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Nguyen, Thu Giang

WFM🇦🇺

FIDEFIDE 12400980· Female· Australia· Born in 1985

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Thu Giang Nguyen, a 41-year-old Australian Woman FIDE Master, is rated 2086 and sitting in the top 4% of Australian players, and in the top 8% worldwide. She is on a steady climb with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 5-6, Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen, and Rilton Cup 2025-2026. She had 9 career breaks: 26 months (2002–2004), 14 months (2004–2005), 20 months (2005–2007), 13 months (2009–2010), 12 months (2013–2014), 12 months (2014–2015), 13 months (2016–2017), 14 months (2018–2020) and 29 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). Her peak of 2186 was reached at age 29 (Sep 2014, Australian #43 at the time).

Competes for Australia since Oct 2007. Competes as a woman since 2012. Awarded WFM in 2013 (age 28). At junior level, she reached #8, #4 and #5 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2086

Standard

Rpd·Blz

All-time high

2186

100 pts below
Sep 2014 · age 29

Activity

40

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#78 · Australian players · of 1,854

Career timeline

30 entries
2026
7th Australian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2102
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 41
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 40
Jul 2025
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 37
Sep 2022
2020
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 2119 → returned at 2088
Feb 2020
2018
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2125 → returned at 2119
Nov 2018

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
Teplice Open 2025 - tournament A
perf 2229 (+121) · 5.5/9 · #35
Top opponent
vs Vidar GrahnFM 2,287
Rilton Cup 2025-2026 · Dec 2025 · +4.9 Elo
Evolution
+21
20652086
Tournaments
6
44 games
Score
22/ 4450.0%
13W18D13L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team
Feb 20260.5/2#811865-13.0
Round-Robin
Jan 20264/9#2682070-3.2
Open Swiss
Dec 20253.5/9#1152198+19.8
Open Swiss
Dec 20255/10#1062008-26.4
Open Swiss
Jun 20255.5/9#352229+33.6
Open Swiss
Jun 20253.5/5#122129+9.0
Worst Elo result: XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Group A (-26.4 Elo, finished #106).

Rankings

/
Australia
#78
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,293
in continent
World
#16,702
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Australia
1
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2,571
2
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2,534
3
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2,510
4
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2,496
5
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2,476
6
🇦🇺Morris, JamesFollow James MorrisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,423
7
🇦🇺Zhao, Zong-YuanFollow Zong-Yuan ZhaoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,415
8
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2,401
9
🇦🇺McClymont, BrodieFollow Brodie McClymontTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,389
10
🇦🇺Bjelobrk, IgorFollow Igor BjelobrkTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,380
...
78🇦🇺Nguyen, Thu Giang2,086
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
2
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
3
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,751
5
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2,739
6
🇨🇳Ding, LirenFollow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,738
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
8
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
9
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
10
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
...
2293🇦🇺Nguyen, Thu Giang2,086
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
16702🇦🇺Nguyen, Thu Giang2,086