Nguyen, Quoc Hy

Quoc Hy Nguyen, a 20-year-old Vietnamese International Master, is rated 2422 — just 4 short of his peak of 2426 (Jan 2026, age 20) and ranked 7th among Vietnamese players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +33 Elo over the past 12 months. 98 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Melbourne International Open - Masters, Vietnam Chess Championships 2026 - Standard Open, and 10th Johor Chess Open 2025. Also played 9 rapid (including ASEAN Individual Open Rapid Chess Championship Governor Henry S Oaminal Cup) and 10 blitz events (including ASEAN Individual Open Blitz Chess Championship Governor Henry S Oaminal Cup) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 19 months (2012–2014) and 27 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). He reached Vietnamese #7 in Oct 2023 and has been in Vietnamese top 10 for 16 months and counting.

Awarded IM in 2025 (age 19), FM in 2022 (age 16), and CM in 2014 (age 8). At junior level, he reached World #61 in U20, World #70 in U18, World #66 in U16, World #46 in U14, World #28 in U12, World #22 in U10 and World #9 in U8.