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Vu, Bui Thi Thanh Van
WFM🇻🇳FIDE 12408921· Female· Vietnam· Born in 2005
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Bui Thi Thanh Van Vu, a 21-year-old Vietnamese Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1909 — just 21 short of her peak of 1930 (Nov 2022, age 17). She is progressing steadily with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent appearances: National Youth Chess Elite Championship 2025 - Standard Girls U20 and Viet Nam Youth chess championships 2025 - Standard Girls U20. Also played 7 rapid (including Vietnam Chess Championships 2026 - Rapid Female) and 8 blitz events (including 1st Ninh Binh Blitz chess tournament 2025) recently. She took a 32-month break between Jul 2019 and Apr 2022 (COVID-19 included). She reached Vietnamese #69 in Jun 2023.
Awarded WFM in 2017 (age 12). At junior level, she reached #11, #7, #13, #5, #3 and #10 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1909
Standard
Rpd1890·Blz1905
All-time high
1930
−21 pts below
Nov 2022 · age 17
Nov 2022 · age 17
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#45,946
#45,946 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
17 entries2024
11th Vietnamese U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1909
May 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 19
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 18
Aug 2023
Peak Vietnamese rank: #69
at age 18 · rated 1930
Jun 2023
7th Vietnamese U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1930
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
National Youth Chess Elite Championship 2025 - Standard Girls U20perf 1986 (+77) · 3/5 · #3
Top opponent
Evolution
+24
1885 → 1909
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
8/ 1361.5%
7W2D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsThai Ngoc Tuong MinhWFM1,967·National Youth Chess Elite Championship 2025 - Standard Girls U20·R2·+11.7
2.[W]vsNgoc Phuong Nghi Bui1,927·Viet Nam Youth chess championships 2025 - Standard Girls U20·R3·+10.9
3.[W]vsQuynh Anh VuongWFM1,916·Viet Nam Youth chess championships 2025 - Standard Girls U20·R7·+10.6
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsLe Cam Hien NguyenWCM1,974·National Youth Chess Elite Championship 2025 - Standard Girls U20·R5·-8.2
3.[L]vsNguyen Thien NganWIM1,992·National Youth Chess Elite Championship 2025 - Standard Girls U20·R4·-7.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 3/5 | #3 | 1986 | +13.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/8 | #4 | 1931 | +11.4 |
Rankings
/
Vietnam
#163
out of 1,913 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,449
in continent
World
#45,946
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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