National Youth Chess Elite Championship 2025 - Standard Open U15
12 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Jul 2025 to 27 Jul 2025 in Hai Phong, Vietnam. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1819, and top seed was Vuong Tung Lam Nguyen (🇻🇳 VIE, CM, 2220).
Vuong Tung Lam Nguyen (🇻🇳 VIE, CM, 2220) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Nguyen Tien Dung (6.5) and Quang Minh Nguyen (6.0). Nguyen shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Nguyen Tien Dung (1621) beat Nam Kiet Nguyen (CM, 2059), a +438-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsCM Vuong Tung Lam Nguyen led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
CM Vuong Tung Lam Nguyen takes the sole lead (4.5/6).
CM Vuong Tung Lam Nguyen beat Nguyen Tien Dung (Black).
CM Vuong Tung Lam Nguyen won 4 in a row (R6–R9).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMVuong Tung Lam Nguyen | * | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 2Nguyen Tien Dung | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3CMQuang Minh Nguyen | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Dam Quoc Bao | ½ | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nguyen, Vuong Tung LamCM | 2220 | VIE | +2N | =5B | +7N | =6B | =3N | +4B | +8B | +10N | +11B | 7.5 | 40.0 | 41.5 | 33.00 | 2145 | -14.4 |
| 2 | Nguyen Tien Dung | 1621 | VIE | −1B | +6N | +9B | =5N | +4B | =3N | +10B | +12N | =8N | 6.5 | 39.5 | 40.5 | 25.25 | 1971 | +112.8 |
| 3 | Nguyen, Quang MinhCM | 2077 | VIE | F | =8B | +5N | +4N | =1B | =2B | +7N | =6N | +12B | 6.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 28.25 | 2036 | -2.0 |
| 4 | Nguyen, Nam KietCM | 2059 | VIE | +12N | +7B | +8N | −3B | −2N | −1N | +11B | =5B | +9N | 5.5 | 38.5 | 39.5 | 16.75 | 1880 | -56.4 |
| 5 | Vu Gia Bao | 1904 | VIE | +11B | =1N | −3B | =2B | =7N | =12N | +9B | =4N | +10B | 5.5 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 19.50 | 1827 | -23.6 |
| 6 | Dam Quoc Bao | 1685 | VIE | +10N | −2B | +11N | =1N | =8B | −9N | +12B | =3B | +7N | 5.5 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 18.25 | 1877 | +64.8 |
| 7 | Nguyen, Hoang Bach | 1689 | VIE | +9B | −4N | −1B | +12N | =5B | +10N | −3B | +11N | −6B | 4.5 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 10.75 | 1745 | +4.8 |
| 8 | Nguyen, Khac Bao An | 1825 | VIE | F | =3N | −4B | =10B | =6N | +11B | −1N | +9N | =2B | 4.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 14.75 | 1813 | -10.4 |
| 9 | Do Tuan Minh | 0 | VIE | −7N | +12B | −2N | =11B | =10N | +6B | −5N | −8B | −4B | 3.0 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 8.50 | 1598 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Nguyen Viet Thinh | 0 | VIE | −6B | =11N | +12B | =8N | =9B | −7B | −2N | −1B | −5N | 2.5 | 38.0 | 39.0 | 5.25 | 1566 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Le, Dang Khoi | 1542 | VIE | −5N | =10B | −6B | =9N | =12B | −8N | −4N | −7B | −1N | 1.5 | 38.0 | 39.0 | 3.25 | 1373 | -40.0 |
| 12 | Le Phung Duc Tai | 1570 | VIE | −4B | −9N | −10N | −7B | =11N | =5B | −6N | −2B | −3N | 1.0 | 39.0 | 40.5 | 3.50 | 1462 | -35.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Nguyen Tien DungVIE+112.86.5 pts · #5
- 2Dam Quoc BaoVIE+64.85.5 pts · #3
- 3Nguyen, Hoang BachVIE+4.84.5 pts · #7
- 1Nguyen, Nam KietCMVIE-56.45.5 pts · #4
- 2Le, Dang KhoiVIE-40.01.5 pts · #12
- 3Le Phung Duc TaiVIE-35.61.0 pts · #11
- R5+438 Elo gap