7th An Giang Chess Tournament - Chess Star Cup 2026 - Youth Category
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41 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 23 May 2026 to 24 May 2026 in An Giang, Vietnam. Top 10 Elo average was 1617, and top seed was Le Khac Hoang Long (🇻🇳 VIE, 1686).
Dang Hoang Gia (🇻🇳 VIE, 1672) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Huynh Dang Tuan Khai (5.5) and Nguyen Manh Quynh (5.0). Gia shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Nguyen Vu Minh Khang (1440) beat Tran Thanh Thao (1592), a +152-point gap.
Location
🇻🇳An Giang, Vietnam
Dates
23 May 2026 → 24 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇻🇳Vietnam×25
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
Dang Hoang Gia held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Gia takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (27.5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Dang Hoang Gia beat Huynh Dang Tuan Khai (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dang Hoang Gia | * | 1 | — | ½ |
| 2Huynh Dang Tuan Khai | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Le Hieu Khang | — | — | * | — |
| 4Lim Tuan Sang | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dang Hoang Gia | 1672 | VIE | +38B | +12N | +20B | +2N | =7B | =3N | =6B | 5.5 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 22.25 | 1758 | +24.8 |
| 2 | Huynh Dang Tuan Khai | 1560 | VIE | +24B | +18N | +4B | −1B | +23N | =7N | +20B | 5.5 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 20.25 | 1720 | +43.2 |
| 3 | Nguyen Manh Quynh | 1536 | VIE | +28B | =10N | +19B | =8N | +11B | =1B | =9N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 20.00 | 1704 | +45.6 |
| 4 | Tran Thanh Thao | 1592 | VIE | +5N | +21B | −2N | −31B | +27N | +17B | +13N | 5.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 19.00 | 1567 | -6.4 |
| 5 | Le Hieu Khang | 0 | VIE | −4B | +39N | =14B | +32N | +8B | +16N | =7B | 5.0 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 16.75 | 1609 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Lim Tuan Sang | 1593 | VIE | +35B | =17N | =11B | =18N | +10B | +31N | =1N | 5.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 17.25 | 1703 | +30.0 |
| 7 | Huynh Duc Chi | 1579 | VIE | +33B | +31N | +8B | F | =1N | =2B | =5N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 17.50 | 1775 | +40.8 |
| 8 | Le Hoang Nhat Tuyen | 1657 | VIE | +27N | +34B | −7N | =3B | −5N | +32B | +19N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 13.50 | 1597 | -12.4 |
| 9 | Nguyen Khanh Van | 1637 | VIE | +26B | =11N | =17B | +12N | F | +18N | =3B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 16.75 | 1610 | -6.4 |
| 10 | Le Khac Hoang Long | 1686 | VIE | +36N | =3B | F | +25B | −6N | +21B | +12B | 4.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 15.00 | 1630 | -11.6 |
| 11 | Dang Gia Phu | 1510 | VIE | +22N | =9B | =6N | +15B | −3N | −13B | +24N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 15.25 | 1387 | -24.8 |
| 12 | Pham Phuong Binh | 1550 | VIE | +40N | −1B | +24N | −9B | +22N | +23B | −10N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 10.50 | 1416 | -27.2 |
| 13 | Dao Le Bao Ngan | 1552 | VIE | −18B | =14N | +36B | +19N | =17B | +11N | −4B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 13.25 | 1545 | -1.2 |
| 14 | Nguyen Vu Nhat Minh | 1616 | VIE | =19N | =13B | =5N | =17N | +29B | +34B | F | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 13.00 | 1622 | +0.4 |
| 15 | FIDE 561006122 | 0 | — | +?N | −19B | +26B | −11N | −32B | +35N | +23N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 8.00 | 1330 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Trinh Nguyen Binh | 1557 | VIE | +41N | F | +33N | −23B | +24N | −5B | +30N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 8.50 | 639 | -26.4 |
| 17 | Nguyen Thien Ngan | 1462 | VIE | +37N | =6B | =9N | =14B | =13N | −4N | =18B | 3.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 12.50 | 1526 | +16.8 |
| 18 | Nguyen Mai Phuc Loc | 0 | VIE | +13N | −2B | +34N | =6B | =21N | −9B | =17N | 3.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 12.00 | 1534 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Huynh Minh Hung | 0 | VIE | =14B | +15N | −3N | −13B | +25N | +27B | −8B | 3.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 12.00 | 1268 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Phan Huu Phuc Khang | 1573 | VIE | +30N | +23B | −1N | +21B | =31N | F | −2N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 10.75 | 1514 | -15.6 |
| 21 | Manh Trong Minh | 1461 | VIE | +39B | −4N | +28B | −20N | =18B | −10N | +32N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 8.75 | 1374 | -18.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 561007099 | 0 | — | −11B | +35N | −31B | +26N | −12B | +28N | =25B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 9.50 | 700 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Nguyen Quang Phuc | 1439 | VIE | +25B | −20N | +29B | +16N | −2B | −12N | −15B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 10.00 | 1367 | -14.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 12460486 | 0 | — | −2N | +?B | −12B | +35N | −16B | +26N | −11B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 5.00 | 744 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 561002399 | 0 | — | −23N | +30B | =32B | −10N | −19B | +41N | =22N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 6.00 | 1240 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 12460460 | 0 | — | −9N | +40B | −15N | −22B | +37N | −24B | +36N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 5.00 | 837 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 561002666 | 0 | — | −8B | −29N | +40B | +?N | −4B | −19N | +35B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.00 | 825 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 561002321 | 0 | — | −3N | +36B | −21N | −34B | +33N | −22B | +37N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 6.50 | 691 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 12489883 | 0 | — | −34N | +27B | −23N | +33B | −14N | −30B | +39B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 7.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Luong Tuan Man | 0 | VIE | −20B | −25N | +39B | −38N | +?B | +29N | −16B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.50 | 765 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Nguyen Vu Minh Khang | 1440 | VIE | F | −7B | +22N | +4N | =20B | −6B | F | 2.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 10.25 | 1497 | +10.8 |
| 32 | Nguyen Minh Duc | 1415 | VIE | F | +41B | =25N | −5B | +15N | −8N | −21B | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 5.50 | 759 | -25.6 |
| 33 | FIDE 561006092 | 0 | — | −7N | +37B | −16B | −29N | −28B | =39N | +?B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.75 | 768 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Nguyen Dang Anh Khoa | 1476 | VIE | +29B | −8N | −18B | +28N | F | −14N | F | 2.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 6.00 | 837 | -22.8 |
| 35 | FIDE 561001538 | 0 | — | −6N | −22B | +37N | −24B | +40N | −15B | −27N | 2.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 3.00 | 793 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 561010111 | 0 | — | −10B | −28N | −13N | −37B | +39N | +40B | −26B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 2.50 | 819 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 561001570 | 0 | — | −17B | −33N | −35B | +36N | −26B | +?N | −28B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 662 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 561001457 | 0 | — | −1N | F | +41B | +30B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 872 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 561005517 | 0 | — | −21N | −5B | −30N | +41N | −36B | =33B | −29N | 1.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 1.25 | 661 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 561002330 | 0 | — | −12B | −26N | −27N | F | −35B | −36N | +41B | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 750 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 561007900 | 0 | — | −16B | −32N | −38N | −39B | F | −25B | −40N | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 686 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Nguyen Manh QuynhVIE+45.65.0 pts · #7
- 2Huynh Dang Tuan KhaiVIE+43.25.5 pts · #3
- 3Huynh Duc ChiVIE+40.84.5 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Pham Phuong BinhVIE-27.24.0 pts · #18
- 2Trinh Nguyen BinhVIE-26.44.0 pts · #41
- 3Nguyen Minh DucVIE-25.62.5 pts · #27
Biggest upsets
- R4+152 Elo gap
- R4+118 Elo gap