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Nguyen Van Huy
GM🇻🇳FIDE 12401064· Male· Vietnam· Born in 1985
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Nguyen Van Huy, a 41-year-old Vietnamese Grandmaster, is rated 2363 and ranked 12th among Vietnamese players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 137 rated games in the past year (≈65/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Vietnam Chess Championships 2026 - Standard Open, ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'A' 1900 & Above), and 44th Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennai. Also played 5 rapid (including ASEAN Individual Open Rapid Chess Championship Governor Henry S Oaminal Cup) and 5 blitz events (including ASEAN Individual Open Blitz Chess Championship Governor Henry S Oaminal Cup) recently. He took a 14-month break between Apr 2007 and Jul 2008. His peak of 2517 was reached at age 27 (Oct 2012, Vietnamese #4 at the time); he spent 129 months in Vietnamese top 10, with a longest streak of 5 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2020 (age 35), IM in 2009 (age 24), and CM in 2007 (age 22). At junior level, he reached #1 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2363
Standard
Rpd2293·Blz2255
All-time high
2517
−154 pts below
Oct 2012 · age 27
Oct 2012 · age 27
Activity
107
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
111 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#12
#12 · Vietnamese players · of 1,027
129 months in National top 10 (2008–2023)
129 months in National top 10 (2008–2023)
Career timeline
19 entries2026
1st Vietnamese 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2363
May 2026
2023
129 months in national top 10
longest streak 63 months · since Oct 2008
Aug 2023
2020
GM title awardedGM
at age 35 · 90th FIDE Congress 2019
Mar 2020
2019
1,000 career games
at age 34
Dec 2019
2012
500 career games
at age 27
Nov 2012
Best 12-month gain (+68 Elo)
2449 → 2517
Oct 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'A' 1900 & Above)perf 2466 (+100) · 8/10 · #1
Top opponent
21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'A') · Jun 2025 · +2.9 Elo
Best comeback
ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'A' 1900 & Above)finished #1 (seeded #13 of 150)
Evolution
+17
2346 → 2363
Tournaments
12
121 games
Score
76/ 12162.8%
56W53D12L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsAlmas RakhmatullaevIM2,390·17h Penang Heritage City Intenational Chess Open 2025 (Open)·R4·+5.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNihaan Pohane1,929·21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'A')·R2·-9.2
3.[L]vsChun Yung Samuel LamFM2,064·17h Penang Heritage City Intenational Chess Open 2025 (Open)·R9·-8.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #7 | 2304 | -2.9 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 8/10 | #1 | 2466 | +15.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #3 | 2310 | -4.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7.5/10 | #11 | 2264 | -4.1 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #7 | 2312 | -1.1 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #22 | 2300 | -3.1 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #12 | 2414 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/9 | #7 | 2404 | +9.1 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 2206 | -6.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDuc Hoa NguyenGM
🇻🇳VIE·2381
+6 −5 =21
32 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsTuan Minh TranGM
🇻🇳VIE·2412
+4 −9 =16
29 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsSang CaoGM
🇻🇳VIE·2344
+4 −1 =18
23 games·last met May 2025
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vsThien Hai DaoGM
🇻🇳VIE·2439
+5 −3 =14
22 games·last met May 2018
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vsDang Hoang SonIM
🇻🇳VIE·2370
+9 −7 =5
21 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
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Vietnam
#12
out of 2,028 players
Asia-Pacific
#503
in continent
World
#2,401
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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