1st Ninh Binh GM chess tournament 2025
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Dec 2025 to 27 Dec 2025 in Ninh Binh, Vietnam. 10 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2388, and top seed was Junhyeok Lee (🇰🇷 KOR, IM, 2441).
Vyom Vidyarthi (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2391) won with 5.5/9, ahead of Teja S. Ravi (5.5) and Daniel Quizon (5.5). Vidyarthi shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇻🇳Ninh Binh, Vietnam
Dates
22 Dec 2025 → 27 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 10
GM×3
IM×5
FM×2
Federations · 6 represented
🇻🇳Vietnam×3
🇵🇭Philippines×2
🇮🇳India×2
🇰🇷South Korea×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇷🇺Russia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsCo-leaders
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2
4
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5
5
2
3
3
R4 · LEADER CHANGE24 Dec
FM Alexander Chernyavsky takes the sole lead (3.0/4).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Teja S. Ravi drew with GM Daniel Quizon (Black).
R1–R9 · UNBEATEN
IM Teja S. Ravi went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 🇺🇸IMVidyarthi, Vyom | 2391 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.5 | 24.50 | 39.5 | +9.6 | 2468 |
| 1 | 🇮🇳IMRavi, Teja S. | 2408 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 23.75 | 39.5 | +7.5 | 2466 |
| 2 | 🇵🇭GMQuizon, Daniel | 2420 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 23.50 | 39.5 | +5.6 | 2465 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳IMSoham Kamotra | 2404 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 21.50 | 40.0 | +2.7 | 2430 |
| 5 | 🇷🇺FMChernyavsky, Alexander | 2317 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 18.75 | 40.5 | +19.4 | 2396 |
| 6 | 🇻🇳IMBanh Gia Huy | 2434 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 17.75 | 40.5 | -6.3 | 2383 |
| 8 | 🇻🇳GMNguyen Anh Dung | 2407 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 18.25 | 41.0 | -7.4 | 2343 |
| 7 | 🇵🇭GMGomez, John Paul | 2371 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 18.00 | 41.0 | -2.5 | 2347 |
| 9 | 🇰🇷IMLee, Junhyeok | 2441 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 3.5 | 15.75 | 41.5 | -17.3 | 2302 |
| 10 | 🇻🇳FMDuong Vu Anh | 2290 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 3.0 | 13.75 | 42.0 | -6.1 | 2274 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Chernyavsky, AlexanderFMRUS+19.44.5 pts · #5
- 2Vidyarthi, VyomIMUSA+9.65.5 pts · #3
- 3Ravi, Teja S.IMIND+7.55.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Lee, JunhyeokIMKOR-17.33.5 pts · #9
- 2Nguyen Anh DungGMVIE-7.44.0 pts · #8
- 3Banh Gia HuyIMVIE-6.34.5 pts · #6