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Nguyen, Nam Kiet
CM🇻🇳FIDE 12425346· Male· Vietnam· Born in 2011
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Nam Kiet Nguyen, a 15-year-old Vietnamese Candidate Master, is rated 2166 — his current career high and ranked 39th among Vietnamese players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +104 Elo over the past 12 months. 55 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 27th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2025 - U14, Giga Chess Tournament 2025, and Vietnam Elite Chess Championships 2025 - Open Standard. Also played 9 rapid (including Vietnam Chess Championships 2026 - Rapid Open) and 7 blitz events (including Vietnam Chess Championships 2026 - Blitz Open) recently. He reached Vietnamese #40 in Apr 2026.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #36 in U12, World #89 in U10, World #59 in U8 and #5 and #3 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
2166
Standard
Rpd2220·Blz2263
All-time high
2166
at best
Jan 2026 · age 15
Jan 2026 · age 15
Activity
70
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#39
#39 · Vietnamese players · of 1,027
Career timeline
20 entries2026
Peak Vietnamese rank: #40
at age 15 · rated 2166
Apr 2026
5th Vietnamese U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2166
Jan 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 15
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2166
at age 15
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 14
Oct 2025
3rd Vietnamese U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2125
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+107
2059 → 2166
Tournaments
6
50 games
Score
28.5/ 5057.0%
23W11D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNguyen Tien Dung1,621·National Youth Chess Elite Championship 2025 - Standard Open U15·R5·-35.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 2304 | +143.6 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 2/6 | #4 | 2002 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/8 | #33 | 2137 | +65.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/8 | #4 | 1943 | -56.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #21 | 1966 | -35.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/9 | #6 | 2047 | -2.8 |
Worst Elo result: National Youth Chess Elite Championship 2025 - Standard Open U15 (-56.4 Elo, finished #4).
Most-Played Opponents
vsManh Duc NguyenCM
🇻🇳VIE·2250
+12 −9 =8
29 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsVuong Tung Lam NguyenCM
🇻🇳VIE·2131
+10 −12 =6
28 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsDuong Vu AnhFM
🇻🇳VIE·2354
+8 −8 =9
25 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsQuang Minh NguyenCM
🇻🇳VIE·2109
+3 −11 =4
18 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsDau Khuong DuyIM
🇻🇳VIE·2521
+2 −9 =4
15 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Vietnam
#39
out of 2,028 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,535
in continent
World
#10,178
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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