Elo Hero Special Chess Tournament 2025 - Standard Kids
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21 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 06 Sept 2025 to 07 Sept 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Top 10 Elo average was 0, and top seed was Nguyen Minh Nhien (🇻🇳 VIE, 1741).
Cong Anh Minh (🇻🇳 VIE, 0) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Bui Do Minh Lam (5.0) and Chung Uy Bach (4.0).
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
Avg top 10
0
Participants
21
Federations · 1 represented
🇻🇳Vietnam×17
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE07 Sept
Thanh Dat Nguyen takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Minh takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (10.0).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Bui Do Minh Lam 4 wins (R1–R4)Cong Anh Minh 3 wins (R4–R6)Nguyen Nhat Minh 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bui Do Minh Lam | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Cong Anh Minh | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Nguyen Nhat Minh | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Le Quang Tri | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cong Anh Minh | 0 | VIE | +8N | +?B | −?N | +?B | +10N | +4B | 5.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.00 | 739 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Bui Do Minh Lam | 0 | VIE | +17B | +9N | +?B | +5N | −?B | +?N | 5.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 1529 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Chung Uy Bach | 0 | VIE | +12B | −?N | =8B | =?N | +7B | +11N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 11.00 | 1267 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Le Quang Tri | 0 | VIE | +?N | +7B | +?B | =?N | =?B | −1N | 4.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1619 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Nguyen Nhat Minh | 0 | VIE | +?B | +?N | +?B | −2B | +?N | −?B | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1533 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Ho Thanh Phuc | 0 | VIE | +?N | =?B | =?N | +?B | −?N | +10B | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 1513 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Le Hai Minh Son | 0 | VIE | +?B | −4N | +?N | =16B | −3N | +?B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 1761 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 540054357 | 0 | — | −1B | +11N | =3N | =?B | −?N | +?B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1388 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Trinh Minh Anh | 0 | VIE | +?N | −2B | +14N | −?B | −13N | +19B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 713 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Nguyen Minh Khoi | 0 | VIE | =?B | +20N | =?N | +?B | −1B | −6N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1497 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Nguyen, Minh Khoi | 0 | VIE | −?N | −8B | +?N | +18B | +?N | −3B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 713 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Thai Thanh Truc | 0 | VIE | −3N | +?B | +18N | −?N | =?B | =?B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1437 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Pham Khai Nguyen | 0 | VIE | −?B | +19N | −?B | +21N | +9B | −?N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 698 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Ngo Duc Minh Chau | 0 | VIE | −?B | +?N | −9B | +?N | +?B | −?N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 670 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Ngo Phuc Khang | 0 | VIE | −?B | −?N | +?B | +17B | +?N | −?N | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 670 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Vo Duy Bach | 0 | VIE | +?B | −?N | +21B | =7N | −?B | −?B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 706 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 561000469 | 0 | — | −2N | −?B | +?B | −15N | =20B | −?N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 941 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 561000531 | 0 | — | +?B | −?N | −12B | −11N | =?B | −?N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 718 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Ngo Phuc An | 0 | VIE | −?N | −13B | −?N | F | +?B | −9N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 739 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 12493813 | 0 | — | =?N | −10B | −?B | −?N | =17N | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 698 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Dinh Tran Hong An | 0 | VIE | F | −?B | −16N | −13B | −?N | −?N | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 840 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Thai Thanh TrucVIE0.03.0 pts · #9
- 2Nguyen Nhat MinhVIE0.04.0 pts · #1
- 3Ngo Duc Minh ChauVIE0.03.0 pts · #21
Top rating losers
- 1Thai Thanh TrucVIE0.03.0 pts · #9
- 2Nguyen Nhat MinhVIE0.04.0 pts · #1
- 3Ngo Duc Minh ChauVIE0.03.0 pts · #21