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Bao Khoa
IM🇻🇳FIDE 12401501· Male· Vietnam· Born in 1990
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Bao Khoa, a 36-year-old Vietnamese International Master, is rated 2180 and ranked 36th among Vietnamese players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has slipped back 54 Elo over the past 12 months. 64 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 6th An Giang Chess Tournament - Chess Star Cup 2026 - Championship Category, 5th An Giang Chess Tournament - Chess Star Cup 2026 - Championship Category, and 3rd An Giang Chess Tournament - Chess Star Cup 2026 - Championship Category. Also played 3 blitz events (including Vietnam Elite Chess Championships 2025 - Open Blitz) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2015–2017), 12 months (2017–2018) and 27 months (2022–2024). His peak of 2294 was reached at age 27 (May 2017); he also reached Vietnamese #21 in Mar 2022.
Awarded IM in 2010 (age 20). At junior level, he reached #4, #7 and #6 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2180
Standard
Rpd2122·Blz2029
All-time high
2294
−114 pts below
May 2017 · age 27
May 2017 · age 27
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
64 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#36
#36 · Vietnamese players · of 1,027
Career timeline
15 entries2022
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 2232 → returned at 2223
Apr 2022
Peak Vietnamese rank: #21
at age 32 · rated 2268
Mar 2022
2017
All-time peak 2294
at age 27 · −114 from today
May 2017
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2294 → returned at 2277
May 2017
2015
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2239 → returned at 2294
May 2015
2010
4th Vietnamese U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2264
Sep 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-38
2218 → 2180
Tournaments
9
64 games
Score
46/ 6471.9%
36W20D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsTuan Loc Nguyen2,173·6th Da Nang Open - Intellectual Property Cup 2025 - Professional·R7·+8.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #4 | 1969 | -23.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/7 | #1 | 2205 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/7 | #8 | 2050 | -29.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/7 | #2 | 2075 | -14.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 2186 | +6.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/7 | #1 | 2142 | -5.2 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 5.5/8 | #3 | 2349 | +28.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #1 | 2170 | -3.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/7 | #2 | 2067 | -15.8 |
Worst Elo result: 6th An Giang Chess Tournament - Chess Star Cup 2026 - Championship Category (-29.8 Elo, finished #8).
Most-Played Opponents
vsNguyen Van HuyGM
🇻🇳VIE·2363
+1 −10 =5
16 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsDuc Hoa NguyenGM
🇻🇳VIE·2381
+0 −6 =6
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsTuan Minh TranGM
🇻🇳VIE·2412
+2 −5 =5
12 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsVan Duc Doan
🇻🇳VIE·1914
+5 −1 =5
11 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsNguyen Van HaiIM
🇻🇳VIE·2298
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
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Vietnam
#36
out of 2,028 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,443
in continent
World
#9,285
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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