10th Hanoi IM chess tournament January 2026
Team Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 30 Dec 2025 to 05 Jan 2026 in Ha Noi, Vietnam. 9 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2215, and top seed was Jan Emmanuel Garcia (🇵🇭 PHI, IM, 2425).
Jan Emmanuel Garcia (🇵🇭 PHI, IM, 2425) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Soham Kamotra (6.5) and Bao Khoa (5.5). Garcia broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Nguyen Thanh Thuy Tien (WIM, 1982) beat Vuong Tung Lam Nguyen (CM, 2137), a +155-point gap.
Location
🇻🇳Ha Noi, Vietnam
Dates
30 Dec 2025 → 05 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 9
GM×1
IM×3
FM×2
CM×2
WIM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇻🇳Vietnam×6
🇮🇳India×2
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
🇵🇭Philippines×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IMGarcia, Jan Emmanuel | 🇵🇭PHI | 2425 | 7.0 | 2196 | 2416 | +0.5 |
| 2 | IMSoham Kamotra | 🇮🇳IND | 2404 | 6.5 | 2196 | 2362 | -2.3 |
| 3 | IMBao Khoa | 🇻🇳VIE | 2218 | 5.5 | 2212 | 2353 | +28.6 |
| 4 | GMBui Vinh | 🇻🇳VIE | 2347 | 5.0 | 2196 | 2291 | -4.5 |
| 5 | CMLe Phan Hoang Quan | 🇻🇳VIE | 2184 | 5.0 | 2218 | 2261 | +34.0 |
| 6 | FMLiyanage, Pesandu Rashmitha | 🇱🇰SRI | 2146 | 4.5 | 2223 | 2223 | +17.4 |
| 7 | FMNgo, Duc Tri | 🇻🇳VIE | 2234 | 4.0 | 2193 | 2243 | +2.4 |
| 8 | CMNguyen, Vuong Tung Lam | 🇻🇳VIE | 2137 | 3.0 | 2224 | 2099 | -22.0 |
| 9 | Harshit Amarnani | 🇮🇳IND | 2071 | 1.5 | 2231 | 1958 | -25.0 |
| 10 | WIMNguyen Thanh Thuy Tien | 🇻🇳VIE | 1982 | 1.0 | 2234 | 1883 | -16.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Le Phan Hoang QuanCMVIE+34.05.0 pts · #5
- 2Bao KhoaIMVIE+28.65.5 pts · #3
- 3Liyanage, Pesandu RashmithaFMSRI+17.44.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Harshit AmarnaniIND-25.01.5 pts · #9
- 2Nguyen, Vuong Tung LamCMVIE-22.03.0 pts · #8
- 3Nguyen Thanh Thuy TienWIMVIE-16.81.0 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R6+155 Elo gap