Ruben Rodriguez scored 12½/15 at the 1968 Manila Meralco tournament, half a point ahead of Svetozar Gligorić and Rosendo Balinas.
The tournament
Gligorić and the defending Philippine champion Balinas finished half a point back. Every game of the round robin survives in the archive.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodriguez, Ruben | 12½/15 | +11 -1 =3 | games |
| =2 | Balinas, Rosendo Carrean | 12/15 | +11 -2 =2 | games |
| =2 | Gligoric, Svetozar | 12/15 | +11 -2 =2 | games |
| 4 | Naranja, Renato | 10½/15 | +8 -2 =5 | games |
| 5 | Reyes, Romuel | 10/15 | +9 -4 =2 | games |
| 6 | Lobigas, Julian | 9/15 | +7 -4 =4 | games |
| 7 | Berger, Bela | 8½/15 | +8 -6 =1 | games |
| 8 | De Castro, Edgar | 7½/15 | +5 -5 =5 | games |
| 9 | Benitez Rodriguez, Carlos | 7/15 | +6 -7 =2 | games |
| 10 | Badilles, Glicerio | 6½/15 | +5 -7 =3 | games |
| 11 | Torre, Eugenio | 6/15 | +4 -7 =4 | games |
| 12 | Lim, Kok Ann | 5½/15 | +3 -7 =5 | games |
| =13 | Aguilar, Susano | 5/15 | +5 -10 =0 | games |
| =13 | Estimo, Nilo | 5/15 | +5 -10 =0 | games |
| 15 | Rasmussen, Poul Kai | 2/15 | +1 -12 =2 | games |
| 16 | Lee, Keng Cheong | 1/15 | +0 -13 =2 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodriguez, Ruben | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Balinas, Rosendo Carrean | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Gligoric, Svetozar | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Naranja, Renato | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Reyes, Romuel | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Lobigas, Julian | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 7 | Berger, Bela | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | De Castro, Edgar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 9 | Benitez Rodriguez, Carlos | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 | Badilles, Glicerio | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | Torre, Eugenio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 12 | Lim, Kok Ann | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | |
| 13 | Aguilar, Susano | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 | Estimo, Nilo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 15 | Rasmussen, Poul Kai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Lee, Keng Cheong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.