59th Parents-Love-Chess Rated Series - Standard
51 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 17 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1904, and top seed was Dai Hoai Duc Vo (🇻🇳 VIE, 2077).
Bui Quang Huy (🇻🇳 VIE, 1913) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Nguyen Le Nhat Quang (6.0) and Tran Tuan Khang (5.5). Huy shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Ngoc Truc Quynh Nguyen (1517) beat Tran Tuan Khang (1819), a +302-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
Bui Quang Huy held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.
2 players finish on 6.0/7. Huy takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.0).
Bui Quang Huy drew with Nguyen Le Nhat Quang (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bui Quang Huy | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Nguyen Le Nhat Quang | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Tran Tuan Khang | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Vuong Tuan Khoa | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bui Quang Huy | 1913 | VIE | +12N | +32B | +20N | +4N | =2B | +10N | =3B | 6.0 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 26.25 | 2064 | +47.6 |
| 2 | Nguyen Le Nhat Quang | 1966 | VIE | +16B | +11N | =5B | +30N | =1N | +9B | +10N | 6.0 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 26.00 | 2121 | +46.4 |
| 3 | Tran Tuan Khang | 1819 | VIE | +22N | −20B | +12N | +14B | +17N | +15B | =1N | 5.5 | 26.0 | 29.5 | 23.00 | 1957 | +47.6 |
| 4 | Nguyen Vu Bao Lam | 1953 | VIE | +13N | +15B | +7N | −1B | =9N | +24B | =5N | 5.0 | 28.5 | 32.0 | 21.25 | 1955 | +6.0 |
| 5 | Nguyen Do Phu Trong | 1887 | VIE | +23N | +21B | =2N | −10B | +20N | +14B | =4B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 20.00 | 1872 | +4.8 |
| 6 | Vuong Tuan Khoa | 1596 | VIE | +9N | =14B | −37N | +27B | =30B | +18N | +15N | 5.0 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 19.50 | 1911 | +114.4 |
| 7 | Nguyen Do Minh Tri | 1701 | VIE | +46B | +31N | −4B | =39N | =8B | +23N | +13B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 16.25 | 1782 | +32.4 |
| 8 | Wilson, Dallas J.G. | 1677 | NZL | −44N | +49B | =13N | +22B | =7N | +21B | +19N | 5.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 16.50 | 1713 | +7.4 |
| 9 | Tran Pham Quang Minh | 1891 | VIE | −6B | +26N | +16B | +25N | =4B | −2N | +39B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 16.00 | 1805 | -20.0 |
| 10 | Doan Nguyen Gia Bao | 1753 | VIE | +41B | +45N | =17B | +5N | +24N | −1B | −2B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 15.00 | 1948 | +71.6 |
| 11 | Tran Thien Phuc | 1676 | VIE | +49N | −2B | =21N | =13B | =12N | +22B | +26N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 14.00 | 1685 | +2.8 |
| 12 | Hoang Gia Bao | 1604 | VIE | −1B | +50N | −3B | +48N | =11B | +31N | +24N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 10.75 | 1748 | +40.8 |
| 13 | Le Pham Tien Minh | 1636 | VIE | −4B | +43N | =8B | =11N | +25B | +30N | −7N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 13.75 | 1771 | +49.2 |
| 14 | Nguyen Hoang Gia | 1715 | VIE | +19B | =6N | +38B | −3N | =39B | −5N | +32B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 13.25 | 1726 | +5.6 |
| 15 | Nguyen Trung Quan | 1676 | VIE | +50B | −4N | +23B | +31N | +34B | −3N | −6B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 10.50 | 1690 | +6.4 |
| 16 | Le Giang Phuc Tien | 1637 | VIE | −2N | +28B | −9N | +44B | −18B | +35N | +34B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 11.50 | 1737 | +28.8 |
| 17 | Vo, Dai Hoai Duc | 2077 | VIE | +36N | +37B | =10N | −24B | −3B | =20N | +31B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 13.00 | 1786 | -42.4 |
| 18 | Ngo, Thanh Tu | 1721 | VIE | −21N | =22B | +42N | =20B | +16N | −6B | +36N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 13.00 | 1585 | -21.6 |
| 19 | Nguyen Quang Phuc | 1532 | VIE | −14N | +29B | −25N | +51B | +33B | +34N | −8B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 9.50 | 1678 | +42.8 |
| 20 | Nguyen, Ngoc Truc Quynh | 1517 | VIE | +35B | +3N | −1B | =18N | −5B | =17B | =25N | 3.5 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 14.25 | 1804 | +91.6 |
| 21 | Bui Duc Khang | 1540 | VIE | +18B | −5N | =11B | =33N | +32B | −8N | =23B | 3.5 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 12.50 | 1690 | +54.4 |
| 22 | Truong Phuc Nhat Nguyen | 1571 | VIE | −3B | =18N | +26B | −8N | +38B | −11N | +42B | 3.5 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 10.50 | 1542 | -9.2 |
| 23 | Dao Nguyen Ngoc Lam | 1589 | VIE | −5B | +51N | −15N | +29B | +35N | −7B | =21N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 8.25 | 1636 | +22.8 |
| 24 | Tran Le Thanh Du | 1865 | VIE | =38B | +48N | +33B | +17N | −10B | −4N | −12B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 9.25 | 1714 | -23.8 |
| 25 | Vo Ngoc Minh Tri | 1668 | VIE | −31B | +41N | +19B | −9B | −13N | +45N | =20B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 10.25 | 1605 | -24.0 |
| 26 | Trinh, Duc Minh | 0 | VIE | =27N | −9B | −22N | +42B | +47B | +33N | −11B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 8.75 | 1626 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Nguyen Hoang Bao Huy | 1656 | VIE | =26B | −38N | +47B | −6N | −29B | +48N | +40B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 6.75 | 1506 | -40.8 |
| 28 | Le Nguyen Nhat Quang | 0 | VIE | −33B | −16N | +46B | +41N | +45B | =39N | −30B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 7.75 | 1652 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Ngu Phuong Linh | 1660 | VIE | −48B | −19N | +50B | −23N | +27N | =40B | +38B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 8.25 | 1591 | -18.4 |
| 30 | Nguyen Nam Long | 1918 | VIE | F | =33N | +34B | −2B | =6N | −13B | +28N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 10.50 | 1638 | -69.6 |
| 31 | Nguyen, Nhat Dang | 1435 | VIE | +25N | −7B | +32N | −15B | +36N | −12B | −17N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 9.50 | 1634 | +67.2 |
| 32 | Nguyen, Quang Huy | 1656 | VIE | +42N | −1N | −31B | +40B | −21N | +44B | −14N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 7.00 | 1456 | -63.6 |
| 33 | Vo Nguyen Thien An | 1664 | VIE | +28N | =30B | −24N | =21B | −19N | −26B | +44N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 8.75 | 1591 | -21.2 |
| 34 | Huynh Thien An | 1690 | VIE | +40N | +44B | −30N | +36B | −15N | −19B | −16N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 7.50 | 1567 | -46.0 |
| 35 | Nguyen Vu Bao Chau | 1704 | VIE | −20N | −40B | +43N | +38N | −23B | −16B | +45N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 7.00 | 1496 | -76.4 |
| 36 | Phan, Ngoc Bao Chau | 1639 | VIE | −17B | +46N | +48B | −34N | −31B | +41N | −18B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 5.50 | 1525 | -42.4 |
| 37 | Pham Gia Tuong | 1679 | VIE | +43B | −17N | +6B | +45N | F | F | F | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 1888 | +38.0 |
| 38 | Nguyen, Duc Minh | 1561 | VIE | =24N | +27B | −14N | −35B | −22N | +47B | −29N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 6.75 | 1583 | +4.8 |
| 39 | Phan Hoang Bach | 1665 | VIE | F | F | +40N | =7B | =14N | =28B | −9N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 8.75 | 1690 | +5.2 |
| 40 | Dao Quang Duc Uy | 1454 | VIE | −34B | +35N | −39B | −32N | +48B | =29N | −27N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 5.75 | 1478 | +8.0 |
| 41 | Le Tuong Lam | 1561 | VIE | −10N | −25B | +49N | −28B | +50N | −36B | =46N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 3.00 | 1511 | -17.6 |
| 42 | Pham Huynh Hieu Minh | 0 | VIE | −32B | =47N | −18B | −26N | +49N | +50B | −22N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 2.75 | 1520 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Vu Hao Nhien | 1452 | VIE | −37N | −13B | −35B | −47N | =46B | +49N | +51B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 1399 | -17.6 |
| 44 | Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Y | 1451 | VIE | +8B | −34N | −45B | −16N | +51B | −32N | −33B | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 5.00 | 1390 | -14.4 |
| 45 | Phan Khac Hoang Bach | 1654 | VIE | +51N | −10B | +44N | −37B | −28N | −25B | −35B | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 2.00 | 1412 | -59.2 |
| 46 | Nguyen Minh Khoi | 1475 | VIE | −7N | −36B | −28N | −49B | =43N | +51N | =41B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.50 | 1320 | -34.4 |
| 47 | Tran, Duong Hoang Ngan | 1629 | VIE | F | =42B | −27N | +43B | −26N | −38N | F | 1.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.75 | 1432 | -31.2 |
| 48 | Nguyen Duc Huyen My | 0 | VIE | +29N | −24B | −36N | −12B | −40N | −27B | F | 1.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 3.50 | 1374 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Dao Duc Thien Quy | 1441 | VIE | −11B | −8N | −41B | +46N | −42B | −43B | −50N | 1.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 2.00 | 1272 | -47.6 |
| 50 | Tran Thuy Anh | 1442 | VIE | −15N | −12B | −29N | F | −41B | −42N | +49B | 1.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 1.00 | 1350 | -22.0 |
| 51 | Trinh Minh Anh | 0 | VIE | −45B | −23B | F | −19N | −44N | −46B | −43N | 0.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 719 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Vuong Tuan KhoaVIE+114.45.0 pts · #4
- 2Nguyen, Ngoc Truc QuynhVIE+91.63.5 pts · #17
- 3Doan Nguyen Gia BaoVIE+71.64.5 pts · #9
- 1Nguyen Vu Bao ChauVIE-76.43.0 pts · #27
- 2Nguyen Nam LongVIE-69.63.0 pts · #36
- 3Nguyen, Quang HuyVIE-63.63.0 pts · #39
- R2+302 Elo gap
- R1+295 Elo gap
- R6+282 Elo gap