Banh Gia Huy

Banh Gia Huy, a 17-year-old Vietnamese International Master, is rated 2451 — his current career high and ranked 4th among Vietnamese players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 57 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Vietnam Chess Championships 2026 - Standard Open, 1st Ninh Binh GM chess tournament 2025, and 27th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2025 - U18. Also played 7 rapid (including SEA GAMES Thailand 2025 - FIDE Chess Rapid Men's Double) and 5 blitz events (including Vietnam Chess Championships 2026 - Blitz Open) recently. He reached Vietnamese #5 in Jul 2023 and has been in Vietnamese top 10 for 36 months and counting.

Awarded IM in 2024 (age 15) and FM in 2022 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #46 in U18, World #26 in U16, World #9 in U14, World #92 in U12 and World #85 in U10.