Viet Nam Youth chess championships 2025 - Standard Open U8
Open SwissStandard
25 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Jun 2025 to 25 Jun 2025 in Ninh Binh, Vietnam. Top 10 Elo average was 1538, and top seed was Huynh Thien An (🇻🇳 VIE, 1816).
Vu Thanh An (🇻🇳 VIE, 1471) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Huynh Thien An (6.5) and Hoang Gia Bao (6.0). An shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Nguyen Viet Hoang Phuc (1451) beat Hoang Minh Phuoc (1615), a +164-point gap.
Location
🇻🇳Ninh Binh, Vietnam
Dates
21 Jun 2025 → 25 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇻🇳Vietnam×25
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsVu Thanh An led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R8 · LEADER CHANGE24 Jun
Vu Thanh An takes the sole lead (6.5/8).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Vu Thanh An drew with Huynh Thien An (White).
R1–R9 · UNBEATEN
Vu Thanh An went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Vu Thanh An | * | ½ | 1 | ½ |
| 2Huynh Thien An | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3Hoang Gia Bao | 0 | — | * | 1 |
| 4Pham Xuan An | ½ | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vu Thanh An | 1471 | VIE | +17N | +18B | =2B | =8N | +5B | =4N | +3N | +6B | =7B | 7.0 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 35.50 | 1677 | +50.0 |
| 2 | Huynh Thien An | 1816 | VIE | +22N | +16B | =1N | =4B | =20N | =6B | +7N | =5B | +9N | 6.5 | 41.5 | 43.5 | 30.25 | 1573 | -40.4 |
| 3 | Hoang Gia Bao | 1478 | VIE | +25B | =15N | −5B | =17N | +23B | +10N | −1B | +13N | +4B | 6.0 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 21.75 | 1616 | +22.0 |
| 4 | Pham Xuan An | 1466 | VIE | +6B | =5N | +12B | =2N | +13B | =1B | +8N | −9B | −3N | 5.5 | 46.5 | 51.0 | 30.00 | 1581 | +41.2 |
| 5 | Do Tri Hieu | 0 | VIE | +9N | =4B | +3N | +18B | −1N | +20B | −6N | =2N | =8B | 5.5 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 26.75 | 1522 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Nguyen Minh Khang | 0 | VIE | −4N | =21B | +22N | +11B | +8B | =2N | +5B | −1N | =10N | 5.5 | 43.0 | 45.0 | 25.25 | 1531 | +23.2 |
| 7 | Vu Tuan Truong | 0 | VIE | =11N | −10B | +21N | =15N | +12B | +13N | −2B | +20B | =1N | 5.5 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 23.50 | 1566 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Nguyen Viet Hoang Phuc | 1451 | VIE | +23N | =20B | +10N | =1B | −6N | +18B | −4B | +14N | =5N | 5.5 | 39.5 | 41.5 | 22.75 | 1411 | -10.0 |
| 9 | Nguyen Bao Nam | 1535 | VIE | −5B | +25N | +15B | −13N | =17B | +11N | +14B | +4N | −2B | 5.5 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 21.75 | 1645 | +28.8 |
| 10 | Le Quang Minh | 0 | VIE | =13B | +7N | −8B | +12N | =14B | −3B | =16N | +22N | =6B | 5.0 | 40.5 | 42.5 | 21.75 | 1352 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Nguyen Khang | 1445 | VIE | =7B | =12N | =17B | −6N | +22B | −9B | =23N | +24N | +15B | 5.0 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 16.00 | 1389 | -8.8 |
| 12 | Bui Thai Son | 0 | VIE | +21N | =11B | −4N | −10B | −7N | +25B | =17N | +23B | +20N | 5.0 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 13.25 | 1263 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Vu Eden Trung Duc | 1532 | VIE | =10N | +14B | =20N | +9B | −4N | −7B | +18N | −3B | =17N | 4.5 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 19.25 | 1524 | -0.8 |
| 14 | Hoang Minh Phuoc | 1615 | VIE | −15B | −13N | +19B | +25N | =10N | +17B | −9N | −8B | +16N | 4.5 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 14.50 | 1290 | -68.0 |
| 15 | Nguyen Quoc Nam An | 0 | VIE | +14N | =3B | −9N | =7B | −18N | +19B | =20N | =16B | −11N | 4.0 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 17.25 | 1498 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Le Nguyen Minh Hoang | 0 | VIE | +24B | −2N | −23B | −22N | +25B | +21N | =10B | =15N | −14B | 4.0 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 10.50 | 1543 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Tran Nhat Thanh | 0 | VIE | −1B | +19N | =11N | =3B | =9N | −14N | =12B | F | =13B | 3.5 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 16.50 | 1450 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Tran Phu Bao | 0 | VIE | +19B | −1N | +24B | −5N | +15B | −8N | −13B | =21N | F | 3.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 11.00 | 1419 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Tang Duy Khanh | 1419 | VIE | −18N | −17B | −14N | F | +24B | −15N | =21B | +25N | +22B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 6.50 | 1596 | +18.4 |
| 20 | Tran Quoc Bao Nhat | 0 | VIE | F | =8N | =13B | +23N | =2B | −5N | =15B | −7N | −12B | 3.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 12.25 | 1597 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Phan Minh Triet | 0 | VIE | −12B | =6N | −7B | =24N | F | −16B | =19N | =18B | +25B | 3.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 8.25 | 1476 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Nguyen Bach Khoa | 0 | VIE | −2B | =24N | −6B | +16B | −11N | =23N | F | −10B | −19N | 2.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 6.00 | 1171 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Pham Nguyen Thien Phuoc | 0 | VIE | −8B | F | +16N | −20B | −3N | =22B | =11B | −12N | −24N | 2.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 7.50 | 1166 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Nguyen Tan Truong | 1573 | VIE | −16N | =22B | −18N | =21B | −19N | F | −25N | −11B | +23B | 2.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 4.50 | 632 | -55.6 |
| 25 | Pham Bao Quan | 0 | VIE | −3N | −9B | F | −14B | −16N | −12N | +24B | −19B | −21N | 1.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 2.00 | 1285 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Vu Thanh AnVIE+50.07.0 pts · #2
- 2Pham Xuan AnVIE+41.25.5 pts · #1
- 3Nguyen Bao NamVIE+28.85.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Hoang Minh PhuocVIE-68.04.5 pts · #18
- 2Nguyen Tan TruongVIE-55.62.0 pts · #25
- 3Huynh Thien AnVIE-40.46.5 pts · #7
Biggest upsets
- R8+164 Elo gap
- R5+154 Elo gap
- R8+128 Elo gap