Viet Nam Youth chess championships 2025 - Standard Open U20
16 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Jun 2025 to 25 Jun 2025 in Ninh Binh, Vietnam. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2036, and top seed was Le Tri Kien (🇻🇳 VIE, CM, 2280).
Hoang Gia Bao Vu (🇻🇳 VIE, CM, 2000) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Tran Vo Quoc Bao (6.5) and Dang Minh Quang Tran (6.0). Vu won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Tran Vo Quoc Bao (2050) beat Le Tri Kien (CM, 2280), a +230-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsCM Hoang Gia Bao Vu led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
CM Hoang Gia Bao Vu held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.
CM Hoang Gia Bao Vu drew with Tran Vo Quoc Bao (White).
CM Hoang Gia Bao Vu went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMHoang Gia Bao Vu | * | ½ | ½ | ½ |
| 2Tran Vo Quoc Bao | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3FMDang Minh Quang Tran | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Duc Minh Lai | ½ | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vu, Hoang Gia BaoCM | 2000 | VIE | +13N | +16B | =5N | =2B | +6B | =4N | =3B | +7N | +9N | 7.0 | 39.5 | 40.5 | 29.00 | 2230 | +48.2 |
| 2 | Tran Vo Quoc Bao | 2050 | VIE | +14B | +7N | =6B | =1N | =4B | =3N | +5B | =12N | +10B | 6.5 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 29.50 | 2146 | +27.2 |
| 3 | Tran, Dang Minh QuangFM | 2220 | VIE | =12B | =4N | +7B | −6N | +5B | =2B | =1N | +14N | +8B | 6.0 | 41.5 | 43.5 | 27.50 | 2128 | -14.2 |
| 4 | Lai, Duc Minh | 2072 | VIE | =11N | =3B | +8N | +9B | =2N | =1B | =6B | −5N | +13B | 5.5 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 26.25 | 2075 | +5.2 |
| 5 | Le Tri KienCM | 2280 | VIE | =8N | +11B | =1B | =12N | −3N | +9B | −2N | +4B | =6B | 5.0 | 43.0 | 47.0 | 24.50 | 2057 | -44.4 |
| 6 | Duong Vu AnhFM | 2217 | VIE | F | F | =2N | +3B | −1N | +12B | =4N | +8B | =5N | 4.5 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 23.00 | 2150 | -15.6 |
| 7 | Tran, Quoc Phu | 1878 | VIE | +15N | −2B | −3N | +11B | =8N | =10B | =12N | −1B | +14N | 4.5 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 14.00 | 1814 | -13.6 |
| 8 | Nguyen, Gia Khanh | 1864 | VIE | =5B | =12N | −4B | +10N | =7B | +11N | +13B | −6N | −3N | 4.5 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 18.75 | 1930 | +24.4 |
| 9 | Hoang, Quoc Khanh | 1930 | VIE | +10B | F | +13N | −4N | =12B | −5N | +14B | +15N | −1B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 12.50 | 1862 | -10.4 |
| 10 | Nguyen Viet Dung | 1499 | VIE | −9N | −13B | +15N | −8B | +14B | =7N | +11B | +16N | −2N | 4.5 | 30.5 | 31.5 | 10.75 | 1693 | +53.2 |
| 11 | Nguyen Minh Dat | 1719 | VIE | =4B | −5N | +14B | −7N | +15B | −8B | −10N | +13N | +16B | 4.5 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 9.75 | 1718 | -10.4 |
| 12 | Nguyen, Hoang Hiep | 1849 | VIE | =3N | =8B | +16N | =5B | =9N | −6N | =7B | =2B | F | 4.0 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 16.50 | 2008 | +23.0 |
| 13 | Tran Quoc Thinh | 1649 | VIE | −1B | +10N | −9B | −14N | +16B | +15N | −8N | −11B | −4N | 3.0 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 6.50 | 1508 | -46.8 |
| 14 | Phan Ngo Tuan Tu | 1653 | VIE | −2N | =15B | −11N | +13B | −10N | =16B | −9N | −3B | −7B | 2.0 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 4.00 | 1517 | -46.8 |
| 15 | Le, Quang Khai | 0 | VIE | −7B | =14N | −10B | F | −11N | −13B | =16N | −9B | F | 1.0 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 1.50 | 1321 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Tran Dai Loc | 0 | VIE | F | −1N | −12B | F | −13N | =14N | =15B | −10B | −11N | 1.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 1.50 | 1328 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Nguyen Viet DungVIE+53.24.5 pts · #11
- 2Vu, Hoang Gia BaoCMVIE+48.27.0 pts · #2
- 3Tran Vo Quoc BaoVIE+27.26.5 pts · #1
- 1Tran Quoc ThinhVIE-46.83.0 pts · #13
- 2Phan Ngo Tuan TuVIE-46.82.0 pts · #14
- 3Le Tri KienCMVIE-44.45.0 pts · #5
- R7+230 Elo gap
- R7+220 Elo gap
- R5+217 Elo gap