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Pham, Le Thao Nguyen
IM🇻🇳FIDE 12401226· Female· Vietnam· Born in 1987
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Le Thao Nguyen Pham, a 39-year-old Vietnamese International Master, is rated 2348 and ranked 1st among Vietnamese women, and in the top 1% worldwide. She has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent appearance: FIDE Women's World Cup 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including FIDE Women's World Rapid Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including FIDE Women's World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. She took a 26-month break between May 2021 and Aug 2023. Her peak of 2426 was reached at age 26 (Jan 2013); she also reached Vietnamese #7 in Nov 2023 and spent 19 months in Vietnamese top 10.
Awarded WGM in 2011 (age 24), IM in 2013 (age 26), WIM in 2009 (age 22), and WFM in 2003 (age 16). At junior level, she reached #2, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2348
Standard
Rpd2306·Blz2209
All-time high
2426
−78 pts below
Jan 2013 · age 26
Jan 2013 · age 26
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · Vietnamese women · of 293
19 months in National top 10 (2021–2024)
19 months in National top 10 (2021–2024)
Career timeline
21 entries2024
19 months in national top 10
longest streak 12 months · since Nov 2021
Jul 2024
2023
Peak Vietnamese rank: #7
at age 36 · rated 2395
Nov 2023
2021
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2369 → returned at 2370
May 2021
2015
500 career games
at age 28
Sep 2015
2013
IM title awardedIM
at age 26 · 1st quarter Presidential Board 2013
Jan 2013
All-time peak 2426
at age 26 · −78 from today
Jan 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
2357 → 2348
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
0.5/ 225.0%
0W1D1L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knockout | Jul 2025 | 0.5/2 | R128 | 2035 | -8.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNguyen Thi Mai HungWGM
🇻🇳VIE·2260
+9 −3 =14
26 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsThi Bao Tram HoangWGM
🇻🇳VIE·2124
+6 −4 =16
26 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsNguyen Thi Thanh AnWGM
🇻🇳VIE·2115
+7 −6 =12
25 games·last met May 2025
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vsThi Kim Phung VoWGM
🇻🇳VIE·2322
+7 −0 =9
16 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsHarika DronavalliGM
🇮🇳IND·2466
+4 −4 =8
16 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Vietnam
#15
out of 2,028 players
Asia-Pacific
#562
in continent
World
#2,748
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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