5th Future masters cup 2025 - Group A
14 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 09 Aug 2025 to 10 Aug 2025 in Ha Noi, Vietnam. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1793, and top seed was Ngoc Lan Tran (🇻🇳 VIE, FM, 2036).
Ngoc Lan Tran (🇻🇳 VIE, FM, 2036) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Nguyen Thanh Huong (4.5) and Nguyen Tran Gia Vuong (4.0). Tran won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Nguyen Thanh Huong (1684) beat Nguyen Tien Dung (1821), a +137-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsFM Ngoc Lan Tran led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
FM Ngoc Lan Tran never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
FM Ngoc Lan Tran beat Nguyen Thanh Huong (White).
FM Ngoc Lan Tran 3 wins (R4–R6)Nguyen Thanh Huong 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMNgoc Lan Tran | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Nguyen Thanh Huong | 0 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Nguyen Tran Gia Vuong | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Tong Nguyen Gia Hung | 0 | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tran, Ngoc LanFM | 2036 | VIE | +5N | +2B | =7N | +4B | +3N | +9B | 5.5 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 19.25 | 2098 | +4.4 |
| 2 | Nguyen Thanh Huong | 1684 | VIE | +6B | −1N | +3B | +8B | +7N | =4B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 13.75 | 1979 | +89.2 |
| 3 | Nguyen Tran Gia Vuong | 1640 | VIE | +8N | +4B | −2N | +7B | −1B | +10N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 11.00 | 1907 | +81.2 |
| 4 | Tong Nguyen Gia Hung | 1775 | VIE | +13B | −3N | +10B | −1N | +6B | =2N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 7.75 | 1827 | +17.2 |
| 5 | Bui Duc Thien Anh | 1714 | VIE | −1B | −6N | +11N | =9B | +13N | +8B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.75 | 1805 | +26.4 |
| 6 | Nguyen Tien Dung | 1821 | VIE | −2N | +5B | −8N | +11B | −4N | +7B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 8.00 | 1708 | -37.6 |
| 7 | Le Nguyen Phong | 1724 | VIE | +9N | +11B | =1B | −3N | −2B | −6N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 7.25 | 1682 | -19.2 |
| 8 | Le Ngoc Minh Khang | 1706 | VIE | −3B | +13N | +6B | −2N | =10B | −5N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.25 | 1660 | -16.8 |
| 9 | Pham Thi Minh Ngoc | 1613 | VIE | −7B | −10N | +13B | =5N | +11B | −1N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.75 | 1697 | +21.2 |
| 10 | Nguyen Thi Quynh Hoa | 1759 | VIE | −11N | +9B | −4N | +13B | =8N | −3B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.75 | 1616 | -48.0 |
| 11 | Vu Gia Hung | 1636 | VIE | +10B | −7N | −5B | −6N | −9N | +13B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.50 | 1594 | -12.4 |
| 12 | Nguyen Xuan PhuongCM | 2015 | VIE | +14B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2499 | +5.2 |
| 13 | Phan, Thi Trac Van | 1671 | VIE | −4N | −8B | −9N | −10N | −5B | −11N | 0.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 901 | -55.0 |
| 14 | Pham Xuan An | 1698 | VIE | −12N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1216 | -5.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Nguyen Thanh HuongVIE+89.24.5 pts · #2
- 2Nguyen Tran Gia VuongVIE+81.24.0 pts · #3
- 3Bui Duc Thien AnhVIE+26.43.5 pts · #5
- 1Phan, Thi Trac VanVIE-55.00.0 pts · #13
- 2Nguyen Thi Quynh HoaVIE-48.02.5 pts · #10
- 3Nguyen Tien DungVIE-37.63.0 pts · #6
- R1+137 Elo gap
- R2+135 Elo gap
- R1+123 Elo gap