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Nguyen Van Hai
IM🇻🇳FIDE 12400122· Male· Vietnam· Born in 1993
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Nguyen Van Hai, a 33-year-old Vietnamese International Master, is rated 2298 and ranked 21st among Vietnamese players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 11 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent appearances: 1st Ninh Binh IM chess tournament 2025 and 2nd Quang Ninh chess tournament 2025 - IM1. Also played 1 rapid (including Vietnam Chess Championships 2026 - Rapid Open) and 2 blitz events (including Vietnam Chess Championships 2026 - Blitz Open) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 18 months (2014–2016) and 83 months (2018–2025). His peak of 2370 was reached at age 20 (Aug 2013, Vietnamese #12 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2013 (age 20), FM in 2010 (age 17), and CM in 2007 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #85 in U16, World #45 in U14 and #1 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2298
Standard
Rpd2168·Blz2248
All-time high
2370
−72 pts below
Aug 2013 · age 20
Aug 2013 · age 20
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#21
#21 · Vietnamese players · of 1,027
Career timeline
18 entries2018
Inactive for 83 months
paused at 2312 → returned at 2279
Jul 2018
2014
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2352 → returned at 2367
Jun 2014
2013
Peak Vietnamese rank: #12
at age 20 · rated 2370
Aug 2013
1st Vietnamese U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2370
Aug 2013
All-time peak 2370
at age 20 · −72 from today
Aug 2013
IM title awardedIM
at age 20
Jul 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+19
2279 → 2298
Tournaments
2
19 games
Score
10/ 1952.6%
3W14D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 6.5/10 | #2 | 2344 | +18.8 |
Round-Robin | Jun 2025 | 3.5/9 | #8 | 2178 | -33.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDuc Hoa NguyenGM
🇻🇳VIE·2381
+3 −5 =5
13 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsBao KhoaIM
🇻🇳VIE·2180
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsHuu Thai LeCM
🇻🇳VIE·2146
+1 −4 =4
9 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsJan Emmanuel GarciaIM
🇵🇭PHI·2429
+1 −3 =4
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsXuan Dat PhamCM
🇻🇳VIE·2012
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
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Vietnam
#21
out of 2,028 players
Asia-Pacific
#786
in continent
World
#4,169
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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