Rico Mascariñas (born 2 March 1953) is a Philippine (Filipino) chess player with the title of International Master. He was one of the premiere chess players of the Philippines during the 1980s and the 1990s and for a long period of time he was the No. 2 ranked player of the Philippines behind Grandmaster Eugenio Torre. He is now based in Singapore where he coaches the junior team. In 2004 Mascariñas was awarded the title of FIDE Instructor.