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25th Royal rated chess series 2025

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20 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 17 Dec 2025 to 21 Dec 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1223, and top seed was Vo Tan Chinh (🇻🇳 VIE, 1895).

Luu Huong Cuong Thinh (🇻🇳 VIE, 1761) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Le Ngoc Hieu (6.5) and Michael J Schademan (5.5). Thinh won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Nguyen Khac Truong (1617) beat Vo Tan Chinh (1895), a +278-point gap.

Location
🇻🇳Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Dates
17 Dec 2025 → 21 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇻🇳Vo Tan Chinh1895
Avg top 10
1,223
Participants
20
Federations · 2 represented
🇻🇳Vietnam×14
🇺🇸United States of America×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Luu Huong Cuong Thinh led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
8
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R3–R9 · LEAD HELD

Luu Huong Cuong Thinh never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Luu Huong Cuong Thinh beat Le Ngoc Hieu (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Luu Huong Cuong Thinh 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R6–R8)Le Ngoc Hieu 4 wins (R5–R8)Michael J Schademan 3 wins (R6–R8)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Luu Huong Cuong Thinh1761VIE+20B+6N+2B+9N=16B+5N+11N+7BF7.531.031.029.752578+42.0
2Le Ngoc Hieu1881VIE+13N+16B1N=3B+12N+8B+6B+5NF6.535.535.525.251828-2.8
3Schademan, Michael J0USA+15N5B+4B=2N11B+14N+16N+8B7N5.534.036.520.7516520.0
4Nguyen Ngoc Lan Phuong0VIEF+17B3N14N+18B=15N+19B+6N=5B5.028.530.013.2514600.0
5Nguyen Tien Sang0VIE=11B+3N=9B+10N+8B1B7N2B=4N4.541.044.519.7515350.0
6Le Thuan Phu0VIE+19N1B8N+18N+10B+16B2N4B=11N4.534.536.011.2515320.0
7Tran, Minh Hieu1843VIEF=18NFF+14B+9N+5B1N+3B4.534.534.517.751689-15.6
8Phan Van Tung Zen0VIE9B+14N+6B+12B5N2N+10B3NF4.035.535.515.0016730.0
9Nguyen Khac Truong1617VIE+8N+12B=5N1BF7BF+14N=13B4.030.530.514.501707+12.0
10Tran Thi Khanh Linh0VIE16N+13B+17N5B6N+12B8N=11B=15N4.029.031.012.2517290.0
11Dang Anh Quoc1774VIE=5N+15BFF+3NF1B=10N=6B3.536.036.015.001611-15.2
12Vo Tan Chinh1895VIE+14B9N+18B8N2B10N=15B=13N=19B3.529.531.08.501391-35.4
13Nguyen Huu Cat Tuong0VIE2B10N15N=19B+20BF+17N=12B=9N3.526.027.07.5015200.0
14FIDE 561005924012N8B+19N+4B7N3B+20N9BF3.029.029.07.509840.0
15Tran Van Phuoc Loc1461VIE3B11N+13BF=17N=4B=12NF=10B3.028.028.010.751624+11.2
16Huynh Bao Kim0VIE+10B2N+20BF=1N6N3BFF2.532.532.58.7516280.0
17FIDE 561002585018B4N10B+20N=15B=19N13BFF2.019.519.53.2514600.0
18FIDE 5610027040+17N=7B12N6B4NFFFF1.525.525.54.2516750.0
19FIDE 56100415406B20N14B=13NF=17B4NF=12N1.524.024.04.5018950.0
20FIDE 56100256901N+19B16N17B13NF14BFF1.024.524.51.509610.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets