Filipino Chess Championship
Darwin Laylo won the 2004 and 2006 Philippine national chess Championship.
Grandmasters from the Philippines
There are several Filipino chess players who have achieved an ELO rating high enough to be classified as a chess grandmaster. Most of these GM's have won the Filipino Chess Championship at least once. These include
- Eugene Torre - 2002
- Rosendo Balinas
- Rogelio Antonio
- Bong Villamayor
- Jayson Gonzales
- Nelson Mariano II
- Darwin Laylo - 2004, 2006
- John Paul Gomez
- Joseph Sanchez
- Mark Paragua
- Wesley So - 2011
- Rogelio "Roger" Barcenilla
- Roland Salvador
- Enrico Sevillano
- Julio Catalino Sadorra