9th Future masters cup 2026 - Group B
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46 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 24 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Ha Noi, Vietnam. Top 10 Elo average was 1643, and top seed was Sam Minh Quan (🇻🇳 VIE, 1675).
Minh Quan Do (🇻🇳 VIE, 0) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Nguyen Viet Khoi (5.5) and Nguyen Nhat Nam (5.0). Do took the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Mai Ngoc Thien Vu (1407) beat Truong Nguyen Thien An (1640), a +233-point gap.
Location
🇻🇳Ha Noi, Vietnam
Dates
24 Jan 2026 → 25 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇻🇳Vietnam×42
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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5
2
3
5
1
2
R6–R7 · LEAD HELD
Minh Quan Do held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Do takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.0).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Minh Quan Do drew with Nguyen Viet Khoi (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Minh Quan Do | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Nguyen Viet Khoi | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3Le Minh Ngoc Ha | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Nguyen Nhat Nam | — | ½ | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do, Minh Quan | 0 | VIE | +9N | =7B | +11N | +18N | =2B | +8N | =5B | 5.5 | 28.0 | 32.0 | 24.75 | 1681 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Nguyen Viet Khoi | 1620 | VIE | +35B | +29N | +15B | =5N | =1N | =3B | +6B | 5.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 21.50 | 1772 | +37.2 |
| 3 | Nguyen Nhat Nam | 1607 | VIE | +36N | +23B | +4B | =6N | =5B | =2N | =8B | 5.0 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 20.50 | 1714 | +33.2 |
| 4 | Le Minh Ngoc Ha | 1667 | VIE | +39N | +24B | −3N | +15B | +17N | −5B | +16N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 18.00 | 1646 | -6.4 |
| 5 | Nguyen Quang Nam | 1523 | VIE | F | +12B | +19N | =2B | =3N | +4N | =1N | 4.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 21.50 | 1877 | +88.8 |
| 6 | Phan Minh Tri | 1657 | VIE | +20N | =10B | +34N | =3B | =16N | +19B | −2N | 4.5 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 17.25 | 1633 | -6.4 |
| 7 | Le Khoi Nguyen | 1592 | VIE | +32B | =1N | =17B | =25N | −10B | +26N | +23B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 16.50 | 1610 | +4.8 |
| 8 | Nguyen, Ngoc Thao Nguyen | 1622 | VIE | −23N | +22B | +32N | +24B | +28N | −1B | =3N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 16.00 | 1631 | +4.0 |
| 9 | Nguyen Quang Minh | 1585 | VIE | −1B | +35N | +31B | −17N | +22B | +28N | =10B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 14.75 | 1626 | +12.0 |
| 10 | Nguyen Thuy Anh | 1513 | VIE | +44B | =6N | −18B | +37N | +7N | =16B | =9N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 14.50 | 1578 | +18.8 |
| 11 | Pham Nhu Y | 1647 | VIE | =16B | +40N | −1B | +20N | =30B | =23N | +24B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 15.25 | 1636 | -8.0 |
| 12 | Hoang Gia Bao | 1658 | VIE | +31B | −5N | =20B | +34N | =18B | +30N | =14B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 14.75 | 1616 | -12.0 |
| 13 | Sam Minh Quan | 1675 | VIE | +25B | =17N | =30B | −16N | +31B | =24N | +15N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 25.0 | 15.75 | 1559 | -34.8 |
| 14 | Tran Hoang Bao Ngoc | 1567 | VIE | −15N | +36B | +23N | −28B | +29N | +17B | =12N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 15.25 | 1856 | +50.8 |
| 15 | Do Quang Minh | 0 | VIE | +14B | +21B | −2N | −4N | +33B | +18N | −13B | 4.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 15.50 | 1614 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Hoang Dinh Tung | 1469 | VIE | =11N | =33B | +21N | +13B | =6B | =10N | −4B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 16.75 | 1654 | +70.8 |
| 17 | Truong Duc Hung | 1536 | VIE | +42N | =13B | =7N | +9B | −4B | −14N | +31B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 14.00 | 1593 | +17.2 |
| 18 | Vu Tuan Truong | 1588 | VIE | =34N | +28B | +10N | −1B | =12N | −15B | +29N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 14.00 | 1697 | +22.0 |
| 19 | Nguyen, Minh Duc | 1636 | VIE | +22B | +38N | −5B | =30N | +25B | −6N | =20B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 13.50 | 1570 | -22.8 |
| 20 | Hoang Gia Han | 1472 | VIE | −6B | +45N | =12N | −11B | +34B | +27N | =19N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 10.75 | 1611 | +43.6 |
| 21 | Luu Minh Trang | 1553 | VIE | +37B | −15N | −16B | +35N | −23B | +25N | +33B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 11.50 | 1526 | -6.8 |
| 22 | Nguyen Quoc Kiet | 1450 | VIE | −19N | −8N | +45B | +41B | −9N | +38N | +30B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 8.00 | 1508 | +14.4 |
| 23 | Vu Ngoc Thang | 1440 | VIE | +8B | −3N | −14B | +38N | +21N | =11B | −7N | 3.5 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 13.25 | 1588 | +56.0 |
| 24 | Nguyen Dieu Anh | 1528 | VIE | +45B | −4N | +29B | −8N | +32B | =13B | −11N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 8.75 | 1525 | +4.8 |
| 25 | Pham Cong Thanh | 1489 | VIE | −13N | +42B | +44N | =7B | −19N | −21B | +37N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 7.75 | 1292 | -28.8 |
| 26 | Phan, Thi Trac Van | 1556 | VIE | −28N | −32B | +42N | =33B | +36N | −7B | +39N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 8.50 | 1406 | -16.2 |
| 27 | Truong Nguyen Thien An | 1640 | VIE | −29N | −34B | =36N | +42B | +37N | −20B | +28B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 8.75 | 641 | -90.4 |
| 28 | Hoang Dang Phuc | 0 | VIE | +26B | −18N | +38B | +14N | −8B | −9B | −27N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 10.50 | 1527 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Ta Gia Han | 1461 | VIE | +27B | −2B | −24N | +40N | −14B | +32N | −18B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 9.00 | 1429 | -5.6 |
| 30 | Nguyen Bao Nam | 1559 | VIE | =40B | +41N | =13N | =19B | =11N | −12B | −22N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 9.75 | 1469 | -24.4 |
| 31 | Phan Linh Anh | 1476 | VIE | −12N | +43B | −9N | +44B | −13N | +35B | −17N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 5.50 | 1332 | -34.8 |
| 32 | Le Vu Duc Minh | 1409 | VIE | −7N | +26N | −8B | +39B | −24N | −29B | +43N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 8.00 | 1406 | -1.2 |
| 33 | Nguyen Chinh Trung | 1497 | VIE | =41B | =16N | =37B | =26N | −15N | +43B | −21N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 8.00 | 1397 | -15.2 |
| 34 | Mai Ngoc Thien Vu | 1407 | VIE | =18B | +27N | −6B | −12B | −20N | −39B | +41N | 2.5 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 7.50 | 1388 | -6.4 |
| 35 | Truong Boi Diep | 1437 | VIE | −2N | −9B | +43N | −21B | +41N | −31N | =40B | 2.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 5.25 | 757 | -49.2 |
| 36 | Nguyen The Thien | 0 | VIE | −3B | −14N | =27B | +46N | −26B | =40N | =38B | 2.5 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 4.75 | 1332 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Nguyen Hai Dang | 0 | VIE | −21N | +39B | =33N | −10B | −27B | +44N | −25B | 2.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 5.00 | 1329 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Nguyen Minh Nhat | 1500 | VIE | +43N | −19B | −28N | −23B | +44N | −22B | =36N | 2.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 4.25 | 708 | -59.2 |
| 39 | Nguyen Xuan Phu | 1479 | VIE | −4B | −37N | +46B | −32N | =40B | +34N | −26B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 4.25 | 1315 | -33.6 |
| 40 | Do Tri Dung | 0 | VIE | =30N | −11B | =41N | −29B | =39N | =36B | =35N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 6.25 | 1364 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 561007420 | 0 | — | =33N | −30B | =40B | −22N | −35B | +42N | −34B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 4.75 | 1098 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 12496251 | 0 | — | −17B | −25N | −26B | −27N | +45B | −41B | +46N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 1.00 | 748 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Truong Uyen Thu | 0 | VIE | −38B | −31N | −35B | +45N | +46B | −33N | −32B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 1.00 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 12496839 | 0 | — | −10N | F | −25B | −31N | −38B | −37B | +45N | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.50 | 688 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 561007080 | 0 | — | −24N | −20B | −22N | −43B | −42N | =46N | −44B | 0.5 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 0.25 | 675 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Bui Thanh Phong | 0 | VIE | F | F | −39N | −36B | −43N | =45B | −42B | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.25 | 674 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Nguyen Quang NamVIE+88.84.5 pts · #11
- 2Hoang Dinh TungVIE+70.84.0 pts · #8
- 3Vu Ngoc ThangVIE+56.03.5 pts · #16
Top rating losers
- 1Truong Nguyen Thien AnVIE-90.43.5 pts · #45
- 2Nguyen Minh NhatVIE-59.22.5 pts · #40
- 3Truong Boi DiepVIE-49.22.5 pts · #43
Biggest upsets
- R2+233 Elo gap
- R4+206 Elo gap
- R1+182 Elo gap