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

Top seed

🇻🇳Manh Truong Nguyen2094

Avg top 10

1,516

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇻🇳Vietnam×31

Top 3

🥇
Khac Tu Nguyen
🇻🇳VIE·1789
5.0pts·1655perf-16.8
🥈
Ngo Minh Khang
🇻🇳VIE·1664
5.0pts·1627perf-3.6
🥉
Ho Dang Nhat Minh
🇻🇳VIE·1464
5.0pts·1917perf+110.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 4 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Minh5Nguyen5Khang5Nguyen5Nguyen4.5Khoa4.5— ex-leaders:Khangled R4, #15

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
+110.0
5.0 pts · #1
2Nguyen Dinh Lam PhuVIE
+19.2
3.0 pts · #12
3Nguyen, Thanh ThuyVIE
+10.8
3.5 pts · #28

Top rating losers

1Nguyen Nhat VyVIE
-52.0
2.0 pts · #30
2Nguyen Quang MinhVIE
-21.2
4.0 pts · #19
3Nguyen, Manh TruongVIE
-18.4
5.0 pts · #34

Biggest upsets

R3+630 Elo gap
Ho Dang Nhat Minh1464 beat Nguyen, Manh Truong2094