Darwin Laylo

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Darwin Laylo (born 1980) is a Filipino chess Grandmaster.

Laylo won the Philippine national championship in 2004 and 2006. These wins earned him a place on the Philippine Chess Olympiad teams in the 2004 Calvia Olympiad and in 2006 at Turin.

In 2006 he picked up two GM norms, the first from the 2006 Malaysian Open, and the second at the 2006 Bad Wiesse tournament in Germany. His third and final norm came in the 2007 Asian Chess Championship in Cebu, Philippines.

As of October 2007, Darwin's ELO rating achieved its peak by posting 2508 which placed him as the fourth strongest chess player in the Philippines.

Laylo placed in the top ten of the 2007 Asian Chess Championship held in Cebu, Philippines, earning a place 2007 World Chess Cup, November, 2007, in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. Seeded 113th out of 128 participants, Laylo was eliminated in the first round match 1½–½ by Etienne Bacrot (France, rated 2696).

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