Elo Hero Special Chess Tournament 2025 - Standard Open
Open SwissStandard
49 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 06 Sept 2025 to 07 Sept 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1899, and top seed was Le Phan Hoang Quan (🇻🇳 VIE, CM, 2031).
Le Phan Hoang Quan (🇻🇳 VIE, CM, 2031) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Hoang Tan Vinh (5.0) and Phan Nguyen Dang Kha (5.0). Quan took the lead from round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Le Nguyen Minh Nghia (1439) beat Thanh Tu Ngo (1783), a +344-point gap.
Location
🇻🇳Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Dates
06 Sept 2025 → 07 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 3
CM×2
WCM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇻🇳Vietnam×48
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsCM Le Phan Hoang Quan led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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9
2
1
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE07 Sept
CM Le Phan Hoang Quan takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
CM Le Phan Hoang Quan 3 wins (R4–R6)CM Hoang Tan Vinh 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMLe Phan Hoang Quan | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2CMHoang Tan Vinh | — | * | — | — |
| 3Phan Nguyen Dang Kha | — | — | * | 1 |
| 4Nguyen Do Phu Trong | ½ | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Phan Hoang QuanCM | 2031 | VIE | +16N | +23B | =5N | +7B | +9B | +8N | 5.5 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 21.25 | 2202 | +34.0 |
| 2 | Hoang Tan VinhCM | 1938 | VIE | +37B | +10N | +6B | −9N | +26B | +11N | 5.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 17.50 | 2038 | +28.4 |
| 3 | Phan Nguyen Dang Kha | 1788 | VIE | +43N | +34B | =4N | +5B | =8B | +9N | 5.0 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 16.25 | 2045 | +68.0 |
| 4 | Pham, Tran Gia ThuWCM | 1908 | VIE | +25B | +14N | =3B | =11N | +10B | =6N | 4.5 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 17.75 | 1933 | +4.6 |
| 5 | Nguyen Do Phu Trong | 1855 | VIE | +40B | +17N | =1B | −3N | +19B | +18N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 15.25 | 1903 | +18.4 |
| 6 | Nguyen, Duc Sang | 1856 | VIE | +31N | +18B | −2N | +22B | +14N | =4B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 15.25 | 1921 | +11.6 |
| 7 | Nguyen Thien Tam | 1741 | VIE | +49B | =8N | +24B | −1N | +41B | +17N | 4.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 10.00 | 1855 | +32.4 |
| 8 | Ruchaud, Jerome | 1929 | FRA | +21N | =7B | +28N | +15B | =3N | −1B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 13.75 | 1877 | -8.8 |
| 9 | Bui Quang Huy | 1899 | VIE | +29N | +22B | +27N | +2B | −1N | −3B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 13.50 | 1929 | +10.9 |
| 10 | Nguyen Nam Long | 1750 | VIE | +42N | −2B | +29N | +16B | −4N | +21B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 10.50 | 1801 | +17.6 |
| 11 | Le Quoc Huy | 1766 | VIE | +46N | +48B | =36N | =4B | +21N | −2B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 8.25 | 1837 | +26.4 |
| 12 | Ngo, Thanh Tu | 1783 | VIE | −28B | +13N | −21B | +49N | +25B | +22N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 10.00 | 1650 | -16.4 |
| 13 | Nguyen Quang Phuc | 1464 | VIE | −15B | −12B | +47N | +35N | +32B | +26N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 8.50 | 1744 | +48.8 |
| 14 | Le Anh Minh | 1719 | VIE | +47N | −4B | +34N | +36B | −6B | +37N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 1805 | +18.8 |
| 15 | Tran Trung Kien | 1846 | VIE | +13N | =28B | +20N | −8N | =17B | =16B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 12.25 | 1694 | -38.0 |
| 16 | Le Hoang Nhat Tuyen | 1599 | VIE | −1B | +46N | +35B | −10N | +38B | =15N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 7.25 | 1672 | +8.4 |
| 17 | Vo Ngoc Minh Tri | 1636 | VIE | +41N | −5B | +48N | +23B | =15N | −7B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 6.75 | 1745 | +28.4 |
| 18 | Pham, Hai Minh Huy | 1648 | VIE | +35B | −6N | =41B | +28N | +27B | −5B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 8.25 | 1749 | +20.8 |
| 19 | Nguyen Quang Minh | 1694 | VIE | −30B | =33N | +45B | +24N | −5N | +41B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 7.25 | 1608 | -13.2 |
| 20 | Vo Nguyen Thien An | 1725 | VIE | =39B | +45N | −15B | −21N | +28B | +29N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 7.50 | 1602 | -24.4 |
| 21 | Nguyen Trung Quan | 1573 | VIE | −8B | +44N | +12N | +20B | −11B | −10N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 9.00 | 1730 | +45.6 |
| 22 | Nguyen Pham Minh Tri | 1679 | VIE | +38N | −9N | +30B | −6N | +31B | −12B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 7.00 | 1561 | -24.4 |
| 23 | Nguyen Hoang Gia | 1753 | VIE | +44B | −1N | +25B | −17N | =29B | =24N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 7.25 | 1620 | -40.8 |
| 24 | Dao Khanh Lam | 1523 | VIE | =36N | +32B | −7N | −19B | +44N | =23B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 6.50 | 1683 | +46.8 |
| 25 | Vu Eden Trung Duc | 1560 | VIE | −4N | +47B | −23N | +42B | −12N | +34B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 4.50 | 1540 | -7.2 |
| 26 | Chau Bao Ngoc | 1740 | VIE | −34N | +43B | +42N | +38B | −2N | −13B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 1586 | -28.8 |
| 27 | Huynh, Nguyen Anh Quan | 1842 | VIE | +33B | +30N | −9B | F | −18N | +39N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1540 | -43.6 |
| 28 | Le Nguyen Minh Nghia | 1439 | VIE | +12N | =15N | −8B | −18B | −20N | +48B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 6.25 | 1671 | +58.0 |
| 29 | Nguyen Thi Thu Ha | 1556 | VIE | −9B | +49N | −10B | +30N | =23N | −20B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.00 | 1559 | -1.2 |
| 30 | Le Nguyen Minh Hieu | 0 | VIE | +19N | −27B | −22N | −29B | +43N | =31N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 6.25 | 1555 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Vo Minh Triet | 1478 | VIE | −6B | −35N | +46B | +48N | −22N | =30B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 3.25 | 1625 | +27.2 |
| 32 | Vo Trong Phu | 1606 | VIE | =45B | −24N | +39B | −41N | −13N | +44B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 1352 | -40.4 |
| 33 | Tang Duy Khanh | 1447 | VIE | −27N | =19B | −38N | −44B | +45N | +42B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 1524 | +10.0 |
| 34 | Cao Xuan Nguyen | 0 | VIE | +26B | −3N | −14B | −37N | +40B | −25N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 5.00 | 1515 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Nguyen Gia Duc | 0 | VIE | −18N | +31B | −16N | −13B | =42N | =43B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 4.00 | 1397 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Nguyen, Van Quan | 1881 | VIE | =24B | +39N | =11B | −14N | F | F | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.50 | 1544 | -25.6 |
| 37 | Vu Antoni Trung Hieu | 1588 | VIE | −2N | −42B | +43N | +34B | F | −14B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 3.50 | 1451 | -28.8 |
| 38 | NGO THE ANH | 0 | VIE | −22B | +40N | +33B | −26N | −16N | −46B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 4.50 | 1435 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Nguyen Hong Phuc | 0 | VIE | =20N | −36B | −32N | =40N | +49B | −27B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.75 | 1529 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Dao Quang Duc Uy | 1469 | VIE | −5N | −38B | =44N | =39B | −34N | +47B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 2.75 | 1446 | -5.2 |
| 41 | Nguyen Thi Kha | 0 | VIE | −17B | F | =18N | +32B | −7N | −19N | 1.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.25 | 1516 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Dao Nguyen Ngoc Lam | 1416 | VIE | −10B | +37N | −26B | −25N | =35B | −33N | 1.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 3.00 | 1375 | -28.0 |
| 43 | Nguyen, Minh Son | 1441 | VIE | −3B | −26N | −37B | +45N | −30B | =35N | 1.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 2.50 | 901 | -22.4 |
| 44 | Duong Hoang Minh Anh | 1425 | VIE | −23N | −21B | =40B | +33N | −24B | −32N | 1.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 3.50 | 1367 | -18.4 |
| 45 | Tran Tri Thang | 0 | VIE | =32N | −20B | −19N | −43B | −33B | +49N | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.25 | 1360 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Trinh, Duc Minh | 1437 | VIE | −11B | −16B | −31N | =47B | F | +38N | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 815 | -33.6 |
| 47 | Doan Vo Dang Khoi | 0 | VIE | −14B | −25N | −13B | =46N | =48B | −40N | 1.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 1.00 | 1259 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Nguyen Lam Phuong Nam | 1532 | VIE | F | −11N | −17B | −31B | =47N | −28N | 0.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.50 | 780 | -70.4 |
| 49 | Phan Khac Hoang Bach | 1410 | VIE | −7N | −29B | F | −12B | −39N | −45B | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 890 | -22.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Phan Nguyen Dang KhaVIE+68.05.0 pts · #9
- 2Le Nguyen Minh NghiaVIE+58.02.5 pts · #18
- 3Nguyen Quang PhucVIE+48.84.0 pts · #21
Top rating losers
- 1Nguyen Lam Phuong NamVIE-70.40.5 pts · #49
- 2Huynh, Nguyen Anh QuanVIE-43.63.0 pts · #42
- 3Nguyen Hoang GiaVIE-40.83.0 pts · #15
Biggest upsets
- R1+344 Elo gap
- R6+276 Elo gap
- R3+210 Elo gap