Philippine Chess Championship

The Philippine Chess Championship is organized by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP).

Champions before 2008
YearChampion[1]
1908Fernando Canon
1909–1913Alvah E. Johnson
1914–1921Ismael Amado
1922–1924Leopoldo Lafuente
1925Jose D. Warren
1926Datu Alip
1927–1930Adolfo Gutierrez
1931Ramon Lontoc Jr.
1932–1933no tournament held
1934Datu Sandangan
1935Ramon Lontoc Jr.
1936Rogelio Catanjal
1937Castor Catalbas
1938Antonio Navarro
1939William Lucena
1940Ramon Lontoc Jr.
1941Ramon Lontoc Jr.
1942Max Hoeflein
1943Antonio Arce
1944–1945tournament not held
1946Horacio P. Tagle
1947Ramon Lontoc Jr.
1948Antonio Navarro
1949Ramon Lontoc Jr.
1950Rosendo Bandal Sr.
1951Serafin Alvarez
1952Jose Pascual
1953Meliton Borja
1954tournament not held
1955Jose Pascual
1956Florencio Campomanes, Ramon Lontoc Jr.
1957Meliton Borja
1958Ramon Lontoc Jr.
1959Jose Pascual
1960Florencio Campomanes
1961Rosendo Balinas
1963Rodolfo Tan Cardoso
1964Rosendo Balinas
1965Renato Naranja
1966Rosendo Balinas
1967Renato Naranja
1970Eugenio Torre
1971Rosendo Balinas
1972Eugenio Torre
1973Renato Naranja
1974Eugenio Torre
1976Eugenio Torre[2]
1990Rogelio Antonio[3]
1996Rogelio Barcenilla
1998Buenaventura Villamayor
2001Eugenio Torre[4]
2002Eugenio Torre
2004Darwin Laylo
2006Darwin Laylo

Battle of the Grandmasters

Since 2008 the final stages of both the open and women's championship, dubbed "Battle of the Grandmasters", have been round-robin tournaments held concurrently.

YearPlaceOpen ChampionWomen's Champion
2008ManilaJohn Paul Gomez[5] Catherine Pereña[6]
2009DapitanWesley So[7] Shercila Cua[8]
2010TagaytayWesley So[9]Rulp Ylem Jose[10]
2011ManilaWesley SoRulp Ylem Jose[11]
2012KaliboMark ParaguaCatherine Pereña[12]
2013ManilaJohn Paul Gomez, on tiebreak over Oliver BarbosaJanelle Mae Frayna[13][14]
2014ManilaEugenio TorreCatherine Pereña[15]
2015Manila Richard Bitoon[16] Jan Jodilyn Fronda[16]
2016ManilaRogelio Antonio Jr.Janelle Mae Frayna[14]
2017ManilaHaridas PascuaBernadette Galas
2018
2019QuezonRogelio Barcenilla[17]Jan Jodilyn Fronda [18]
2020
2021Cebu for open, Quezon City, Manila for women'sDaniel Quizon[19]Janelle Mae Frayna[14]


Juniors & Girls Division
YearPlaceJunior ChampionGirl's Champion
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007Wesley So[20]
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021Quezon City, Manila[21]Alekhine Nouri[21]Mhage Gerriahlou Sebastian[21]

See also

References
  1. Lontoc Jr., Ramon (1976). Fifty Golden Years of Philippine Chess History. Manila: PMI Colleges. p. 2.
  2. O'Connell, Kevin J., ed. (1977). Batsford's FIDE Chess Yearbook 1976/7. London: B. T. Batsford. p. 128.
  3. "1990 PHILIPPINES NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP". 2013-03-21. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  4. Villar, Joey (2001-04-12). "Seems like old times for GM Torre". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  5. "IM John Paul Gomez wins the Philippines chess championship". 2008-07-14. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  6. "PBattle of Grandmasters (Women)". FIDE. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  7. "Wesley So Wins Philippines Championship". 2008-04-04. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  8. "Phoenix Petroleum & Dapitan City Battle of GMs-Women". FIDE. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  9. "Wesley So Wins 3rd Battle of Grandmasters". 2010-06-02. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  10. "National Championship - 3rd Phoenix Battle of Grandmasters (women)". FIDE. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  11. "National Championships: 4th Battle of the Grandmasters". NCFP. 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  12. "Paragua tops 'Battle of the GMs'". NCFP. 2012-07-25. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  13. "GM Gomez captures Battle of the Grandmasters crown". The Manila Times. 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  14. "Woman GM Frayna clinches 3rd national title". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  15. "2014 National Open Chess Championships / Battle of Grandmasters". NCFP. 2014-07-03. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  16. "Final round - Battle of the Grandmasters | Chess News (NCFP)". 2017-01-03. Archived from the original on 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  17. "Barcenilla wins 1st national title since 1996". Rappler. 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  18. "WIM Fronda bags national women's chess title". Philippine News Agency. 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  19. "Bright future awaits teen Quizon after ruling 2021 National Chess Open". Rappler. 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  20. "At 14, Wesley So is Philippines' new ace!". thechessdrum.net/. 2008-04-05. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  21. "Nouri, Sebastian overcome Mindanao rivals to rule national juniors chess". Rappler. 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
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