3rd Fancy Chess Tournament 2025 - Standard
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38 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 12 Jul 2025 to 13 Jul 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Top 10 Elo average was 1516, and top seed was Manh Truong Nguyen (🇻🇳 VIE, 2094).
Khac Tu Nguyen (🇻🇳 VIE, 1789) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Ngo Minh Khang (5.0) and Ho Dang Nhat Minh (5.0). Nguyen won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Ho Dang Nhat Minh (1464) beat Manh Truong Nguyen (2094), a +630-point gap.
Location
🇻🇳Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Dates
12 Jul 2025 → 13 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇻🇳Vietnam×31
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 4 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 5.0/6. Nguyen takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (22.0).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Ho Dang Nhat Minh drew with Khac Tu Nguyen (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Ho Dang Nhat Minh 3 wins (R1–R3)Khac Tu Nguyen 3 wins (R1–R3)Ngo Minh Khang 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ho Dang Nhat Minh | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Khac Tu Nguyen | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Ngo Minh Khang | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Manh Truong Nguyen | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nguyen, Khac Tu | 1789 | VIE | +5N | +14B | +17N | =3B | =2B | +8N | 5.0 | 22.0 | 25.0 | 20.00 | 1655 | -16.8 |
| 2 | Ngo Minh Khang | 1664 | VIE | +15N | +10B | +24N | +9B | =1N | =3B | 5.0 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 19.00 | 1627 | -3.6 |
| 3 | Ho Dang Nhat Minh | 1464 | VIE | +28B | +34N | +4B | =1N | +11B | =2N | 5.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 16.50 | 1917 | +110.0 |
| 4 | Nguyen, Manh Truong | 2094 | VIE | +30N | +36B | −3N | +13B | +22N | +10B | 5.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 13.50 | 894 | -18.4 |
| 5 | Tran Anh Khoa | 0 | VIE | −1B | +38N | +32N | +12B | =7N | +11B | 4.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 10.00 | 1665 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Nguyen, Hieu Nghia | 0 | VIE | =?N | +?B | −7N | +?N | +23B | +17B | 4.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 1682 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Nguyen Quang Minh | 1734 | VIE | =21B | +27N | +6B | =11N | =5B | =12N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 14.25 | 1529 | -21.2 |
| 8 | Nguyen Minh Phu | 0 | VIE | −12N | +?B | +14N | +17B | +9N | −1B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 10.50 | 1466 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Dinh Le Tuan Anh | 0 | VIE | +?N | +12B | +18N | −2N | −8B | +19B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 9.50 | 1596 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 12494941 | 0 | — | +32B | −2N | +34B | +29N | +19B | −4N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 7.00 | 1080 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Dao Khanh Lam | 1532 | VIE | +13N | +23B | +22N | =7B | −3N | −5N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 11.00 | 1406 | -13.6 |
| 12 | Nguyen, Thanh Thuy | 1532 | VIE | +8B | −9N | +21B | −5N | +18B | =7B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 12.00 | 1734 | +10.8 |
| 13 | Nguyen Minh Nhien | 0 | VIE | −11B | +20N | +28B | −4N | +24N | =14B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 9.25 | 1764 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 12497800 | 0 | — | +25B | −1N | −8B | +?N | +34B | =13N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.25 | 989 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Nguyen Ha Phuc Vinh | 0 | VIE | −2B | +25N | =?B | =18N | +29B | =?N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1394 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Nguyen Nhu Ha My | 0 | VIE | −17B | =33N | =?N | =20B | +?N | +23N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1848 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Nguyen Dinh Lam Phu | 1459 | VIE | +16N | +19B | −1B | −8N | +28B | −6N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 8.50 | 1661 | +19.2 |
| 18 | Nguyen Ngoc Quynh Huong | 0 | VIE | =?B | +26N | −9B | =15B | −12N | +32N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.25 | 1323 | 0.0 |
| 19 | To Pham Hoa Phat | 0 | VIE | +33B | −17N | +?B | +24B | −10N | −9N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.50 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Nguyen, Tuan Long | 1896 | VIE | −37B | −13B | +26N | =16N | =25B | +28N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 7.50 | 2333 | +4.0 |
| 21 | Tran Huu Phu Nguyen | 0 | VIE | =7N | =?B | −12N | +31B | −?N | +29B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 1473 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Truong Tuan Anh | 0 | VIE | +?B | +?N | −11B | +30N | −4B | −?N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 911 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Nguyen Tan Hung | 0 | VIE | +?B | −11N | +?B | =27N | −6N | −16B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.25 | 1754 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Dang Gia Vuong | 0 | VIE | +38B | +?N | −2B | −19N | −13B | =25N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.25 | 866 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Nguyen Dinh Duy Khanh | 0 | VIE | −14N | −15B | +38B | =35N | =20N | =24B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.25 | 1896 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Le, Nguyen Khoi | 0 | VIE | =29N | −18B | −20B | +?N | −?B | +33N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1668 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Vo Tan Khai | 0 | VIE | +35N | −7B | +?N | =23B | F | F | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1634 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Nguyen Nhat Vy | 0 | VIE | −3N | +35B | −13N | +32B | −17N | −20B | 2.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 2.00 | 806 | -52.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 12492558 | 0 | — | =26B | =?N | +33B | −10B | −15N | −21N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.25 | 1507 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Tran Phuc Nguyen | 0 | VIE | −4B | +?B | +31N | −22B | F | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 2078 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 12494933 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | −30B | −21N | +33B | −?B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 734 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 12444138 | 0 | — | −10N | F | −5B | −28N | +?B | −18B | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 733 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 12497657 | 0 | — | −19N | =16B | −29N | =?B | −31N | −26B | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.75 | 2061 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Nguyen Thanh Thai | 0 | VIE | F | −3B | −10N | +?B | −14N | −?B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 1499 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Ngo Xuan Truc | 0 | VIE | −27B | −28N | =?N | =25B | −?N | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 1436 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Pham Huu Dat | 0 | VIE | +?N | −4N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 2078 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Tran, Nguyen Cong Phuc | 0 | VIE | +20N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 1916 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 12494259 | 0 | — | −24N | −5B | −25N | −?N | F | −?B | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1261 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ho Dang Nhat MinhVIE+110.05.0 pts · #1
- 2Nguyen Dinh Lam PhuVIE+19.23.0 pts · #12
- 3Nguyen, Thanh ThuyVIE+10.83.5 pts · #28
Top rating losers
- 1Nguyen Nhat VyVIE-52.02.0 pts · #30
- 2Nguyen Quang MinhVIE-21.24.0 pts · #19
- 3Nguyen, Manh TruongVIE-18.45.0 pts · #34
Biggest upsets
- R3+630 Elo gap