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Tran Ngoc Minh Duy
FM🇻🇳FIDE 12416207· Male· Vietnam· Born in 2009
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Tran Ngoc Minh Duy, a 17-year-old Vietnamese FIDE Master, is rated 2262 and ranked 26th among Vietnamese players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +44 Elo over the past 12 months. 96 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Vietnam Chess Championships 2026 - Standard Open, 3rd An Giang Chess Tournament - Chess Star Cup 2026 - Championship Category, and 27th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2025 - U16. Also played 7 rapid (including Vietnam Chess Championships 2026 - Rapid Open) and 7 blitz events (including Vietnam Chess Championships 2026 - Blitz Open) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2017–2018) and 44 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2327 was reached at age 17 (Feb 2026); he also reached Vietnamese #21 in Nov 2025.
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 16). At junior level, he reached #3, #4, #5, #37, #30 and #5 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2262
Standard
Rpd2162·Blz2068
All-time high
2327
−65 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 17
Feb 2026 · age 17
Activity
84
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
81 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#26
#26 · Vietnamese players · of 1,027
Career timeline
21 entries2026
3rd Vietnamese U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2327
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2327
at age 17 · −65 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Peak Vietnamese rank: #21
at age 16 · rated 2318
Nov 2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 16
Nov 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 16
Nov 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 16
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
2266 → 2262
Tournaments
9
81 games
Score
57/ 8170.4%
43W28D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #14 | 2075 | -43.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/7 | #4 | 2052 | -22.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 2337 | +7.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7.5/11 | #10 | 2361 | +77.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2321 | +67.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2033 | -56.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2095 | -36.9 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2224 | +12.5 |
Worst Elo result: National Youth Chess Elite Championship 2025 - Standard Open U17 (-56.6 Elo, finished #2).
Most-Played Opponents
vsDang Anh MinhFM
🇻🇳VIE·2211
+6 −3 =11
20 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsThai Son NguyenCM
🇻🇳VIE·2001
+8 −4 =5
17 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsHa Thi Hai Nguyen
🇻🇳VIE·2116
+4 −7 =5
16 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsLe Minh Hoang Huynh
🇻🇳VIE·1968
+7 −0 =8
15 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsDinh Nho KietIM
🇻🇳VIE·2337
+2 −8 =3
13 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
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Vietnam
#26
out of 2,028 players
Asia-Pacific
#955
in continent
World
#5,390
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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