38th Parents-Love-Chess Rated Series 2025 - Standard

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51 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 16 May 2025 to 18 May 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1888, and top seed was Nhat Minh To (🇭🇺 HUN, IM, 2290).

Nhat Minh To (🇭🇺 HUN, IM, 2290) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Hoang Tan Vinh (5.5) and Nguyen Thanh Thuy Tien (5.5). To won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Huynh Thien An (1585) beat Le Minh Hoang Huynh (1965), a +380-point gap.

Location

🇻🇳Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Dates

16 May 2025 → 18 May 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇭🇺IMNhat Minh To2290

Avg top 10

1,888

Participants

Titled players · 3

IM×1

CM×1

WIM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇻🇳Vietnam×48

🇭🇺Hungary×1

🇳🇿New Zealand×1

Top 3

🥇
IMNhat Minh To
🇭🇺HUN·2290
6.0pts·2213perf-3.7
🥈
CMHoang Tan Vinh
🇻🇳VIE·1812
5.5pts·2011perf+67.2
🥉
WIMNguyen Thanh Thuy Tien
🇻🇳VIE·1989
5.5pts·2001perf+5.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

IM Nhat Minh To led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

To6Vinh5.5Tran Le Thanh5.5Tien5.5Huy5Trong5

R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

IM Nhat Minh To held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Nhat Minh To beat CM Hoang Tan Vinh (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Nhat Minh To 5 wins (R1–R5)CM Hoang Tan Vinh 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMNhat Minh To	*	1	—	½
2CMHoang Tan Vinh	0	*	—	½
3Tran Le Thanh Du	—	—	*	—
4WIMNguyen Thanh Thuy Tien	½	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	To, Nhat MinhIM	2290	HUN	+27B	+16N	+9B	+6N	+2B	=3N	=7B	6.0	30.0	33.5	28.25	2213	-3.7
2	Hoang Tan VinhCM	1812	VIE	+21B	+40N	+8B	+10N	−1N	+12B	=3B	5.5	29.5	31.5	22.75	2011	+67.2
3	Nguyen Thanh Thuy TienWIM	1989	VIE	+46N	=5B	+24N	+15B	+8N	=1B	=2N	5.5	29.0	30.5	22.25	2001	+5.6
4	Tran Le Thanh Du	1855	VIE	+35B	+13N	−6B	+39N	=5B	+22N	+10N	5.5	25.0	27.0	19.50	1840	-3.6
5	Nguyen Do Phu Trong	1677	VIE	+42B	=3N	+26B	+12B	=4N	=7N	=6B	5.0	29.0	31.0	20.50	1881	+74.8
6	Cao Kien Binh	1674	VIE	+38N	+11B	+4N	−1B	+30N	=10B	=5N	5.0	28.5	31.0	20.25	1914	+85.2
7	Le, Vinh Dinh	1813	VIE	+32N	+14B	−10N	+13B	+23N	=5B	=1N	5.0	27.5	30.5	20.50	1830	+7.2
8	Bui Quang Huy	1882	VIE	+36N	+22B	−2N	+14B	−3B	+19N	+17B	5.0	26.5	29.0	18.00	1841	-4.3
9	Wilson, Dallas J.G.	1747	NZL	+41N	+25B	−1N	−23B	+32N	+18B	+14N	5.0	24.0	26.0	16.50	1768	+4.2
10	Huynh Thien An	1585	VIE	+45B	+28N	+7B	−2B	+11N	=6N	−4B	4.5	29.0	31.0	17.50	1868	+85.6
11	Huynh, Le Minh Hoang	1965	VIE	+23B	−6N	+34B	+20N	−10B	=15N	+16B	4.5	25.0	27.5	16.00	1675	-72.4
12	Ngo Minh Hang	1729	VIE	+19B	=26N	+39B	−5N	+31B	−2N	+22B	4.5	24.5	26.5	14.25	1726	+2.0
13	Phan Hoang Bach	1604	VIE	+51N	−4B	+18N	−7N	=35B	+27N	+28B	4.5	24.0	24.0	12.25	1710	+33.6
14	Pham Gia Tuong	1607	VIE	+37B	−7N	+19B	−8N	+39B	+23N	−9B	4.0	25.0	27.0	12.00	1671	+18.0
15	Vo Ngoc Minh Tri	1576	VIE	=34B	+31N	+17B	−3N	=16B	=11B	=25N	4.0	24.5	27.0	14.25	1809	+67.2
16	Nguyen Duc Khai	1687	VIE	+29N	−1B	+32N	=38B	=15N	+25B	−11N	4.0	24.5	27.0	13.25	1703	+2.0
17	Tran Thien Phuc	1716	VIE	+50N	=24B	−15N	+26B	=25N	+29B	−8N	4.0	23.0	24.0	11.50	1645	-12.0
18	Le Tat Dat	1446	VIE	−30N	+46B	−13B	+37N	+20B	−9N	+31B	4.0	22.0	23.5	11.00	1637	+55.2
19	Phan, Ngoc Bao Chau	1475	VIE	−12N	+48B	−14N	+49B	+26N	−8B	+30N	4.0	21.0	22.0	8.50	1629	+34.0
20	Le Giang Phuc Tien	1612	VIE	−24N	+29B	+41N	−11B	−18N	+33B	+43N	4.0	20.5	22.5	10.50	1592	-8.0
21	Trinh Le Bao	1478	VIE	−2N	+47B	=22N	−30B	=41N	+32B	+40N	4.0	19.0	20.5	9.25	1623	+43.2
22	Tran Quan Bao	1647	VIE	+44B	−8N	=21B	+34N	+28B	−4B	−12N	3.5	25.0	27.0	10.00	1624	-10.8
23	Truong Phuc Nhat Nguyen	1512	VIE	−11N	+51B	+49N	+9N	−7B	−14B	=29N	3.5	23.0	23.0	7.75	1563	+4.0
24	Le Anh Minh	0	VIE	+20B	=17N	−3B	−31N	−27B	+42N	+34B	3.5	22.5	24.5	10.50	1591	0.0
25	Phan, Trong Duc	1566	VIE	+49B	−9N	+45B	=28N	=17B	−16N	=15B	3.5	22.5	23.5	8.75	1545	-7.6
26	Nguyen, Quang Huy	1578	VIE	+43N	=12B	−5N	−17N	−19B	+46B	+36N	3.5	22.0	23.5	8.25	1554	-9.6
27	Hoang Gia Bao	1563	VIE	−1N	−38B	=33N	+47B	+24N	−13B	+39N	3.5	21.5	23.0	8.50	1447	-28.0
28	Tran, Minh Khang	1802	VIE	+48N	−10B	+36N	=25B	−22N	+35B	−13N	3.5	21.0	22.0	7.75	1515	-72.0
29	Tran Ngoc Minh Khue	1441	VIE	−16B	−20N	+51B	+48N	+40B	−17N	=23B	3.5	18.5	18.5	4.75	1478	+1.6
30	Vuong Tuan Khoa	1705	VIE	+18B	−39N	=35B	+21N	−6B	=31N	−19B	3.0	22.5	24.5	10.75	1485	-63.9
31	Le Huynh Duy Anh	1591	VIE	=33N	−15B	+46N	+24B	−12N	=30B	−18N	3.0	22.0	23.5	8.00	1456	-36.8
32	Nguyen Viet Hoang Phuc	1482	VIE	−7B	+44N	−16B	+42N	−9B	−21N	+49B	3.0	22.0	23.0	5.00	1468	-10.4
33	Le Nguyen Minh Nghia	0	VIE	=31B	−34N	=27B	−40N	+48B	−20N	+44B	3.0	17.0	18.0	6.25	1481	0.0
34	Tang Duy Khanh	0	VIE	=15N	+33B	−11N	−22B	+36N	−40B	−24N	2.5	21.0	23.0	7.50	1514	0.0
35	Nguyen, Nhat Dang	1489	VIE	−4N	+43B	=30N	=36B	=13N	−28N	F	2.5	21.0	21.0	7.00	1539	+8.4
36	Nguyen Lam Phuong Nam	1510	VIE	−8B	+42N	−28B	=35N	−34B	+37N	−26B	2.5	19.5	21.5	5.75	1472	-16.6
37	Vu Hao Nhien	0	VIE	−14N	−41B	+50N	−18B	=47N	−36B	+48B	2.5	15.0	16.0	2.75	1263	0.0
38	Pham Hoang Bao Khang	1412	VIE	−6B	+27N	+40B	=16N	F	F	F	2.5	14.5	14.5	7.50	1726	+64.0
39	Mai Thanh Minh	1575	VIE	+47N	+30B	−12N	−4B	−14N	−43B	−27B	2.0	22.5	24.0	4.50	1454	-30.4
40	Huynh, Le Khanh Ngoc	1595	VIE	F	−2B	−38N	+33B	−29N	+34N	−21B	2.0	21.0	21.0	5.50	743	-91.6
41	Le Hong An	1476	VIE	−9B	+37N	−20B	−45N	=21B	=44N	F	2.0	19.5	21.5	5.50	1368	-23.6
42	Le Nguyen Minh Hoang	1416	VIE	−5N	−36B	+43N	−32B	+49N	−24B	F	2.0	18.0	19.0	3.00	764	-37.2
43	Pham Hoang Tri Dung	0	VIE	−26B	−35N	−42B	F	+46N	+39N	−20B	2.0	15.5	15.5	3.50	1411	0.0
44	Nguyen Minh Khoi	1410	VIE	−22N	−32B	=47N	−50B	+51N	=41B	−33N	2.0	14.0	14.0	1.75	1195	-36.4
45	Pham Hoang Bao Long	0	VIE	−10N	+50B	−25N	+41B	F	F	F	2.0	11.0	11.0	3.00	1521	0.0
46	Le Minh Khoi	1547	VIE	−3B	−18N	−31B	+51N	−43B	−26N	=47B	1.5	19.5	19.5	0.75	842	-63.2
47	Trinh, Duc Minh	0	VIE	−39B	−21N	=44B	−27N	=37B	−48N	=46N	1.5	15.5	16.5	3.00	1273	0.0
48	Trinh Le Bao Tran	0	VIE	−28B	−19N	F	−29B	−33N	+47B	−37N	1.0	18.0	18.0	1.50	760	0.0
49	Trinh Le Bao Ngan	0	VIE	−25N	F	−23B	−19N	−42B	+51B	−32N	1.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	694	0.0
50	Phan Khac Hoang Bach	1450	VIE	−17B	−45N	−37B	+44N	F	F	F	1.0	10.5	10.5	2.00	1559	+10.0
51	FIDE 12478377	0	—	−13B	−23N	−29N	−46B	−44B	−49N	F	0.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	708	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Huynh Thien AnVIE
+85.6
4.5 pts · #12
2Cao Kien BinhVIE
+85.2
5.0 pts · #8
3Nguyen Do Phu TrongVIE
+74.8
5.0 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Huynh, Le Khanh NgocVIE
-91.6
2.0 pts · #49
2Huynh, Le Minh HoangVIE
-72.4
4.5 pts · #14
3Tran, Minh KhangVIE
-72.0
3.5 pts · #24

Biggest upsets

R5+380 Elo gap
Huynh Thien An1585 beat Huynh, Le Minh Hoang1965
R2+291 Elo gap
Cao Kien Binh1674 beat Huynh, Le Minh Hoang1965
R4+235 Elo gap
Truong Phuc Nhat Nguyen1512 beat Wilson, Dallas J.G.1747