5th Fancy Chess Tournament 2025 - Standard
18 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 01 Nov 2025 to 02 Nov 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1697, and top seed was Truong Bao Tran Nguyen (🇻🇳 VIE, 1894).
Truong Bao Tran Nguyen (🇻🇳 VIE, 1894) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Huynh Phuc Minh Phuong (4.5) and Quoc Truong Son Nguyen (4.5). Nguyen broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Dao Nguyen Ngoc Lam (1445) beat Nguyen Hao Nhien (1879), a +434-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTruong Bao Tran Nguyen led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Truong Bao Tran Nguyen never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Truong Bao Tran Nguyen drew with WCM Huynh Phuc Minh Phuong (White).
Truong Bao Tran Nguyen 3 wins (R1–R3)WCM Huynh Phuc Minh Phuong 3 wins (R1–R3)Quoc Truong Son Nguyen 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Truong Bao Tran Nguyen | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2WCMHuynh Phuc Minh Phuong | ½ | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Quoc Truong Son Nguyen | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Dallas J.G. Wilson | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nguyen, Truong Bao Tran | 1894 | VIE | +9N | +3B | +4N | =2B | +6N | +10B | 5.5 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 20.25 | 2048 | +15.2 |
| 2 | Huynh Phuc Minh PhuongWCM | 1740 | VIE | +16N | +11B | +13B | =1N | +4B | −3N | 4.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 11.25 | 1822 | +24.0 |
| 3 | Nguyen, Quoc Truong Son | 1726 | VIE | +18B | −1N | =7B | +15N | +13B | +2B | 4.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 8.75 | 1820 | +16.4 |
| 4 | Wilson, Dallas J.G. | 1680 | NZL | +8N | +5B | −1B | +9N | −2N | +13B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 11.50 | 1756 | +10.8 |
| 5 | Nguyen Hao Nhien | 1879 | VIE | +10B | −4N | −9B | +7N | +11B | =6N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 10.25 | 1599 | -64.4 |
| 6 | Nguyen Minh Nhien | 1748 | VIE | +12B | −13N | +10B | +11N | −1B | =5B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 8.75 | 1651 | -21.6 |
| 7 | Tran Tuan Minh | 0 | VIE | −11N | +16B | =3N | −5B | +18N | +9N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.25 | 1581 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Nguyen Phuc Hai Dang | 0 | VIE | −4B | +12N | +17B | =13N | −9B | +15N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1257 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Dao Nguyen Ngoc Lam | 1445 | VIE | −1B | +14N | +5N | −4B | +8N | −7B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 8.50 | 1795 | +59.6 |
| 10 | Dao Duc Thien Quy | 1420 | VIE | −5N | +17B | −6N | +18B | +14N | −1N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 1600 | +24.8 |
| 11 | Nguyen, Ngoc Minh Chau | 1610 | VIE | +7B | −2N | +18N | −6B | −5N | −14B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.50 | 987 | -43.2 |
| 12 | FIDE 561002968 | 0 | — | −6N | −8B | −16N | +17N | −15B | +18B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.50 | 948 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Dao Quang Duc Uy | 1463 | VIE | F | +6B | −2N | =8B | −3N | −4N | 1.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 5.25 | 1530 | +12.4 |
| 14 | Nguyen, Tran Quynh Nhu | 1784 | VIE | =17N | −9B | F | F | −10B | +11N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 1370 | -60.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 12482315 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −3B | +12N | −8B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 926 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Tran Binh Minh | 0 | VIE | −2B | −7N | +12B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 938 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 561002429 | 0 | — | =14B | −10N | −8N | −12B | F | F | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.75 | 1409 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 561003042 | 0 | — | −3N | F | −11B | −10N | −7B | −12N | 0.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 785 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Dao Nguyen Ngoc LamVIE+59.63.0 pts · #6
- 2Dao Duc Thien QuyVIE+24.83.0 pts · #9
- 3Huynh Phuc Minh PhuongWCMVIE+24.04.5 pts · #2
- 1Nguyen Hao NhienVIE-64.43.5 pts · #5
- 2Nguyen, Tran Quynh NhuVIE-60.01.5 pts · #10
- 3Nguyen, Ngoc Minh ChauVIE-43.22.0 pts · #17
- R3+434 Elo gap
- R5+364 Elo gap
- R2+339 Elo gap