Giga Chess Tournament 2025
Double Round-RobinStandard
Location
🇻🇳Ha Noi, Vietnam
Dates
26 Oct 2025 → 27 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Double RR · 6 rounds
Titled players · 4
IM×1
FM×2
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇻🇳Vietnam×4
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 4 · 6 roundsIM Minh Nhat Dao led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
2
2
1
2
2
1
R6 · LEADER CHANGE27 Oct
IM Minh Nhat Dao takes the sole lead (4.0/6).
HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND · 2 games
IM Minh Nhat Dao 1.0–1.0 against FM Dang Minh Quang Tran (R2 ½-½, R5 ½-½).
R1–R6 · UNBEATEN
IM Minh Nhat Dao went unbeaten across 6 games (R1–R6).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇻🇳IMDao, Minh Nhat | 2100 | * | ½½ | ½½ | 11 | 4.0 | 10.00 | 16.0 | +20.0 | 2224 |
| 2 | 🇻🇳FMTran, Dang Minh Quang | 2173 | ½½ | * | ½1 | 01 | 3.5 | 9.75 | 17.0 | -6.0 | 2132 |
| 3 | 🇻🇳FMDuong Vu Anh | 2092 | ½½ | 0½ | * | ½½ | 2.5 | 7.75 | 19.0 | -16.8 | 2045 |
| 4 | 🇻🇳CMNguyen, Nam Kiet | 2033 | 00 | 01 | ½½ | * | 2.0 | 6.00 | 20.0 | -11.2 | 1997 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Dao, Minh NhatIMVIE+20.04.0 pts · #1
- 2Tran, Dang Minh QuangFMVIE-6.03.5 pts · #2
- 3Nguyen, Nam KietCMVIE-11.22.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Duong Vu AnhFMVIE-16.82.5 pts · #3
- 2Nguyen, Nam KietCMVIE-11.22.0 pts · #4
- 3Tran, Dang Minh QuangFMVIE-6.03.5 pts · #2
Biggest upsets
- R6+140 Elo gap