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24th Royal rated chess series 2025

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22 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Oct 2025 to 22 Oct 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Top 10 Elo average was 1777, and top seed was Bui Quang Huy (πŸ‡»πŸ‡³ VIE, 1928).

Le Ngoc Hieu (πŸ‡»πŸ‡³ VIE, 1720) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Vo Tan Chinh (6.0) and Phan Nguyen Minh Khang (5.5). Hieu shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Nguyen Tram Thien Thang (1575) beat Nguyen My Kim Hau (1807), a +232-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡»πŸ‡³Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Dates
14 Oct 2025 β†’ 22 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 9 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡»πŸ‡³Bui Quang Huy1928
Avg top 10
1,777
Participants
22
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡»πŸ‡³VietnamΓ—21
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 9 rounds

Le Ngoc Hieu led from R8; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
10
4
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Huy takes leadHieu takes lead
Hieu7Chinh6Khang5.5Huy5.5Tien5.5Thanh5.5β€” ex-leaders:Triled R3, #11
R4 Β· LEADER CHANGE17 Oct

Bui Quang Huy takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

R2 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Le Ngoc Hieu beat Vo Tan Chinh (Black).

WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers

Le Ngoc Hieu 7 wins (R1–R8)Vo Tan Chinh 5 wins (R3–R7)Phan Nguyen Minh Khang 4 wins (R6–R9)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Le Ngoc Hieu*
1
1
β€”
2Vo Tan Chinh
0
*
0
0
3Phan Nguyen Minh Khang
0
1
*β€”
4Bui Quang Huyβ€”
1
β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Le Ngoc Hieu1720VIE+3B+2NF+10B+8N+7B+4N+9BF7.034.534.534.502525+122.0
2Vo Tan Chinh1917VIE+5Nβˆ’1B+4B+11N+7N+12B+13Nβˆ’6Bβˆ’3N6.041.545.027.001827-21.6
3Phan Nguyen Minh Khang0VIEβˆ’1N+5Bβˆ’11Bβˆ’9N=21N+16B+17B+8N+2B5.538.040.023.5017570.0
4Nguyen Trung Tien1720VIE+22N=6Bβˆ’2N+14BF+5Nβˆ’1B+7B+10N5.536.536.520.751804+28.0
5Nguyen Tram Thien Thanh1589VIEβˆ’2Bβˆ’3N+18N+22B+20Nβˆ’4B=7N+13B+12N5.534.034.515.251465-19.2
6Bui Quang Huy1928VIE+9B=4N+13B+8BFF+11N+2NF5.528.028.025.252107+32.8
7Nguyen Tram Thien Thang1575VIE+21B+17Bβˆ’8N+19Nβˆ’2Bβˆ’1N=5Bβˆ’4N+14N4.538.040.014.251707+50.4
8Le Minh Tri1736VIE+20B+14N+7Bβˆ’6Nβˆ’1BF+12Nβˆ’3B=9N4.536.536.516.251632-24.0
9Nguyen Tuan Anh1648VIEβˆ’6N+18Bβˆ’17N+3B+10NF+14Bβˆ’1N=8B4.536.036.018.251640-4.4
10Tran Hoang Nhat Nghi1752VIE+15Bβˆ’13N+22Bβˆ’1Nβˆ’9Bβˆ’14N+18B+11Nβˆ’4B4.034.535.011.001499-53.2
11Nguyen Le Duc Huy1679VIEβˆ’14N+20B+3Nβˆ’2B+17NFβˆ’6Bβˆ’10B+13N4.033.033.014.001658-4.8
12Le Hoang Long0VIEF=21N=14B+15N+13Bβˆ’2Nβˆ’8B+22Nβˆ’5B4.029.029.010.2514300.0
13Luong Anh Tue0VIE+19B+10Bβˆ’6N=17Bβˆ’12N+21Nβˆ’2Bβˆ’5Nβˆ’11B3.535.037.010.5017300.0
14Vu Minh Ha0VIE+11Bβˆ’8B=12Nβˆ’4N=19B+10Bβˆ’9N=15Nβˆ’7B3.534.537.513.2515920.0
15Le Xuan Vien0VIEβˆ’10N=19N=21Bβˆ’12B=16N=22B=20N=14B=17N3.525.025.58.7516600.0
16Vo Nguyen Thanh Tuan1588VIEβˆ’17NFβˆ’19B+18N=15Bβˆ’3NF+20B+22N3.521.021.57.25977-20.4
17Hau, Nguyen My Kim1807VIE+16Bβˆ’7N+9B=13Nβˆ’11BFβˆ’3NF=15B3.029.029.011.501624-38.0
18Nguyen Huynh Hong Ngoc0VIEFβˆ’9Nβˆ’5Bβˆ’16B+22N=20Bβˆ’10N=19N+21B3.025.025.05.0014890.0
19Mai Quoc Cuong1747VIEβˆ’13N=15B+16Nβˆ’7B=14NFF=18B=20N3.023.523.59.501582-17.6
20Nguyen Anh Khoa0VIEβˆ’8Nβˆ’11NF=21Bβˆ’5B=18N=15Bβˆ’16N=19B2.029.029.05.7514110.0
21Nguyen Thanh Van1765VIEβˆ’7N=12B=15N=20N=3Bβˆ’13BFFβˆ’18N2.026.026.07.50776-30.0
22FIDE 5610007950β€”βˆ’4BFβˆ’10Nβˆ’5Nβˆ’18B=15NFβˆ’12Bβˆ’16B0.533.036.01.758630.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
24th Royal rated chess series 2025 β€” Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats