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Le, Kieu Thien Kim
WIM🇻🇳FIDE 12400572· Female· Vietnam· Born in 1981
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Kieu Thien Kim Le, a 45-year-old Vietnamese Woman International Master, is rated 2035 and ranked 11th among Vietnamese women. She plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 15 months (2015–2017), 16 months (2017–2018), 34 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included), 22 months (2021–2023) and 15 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: 1st An Giang Chess Tournament - Chess Star Cup 2025 - Championship Category. Also played 2 rapid (including Viet Nam Chess Club championship 2025 - Rapid Open U50 individual) and 2 blitz events (including Viet Nam Chess Club championship 2025 - Blitz Open U50 individual) recently. Her peak of 2341 was reached at age 23 (Jan 2004); she also reached Vietnamese #9 in Jan 2001.
Awarded WIM in 2001 (age 20). At junior level, she reached #1 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2035
Standard
Rpd2028·Blz1991
All-time high
2341
−306 pts below
Jan 2004 · age 23
Jan 2004 · age 23
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#11
#11 · Vietnamese women · of 293
Career timeline
21 entries2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2049 → returned at 2035
Sep 2024
2022
1st Vietnamese 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2152
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2152 → returned at 2138
May 2021
2018
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 2194 → returned at 2152
Jun 2018
2017
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2218 → returned at 2194
Jan 2017
2015
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2215 → returned at 2218
Sep 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-14
2049 → 2035
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4/ 757.1%
3W2D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPham Minh Hieu1,973·1st An Giang Chess Tournament - Chess Star Cup 2025 - Championship Category·R6·+8.2
2.[W]vsMinh Hieu Tran1,843·1st An Giang Chess Tournament - Chess Star Cup 2025 - Championship Category·R2·+5.0
3.[D]vsBao KhoaIM2,218·1st An Giang Chess Tournament - Chess Star Cup 2025 - Championship Category·R7·+4.8
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsNguyen Phuc Cao Danh1,762·1st An Giang Chess Tournament - Chess Star Cup 2025 - Championship Category·R4·-16.6
2.[L]vsVu Thi Dieu AiWFM1,883·1st An Giang Chess Tournament - Chess Star Cup 2025 - Championship Category·R1·-14.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/7 | #4 | 1956 | -14.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsThi Bao Tram HoangWGM
🇻🇳VIE·2124
+4 −4 =11
19 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsNguyen Thi Thanh AnWGM
🇻🇳VIE·2115
+0 −4 =13
17 games·last met May 2026
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vsLe Thao Nguyen PhamIM
🇻🇳VIE·2348
+2 −2 =9
13 games·last met Mar 2021
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vsKim Le BuiWIM
🇻🇳VIE·1910
+6 −3 =3
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsTon Nu Hong AnWFM
🇻🇳VIE·1872
+11 −0 =1
12 games·last met Apr 2018
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Rankings
/
Vietnam
#73
out of 2,028 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,915
in continent
World
#22,585
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Vietnam
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| 73 | 2,035 | |
Asia-Pacific
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