6th V-Chess Champion cup tournament 2025
27 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 09 Aug 2025 to 10 Aug 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1660, and top seed was Tran Hoang (🇻🇳 VIE, 1805).
Le Anh Minh (🇻🇳 VIE, 1643) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Minh Hieu Tran (5.0) and Tran Pham Quang Minh (4.5). Minh took the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Le Nguyen Ngoc Tan (1504) beat Le Trong Nghia (1632), a +128-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
Le Anh Minh takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Minh takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (20.0).
Le Anh Minh beat Minh Hieu Tran (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Le Anh Minh | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Minh Hieu Tran | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Tran Pham Quang Minh | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Nguyen Hoang | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Anh Minh | 1643 | VIE | =6N | +8B | +7N | +9B | +2B | =3N | 5.0 | 20.0 | 23.0 | 19.00 | 1902 | +75.2 |
| 2 | Tran, Minh Hieu | 1745 | VIE | +24N | +17B | +11N | +10B | −1N | +4B | 5.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 13.50 | 1825 | +18.0 |
| 3 | Tran Pham Quang Minh | 1650 | VIE | +14B | +12N | =9N | =11B | +10N | =1B | 4.5 | 17.0 | 20.0 | 14.50 | 1768 | +31.2 |
| 4 | Nguyen Hoang | 1587 | VIE | +18N | −9B | +24N | +17B | +7N | −2N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 9.50 | 1689 | +27.2 |
| 5 | Tran Hoang | 1805 | VIE | =7N | +6B | −10N | =15B | +20N | +9B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 18.5 | 12.25 | 1864 | +9.2 |
| 6 | Nguyen Phuc Hoang | 1491 | VIE | =1B | −5N | +16B | =8B | =13N | +17N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 11.25 | 1672 | +58.0 |
| 7 | Nguyen, Thanh Thuy | 1539 | VIE | =5B | +21N | −1B | +19N | −4B | +18N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 9.00 | 1580 | +8.0 |
| 8 | Nguyen Huynh Anh Quoc | 1597 | VIE | =21B | −1N | +25B | =6N | =14B | +10B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 8.25 | 1517 | -17.6 |
| 9 | Do, Tien Quang Minh | 1747 | VIE | +22B | +4N | =3B | −1N | =12B | −5N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 9.75 | 1626 | -37.6 |
| 10 | Tran Nguyen Khanh Nhan | 0 | VIE | +16B | +19N | +5B | −2N | −3B | −8N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 9.50 | 1666 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Phan Dang Khoi | 1635 | VIE | +25B | +13N | −2B | =3N | =17B | −12N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 7.50 | 1577 | -18.8 |
| 12 | Ly Kha Han | 1559 | VIE | F | −3B | +20N | =13B | =9N | +11B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 8.50 | 1644 | +18.8 |
| 13 | Bui Duc Khang | 1541 | VIE | +26N | −11B | =19B | =12N | =6B | =14N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 6.50 | 1493 | -12.8 |
| 14 | Truong Phuc Nhat Nguyen | 1501 | VIE | −3N | −20B | +26N | +24B | =8N | =13B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 4.75 | 1576 | +14.0 |
| 15 | Huynh Le Hung | 0 | VIE | −19B | =16N | +21B | =5N | −18B | +23N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 7.50 | 1540 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Huynh Duc Hoan Son | 1556 | VIE | −10N | =15B | −6N | =18B | +26N | +22B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 5.25 | 1504 | -6.0 |
| 17 | Bui Le Minh Tam | 1545 | VIE | +27B | −2N | +22B | −4N | =11N | −6B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 1447 | -27.2 |
| 18 | Nguyen Phuoc Thanh | 0 | VIE | −4B | −22N | +27B | =16N | +15N | −7B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 1227 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Le Trong Nghia | 1632 | VIE | +15N | −10B | =13N | −7B | −22N | +27B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1256 | -57.2 |
| 20 | Schademan, Michael J | 0 | USA | F | +14N | −12B | +22N | −5B | =21N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 1596 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Le Thu An | 0 | VIE | =8N | −7B | −15N | −23N | +27B | =20B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 3.50 | 1374 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Le Nguyen Ngoc Tan | 1504 | VIE | −9N | +18B | −17N | −20B | +19B | −16N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 1428 | -18.0 |
| 23 | Pham Nam Quan | 0 | VIE | F | F | F | +21B | +24N | −15B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1532 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Do Hoang Quan | 1510 | VIE | −2B | +27N | −4B | −14N | −23B | F | 1.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 0.50 | 815 | -44.4 |
| 25 | Trinh Duc Duy | 1419 | VIE | −11N | +26B | −8N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 819 | -20.0 |
| 26 | Vo Duy Bach | 0 | VIE | −13B | −25N | −14B | =27N | −16B | F | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 0.25 | 707 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Tran Thien Khai | 0 | VIE | −17N | −24B | −18N | =26B | −21N | −19N | 0.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 0.25 | 764 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Le Anh MinhVIE+75.25.0 pts · #1
- 2Nguyen Phuc HoangVIE+58.03.5 pts · #4
- 3Tran Pham Quang MinhVIE+31.24.5 pts · #3
- 1Le Trong NghiaVIE-57.22.5 pts · #21
- 2Do Hoang QuanVIE-44.41.0 pts · #25
- 3Do, Tien Quang MinhVIE-37.63.0 pts · #7
- R5+128 Elo gap
- R4+104 Elo gap
- R5+102 Elo gap