6th Future masters cup 2025 - Group B
34 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Sept 2025 to 07 Sept 2025 in Ha Noi, Vietnam. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1675, and top seed was Tong Nguyen Gia Hung (🇻🇳 VIE, 1788).
Le Minh Ngoc Ha (🇻🇳 VIE, 1553) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Nguyen Tien Dung (5.5) and Ha Binh An (5.0). Ha won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Dinh Duy Hoang (1446) beat Thi Trac Van Phan (1616), a +170-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Ha takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.5).
Le Minh Ngoc Ha lost to Nguyen Tien Dung (Black).
Le Minh Ngoc Ha 3 wins (R5–R7)Nguyen Tien Dung 3 wins (R2–R4)Ha Binh An 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Le Minh Ngoc Ha | * | 0 | — | — |
| 2Nguyen Tien Dung | 1 | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Ha Binh An | — | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Tong Nguyen Gia Hung | — | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Minh Ngoc Ha | 1553 | VIE | +25B | +20N | =4B | −2N | +6B | +11N | +7B | 5.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 21.00 | 1811 | +78.4 |
| 2 | Nguyen Tien Dung | 1784 | VIE | =21N | +24B | +19N | +1B | =3N | =5B | +8N | 5.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 22.00 | 1778 | +2.0 |
| 3 | Ha Binh An | 1641 | VIE | +16B | +14N | +10B | =5N | =2B | =4N | =6B | 5.0 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 21.50 | 1783 | +53.6 |
| 4 | Nguyen Thanh Huong | 1772 | VIE | +28N | +9B | =1N | =6B | +17N | =3B | =5N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 19.50 | 1742 | -6.8 |
| 5 | Tong Nguyen Gia Hung | 1788 | VIE | +17B | =11N | +27B | =3B | +10N | =2N | =4B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 19.25 | 1773 | -0.8 |
| 6 | Hoang, Nguyen Huy | 1580 | VIE | =19N | +30B | +7B | =4N | −1N | +18B | =3N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 15.50 | 1648 | +27.6 |
| 7 | Vu Thanh An | 1545 | VIE | +31B | =12B | −6N | +20N | +19B | +13B | −1N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 13.50 | 1624 | +26.8 |
| 8 | Nguyen Bao Nam | 1613 | VIE | +18B | −10N | +26B | +24N | =11B | +9N | −2B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 14.50 | 1598 | -0.4 |
| 9 | Tran Trung Dung | 1525 | VIE | +22B | −4N | =20B | +26N | +15N | −8B | +16B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 14.50 | 1612 | +31.2 |
| 10 | Nguyen Quang Nam | 1452 | VIE | +13B | +8B | −3N | +27N | −5B | =17N | =12B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 14.50 | 1690 | +78.4 |
| 11 | Ngo Duc Minh | 1548 | VIE | +34N | =5B | =12N | +18B | =8N | −1B | =17B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 11.25 | 1619 | +14.4 |
| 12 | Ha, Timothy Huy Minh | 1774 | NZL | +32B | =7N | =11B | F | =16N | +20B | =10N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 12.50 | 1623 | -19.4 |
| 13 | Nguyen Sy Minh Dang | 1601 | VIE | −10N | +16B | −18N | +14B | +25B | −7N | +28B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 12.00 | 1492 | -36.4 |
| 14 | Hoang Gia Han | 1493 | VIE | +29B | −3B | −24N | −13N | +31B | +25N | +23B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 9.00 | 1608 | +26.8 |
| 15 | Vu Thi Yen Chi | 1573 | VIE | =26B | −27N | +22B | +32N | −9B | =19N | +18B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 10.25 | 1478 | -32.4 |
| 16 | Truong Duc Hung | 1488 | VIE | −3N | −13N | +33B | +29N | =12B | +21B | −9N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 8.00 | 1603 | +41.6 |
| 17 | Ngo Quang Minh | 1501 | VIE | −5N | +34B | +25N | F | −4B | =10B | =11N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 6.50 | 1458 | -12.4 |
| 18 | Phan An Nhien | 1480 | VIE | −8N | +33B | +13B | −11N | +23B | −6N | −15N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 8.00 | 1533 | +20.8 |
| 19 | Hoang, Dinh Duy | 1446 | VIE | =6B | +29N | −2B | +21N | −7N | =15B | F | 3.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 9.25 | 1599 | +50.4 |
| 20 | Nguyen Xuan Phu | 1459 | VIE | +33N | −1B | =9N | −7B | +27B | −12N | =30N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 6.50 | 1510 | +17.2 |
| 21 | Vu Ngoc Thang | 1492 | VIE | =2B | −26N | +31N | −19B | +24B | −16N | =22B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 8.25 | 1211 | -52.4 |
| 22 | Phan Van Tuan Minh | 0 | VIE | −9N | +28B | −15N | −23N | +29B | =30B | =21N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 6.25 | 1473 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Nguyen Uyen Nhi | 1522 | VIE | −24N | −25B | +34N | +22B | −18N | +26B | −14N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.50 | 1338 | -37.6 |
| 24 | Nguyen. Hoang Bach | 0 | VIE | +23B | −2N | +14B | −8B | −21N | −28N | =25B | 2.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 8.25 | 1445 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Nguyen Hoang Khoi Nguyen | 0 | VIE | −1N | +23N | −17B | +30B | −13N | −14B | =24N | 2.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 5.75 | 1396 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Mai Ngoc Thien Vu | 1433 | VIE | =15N | +21B | −8N | −9B | +32B | −23N | F | 2.5 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 6.50 | 1480 | +14.8 |
| 27 | Nguyen Huy Cong | 1558 | VIE | =30N | +15B | −5N | −10B | −20N | +32B | F | 2.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 6.25 | 1470 | -29.6 |
| 28 | Le Vu Duc Minh | 1489 | VIE | −4B | −22N | −29B | +31N | F | +24B | −13N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 864 | -33.2 |
| 29 | Phan, Thi Trac Van | 1616 | VIE | −14N | −19B | +28N | −16B | −22N | −31B | +32N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 3.50 | 1398 | -29.4 |
| 30 | Kieu Ngan | 0 | VIE | =27B | −6N | −32B | −25N | F | =22N | =20B | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.25 | 1320 | -16.4 |
| 31 | Nguyen Khanh An | 0 | VIE | −7N | =32N | −21B | −28B | −14N | +29N | F | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.75 | 1320 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Nguyen Minh Anh | 1497 | VIE | −12N | =31B | +30N | −15B | −26N | −27N | −29B | 1.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 2.25 | 1286 | -50.8 |
| 33 | Hoang Dinh Tung | 1580 | VIE | −20B | −18N | −16N | +34B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 674 | -77.2 |
| 34 | FIDE 12498297 | 0 | — | −11B | −17N | −23B | −33N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 757 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Nguyen Quang NamVIE+78.44.0 pts · #7
- 2Le Minh Ngoc HaVIE+78.45.5 pts · #5
- 3Ha Binh AnVIE+53.65.0 pts · #1
- 1Hoang Dinh TungVIE-77.21.0 pts · #34
- 2Vu Ngoc ThangVIE-52.43.0 pts · #31
- 3Nguyen Minh AnhVIE-50.81.5 pts · #29
- R2+170 Elo gap
- R2+161 Elo gap
- R1+149 Elo gap