BRD Chess Academy

Big congrats to Kristine Balin, our Central Luzon Regional Athletic Association Qualifier! Her silver medal shines bright!

Checkmate! Congrats Daniela Esguerra on becoming champion in Bohol Provincial Athletic Meet.

Big congratulations to Zian Luke Jondiel Velasco, champion of the 1st Bing Chess Club Tournament! 🏆 Held in Sabang, Danao on December 13, 2025.

Puzzle of the day No. 3
White to move mate in 2

Puzzle of the day No. 2
White to move mate in 2

Puzzle of the day No. 1
White to move mate in 2

Congratulations to Heinrich Golpeo on his 2nd place win at the Unit Meet! 🎉 Qualifying for the Cebu City Olympics is an amazing accomplishment. Best of luck!

A huge congratulations to Amir Amores, a Grade 7 student, for his outstanding achievement at the Dumaguete City Meet! 🥈
Securing 2nd place in the High School Boys Standard Event is a remarkable feat. We're incredibly proud that he has qualified for the Regional Meet NIRAA. Best of luck, Amir!

Chess teaches us that success doesn’t happen in one move — it’s built through planning, patience, and persistence. ♟️

No excuses. No shortcuts.Only results.

Proud of this young fellas from BRD Chess Academy & Sto Nino Mactan montessori for becoming Champions Jolo, Daniel, Vaugn & Lor & Yassie, alexia we dont just train players we forge warriors of the mind

With the Help of coach Raymond Abellana Bisag naa kas layo brad Joel Pimentel mura ra ghapon kag naas Cebu ka kusog naba ani nila.

♟️✨♟️✨𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐠 𝐋𝐚𝐩𝐮 𝐥𝐚𝐩𝐮 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫:
𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐨 "𝐉𝐨𝐥𝐨" 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐚

Cebu has long been home to some of the finest chess players in the Philippines, and among the new generation of standouts is 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐨 "𝐉𝐨𝐥𝐨" 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐚 — a young talent whose steady climb in the sport has captured the attention of the local chess community.

🏆 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬

🥇 3x Municipal Meet Champion (2023 & 2024)
🎯 Batang Pinoy Finalist (2023, 2024 – U12)
🏅 Provincial Meet 2024 – Individual Gold
🏅 Provincial Meet 2024 – Standard Gold
🏅 Provincial Meet 2024 – Bliz Gold
🏅 Provincial Meet 2024 – Team Standard
🥇 CVIRAA 2024 – Individual Standard Gold
🥇 CVIRAA 2024 – Team Standard Silver
🥇 CVIRAA 2024 – Bronze Blitz
🏅 Palarong Pambansa Finalist (2024 & 2025) – incl. Silver (Team Standard, 5.5/7)
🔝 National Age Group 2024 – 4th (Blitz), 7th (Rapid)
🥉 ASEAN Youth 2024 – Bronze in Blitz (Ind. & Team) + Blitz 960
🥉 ASEAN Youth 2024 – Bronze in Blitz 960 (Ind. & Team)
👑 CEPCA Grand finals 2024 – Grand Champion (Category A)
🥇 CVIRAA 2025 – Team Gold,
🥇 CVIRAA 2025 – Silver (Standard)
🥇 CVIRAA 2025 – Ind. Silver (Blitz)
🏆 Multiple-time Municipal & Provincial Champion (2023–2025)

🌟 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬

🥇 Champion – LLC Kiddies U12,
🥇 Champion 1000gms U16,
🥇 Champion Babag Summer League,
🥇 Champion Rook n’ Roll, Valencia Bohol (HS/College)
🥈 National Juniors 2025 – 2nd (U13 Blitz)
👑 Champion -GM Rosendo Balinas Memorial U13 (Bacolod)
🔝 Strong runs in Dusit Thani Open, Ozamiz Oamenal Asenso Open, PICE Open Tour

⚔️ At Dusit Thani Open, scored wins vs. NM Merben Roque, NM Rommel Ganzon, AIM Dennis Navales & Alan Salientes — a career highlight!

🚀 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝

With strong mentorship under IM Pimentel and his foundation at BRD Chess Academy, 𝐉𝐨𝐥𝐨 is a name to watch in Philippine chess. Already a champion across age-group and open categories, he represents the bright, fearless future of Cebuano chess.

🙌 The Cebu chess community proudly rallies behind Jolo as he continues to sharpen his skills, compete on bigger stages, and carry Cebu’s proud chess tradition forward.