10th Hanoi FM chess tournament January 2026
20 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 30 Dec 2025 to 05 Jan 2026 in Ha Noi, Vietnam. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1928, and top seed was Nguyen Quang Anh (🇻🇳 VIE, CM, 2069).
Nguyen Xuan Phuong (🇻🇳 VIE, CM, 1999) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Nguyen Quang Anh (7.5) and Nguyen Truong An Khang (6.5). Phuong broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Quang Minh Do (1648) beat Ngoc Lan Tran (FM, 2043), a +395-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsCM Nguyen Xuan Phuong led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
CM Nguyen Xuan Phuong held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.
CM Nguyen Xuan Phuong lost to CM Nguyen Quang Anh (Black).
CM Nguyen Xuan Phuong 5+3 wins (R1–R5, R7–R9)CM Nguyen Quang Anh 5 wins (R4–R8)Nguyen Truong An Khang 3 wins (R7–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMNguyen Xuan Phuong | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2CMNguyen Quang Anh | 1 | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3Nguyen Truong An Khang | 0 | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4FMNgoc Lan Tran | 0 | 1 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nguyen Xuan PhuongCM | 1999 | VIE | +18B | +13N | +3B | +4N | +5B | −2N | +8B | +6N | +10N | 8.0 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 36.50 | 2186 | +67.6 |
| 2 | Nguyen Quang AnhCM | 2069 | VIE | +5B | +3N | −4B | +12N | +11B | +1B | +6N | +9B | =7N | 7.5 | 43.0 | 47.0 | 39.25 | 2134 | +31.6 |
| 3 | Nguyen Truong An Khang | 1843 | VIE | +6N | −2B | −1N | +9B | +10N | =4N | +5B | +8N | +11B | 6.5 | 43.5 | 47.5 | 29.25 | 2028 | +88.0 |
| 4 | Tran, Ngoc LanFM | 2043 | VIE | +15N | +8B | +2N | −1B | −6N | =3B | +14B | +11N | −5B | 5.5 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 25.75 | 1932 | -22.4 |
| 5 | Nguyen Duy Dat | 1807 | VIE | −2N | +19B | +20N | +8B | −1N | =6B | −3N | +12B | +4N | 5.5 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 18.00 | 1897 | +44.8 |
| 6 | Do, Quang Minh | 1648 | VIE | −3B | +11N | +10B | +13N | +4B | =5N | −2B | −1B | =14N | 5.0 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 21.50 | 1931 | +120.8 |
| 7 | Bui Quang Huy | 2025 | VIE | F | F | F | +17B | −9N | +13B | +15N | +18N | =2B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 16.25 | 1963 | -10.4 |
| 8 | Nguyen, Anh Dung | 1814 | VIE | +20B | −4N | +18B | −5N | =14B | +16N | −1N | −3B | =9N | 4.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 9.75 | 1794 | -4.6 |
| 9 | Le Nguyen Phong | 1708 | VIE | +16B | −10N | −12B | −3N | +7B | =17N | +18B | −2N | =8B | 4.0 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 14.00 | 1813 | +45.2 |
| 10 | Le, Huy Hai | 1844 | VIE | F | +9B | −6N | +18N | −3B | −11N | +16B | +17N | −1B | 4.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 13.00 | 1789 | -11.2 |
| 11 | Truong Thanh Van | 1826 | VIE | F | −6B | +19N | +20B | −2N | +10B | +12N | −4B | −3N | 4.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 10.00 | 1798 | -10.0 |
| 12 | Nguyen Anh Bao Thy | 1825 | VIE | F | +17B | +9N | −2B | =15N | =14N | −11B | −5N | +19B | 4.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 12.50 | 1778 | -18.8 |
| 13 | Nguyen, Hong Ha My | 1695 | VIE | +14N | −1B | =15N | −6B | −16B | −7N | −19N | +20B | +17B | 3.5 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 8.25 | 1696 | -5.2 |
| 14 | Dang Thai Vu | 1880 | VIE | −13B | −18N | F | +15B | =8N | =12B | −4N | +16N | =6B | 3.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 13.50 | 1766 | -50.4 |
| 15 | Trinh Hoang Lam | 1777 | VIE | −4B | +16N | =13B | −14N | =12B | F | −7B | +19B | =18N | 3.5 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 10.50 | 1790 | +2.0 |
| 16 | Kim, Taewoo A | 1921 | KOR | −9N | −15B | =17N | +19B | +13N | −8B | −10N | −14B | +20N | 3.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 7.00 | 1636 | -64.0 |
| 17 | Tran Thi Bich Thuy | 1619 | VIE | F | −12N | =16B | −7N | +19B | =9B | +20N | −10B | −13N | 3.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 5.75 | 1677 | +7.0 |
| 18 | Mai Duy Hung | 1747 | VIE | −1N | +14B | −8N | −10B | +20N | F | −9N | −7B | =15B | 2.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 5.25 | 1687 | -27.6 |
| 19 | Nguyen Quang Nam | 1523 | VIE | F | −5N | −11B | −16N | −17N | +20B | +13B | −15N | −12N | 2.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 3.50 | 1562 | +5.6 |
| 20 | Hein Thant Htun | 1576 | MYA | −8N | F | −5B | −11N | −18B | −19N | −17B | −13N | −16B | 0.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 0.00 | 945 | -92.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Do, Quang MinhVIE+120.85.0 pts · #6
- 2Nguyen Truong An KhangVIE+88.06.5 pts · #3
- 3Nguyen Xuan PhuongCMVIE+67.68.0 pts · #1
- 1Hein Thant HtunMYA-92.80.0 pts · #20
- 2Kim, Taewoo AKOR-64.03.5 pts · #14
- 3Dang Thai VuVIE-50.43.5 pts · #15
- R5+395 Elo gap
- R5+317 Elo gap
- R9+236 Elo gap