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6th An Giang Chess Tournament - Chess Star Cup 2026 - Championship Category

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16 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 25 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in An Giang, Vietnam. 5 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2059, and top seed was Duc Hoa Nguyen (🇻🇳 VIE, GM, 2386).

Duc Hoa Nguyen (🇻🇳 VIE, GM, 2386) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Hoang Gia Bao Vu (5.0) and Pham Minh Hieu (5.0). Nguyen broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Pham Minh Hieu (1968) beat Duc Hoa Nguyen (GM, 2386), a +418-point gap.

Location
🇻🇳An Giang, Vietnam
Dates
25 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇻🇳GMDuc Hoa Nguyen2386
Avg top 10
2,059
Participants
16
Titled players · 5
GM×1
IM×2
CM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇻🇳Vietnam×16
Top 3
  • 🥇
    GMDuc Hoa Nguyen
    🇻🇳VIE·2386
    5.5pts·2294perf-5.1
  • 🥈
    CMHoang Gia Bao Vu
    🇻🇳VIE·2060
    5.0pts·2193perf+24.8
  • 🥉
    Pham Minh Hieu
    🇻🇳VIE·1968
    5.0pts·2155perf+34.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

GM Duc Hoa Nguyen led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
8
4
1
1
1
3
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Nguyen5.5Hieu5Lu5Vu5Quang4.5Nguyen4
R3–R7 · LEAD HELD

GM Duc Hoa Nguyen held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Duc Hoa Nguyen lost to Pham Minh Hieu (Black).

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

GM Duc Hoa Nguyen won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1GMDuc Hoa Nguyen*
0
½
1
2Pham Minh Hieu
1
*—
0
3IMChan Hung Lu
½
—*
½
4CMHoang Gia Bao Vu
0
1
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Nguyen, Duc HoaGM2386VIE+10B+5N+2B+9N=4B−3N+8B5.526.530.022.502294-5.1
2Vu, Hoang Gia BaoCM2060VIE+16N+3B−1N+12B=5N+9N=4B5.026.526.516.252193+24.8
3Pham Minh Hieu1968VIE+14B−2N+11B=5N=8B+1B+10N5.025.527.518.502155+34.2
4Lu, Chan HungIM2163VIE+11B+12N=9B=8N=1N+6B=2N5.025.028.019.252201+10.4
5Nguyen Le Nhat Quang1997VIE+7N−1B+6N=3B=2B=8N+11B4.527.030.518.252091+36.0
6Tran Pham Quang Minh1882VIE−8B+13N−5B+7N+15B−4N+9B4.023.024.511.501960+28.4
7Nguyen, Thi Huynh Thu1634VIE−5B−10N+16N−6B+14N+13B+15B4.018.018.06.001838+72.4
8Bao KhoaIM2229VIE+6N−9B+10N=4B=3N=5B−1N3.527.531.014.752050-29.8
9Vo Huynh Thien2026VIE+13B+8N=4N−1B+12N−2B−6N3.526.028.511.502052+4.4
10Tran Tuan Khang1928VIE−1N+7B−8B+13N=11B+12N−3B3.524.527.011.2519390.0
11Nguyen Do Minh Tri1765VIE−4N+15B−3N+14B=10N+16B−5N3.521.521.55.251867+32.4
12Tran, Le Dan ThuyWFM1950VIE+15N−4B+14N−2N−9B−10B+16N3.020.520.53.501835-20.0
13Nguyen Tien Thanh1696VIE−9N−6B+15N−10B+16N−7N=14B2.518.518.52.501682-11.2
14Nguyen Viet Dung1632VIE−3N+16B−12B−11N−7B=15N=13N2.019.519.52.001613-12.8
15Tran Thanh Thao1625VIE−12B−11N−13B+16B−6N=14B−7N1.519.019.01.001530-32.8
16Tran Minh Khang1758VIE−2B−14N−7B−15N−13B−11N−12B0.020.021.50.00966-140.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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