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Pham Minh Hieu
🇻🇳FIDE 12406112· Male· Vietnam· Born in 1998
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Pham Minh Hieu, a 28-year-old Vietnamese player, is rated 2002 — just 24 short of his peak of 2026 (Apr 2016, age 18). He is progressing steadily with +29 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈13/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 4th An Giang Chess Tournament - Chess Star Cup 2026 - Championship Category. Also played 3 rapid (including 6th Chess Empire Cup, Rapid Open) and 3 blitz events (including 6th Chess Empire Cup, Blitz Open) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 21 months (2012–2014), 20 months (2014–2016) and 22 months (2022–2024). He reached Vietnamese #56 in May 2016.
At junior level, he reached #5, #2, #2 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2002
Standard
Rpd1945·Blz1934
All-time high
2026
−24 pts below
Apr 2016 · age 18
Apr 2016 · age 18
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#27,169
#27,169 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 28
May 2026
2022
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1947 → returned at 1968
Apr 2022
2019
100 career games
at age 21
Apr 2019
2017
5th Vietnamese U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1986
Apr 2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2017
2016
Peak Vietnamese rank: #56
at age 18 · rated 2026
May 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
6th An Giang Chess Tournament - Chess Star Cup 2026 - Championship Categoryperf 2159 (+157) · 5/7 · #2
Top opponent
Evolution
+29
1973 → 2002
Tournaments
6
42 games
Score
23.5/ 4256.0%
18W11D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDuc Hoa NguyenGM2,386·6th An Giang Chess Tournament - Chess Star Cup 2026 - Championship Category·R6·+18.0
2.[W]vsTran Ngoc Minh DuyFM2,327·3rd An Giang Chess Tournament - Chess Star Cup 2026 - Championship Category·R3·+17.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsThien Kim Ngoc Diep MaiWFM1,845·3rd An Giang Chess Tournament - Chess Star Cup 2026 - Championship Category·R5·-13.3
2.[L]vsThi Dieu Uyen VuWFM1,875·1st An Giang Chess Tournament - Chess Star Cup 2025 - Championship Category·R7·-12.1
3.[L]vsVu Thi Dieu AiWFM1,883·1st An Giang Chess Tournament - Chess Star Cup 2025 - Championship Category·R4·-11.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #2 | 2159 | +34.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #8 | 1908 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/7 | #7 | 2003 | +9.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/7 | #7 | 1995 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #5 | 1988 | +12.0 |
Worst Elo result: 1st An Giang Chess Tournament - Chess Star Cup 2025 - Championship Category (-24.0 Elo, finished #12).
Rankings
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Vietnam
#96
out of 1,913 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,399
in continent
World
#27,169
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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