Michel Jackson Ambuang dominated the 1799 Below FIDE Standard Rated Summer Chess Tournament 2025 dubbed as The Search for the Next Chess Master held April 13, 2025 in Tangub City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines.The Dipolog City based Ambuang scored 5.0 points to win the FIDE Standard Rated Summer Chess Tournament.
Julius Dan Augustine Ablin of Iligan City settled for second with similar 5.0 points while Geronimo Romarate of Dipolog City wound up third with 4.5 points in this event backed up by Costbusters Philippines Corp. and Engr. Billy Joe Ereno.
Rounding up the top ten who got 4.0 points each are fourth Wilson Barredo, fifth Abdullah Abdul Halil, sixth Rodney Opada, seventh AIM Adrian Belly Calido, eighth Randy Lou Pendant, ninth Kristan Estrella and tenth Roy Ronald Roa.
Adjudged category winners were Quinn Zian Yon (Top 12 under), AFM Ran Zeth Marco Magallanes (Top 14 and under) and Jenephir Pepito (Top Lady).
Meanwhile, AIM Arian Belly Calido won the blitz event with 6.0 points. Ambuang settled for second with similar points followed by third placers Wilson Barredo and fourth placers Johnny Wellem Carzano, both with 6.0 points each.
Fifth to tenth placers who got 5.0 points were fifth Deric Herald Jornales, sixth Mandy Ortiz, seventh Gilbert Baba, eight Abdullah, ninth Kristan Estrella and tenth Magallanes.-Marlon Bernardino-