6th Fancy Chess Tournament 2025 - Standard
22 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 22 Nov 2025 to 23 Nov 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Top 10 Elo average was 1868, and top seed was Trong Binh Phan (π»π³ VIE, 2085).
Trong Binh Phan (π»π³ VIE, 2085) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Dang Bao Chau (5.5) and Pham Huu Dat (5.0). Phan won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Thanh Thuy Nguyen (1583) beat Nguyen Thi Thao (1913), a +330-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 7 roundsTrong Binh Phan led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Trong Binh Phan never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Trong Binh Phan beat Dang Bao Chau (Black).
Trong Binh Phan 6 wins (R1βR6)Dang Bao Chau 3 wins (R1βR3)Pham Huu Dat 3 wins (R3βR5)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Trong Binh Phan | * | 1 | 1 | β |
| 2Dang Bao Chau | 0 | * | β | Β½ |
| 3Pham Huu Dat | 0 | β | * | β |
| 4Mai Cong Hiep | β | Β½ | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phan, Trong Binh | 2085 | VIE | +17B | +4N | +9B | +2N | +6B | +3B | =8N | 6.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 26.75 | 2625 | +23.8 |
| 2 | Dang Bao Chau | 1936 | VIE | +19B | +8N | +6B | β1B | +4N | +11N | =5B | 5.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 20.25 | 2011 | +20.8 |
| 3 | Pham Huu Dat | 1960 | VIE | =7N | =10B | +13N | +14B | +8B | β1N | +6B | 5.0 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 17.25 | 1879 | -15.2 |
| 4 | Nguyen Nhat Phi | 1730 | VIE | +5B | β1B | =7N | +17N | β2B | +14B | +13N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 15.00 | 1844 | +26.8 |
| 5 | Mai Cong Hiep | 0 | VIE | β4N | +19N | =10B | =7B | +9N | +13B | =2N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 15.50 | 1838 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Nguyen, Thanh Thuy | 1583 | VIE | +12N | +14B | β2N | +9B | β1N | +7B | β3N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 14.00 | 1920 | +112.8 |
| 7 | Nguyen, Hieu Nghia | 1716 | VIE | =3B | =11N | =4B | =5N | +18B | β6N | +17B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 13.75 | 1818 | +34.0 |
| 8 | Thai, Minh Hai | 0 | VIE | F | β2B | +12N | +15B | β3N | +10N | =1B | 3.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 13.25 | 1943 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Nguyen Thi Thao | 1913 | VIE | +16N | +15B | β1N | β6N | β5B | +20B | =10N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 9.75 | 1778 | -31.2 |
| 10 | Nguyen, Tuan Long | 1900 | VIE | F | =3N | =5N | +12B | +15N | β8B | =9B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 13.00 | 2027 | +20.4 |
| 11 | Tran Phuc Nguyen | 1749 | VIE | β15N | =7B | +20N | =13B | +16N | β2B | =12N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 10.25 | 1834 | +22.8 |
| 12 | Chu Bang Bang | 1832 | VIE | β6B | +22N | β8B | β10N | +21B | +18N | =11B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 6.25 | 1725 | -25.2 |
| 13 | Nguyen Dinh Duy Khanh | 0 | VIE | +20B | =18N | β3B | =11N | +17B | β5N | β4B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 7.50 | 1786 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Dang Gia Vuong | 1754 | VIE | +22B | β6N | =17B | β3N | +19B | β4N | =18B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 5.50 | 1654 | -36.0 |
| 15 | Le Minh Diem Thuy | 0 | VIE | +11B | β9N | +18B | β8N | β10B | +19N | F | 3.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 8.50 | 1839 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Le Tan Dat | 1597 | VIE | β9B | =20N | +22B | =18N | β11B | +21N | F | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 4.25 | 1690 | +27.6 |
| 17 | Nguyen Thanh Thai | 1727 | VIE | β1N | +21B | =14N | β4B | β13N | +22B | β7N | 2.5 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 3.50 | 1646 | -28.4 |
| 18 | Nguyen Nhu Ha My | 1819 | VIE | +21N | =13B | β15N | =16B | β7N | β12B | =14N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 6.00 | 1614 | -53.2 |
| 19 | Phan Thi Binh Nhi | 1714 | VIE | β2N | β5B | +21N | =20B | β14N | β15B | +22N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 3.00 | 1670 | -9.6 |
| 20 | Truong Quoc Nam | 1729 | VIE | β13N | =16B | β11B | =19N | +22B | β9N | β21B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 3.25 | 1526 | -62.4 |
| 21 | Ho Dang Nhat Minh | 1530 | VIE | β18B | β17N | β19B | =22N | β12N | β16B | +20N | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 2.25 | 1458 | -24.8 |
| 22 | Nguyen Dinh Lam Phu | 1402 | VIE | β14N | β12B | β16N | =21B | β20N | β17N | β19B | 0.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 0.75 | 1271 | -26.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
- 1Nguyen, Thanh ThuyVIE+112.84.0 pts Β· #2
- 2Nguyen, Hieu NghiaVIE+34.04.0 pts Β· #5
- 3Le Tan DatVIE+27.63.0 pts Β· #11
- 1Truong Quoc NamVIE-62.42.0 pts Β· #19
- 2Nguyen Nhu Ha MyVIE-53.22.5 pts Β· #20
- 3Dang Gia VuongVIE-36.03.0 pts Β· #10
- R4+330 Elo gap
- R1+249 Elo gap
- R7+199 Elo gap