Vietnam Elite Chess Championships 2025 - Open Standard

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91 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Aug 2025 to 01 Sept 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 26 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2304, and top seed was Tuan Minh Tran (🇻🇳 VIE, GM, 2426).

Tran Ngoc Minh Duy (🇻🇳 VIE, FM, 2173) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Tuan Minh Tran (7.0) and Pham Thien Phuc Vo (7.0). Duy shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Nam Kiet Nguyen (CM, 1967) beat Dinh Nho Kiet (IM, 2346), a +379-point gap.

Location

🇻🇳Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Dates

26 Aug 2025 → 01 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇻🇳GMTuan Minh Tran2426

Avg top 10

2,304

Participants

Titled players · 26

GM×2

IM×3

FM×8

CM×13

Federations · 1 represented

🇻🇳Vietnam×91

Top 3

🥇
FMTran Ngoc Minh Duy
🇻🇳VIE·2173
7.5pts·2318perf+67.6
🥈
GMTuan Minh Tran
🇻🇳VIE·2426
7.0pts·2468perf+3.7
🥉
Pham Thien Phuc Vo
🇻🇳VIE·2224
7.0pts·2268perf+15.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Tran Ngoc Minh Duy led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Duy7.5Nguyen7Vo7Tran7Huy6.5Nguyen6— ex-leaders:Phanled R5, #14

R9 · LEADER CHANGE01 Sept

FM Tran Ngoc Minh Duy takes the sole lead (7.5/9).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Tran Ngoc Minh Duy 3 wins (R7–R9)IM Quoc Hy Nguyen 3 wins (R7–R9)Pham Thien Phuc Vo 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMTran Ngoc Minh Duy	*	—	—	—
2IMQuoc Hy Nguyen	—	*	—	—
3Pham Thien Phuc Vo	—	—	*	½
4GMTuan Minh Tran	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Tran Ngoc Minh DuyFM	2173	VIE	+50B	+46N	=23B	=26N	+22B	=5N	+21B	+6N	+10B	7.5	43.0	47.5	39.25	2318	+67.6
2	Tran, Tuan MinhGM	2426	VIE	+19N	+30B	F	+21N	+24B	+9N	=6B	+5N	=3B	7.0	46.0	51.0	39.50	2468	+3.7
3	Vo, Pham Thien Phuc	2224	VIE	+65N	−21B	+56N	+19B	+14N	=15B	+8N	+7B	=2N	7.0	45.0	48.5	37.25	2268	+15.8
4	Nguyen, Quoc HyIM	2401	VIE	+49B	+8N	=43B	=22N	+23B	−6N	+24B	+42N	+15B	7.0	41.5	46.0	35.25	2327	-4.6
5	Nguyen Van HuyGM	2346	VIE	=17N	+54B	=13N	+38B	+7N	=1B	+27N	−2B	+16N	6.5	47.5	51.5	35.00	2250	-6.3
6	Le Tri KienCM	2261	VIE	+45N	=41B	=16N	+34B	+13N	+4B	=2N	−1B	=7N	6.0	48.5	53.0	34.00	2231	-0.8
7	Ngo, Duc TriFM	2237	VIE	+29B	+18N	=22B	+43N	−5B	+32N	+9B	−3N	=6B	6.0	46.0	50.5	31.50	2209	-3.0
8	Do, An HoaFM	1986	VIE	+53N	−4B	+65N	=15B	+47N	+11B	−3B	+17N	=42B	6.0	44.0	47.5	28.50	2152	+75.6
9	Phan, Tran Bao Khang	2054	VIE	+70N	=59B	+48N	+41B	+25N	−2B	−7N	+26B	=11N	6.0	42.0	45.5	27.50	2163	+50.8
10	Hoang Canh HuanFM	2321	VIE	+47N	=16B	−41N	=39B	+57N	+34B	+44N	+25B	−1N	6.0	41.5	45.5	28.25	2133	-15.9
11	Dao, Minh NhatIM	2114	VIE	+64B	+37N	−21B	=18N	+58B	−8N	+29B	+41N	=9B	6.0	41.0	44.5	27.75	2039	-13.8
12	Nguyen, Manh DucCM	2174	VIE	+76N	=48B	+36N	=25B	=16N	=44B	+31N	=15B	=13N	6.0	41.0	44.0	28.50	2166	+4.0
13	Nguyen, Ha Thi Hai	2021	VIE	=81B	+82N	=5B	+46N	−6B	=37N	+51B	+21N	=12B	6.0	40.0	42.5	26.50	2080	+32.4
14	Nguyen, Luong VuCM	2011	VIE	=62B	=81N	+50B	+37N	−3B	−29N	+57B	+35N	+24B	6.0	39.5	42.0	26.75	1974	-9.6
15	Dinh Nho KietIM	2346	VIE	+57B	−23N	+51B	=8N	+41B	=3N	+22B	=12N	−4N	5.5	45.0	49.0	27.50	2150	-17.6
16	Le Phan Hoang QuanCM	1994	VIE	+86B	=10N	=6B	+57N	=12B	=24N	+28B	=27N	−5B	5.5	43.5	46.0	25.50	2162	+78.0
17	Nguyen Vu Bao Lam	1810	VIE	=5B	=31N	+90B	=32N	−30B	+58N	+18B	−8B	+55N	5.5	41.0	41.5	22.25	2057	+114.4
18	Huynh, Le Minh Hoang	1953	VIE	+80N	−7B	+81N	=11B	−42N	+47B	−17N	+45B	+48N	5.5	38.5	41.0	22.00	1974	+14.0
19	Hoang Minh Hieu	1834	VIE	−2B	+87N	+82B	−3N	=73B	−43N	+72B	+64N	+41B	5.5	35.0	36.5	16.50	1956	+45.6
20	Nguyen, Huu Hoang Anh	1912	VIE	−67B	=83N	−33B	+77N	+87B	+64N	=35B	=32N	+46B	5.5	32.0	33.5	18.75	1805	-19.0
21	Nguyen Le Nguyen	1936	VIE	+71B	+3N	+11N	−2B	=27N	+55B	−1N	−13B	=39N	5.0	47.5	51.0	25.50	2086	+66.8
22	Nguyen Xuan PhuongCM	2015	VIE	+61N	+91B	=7N	=4B	−1N	+48B	−15N	=38B	=34N	5.0	44.5	44.5	20.00	2055	+12.4
23	Nguyen, Nam KietCM	1967	VIE	+69N	+15B	=1N	=27B	−4N	+49B	−42N	+54B	F	5.0	43.0	46.5	23.75	2138	+65.6
24	Tran Vo Quoc Bao	2096	VIE	=33N	+77B	+59N	+55B	−2N	=16B	−4N	+44B	−14N	5.0	43.0	46.0	20.75	2055	-7.8
25	Dang Anh MinhFM	2280	VIE	+56B	+58N	+32B	=12N	−9B	=28N	+30B	−10N	F	5.0	42.0	46.0	23.50	2152	-21.8
26	Vo Huynh Thien	1902	VIE	+84N	+42B	=55N	=1B	=28N	−27B	+43B	−9N	=32B	5.0	41.5	44.0	22.25	2062	+38.0
27	Nguyen, Hoang NamFM	2062	VIE	F	=51N	+35B	=23N	=21B	+26N	−5B	=16B	+29N	5.0	41.5	41.5	25.00	2045	-3.4
28	Tran, Ngoc LanFM	2036	VIE	+68B	+72N	F	+40N	=26B	=25B	−16N	+36B	−31N	5.0	41.0	44.0	21.50	2041	+3.6
29	Hoang, Le Minh BaoCM	1762	VIE	−7N	+80B	−42N	+69B	+36N	+14B	−11N	+55B	−27B	5.0	40.0	43.0	21.50	2015	+103.6
30	Nguyen, Dinh Trung	2002	VIE	+87N	−2N	+64B	=47B	+17N	=42B	−25N	=34B	=38N	5.0	40.0	41.5	20.00	2001	-1.4
31	Nguyen, Phuoc TamCM	2158	VIE	=54N	=17B	=45N	=49B	F	+40N	−12B	+37N	+28B	5.0	39.5	43.5	24.25	1992	-27.4
32	Vu Quang QuyenCM	2026	VIE	+66N	+79B	−25N	=17B	+59N	−7B	=38N	=20B	=26N	5.0	39.5	42.5	21.00	1951	-15.2
33	Nguyen, Dac Nguyen Dung	1722	VIE	=24B	−35N	+20N	=36B	−34N	−53B	+78N	+61B	+59N	5.0	37.5	40.5	21.50	1850	+57.6
34	Bui Minh Quan	1869	VIE	−82B	+61N	+67B	−6N	+33B	−10N	+76B	=30N	=22B	5.0	37.5	40.0	20.50	1903	+12.0
35	Chau Van Khai Hoan	1844	VIE	=77N	+33B	−27N	=53B	=81N	+66B	=20N	−14B	+54N	5.0	36.0	38.5	20.00	1804	-15.6
36	Hoang Tan VinhCM	1959	VIE	=83B	+63N	−12B	=33N	−29B	+72N	+56B	−28N	+57B	5.0	36.0	38.5	18.75	1827	-54.0
37	Bui Quang Huy	1866	VIE	+89N	−11B	+88N	−14B	+53N	=13B	=55N	−31B	+56N	5.0	36.0	37.0	15.00	1899	+18.5
38	Le, Anh TuCM	1893	VIE	−72B	+68N	+83B	−5N	=64B	+60N	=32B	=22N	=30B	5.0	35.5	38.0	19.25	1887	-2.4
39	Nguyen Truong An Khang	1839	VIE	+73B	−43N	=72B	=10N	=60B	−41N	+68B	+50N	=21B	5.0	35.0	38.0	20.00	1856	+3.2
40	Nguyen Minh	1935	VIE	−79N	+66B	+62N	−28B	+75N	−31B	=45N	=47B	+53N	5.0	33.5	36.5	19.00	1811	-50.8
41	Nguyen Quang AnhCM	1969	VIE	+74B	=6N	+10B	−9N	−15N	+39B	+59N	−11B	−19N	4.5	44.0	47.0	21.00	2028	+22.4
42	Tran, Dang Minh QuangFM	2202	VIE	F	−26N	+29B	=58N	+18B	=30N	+23B	−4B	=8N	4.5	42.5	42.5	23.00	2040	-29.0
43	Nguyen, Duc Viet	2038	VIE	+75N	+39B	=4N	−7B	−44N	+19B	−26N	=48B	=47N	4.5	42.0	45.0	21.50	1947	-21.2
44	Mai, Duc Kien	1965	VIE	=63B	=62N	=60B	+45N	+43B	=12N	−10B	−24N	=49B	4.5	38.5	42.5	20.25	1907	-24.8
45	Vu, Ba Khoi	1770	VIE	−6B	+74N	=31B	−44B	=52N	+63N	=40B	−18N	+68B	4.5	38.0	41.0	17.75	1859	+33.2
46	Pham, Minh Hieu	1878	VIE	+85N	−1B	+79N	−13B	=66N	=54B	=53N	+52B	−20N	4.5	38.0	40.5	15.75	1755	-52.4
47	Dam Quoc Bao	1794	VIE	−10B	+86N	+73B	=30N	−8B	−18N	+82B	=40N	=43B	4.5	37.5	40.0	15.25	1863	+26.4
48	Tran, Quoc Phu	1864	VIE	+88B	=12N	−9B	=60N	+74B	−22N	+70B	=43N	−18B	4.5	37.5	38.5	14.75	1858	0.0
49	Nguyen Nhat Khuong	1827	VIE	−4N	=53B	+77B	=31N	+82B	−23N	=52N	=59B	=44N	4.5	37.0	39.5	16.50	1816	-1.6
50	Tran, Minh Hieu	1744	VIE	−1N	+84B	−14N	=52B	−54N	+65B	+75N	−39B	+69N	4.5	37.0	39.5	14.75	1773	+6.8
51	Luong, Duy Loc	1846	VIE	+90N	=27B	−15N	+54B	−55N	+81B	−13N	=53B	=70N	4.5	34.5	35.0	13.25	1839	-1.8
52	Nguyen, Quang Huy	1607	VIE	−58B	−56N	+61B	=50N	=45B	+87N	=49B	−46N	+64B	4.5	33.5	35.0	15.75	1776	+74.8
53	Chang Pham Hoang Hai	1633	VIE	−8B	=49N	+76B	=35N	−37B	+33N	=46B	=51N	−40B	4.0	39.5	42.5	17.25	1807	+76.0
54	Ho Nhat Nam	1740	VIE	=31B	−5N	+63B	−51N	+50B	=46N	+58B	−23N	−35B	4.0	39.0	43.0	17.25	1861	+49.6
55	Pham, Xuan DatCM	2040	VIE	+60B	+67N	=26B	−24N	+51B	−21N	=37B	−29N	−17B	4.0	39.0	42.5	17.00	1796	-53.0
56	Vu, Xuan Hoang	1776	VIE	−25N	+52B	−3B	+83N	F	+62B	−36N	+74N	−37B	4.0	38.5	41.0	14.00	1833	+14.8
57	Tran Hoang	1805	VIE	−15N	+69B	+91N	−16B	−10B	+74N	−14N	+66B	−36N	4.0	38.0	38.0	10.00	1827	-3.2
58	Doan, Van Duc	1962	VIE	+52N	−25B	+70N	=42B	−11N	−17B	−54N	+85B	=60N	4.0	37.0	39.5	14.75	1813	-31.4
59	Nguyen Duy Dat	1845	VIE	+78B	=9N	−24B	+72N	−32B	+73N	−41B	=49N	−33B	4.0	36.0	39.0	14.25	1747	-40.4
60	Tran Tuan Khang	1691	VIE	−55N	+89B	=44N	=48B	=39N	−38B	=61N	=69B	=58B	4.0	34.5	35.5	13.75	1771	+32.4
61	Tran Pham Quang Minh	1650	VIE	−22B	−34B	−52N	=71N	+77B	+67N	=60B	−33N	+73B	4.0	33.5	36.5	13.25	1598	-29.2
62	Phan Dang Khoi	1648	VIE	=14N	=44B	−40B	−73N	+88B	−56N	−63B	+67N	+72B	4.0	33.0	34.0	12.75	1733	+32.8
63	Pham Bao An	1609	VIE	=44N	−36B	−54N	=80B	+79N	−45B	+62N	+76B	F	4.0	31.5	34.5	13.75	1744	+50.4
64	Pham Quoc Thang	1737	VIE	−11N	+85B	−30N	+79B	=38N	−20B	+81N	−19B	−52N	3.5	37.0	39.5	10.50	1706	-20.8
65	Do, Tien Quang Minh	1746	VIE	−3B	+71N	−8B	=67N	−72B	−50N	+83B	+82N	F	3.5	34.0	36.5	10.25	1664	-41.2
66	Cao Kien Binh	1663	VIE	−32B	−40N	+78B	+88N	=46B	−35N	=73B	−57N	=71B	3.5	33.0	34.0	9.50	1660	-10.0
67	Le Huynh Duy Anh	1545	VIE	+20N	−55B	−34N	=65B	F	−61B	+80N	−62B	+85N	3.5	32.5	35.0	12.75	1694	+45.2
68	Le Khac Hoang Long	1671	VIE	−28N	−38B	−69N	+85B	+80N	=78B	−39N	+81B	−45N	3.5	31.5	34.0	9.50	1631	-34.0
69	Vuong Tuan Khoa	1629	VIE	−23B	−57N	+68B	−29N	+90B	−76N	+84B	=60N	−50B	3.5	31.5	32.0	8.50	1632	-2.8
70	Pham Xuan An	1698	VIE	−9B	+78N	−58B	−82N	F	+84B	−48N	+73N	=51B	3.5	31.0	33.5	10.75	1644	-25.6
71	Nguyen, Duc Minh	1570	VIE	−21N	−65B	−75N	=61B	−84N	+86B	+90N	=78B	=66N	3.5	27.0	27.5	8.25	1561	-10.4
72	Nguyen, Tran Huy Khanh	1532	VIE	+38N	−28B	=39N	−59B	+65N	−36B	−19N	=75B	−62N	3.0	37.0	40.0	12.50	1693	+58.0
73	Nguyen Hoang Phuc	0	VIE	−39N	+75B	−47N	+62B	=19N	−59B	=66N	−70B	−61N	3.0	34.0	37.0	11.50	1614	0.0
74	Le Giang Phuc Tien	1631	VIE	−41N	−45B	+85N	+84B	−48N	−57B	+79N	−56B	F	3.0	30.0	32.5	8.00	1634	-6.4
75	Phan Hoang Bach	1685	VIE	−43B	−73N	+71B	+89N	−40B	=82N	−50B	=72N	−78N	3.0	29.0	30.0	7.25	1570	-56.0
76	Le Ngoc Hieu	1744	VIE	−12B	F	−53N	+86N	+89B	+69B	−34N	−63N	F	3.0	29.0	30.0	7.00	1665	-35.2
77	Nguyen, Minh Son	1430	VIE	=35B	−24N	−49N	−20B	−61N	=90B	=89B	=88N	+82B	3.0	28.5	29.0	6.25	1528	+27.2
78	Nguyen Viet Hoang Phuc	1444	VIE	−59N	−70B	−66N	F	+83B	=68N	−33B	=71N	+75B	3.0	28.5	28.5	9.00	1599	+53.2
79	Huynh Thien An	1568	VIE	+40B	−32N	−46B	−64N	−63B	+88N	−74B	+89N	F	3.0	27.5	28.5	7.00	1621	+23.6
80	Tran Thien Phuc	1601	VIE	−18B	−29N	=87B	=63N	−68B	=89N	−67B	=84N	+88B	3.0	26.5	27.5	5.50	1508	-48.8
81	Tran Vu Le Kha	1659	VIE	=13N	=14B	−18B	+90N	=35B	−51N	−64B	−68N	F	2.5	36.5	37.0	9.00	1680	+0.8
82	Hoang Gia Bao	1507	VIE	+34N	−13B	−19N	+70B	−49N	=75B	−47N	−65B	−77N	2.5	35.5	38.5	10.00	1589	+23.2
83	Tran Quoc Thinh	1602	VIE	=36N	=20B	−38N	−56B	−78N	=85B	−65N	−86B	+90N	2.5	31.0	31.5	7.00	1539	-37.6
84	Nguyen Minh Khang	1538	VIE	−26B	−50N	+86B	−74N	+71B	−70N	−69N	=80B	F	2.5	28.5	31.0	7.50	1537	-3.2
85	Le Pham Tien Minh	1513	VIE	−46B	−64N	−74B	−68N	+86B	=83N	+87B	−58N	−67B	2.5	27.0	28.5	5.25	1534	0.0
86	Nguyen, Van Nhat Linh	1637	VIE	−16N	−47B	−84N	−76B	−85N	−71N	=88B	+83N	+89B	2.5	25.0	26.0	4.00	1466	-85.2
87	Nguyen Duc Khai	1641	VIE	−30B	−19B	=80N	F	−20N	−52B	−85N	+90B	F	1.5	29.5	29.5	2.00	1475	-61.2
88	Nguyen Dang Nguyen	1467	VIE	−48N	F	−37B	−66B	−62N	−79B	=86N	=77B	−80N	1.0	29.0	31.5	2.75	1332	-48.0
89	Tang Duy Khanh	1476	VIE	−37B	−60N	F	−75B	−76N	=80B	=77N	−79B	−86N	1.0	26.5	26.5	3.00	1328	-52.8
90	Vu Hao Nhien	1454	VIE	−51B	F	−17N	−81B	−69N	=77N	−71B	−87N	−83B	0.5	26.5	26.5	1.50	1206	-65.6
91	Le Tri Tien	0	VIE	F	−22N	−57B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	1111	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Nguyen Vu Bao LamVIE
+114.4
5.5 pts · #19
2Hoang, Le Minh BaoCMVIE
+103.6
5.0 pts · #32
3Le Phan Hoang QuanCMVIE
+78.0
5.5 pts · #15

Top rating losers

1Nguyen, Van Nhat LinhVIE
-85.2
2.5 pts · #80
2Vu Hao NhienVIE
-65.6
0.5 pts · #90
3Nguyen Duc KhaiVIE
-61.2
1.5 pts · #87

Biggest upsets

R2+379 Elo gap
CMNguyen, Nam Kiet1967 beat IMDinh Nho Kiet2346
R1+367 Elo gap
Huynh Thien An1568 beat Nguyen Minh1935
R1+367 Elo gap
Le Huynh Duy Anh1545 beat Nguyen, Huu Hoang Anh1912