Format
Nguyen, Manh Duc
CM🇻🇳FIDE 12419648· Male· Vietnam· Born in 2011
Follow Manh Duc NguyenTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Manh Duc Nguyen, a 15-year-old Vietnamese Candidate Master, is rated 2250 — just 1 short of his peak of 2251 (Mar 2026, age 15) and ranked 28th among Vietnamese players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +159 Elo over the past 12 months. 58 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 27th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2025 - U14, Vietnam Elite Chess Championships 2025 - Open Standard, and National Youth Chess Elite Championship 2025 - Standard Open U20. Also played 6 rapid (including Vietnam Elite Chess Championships 2025 - Open Rapid) and 6 blitz events (including Vietnam Elite Chess Championships 2025 - Open Blitz) recently. He reached Vietnamese #27 in Mar 2026.
Awarded CM in 2023 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #51 in U12, World #62 in U10, World #33 in U8 and #4 and #2 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
2250
Standard
Rpd2088·Blz2082
All-time high
2251
−1 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 15
Mar 2026 · age 15
Activity
69
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#28
#28 · Vietnamese players · of 1,027
Career timeline
15 entries2026
Peak Vietnamese rank: #27
at age 15 · rated 2251
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2251
at age 15 · −1 from today
Mar 2026
4th Vietnamese U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2250
Jan 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 15
Jan 2026
2025
2nd Vietnamese U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2174
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 14
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
National Youth Chess Elite Championship 2025 - Standard Open U20perf 2330 (+156) · 5.5/7 · #5
Top opponent
Evolution
+136
2114 → 2250
Tournaments
4
35 games
Score
24.5/ 3570.0%
17W15D3L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsDang Minh Quang TranFM2,217·National Youth Chess Elite Championship 2025 - Standard Open U20·R7·+22.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 6/9 | #17 | 2175 | -14.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/9 | #3 | 2324 | +72.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #11 | 2157 | +4.0 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 5.5/7 | #5 | 2330 | +37.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNam Kiet NguyenCM
🇻🇳VIE·2166
+9 −12 =9
30 games·last met Jun 2026
View head-to-head →
vsVuong Tung Lam NguyenCM
🇻🇳VIE·2131
+7 −11 =10
28 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
vsQuang Minh NguyenCM
🇻🇳VIE·2109
+7 −6 =15
28 games·last met Aug 2025
View head-to-head →
vsDuong Vu AnhFM
🇻🇳VIE·2354
+8 −4 =13
25 games·last met Jul 2025
View head-to-head →
vsNguyen Tung Quan
🇻🇳VIE·2197
+7 −2 =5
14 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Vietnam
#28
out of 2,028 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,018
in continent
World
#5,836
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Vietnam
| 1 | 🇻🇳Follow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,731 |
| 2 | 🇻🇳Follow Tuan Minh LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,585 |
| 3 | 🇻🇳Follow Dau Khuong DuyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,521 |
| 4 | 🇻🇳Follow Banh Gia HuyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,451 |
| 5 | 🇻🇳Follow Pham Tran Gia PhucTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,450 |
| 6 | 🇻🇳Follow Quoc Hy NguyenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,422 |
| 7 | 🇻🇳Follow Tuan Minh TranTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,412 |
| 8 | 🇻🇳Follow Huynh Minh Huy NguyenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,410 |
| 9 | 🇻🇳Follow Nguyen Anh DungTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,400 |
| 10 | 🇻🇳Follow Duc Hoa NguyenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,381 |
| ... | ||
| 28 | 2,250 | |
Asia-Pacific
| 1 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 1 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 4 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳Follow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇨🇳Follow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,738 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳Follow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,735 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺Follow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,733 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳Follow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,732 |
| 10 | 🇻🇳Follow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,731 |
| ... | ||
| 1018 | 2,250 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 5836 | 2,250 | |