1st Ninh Binh FM chess tournament 2025 - below 1600
23 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 25 Dec 2025 to 27 Dec 2025 in Ninh Binh, Vietnam. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1543, and top seed was Nguyen Thanh Nam (π»π³ VIE, 1595).
Nguyen Minh Khang (π»π³ VIE, 1480) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Nguyen Thanh Nam (5.5) and Nguyen Thanh Binh (5.0). Khang shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Nhat Anh Nguyen (1458) beat Hein Thant Htun (1575), a +117-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 7 roundsNguyen Minh Khang led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Nguyen Minh Khang takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
Nguyen Minh Khang drew with Nguyen Thanh Nam (Black).
Nguyen Minh Khang 6 wins (R2βR7)Nguyen Thanh Nam 3 wins (R2βR4)Nguyen Thanh Binh 4 wins (R1βR4)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nguyen Minh Khang | * | Β½ | 1 | β |
| 2Nguyen Thanh Nam | Β½ | * | Β½ | 1 |
| 3Nguyen Thanh Binh | 0 | Β½ | * | 1 |
| 4Nhat Anh Nguyen | β | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nguyen Minh Khang | 1480 | VIE | =2N | +15B | +7N | +4B | +10N | +3B | +11B | 6.5 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 26.25 | 1920 | +113.2 |
| 2 | Nguyen Thanh Nam | 1595 | VIE | =1B | +14N | +11B | +6N | =3B | +5B | =4N | 5.5 | 28.5 | 32.0 | 24.00 | 1733 | +32.0 |
| 3 | Nguyen Thanh Binh | 0 | VIE | +8B | +17B | +4N | +5B | =2N | β1N | =6B | 5.0 | 29.5 | 32.5 | 21.00 | 1571 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Nguyen Dieu Anh | 1504 | VIE | +23N | +12B | β3B | β1N | +8B | +9N | =2B | 4.5 | 28.5 | 29.0 | 14.75 | 1623 | +32.4 |
| 5 | Nguyen, Nhat Anh | 1458 | VIE | +22N | +16B | +6B | β3N | +12B | β2N | =7N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 14.00 | 1703 | +65.6 |
| 6 | Phan Tien Dung | 1574 | VIE | +20N | +10B | β5N | β2B | +18N | +12B | =3N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 13.00 | 1488 | -19.2 |
| 7 | Pham Dong Duong | 1521 | VIE | +13B | =11N | β1B | +21N | β9B | +15N | =5B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 11.50 | 1517 | -1.2 |
| 8 | Nguyen Minh Khue | 1497 | VIE | β3N | +18B | +19N | β10B | β4N | +17B | +13N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 10.50 | 1355 | -23.2 |
| 9 | Nguyen Ninh Viet Anh | 1539 | VIE | β12N | +23B | β10N | +20B | +7N | β4B | +19N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 8.00 | 1472 | -15.2 |
| 10 | Nguyen Tung Lam | 1480 | VIE | +21B | β6N | +9B | +8N | β1B | β11N | =12N | 3.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 10.75 | 1524 | +15.6 |
| 11 | Phan Nguyen Hai Phong | 1482 | VIE | F | =7B | β2N | +16B | +13N | +10B | β1N | 3.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 12.00 | 1516 | +10.0 |
| 12 | Nguyen Cong Vinh | 0 | VIE | +9B | β4N | +14B | +17B | β5N | β6N | =10B | 3.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 12.25 | 1446 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Bui Thi Thu Ha | 0 | VIE | β7N | +22B | =16N | +15B | β11B | +14N | β8B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 9.00 | 1467 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Dao Mai Vy | 1402 | VIE | =15N | β2B | β12N | +23N | +16B | β13B | +20N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 6.50 | 1541 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Pham Thanh Long | 1543 | VIE | =14B | β1N | +22B | β13N | +17N | β7B | =16N | 3.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 7.25 | 1514 | -14.4 |
| 16 | Hoang Hanh Linh | 1499 | VIE | +18B | β5N | =13B | β11N | β14N | +21B | =15B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 6.25 | 1433 | -16.0 |
| 17 | Dinh Ngoc Chi | 1494 | VIE | +19B | β3N | +21B | β12N | β15B | β8N | +23N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 3.50 | 1421 | -11.2 |
| 18 | Nguyen Minh Anh | 0 | VIE | β16N | β8N | F | +19B | β6B | β20N | +22B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 1274 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Pham Nguyen Thien Phuoc | 0 | VIE | β17N | F | β8B | β18N | +23B | +22N | β9B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.50 | 1333 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Nguyen Le Misa | 1417 | VIE | β6B | β21N | =23B | β9N | F | +18B | β14B | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.25 | 763 | -36.4 |
| 21 | Bui Mai Chi | 1579 | VIE | β10N | +20B | β17N | β7B | β22N | β16N | F | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.50 | 1225 | -105.2 |
| 22 | Hein Thant Htun | 1575 | MYA | β5B | β13N | β15N | F | +21B | β19B | β18N | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 1409 | -26.8 |
| 23 | Nguyen Anh Tue Nhi | 0 | VIE | β4B | β9N | =20N | β14B | β19N | F | β17B | 0.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 0.75 | 1158 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
- 1Nguyen Minh KhangVIE+113.26.5 pts Β· #1
- 2Nguyen, Nhat AnhVIE+65.64.5 pts Β· #4
- 3Nguyen Dieu AnhVIE+32.44.5 pts Β· #10
- 1Bui Mai ChiVIE-105.21.0 pts Β· #16
- 2Nguyen Le MisaVIE-36.41.5 pts Β· #23
- 3Hein Thant HtunMYA-26.81.0 pts Β· #20
- R1+117 Elo gap
- R3+116 Elo gap