National Youth Chess Elite Championship 2025 - Standard Open U8
Open SwissStandard
21 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Jul 2025 to 27 Jul 2025 in Hai Phong, Vietnam. Top 10 Elo average was 1577, and top seed was Huynh Thien An (🇻🇳 VIE, 1782).
Pham Xuan An (🇻🇳 VIE, 1490) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Hoang Gia Bao (6.0) and Nguyen Bao Nam (6.0). An shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Nguyen Khang (1457) beat Huynh Thien An (1782), a +325-point gap.
Location
🇻🇳Hai Phong, Vietnam
Dates
22 Jul 2025 → 27 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇻🇳Vietnam×21
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsPham Xuan An led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE25 Jul
Hoang Gia Bao takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Pham Xuan An lost to Hoang Gia Bao (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Pham Xuan An 4 wins (R1–R4)Hoang Gia Bao 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pham Xuan An | * | 0 | 1 | ½ |
| 2Hoang Gia Bao | 1 | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3Nguyen Bao Nam | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Tran Nhat Thanh | ½ | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pham Xuan An | 1490 | VIE | +15N | +5B | +12N | +10B | −2N | +6B | +3N | =7B | =4N | 7.0 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 34.00 | 1742 | +96.4 |
| 2 | Hoang Gia Bao | 1500 | VIE | +20B | =6B | +11N | +3N | +1B | =10B | =7N | −4N | =5B | 6.0 | 44.0 | 46.0 | 29.75 | 1629 | +53.6 |
| 3 | Nguyen Bao Nam | 1564 | VIE | +18N | +11B | =10N | −2B | +12N | +19B | −1B | =5N | +7B | 6.0 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 23.00 | 1574 | +4.0 |
| 4 | Tran Nhat Thanh | 1523 | VIE | +21N | −10B | +19N | −12B | +17N | +13B | =6N | +2B | =1B | 6.0 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 22.25 | 1448 | -21.2 |
| 5 | Nguyen Minh Khang | 1607 | VIE | +14B | −1N | =6N | =8B | =11N | +17B | +10N | =3B | =2N | 5.5 | 42.0 | 44.5 | 24.00 | 1520 | +24.8 |
| 6 | Do Tri Hieu | 1645 | VIE | +16B | =2N | =5B | +13N | +7B | −1N | =4B | +11N | F | 5.5 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 24.75 | 1616 | +13.2 |
| 7 | Huynh Thien An | 1782 | VIE | −10N | +8N | +9B | +17B | −6N | +12B | =2B | =1N | −3N | 5.0 | 43.0 | 45.5 | 23.00 | 1488 | -97.6 |
| 8 | Nguyen Quang Minh | 1629 | VIE | =17N | −7B | +16N | =5N | −19B | +20B | −14N | +12B | +13B | 5.0 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 16.50 | 1643 | +8.4 |
| 9 | Nguyen Duy Dung | 0 | VIE | −12N | +15B | −7N | +20B | −10N | −14B | +16N | +19B | +18N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 12.50 | 1351 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Nguyen Khang | 1457 | VIE | +7B | +4N | =3B | −1N | +9B | =2N | −5B | =13N | −11B | 4.5 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 23.75 | 1486 | +15.6 |
| 11 | Nguyen Viet Hoang Phuc | 1462 | VIE | +19B | −3N | −2B | +21N | =5B | F | +12N | −6B | +10N | 4.5 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 15.25 | 1461 | +4.8 |
| 12 | Nguyen Dang Kien Van | 1564 | VIE | +9B | +13N | −1B | +4N | −3B | −7N | −11B | −8N | +20N | 4.0 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 16.50 | 1294 | -81.2 |
| 13 | Vu Tran Bao Minh | 0 | VIE | F | −12B | +18N | −6B | +15B | −4N | +19N | =10B | −8N | 3.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 9.75 | 1178 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Le Xuan Bach | 0 | VIE | −5N | −21B | −15N | F | +16B | +9N | +8B | =18B | F | 3.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 14.25 | 1508 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Trinh Duc Duy | 0 | VIE | −1B | −9N | +14B | =16B | −13N | −21N | F | +20B | =17N | 3.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 8.25 | 1265 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Le Khai Phong | 1406 | VIE | −6N | =17B | −8B | =15N | −14N | F | −9B | +21N | +19B | 3.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 6.75 | 794 | -20.8 |
| 17 | Nguyen Dang Nguyen | 0 | VIE | =8B | =16N | +21B | −7N | −4B | −5N | −20N | F | =15B | 2.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 7.50 | 1310 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Nguyen Chi Kien | 0 | VIE | −3B | +20N | −13B | −19N | F | F | +21B | =14N | −9B | 2.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 5.75 | 764 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Vu Bao Lam | 0 | VIE | −11N | F | −4B | +18B | +8N | −3N | −13B | −9N | −16N | 2.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 7.50 | 1268 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Pham Le Nhat Minh | 0 | VIE | −2N | −18B | F | −9N | +21B | −8N | +17B | −15N | −12B | 2.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 4.50 | 758 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Nguyen Hoang Tuan Vu | 0 | VIE | −4B | +14N | −17N | −11B | −20N | +15B | −18N | −16B | F | 2.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 6.50 | 657 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pham Xuan AnVIE+96.47.0 pts · #1
- 2Hoang Gia BaoVIE+53.66.0 pts · #2
- 3Nguyen Minh KhangVIE+24.85.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Huynh Thien AnVIE-97.65.0 pts · #6
- 2Nguyen Dang Kien VanVIE-81.24.0 pts · #14
- 3Tran Nhat ThanhVIE-21.26.0 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R1+325 Elo gap
- R9+218 Elo gap
- R6+155 Elo gap