	+72B	+5N	−12B	F	=61N	+82N	+84B	5.5	37.5	41.0	24.00	1576	0.0
34	Fedalgo, Nathnaiel	0	PHI	−21N	−77B	+102N	+80B	+81N	+61B	+62N	−13B	=31N	5.5	35.5	37.0	19.25	1586	0.0
35	Rivera, Jared Zach	1537	PHI	+74B	+85N	=4B	=7N	−8B	+43N	−13B	+36N	−18B	5.0	45.5	49.0	24.25	1415	-29.6
36	FIDE 521049939	0	—	+47N	+62B	+15N	−1B	−21N	+31B	−38N	−35B	+59N	5.0	44.0	48.0	24.50	1613	0.0
37	FIDE 521082081	0	—	+84B	−12N	+56B	=15B	+38N	−10N	=51B	=32N	=48B	5.0	42.5	46.0	23.50	1551	0.0
38	Manadong, Persie Nino	1636	PHI	=71B	+90N	+18B	−19N	−37B	+29N	+36B	=23N	−16B	5.0	42.5	45.5	24.25	1395	-52.4
39	Janaban, Jullio Angelo	1604	PHI	=66N	+40B	−45N	+63B	=22N	F	+28B	=30B	=25N	5.0	41.5	45.5	24.75	1640	+7.2
40	FIDE 584003570	0	—	=55B	−39N	+?B	=23N	+78B	+58N	+32B	−5N	−17B	5.0	41.0	41.0	18.00	1496	0.0
41	Cabrera, Joshua	1469	PHI	+99B	+14N	−20B	=60N	+51B	−11N	=65N	−25B	+68N	5.0	39.5	41.5	20.50	1578	+26.8
42	FIDE 584003448	0	—	−4B	+98N	+85B	−17N	+77B	−5N	−25B	+90N	+60B	5.0	39.5	41.5	16.00	827	0.0
43	FIDE 521065330	0	—	−8N	+68B	+47N	+61B	−14N	−35B	+?N	−31B	+62N	5.0	39.5	39.5	17.00	1574	0.0
44	Ronda, Ron Vincent	1455	PHI	+72B	=51N	−11B	−29N	+71N	+56B	=49N	+62B	−12B	5.0	39.0	43.0	21.00	1524	+13.2
45	Sode, Julian Miguel	0	PHI	+?B	=58N	+39B	−8N	=28B	=23N	=19B	−16N	+?B	5.0	37.5	37.5	15.25	1548	0.0
46	FIDE 5282926	0	—	−16B	+53N	+54N	=59B	=58B	−17N	+?B	−28N	+?B	5.0	34.5	34.5	13.00	1467	0.0
47	Morada, Rafael	1541	PHI	−36B	+82N	−43B	−75N	+98B	+92N	+89B	−18N	+70B	5.0	33.0	35.0	15.00	625	-26.4
48	FIDE 584000228	0	—	−10B	=?N	−?B	+82N	−67B	+72N	+78B	+63N	=37N	5.0	30.0	30.0	17.50	714	0.0
49	Vergara, Kian Paul Luis	0	PHI	+?B	+17N	−7B	−16N	=79B	+67N	=44B	−19N	=58B	4.5	40.5	40.5	16.25	1419	0.0
50	FIDE 521080607	0	—	−5B	+?N	+31B	−26N	−55B	=63N	+67B	+58N	−32B	4.5	40.0	40.0	15.50	1477	0.0
51	Ticmon, Jorico Charles	1637	PHI	+88N	=44B	−24N	+57B	−41N	+79B	=37N	−22B	=52N	4.5	38.5	41.5	18.25	1129	-98.8
52	Colas, Andrei Moraine	0	PHI	−14B	−56N	+74B	+72N	−5B	+77N	=58B	=60N	=51B	4.5	38.0	41.5	17.75	1411	0.0
53	FIDE 521043442	0	—	−13N	−46B	−70N	+74B	+83N	=80B	+75N	+57B	−27N	4.5	36.5	40.0	17.75	783	0.0
54	Hernandez, Joaquin Abram	1486	PHI	+56B	−20N	−46B	+96N	+92B	−32N	+88B	=84N	−29B	4.5	35.0	37.5	14.25	872	-20.8
55	Cendana, Zion Arthur	1412	PHI	=40N	=66B	−57N	+70B	+50N	−62B	−68N	+88N	=56B	4.5	34.5	37.5	18.25	795	-10.4
56	FIDE 521091161	0	—	−54N	+52B	−37N	+73B	=64N	−44N	+?B	=?B	=55N	4.5	31.5	31.5	12.75	1268	0.0
57	FIDE 521062170	0	—	−18B	+93N	+55B	−51N	=?B	+?N	−23B	−53N	+81B	4.5	31.0	31.0	10.50	1307	0.0
58	Flores, Yue Anthony	1545	PHI	+101N	=45B	−1N	+71B	=46N	−40B	=52N	−50B	=49N	4.0	40.5	42.5	15.50	974	-8.4
59	Crame, Sean Calix	1519	PHI	+98B	−9N	+91B	=46N	+75B	−4N	=18B	−65N	−36B	4.0	40.0	42.0	14.50	1386	-20.0
60	FIDE 584003588	0	—	+33N	−61B	+73N	=41B	−31N	+64B	−24N	=52B	−42N	4.0	39.0	43.0	18.25	1182	0.0
61	Rodrigo, James Jared	1556	PHI	+96B	+60N	−9B	−43N	+88B	−34N	=33B	−29N	=63B	4.0	38.5	41.0	14.25	983	-8.4
62	Perez, Lucas Sebastian	1595	PHI	+103B	−36N	+69B	+78N	−16B	+55N	−34B	−44N	−43B	4.0	38.5	38.5	12.00	1325	-43.2
63	Cajayon, Albert Matthew	0	PHI	=7B	−11N	+90B	−39N	=?N	=50B	+80N	−48B	=61N	4.0	37.5	37.5	14.00	1453	0.0
64	Acebu, Jayian Calvert	0	PHI	+75B	−21B	+100N	−32N	=56B	−60N	−29B	+77N	=71B	4.0	36.5	38.5	13.75	817	0.0
65	Suarez, Kal Gabriel	0	PHI	F	−30B	=21N	−18N	+73B	+?N	=41B	+59B	−26N	4.0	35.5	35.5	13.25	1392	0.0
66	FIDE 521082014	0	—	=39B	=55N	−32B	+85N	−23B	=78N	=?B	=81N	=67B	4.0	35.0	35.0	13.75	1350	0.0
67	FIDE 521082154	0	—	−80N	+101B	=84N	−13B	+48N	−49B	−50N	+87B	=66N	4.0	34.5	36.5	14.25	851	0.0
68	FIDE 584003537	0	—	−19B	−43N	+103B	+89N	+?B	−28N	+55B	−17N	−41B	4.0	34.5	34.5	7.50	1369	0.0
69	FIDE 584003456	0	—	−6N	+95B	−62N	+86B	+84N	−30B	−31N	−?N	+90B	4.0	34.0	34.0	12.50	787	0.0
70	Lim, Matt Kevin	0	PHI	−17B	−78N	+53B	−55N	+?B	−88N	+73B	+89N	−47N	4.0	33.5	33.5	11.50	696	0.0
71	FIDE 115098829	0	—	=38N	+?B	−25N	−58N	−44B	−84B	+95N	+80B	=64N	4.0	33.0	33.0	10.50	1402	0.0
72	FIDE 521082308	0	—	−44N	+76B	−33N	−52B	=101N	−48B	+?N	=79B	+88N	4.0	32.5	32.5	9.75	655	0.0
73	FIDE 584003421	0	—	−9B	+87N	−60B	−56N	−65N	+102B	−70N	+99B	+91N	4.0	31.0	32.5	10.00	983	0.0
74	FIDE 584003502	0	—	−35N	−33B	−52N	−53N	+?B	+100B	+99N	−?N	+89B	4.0	26.5	26.5	7.00	737	0.0
75	So, Caiser Charleton	0	PHI	−64N	+103N	=?B	+47B	−59N	−18N	−53B	+94B	=?N	4.0	26.0	26.0	7.50	1370	0.0
76	FIDE 584003464	0	—	−32B	−72N	=87B	=90N	+97B	−?N	−77B	+98N	+100B	4.0	25.5	25.5	9.25	759	0.0
77	FIDE 584003561	0	—	−22N	+34N	+81B	−27B	−42N	−52B	+76N	−64B	=79N	3.5	37.5	41.0	14.75	666	0.0
78	FIDE 584003413	0	—	−2N	+70B	+80N	−62B	−40N	=66B	−48N	+83B	−85N	3.5	36.0	39.5	13.00	897	0.0
79	Camposano, Curt Ellies	0	PHI	−3N	+102B	−30N	+83B	=49N	−51N	−82B	=72N	=77B	3.5	36.0	37.5	11.00	847	0.0
80	FIDE 521083363	0	—	+67B	−10N	−78B	−34N	+96B	=53N	−63B	−71N	+93B	3.5	34.0	36.5	11.25	740	0.0
81	FIDE 521000360	0	—	+?B	−15B	−77N	+97N	−34B	+85N	−84N	=66B	−57N	3.5	32.5	32.5	7.50	805	0.0
82	FIDE 584003499	0	—	−30N	−47B	=99N	−48B	+95N	+101B	+79N	−33B	−?N	3.5	31.0	31.0	9.00	734	0.0
83	FIDE 115097545	0	—	−24B	+92N	−16B	−79N	−53B	=93N	+96B	−78N	+98B	3.5	30.5	32.5	8.25	673	0.0
84	Usman, Gold	0	PHI	−37N	F	=67B	=?N	−69B	+71N	+81B	=54B	−33N	3.5	30.5	30.5	11.75	1486	0.0
85	Villavicencio, Zachary	0	PHI	F	−35B	−42N	−66B	+86N	−81B	=94N	+92N	+78B	3.5	29.5	29.5	10.75	737	0.0
86	FIDE 521063141	0	—	−23B	+89N	−26B	−69N	−85B	=97N	+93B	−?N	+92B	3.5	28.5	28.5	9.00	720	0.0
87	FIDE 584003510	0	—	−31N	−73B	=76N	−?B	=93B	+98N	=92B	−67N	+94N	3.5	27.0	27.0	9.00	710	0.0
88	Dacanay, Xander Yuan	0	PHI	−51B	+99N	−14B	+?N	−61N	+70B	−54N	−55B	−72B	3.0	33.5	33.5	6.00	750	0.0
89	FIDE 584003430	0	—	−1N	−86B	+101N	−68B	+102N	+94B	−47N	−70B	−74N	3.0	33.0	34.5	6.00	858	0.0
90	FIDE 521046840	0	—	=?N	−38B	−63N	=76B	−94N	+103B	+91N	−42B	−69N	3.0	27.5	27.5	5.00	1371	0.0
91	FIDE 521089647	0	—	−28B	+?N	−59N	−31B	+100N	−?B	−90B	+?N	−73B	3.0	24.0	24.0	2.00	726	0.0
92	FIDE 584003472	0	—	−25N	−83B	+98N	+100B	−54N	−47B	=87N	−85B	−86N	2.5	31.0	33.0	5.75	752	0.0
93	Dungca, Drake Jude	0	PHI	−15N	−57B	=95N	−99B	=87N	=83B	−86N	+103B	−80N	2.5	29.0	29.0	4.75	805	0.0
94	FIDE 521091030	0	—	−12B	+?N	−17B	−?N	+90B	−89N	=85B	−75N	−87B	2.5	29.0	29.0	4.75	740	0.0
95	FIDE 521061580	0	—	−26B	−69N	=93B	−?N	−82B	+?N	−71B	+97N	−96N	2.5	24.0	24.0	3.25	716	0.0
96	Jalmaani, Thomas Alun	0	PHI	−61N	−?N	+?B	−54B	−80N	=99B	−83N	F	+95B	2.5	20.0	20.0	3.50	721	0.0
97	FIDE 584003545	0	—	+?B	−5N	−27N	−81B	−76N	=86B	=101N	−95B	F	2.0	30.0	30.0	2.75	1400	0.0
98	FIDE 584003529	0	—	−59N	−42B	−92B	+103N	−47N	−87B	+102N	−76B	−83N	2.0	29.0	29.0	1.50	730	0.0
99	FIDE 584003553	0	—	−41N	−88B	=82B	+93N	−?B	=96N	−74B	−73N	F	2.0	26.5	26.5	5.50	669	0.0
100	FIDE 521070741	0	—	+?B	−28N	−64B	−92N	−91B	−74N	F	+101B	−76N	2.0	25.0	25.0	2.00	764	0.0
101	Joaquin, Stephen Marvell	0	PHI	−58B	−67N	−89B	+?N	=72B	−82N	=97B	−100N	F	2.0	22.5	22.5	3.00	745	0.0
102	Munoz, Rodrigo lll	0	PHI	−27N	−79N	−34B	F	−89B	−73N	−98B	=?N	+?B	1.5	23.5	23.5	0.00	714	0.0
103	FIDE 584003480	0	—	−62N	−75B	−68N	−98B	F	−90N	−?B	−93N	−?B	0.0	19.5	19.5	0.00	795	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Baldenero, Liam EzekielPHI
+98.0
5.5 pts · #9
2Jacutina, Marcus LouisePHI
+58.0
8.0 pts · #4
3Sundiam, Anstrong GalileiPHI
+56.0
5.5 pts · #16

Top rating losers

1Ticmon, Jorico CharlesPHI
-98.8
4.5 pts · #57
2Buenaventura, AxelPHI
-66.0
5.5 pts · #26
3Manadong, Persie NinoPHI
-52.4
5.0 pts · #42

Biggest upsets

R8+219 Elo gap
Baldenero, Liam Ezekiel1418 beat Ticmon, Jorico Charles1637
R2+213 Elo gap
Baldenero, Liam Ezekiel1418 beat Lansangan, Brenth Louie1631
R6+211 Elo gap
Baldenero, Liam Ezekiel1418 beat Buenaventura, Axel1629