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Nguyen, Paul Ashton
🇭🇰FIDE 6007996· Male· Hong Kong China· Born in 2010
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Paul Ashton Nguyen, a 16-year-old Hong Kong player, is rated 1915 — just 1 short of his peak of 1916 (Apr 2026, age 16). He is rising rapidly, having gained +105 Elo over the past 12 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HKSAR Championship 2026 Round 6 to 9, Samarkand Olympiad Selection 2026 - Men Knockout 2, and Samarkand Olympiad Selection 2026 - Men Knockout 1. Also played 3 rapid (including 1st Bangkok Summer International Chess 2025 - Super Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including Asian Amateur Chess Championships 2025 - Open Blitz) recently. He reached Hong Kong #25 in Feb 2026.
At junior level, he reached #7 and #8 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1915
Standard
Rpd1732·Blz1831
All-time high
1916
−1 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 16
Apr 2026 · age 16
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#44,552
#44,552 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1916
at age 16 · −1 from today
Apr 2026
Peak Hong Kong rank: #25
at age 16 · rated 1910
Feb 2026
7th Hong Kong U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1910
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 15
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+204 Elo)
1644 → 1848
Jun 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 15
May 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
9th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championships 2025 Standard-U16perf 1944 (+175) · 5.5/8 · #14
Top opponent
Evolution
+67
1848 → 1915
Tournaments
10
49 games
Score
25/ 4951.0%
19W12D18L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsYen-Hsiu Elliot Wong2,020·9th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championships 2025 Standard-U16·R8·+32.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #14 | 2555 | +15.2 |
Knockout | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | R16 | 1359 | -15.2 |
Knockout | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | SF | 1823 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/6 | #7 | 2022 | +40.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #28 | 1612 | -29.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #5 | 2335 | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #68 | 2069 | +102.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/7 | #40 | 1876 | +30.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/8 | #14 | 1944 | +6.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/8 | #56 | 1692 | -85.2 |
Rankings
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Hong Kong China
#26
out of 356 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,298
in continent
World
#44,552
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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