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Nguyen, Thanh Liem
🇻🇳FIDE 12413461· Male· Vietnam· Born in 2008
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Thanh Liem Nguyen, a 18-year-old Vietnamese player, is rated 2001 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +91 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 22nd Royal rated chess series 2025, 23rd ASEAN AGE GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (U18_U20 Open), and Viet Nam Youth chess championships 2025 - Standard Open U17. Also played 7 rapid (including Viet Nam Youth chess championships 2025 - Rapid Open U15-U20) and 6 blitz events (including Viet Nam Youth chess championships 2025 - Blitz Open U15-U20) recently. He reached Vietnamese #88 in Aug 2025.
At junior level, he reached #6 and #8 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
2001
Standard
Rpd1950·Blz1893
All-time high
2001
at best
Aug 2025 · age 17
Aug 2025 · age 17
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#27,349
#27,349 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
Peak Vietnamese rank: #88
at age 17 · rated 2001
Aug 2025
6th Vietnamese U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2001
Aug 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 17
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2001
at age 17
Aug 2025
100 career games
at age 17
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+339 Elo)
1580 → 1919
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Viet Nam Youth chess championships 2025 - Standard Open U17perf 2083 (+141) · 5.5/8 · #14
Top opponent
Evolution
+59
1942 → 2001
Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
18/ 2766.7%
14W8D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsIshaan Quan Tze Navaratnam1,976·23rd ASEAN AGE GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (U18_U20 Open)·R6·-21.4
2.[L]vsTyrhone James Tabernilla2,061·23rd ASEAN AGE GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (U18_U20 Open)·R2·-16.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7.5/4 | #1 | 2489 | +18.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #11 | 2005 | +39.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/8 | #14 | 2083 | +31.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsDang Anh MinhFM
🇻🇳VIE·2211
+2 −7 =4
13 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsDang Khoa Bui
🇻🇳VIE·1746
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsLe Nhat Huy Nguyen
🇻🇳VIE·1842
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsBa Khoi Vu
🇻🇳VIE·1803
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsAn Hoa DoFM
🇻🇳VIE·2085
+4 −3 =1
8 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
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Vietnam
#92
out of 2,028 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,405
in continent
World
#27,349
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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