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Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son

Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son

GM🇻🇳

FIDEFIDE 12401110· Male· Vietnam· Born in 1990

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Ngoc Truong Son Nguyen, a 36-year-old Vietnamese Grandmaster, is rated 2600 and ranked 2nd among Vietnamese players, and 154th worldwide. He has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Also played 4 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 30 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2022–2023). His peak of 2665 was reached at age 21 (Nov 2011); he also reached World #75 in Jun 2015 and spent 22 months in the world top 100.

Awarded GM in 2005 (age 15), IM in 2004 (age 14), and FM in 2002 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #7 in U20, World #6 in U18, World #2 in U16, World #2 in U14 and World #12 in U12.

Current rating

2600

Standard

Rpd2512·Blz2532

All-time high

2665

−65 pts below
Nov 2011 · age 21

Activity

20

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#2

#2 · Vietnamese players · of 1,083
22 months in World top 100 (2010–2024)

Career timeline

22 entries
2024
22 months in world top 100
longest streak 12 months · since May 2010
Dec 2024
2022
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2645 → returned at 2641
Jun 2022
2019
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2641 → returned at 2645
Nov 2019
2015
Peak World rank: #75
at age 25 · rated 2662
Jun 2015
2014
Re-crossed 2650
at age 24
Sep 2014
2011
Crossed 2650
at age 21
Nov 2011

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Evolution
0
2600 → 2600

Last 12 months — tournaments

0 events

Most-Played Opponents

vsYangyi YuGM
🇨🇳CHN·2714
+4 −2 =9
15 games·last met Sep 2017
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vsTuan Minh LeGM
🇻🇳VIE·2585
+2 −3 =9
14 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsQuang Liem LeGM
🇻🇳VIE·2731
+1 −1 =11
13 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsB. AdhibanGM
🇮🇳IND·2536
+2 −2 =9
13 games·last met Aug 2018
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vsNguyen Van HuyGM
🇻🇳VIE·2363
+8 −0 =4
12 games·last met Dec 2024
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Rankings

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Vietnam
#2
out of 1,913 players
Asia-Pacific
#44
in continent
World
#154
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Vietnam
1
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2,731
22,600
3
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2,585
4
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2,521
5
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2,451
6
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2,450
7
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2,422
8
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2,412
9
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2,410
10
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2,400
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
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2,776
3
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2,753
4
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2,751
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,733
8
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2,732
9
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2,731
10
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2,729
...
44🇻🇳Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son2,600
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
...
154🇻🇳Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son2,600