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Lai, Duc Minh
🇻🇳FIDE 12420387· Male· Vietnam· Born in 2005
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Duc Minh Lai, a 21-year-old Vietnamese player, is rated 2131 and ranked 46th among Vietnamese players, and in the top 6% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +59 Elo over the past 12 months. 113 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 10th Future masters cup 2026 - Group A, 9th Future masters cup 2026 - Group A, and 2026 Canadian University Chess Championship Crown. Also played 8 rapid (including Vietnam Chess Championships 2026 - Rapid Open) and 9 blitz events (including Vietnam Chess Championships 2026 - Blitz Open) recently. He took a 28-month break between Jan 2020 and Jun 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2176 was reached at age 20 (Oct 2025, Vietnamese #40 at the time).
At junior level, he reached #6, #5, #9 and #32 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2131
Standard
Rpd2030·Blz2094
All-time high
2176
−45 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 20
Oct 2025 · age 20
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
113 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#46
#46 · Vietnamese players · of 1,027
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Peak Vietnamese rank: #40
at age 20 · rated 2176
Oct 2025
6th Vietnamese U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2176
Oct 2025
All-time peak 2176
at age 20 · −45 from today
Oct 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 20
Aug 2025
100 career games
at age 20
Jul 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+54
2077 → 2131
Tournaments
20
116 games
Score
79/ 11668.1%
64W30D22L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSatria Duta CahayaIM2,386·23rd ASEAN AGE GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (U18_U20 Open)·R8·+16.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/6 | #1 | 2158 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/6 | #2 | 1977 | -12.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #13 | — | +9.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2329 | +14.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/6 | #6 | 2074 | -3.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #3 | — | -16.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/5 | #15 | 2058 | -11.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 2157 | +2.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/4 | #2 | 2782 | +9.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/4 | #9 | — | -22.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDang Minh Quang TranFM
🇻🇳VIE·2223
+1 −10 =4
15 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsDuc Tri NgoFM
🇻🇳VIE·2236
+2 −7 =5
14 games·last met May 2025
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vsLe Tri KienFM
🇻🇳VIE·2297
+2 −8 =3
13 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsNguyen Tung Quan
🇻🇳VIE·2197
+4 −4 =2
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsDuong Vu AnhFM
🇻🇳VIE·2354
+1 −3 =5
9 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
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Vietnam
#46
out of 2,028 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,826
in continent
World
#12,720
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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