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Nguyen, Hoang Nam
FM🇻🇳FIDE 12402133· Male· Vietnam· Born in 1986
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Hoang Nam Nguyen, a 40-year-old Vietnamese FIDE Master, is rated 2134 and ranked 45th among Vietnamese players, and in the top 6% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +72 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent appearances: Vietnam Chess Championships 2026 - Standard Open and Vietnam Elite Chess Championships 2025 - Open Standard. Also played 2 rapid (including Vietnam Chess Championships 2026 - Rapid Open) and 2 blitz events (including Vietnam Chess Championships 2026 - Blitz Open) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2014–2015), 12 months (2015–2016) and 17 months (2018–2019). His peak of 2368 was reached at age 23 (Nov 2009, Vietnamese #15 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2023 (age 37) and CM in 2007 (age 21). At junior level, he reached #4 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2134
Standard
Rpd2034·Blz2022
All-time high
2368
−234 pts below
Nov 2009 · age 23
Nov 2009 · age 23
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#45
#45 · Vietnamese players · of 1,027
Career timeline
18 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+117 Elo)
2017 → 2134
Apr 2026
2023
FM title awardedFM
at age 37
Apr 2023
2020
Re-crossed 2200
at age 34
Nov 2020
2018
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2162 → returned at 2183
Jun 2018
2015
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2257 → returned at 2218
May 2015
2014
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2263 → returned at 2257
Apr 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+72
2062 → 2134
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
12/ 1770.6%
10W4D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/9 | #3 | 2368 | +75.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/8 | #27 | 2039 | -3.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChuong PhamIM
🇻🇳VIE·2245
+3 −11 =4
18 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsNguyen Van HuyGM
🇻🇳VIE·2363
+3 −10 =4
17 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsSang CaoGM
🇻🇳VIE·2344
+0 −8 =5
13 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsThien Hai DaoGM
🇻🇳VIE·2439
+0 −7 =6
13 games·last met Mar 2021
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vsDang Hoang SonIM
🇻🇳VIE·2370
+4 −6 =2
12 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Vietnam
#45
out of 2,028 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,802
in continent
World
#12,486
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Asia-Pacific
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