4th An Giang Chess Tournament - Chess Star Cup 2026 - Youth Category

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45 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 28 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in An Giang, Vietnam. Top 10 Elo average was 1621, and top seed was Tri Thinh Nguyen (🇻🇳 VIE, 1693).

Tri Thinh Nguyen (🇻🇳 VIE, 1693) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Mai Nhat Thien Kim (5.5) and Nguyen Khanh Van (5.5). Nguyen won solo starting round 5.

Location

🇻🇳An Giang, Vietnam

Dates

28 Feb 2026 → 01 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇻🇳Tri Thinh Nguyen1693

Avg top 10

1,621

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇻🇳Vietnam×29

Top 3

🥇
Tri Thinh Nguyen
🇻🇳VIE·1693
6.5pts·1975perf+57.2
🥈
Mai Nhat Thien Kim
🇻🇳VIE·1545
5.5pts·1678perf+28.4
🥉
Nguyen Khanh Van
🇻🇳VIE·1550
5.5pts·1605perf+8.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tri Thinh Nguyen led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Nguyen6.5Kim5.5Tuyen5.5Van5.5Long55

R3–R7 · LEAD HELD

Tri Thinh Nguyen never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Tri Thinh Nguyen beat Mai Nhat Thien Kim (White).

2× WIN STREAK · 3+3 wins

Tri Thinh Nguyen posted 3 in a row (R1–R3) and 3 in a row (R5–R7) — total 6 wins.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Tri Thinh Nguyen	*	1	—	—
2Mai Nhat Thien Kim	0	*	—	½
3Le Hoang Nhat Tuyen	—	—	*	—
4Nguyen Khanh Van	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Nguyen, Tri Thinh	1693	VIE	+41B	+7N	+2B	=19N	+16B	+5N	+9B	6.5	27.0	29.0	27.25	1975	+57.2
2	Mai Nhat Thien Kim	1545	VIE	+42N	+15B	−1N	+28B	=3N	+12B	+10N	5.5	29.0	31.0	21.75	1678	+28.4
3	Nguyen Khanh Van	1550	VIE	+37B	+45N	=5B	=8N	=2B	+21N	+11B	5.5	25.5	25.5	18.00	1605	+8.8
4	Le Hoang Nhat Tuyen	1587	VIE	+39N	=24B	=9B	+32N	+19B	=8N	+7B	5.5	23.5	26.0	19.75	1758	+26.8
5	Le Khac Hoang Long	1648	VIE	+43N	+25B	=3N	+20B	=10N	−1B	+17N	5.0	27.5	29.0	17.50	1664	+3.2
6	FIDE 12461032	0	—	+?B	−20N	+34B	−7N	+32B	+33N	+16B	5.0	21.0	21.0	13.00	1523	0.0
7	Bui Hai Vuong	0	VIE	+28N	−1B	+15N	+6B	+13N	=10B	−4N	4.5	30.5	34.0	19.75	1536	0.0
8	Lim Tuan Sang	1615	VIE	=40N	+18B	+24N	=3B	=12N	=4B	=14N	4.5	27.5	30.0	18.75	1539	-16.4
9	Lam Thanh Phu	1640	VIE	=23N	+40B	=4N	+33B	=14N	+20B	−1N	4.5	26.5	29.0	15.75	1578	-13.6
10	Lu Tan Loc	1621	VIE	+32B	+36N	=20B	+11N	=5B	=7N	−2B	4.5	26.0	28.5	16.50	1435	-29.6
11	Huynh Gia Phu	0	VIE	+?N	+17B	=13N	−10B	+22N	+19B	−3N	4.5	25.5	25.5	13.25	1603	-5.2
12	Nguyen Thien Ngan	1470	VIE	+35B	+27N	−19B	+37N	=8B	−2N	+21B	4.5	23.5	26.0	14.75	1328	-19.2
13	Nguyen Dang Anh Khoa	1583	VIE	+34B	+21N	=11B	−16N	−7B	+31N	+22B	4.5	23.0	26.0	15.25	763	-21.2
14	Phan Huu Phuc Khang	1545	VIE	=31B	=26N	+38B	+27N	=9B	=16N	=8B	4.5	23.0	25.5	15.75	1607	+10.0
15	FIDE 561002399	0	—	+?B	−2N	−7B	+?N	+41B	=36N	+32B	4.5	17.5	17.5	6.25	745	0.0
16	Bui Quoc Duy	1563	VIE	=18N	+23B	+17N	+13B	−1N	=14B	−6N	4.0	28.5	32.0	16.25	1705	+30.4
17	Nguyen Vu Lam	1615	VIE	+44B	−11N	−16B	+34N	+37B	+27N	−5B	4.0	22.5	23.5	10.00	809	-40.8
18	Nguyen Quang Phuc	0	VIE	=16B	−8N	+?B	−22B	=29N	+41N	+43B	4.0	19.0	19.0	7.25	1396	0.0
19	Le Vinh Tuong	1642	VIE	F	+29B	+12N	=1B	−4N	−11N	+36B	3.5	27.0	27.0	13.75	1585	-9.2
20	Pham Phuong Binh	1483	VIE	F	+6B	=10N	−5N	+31B	−9N	+30B	3.5	25.5	25.5	13.75	1366	-14.8
21	Tran Cao Thien	0	VIE	+?N	−13B	=22N	+25B	+23N	−3B	−12N	3.5	25.0	25.0	8.75	735	0.0
22	FIDE 561002666	0	—	=26B	=31N	=21B	+18N	−11B	+38N	−13N	3.5	23.0	25.5	11.50	785	0.0
23	FIDE 561008419	0	—	=9B	−16N	+35B	+26N	−21B	−30N	+38B	3.5	22.0	24.5	11.25	1410	0.0
24	Tran Duc Loc	0	VIE	+33B	=4N	−8B	+40N	F	F	+25N	3.5	21.5	21.5	11.75	1411	0.0
25	Dang Gia Phu	0	VIE	+38B	−5N	=31B	−21N	+40B	+26N	−24B	3.5	21.0	23.5	10.00	854	0.0
26	Tran Nhu Phuc	0	VIE	=22N	=14B	=29N	−23B	+44N	−25B	+39N	3.5	21.0	22.0	9.25	1546	0.0
27	Trinh Thien Kim	0	VIE	+?N	−12B	+42N	−14B	+39N	−17B	=29N	3.5	21.0	21.0	6.25	744	0.0
28	Pham Quoc Tien	0	VIE	−7B	+41N	+36B	−2N	=30B	−?N	+37B	3.5	20.5	20.5	8.75	745	-22.0
29	Huynh Dang Tuan Khai	0	VIE	+?B	−19N	=26B	−31N	=18B	+34N	=27B	3.5	20.5	20.5	8.50	843	-17.2
30	FIDE 12460516	0	—	F	F	+43N	+?B	=28N	+23B	−20N	3.5	12.0	12.0	6.75	682	0.0
31	Nguyen Vu Minh Khang	0	VIE	=14N	=22B	=25N	+29B	−20N	−13B	=33B	3.0	23.0	26.0	10.75	1265	0.0
32	Nguyen Minh Duc	0	VIE	−10N	+?B	+?N	−4B	−6N	+42B	−15N	3.0	21.5	21.5	2.00	806	0.0
33	FIDE 12485560	0	—	−24N	+39B	+?N	−9N	=38B	−6B	=31N	3.0	21.0	21.0	5.25	842	0.0
34	FIDE 12489883	0	—	−13N	+?B	−6N	−17B	+?N	−29B	+?B	3.0	17.0	17.0	0.00	801	0.0
35	FIDE 561005517	0	—	−12N	=?B	−23N	=43B	−?N	+?B	+44N	3.0	10.5	10.5	1.75	670	0.0
36	FIDE 561001457	0	—	+?N	−10B	−28N	+42B	F	=15B	−19N	2.5	21.5	21.5	4.25	832	0.0
37	FIDE 561001546	0	—	−3N	+?N	+45B	−12B	−17N	=39B	−28N	2.5	20.0	20.0	1.25	745	0.0
38	FIDE 12485683	0	—	−25N	+43B	−14N	+44B	=33N	−22B	−23N	2.5	19.5	20.5	4.00	746	0.0
39	FIDE 561002321	0	—	−4B	−33N	+?B	+45N	−27B	=37N	−26B	2.5	18.0	18.0	1.25	792	0.0
40	Nguyen Minh Hung	0	VIE	=8B	−9N	+?N	−24B	−25N	−?B	+45B	2.5	16.0	16.0	2.25	1436	0.0
41	FIDE 12485675	0	—	−1N	−28B	F	+?B	−15N	−18B	+42N	2.0	20.5	20.5	2.00	893	0.0
42	FIDE 561001570	0	—	−2B	+?N	−27B	−36N	+?B	−32N	−41B	2.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	745	0.0
43	Manh Trong Minh	0	VIE	−5B	−38N	−30B	=35N	F	+?B	−18N	1.5	18.0	18.0	1.50	854	0.0
44	FIDE 561002330	0	—	−17N	−?B	F	−38N	−26B	+45N	−35B	1.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	816	0.0
45	FIDE 561006238	0	—	F	−3B	−37N	−39B	−?N	−44B	−40N	0.0	17.5	17.5	0.00	749	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Nguyen, Tri ThinhVIE
+57.2
6.5 pts · #1
2Bui Quoc DuyVIE
+30.4
4.0 pts · #4
3Mai Nhat Thien KimVIE
+28.4
5.5 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Nguyen Vu LamVIE
-40.8
4.0 pts · #30
2Lu Tan LocVIE
-29.6
4.5 pts · #14
3Pham Quoc TienVIE
-22.0
3.5 pts · #26