Elo Hero Spring Chess Tournament 2026
12 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 26 Jan 2026 to 28 Jan 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Top 10 Elo average was 918, and top seed was Van Dinh Khoi (🇻🇳 VIE, 1926).
Minh Khai Pham (🇻🇳 VIE, 0) won with 9.0/11, ahead of Le Thanh Trung Quoc (7.5) and Le Minh Man (7.0). Pham shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 9.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Tran Minh Man (1779) beat Tuan Long Nguyen (1917), a +138-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 11 roundsMinh Khai Pham led from R9 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Minh Khai Pham takes the sole lead (7.5/9).
Minh Khai Pham opens a +2.0-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Le Thanh Trung Quoc); the title is out of reach before R11.
Minh Khai Pham beat Le Thanh Trung Quoc (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇻🇳Pham, Minh Khai | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 42.50 | 52.0 | 0.0 | 1917 |
| 2 | 🇻🇳Le Thanh Trung Quoc | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 30.25 | 53.5 | 0.0 | 1917 |
| 3 | 🇻🇳Le Minh Man | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 30.00 | 54.0 | 0.0 | 1917 |
| 4 | 🇻🇳Danh Duc Khanh Huy | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 6.0 | 26.25 | 55.0 | 0.0 | 1877 |
| 5 | 🇻🇳Huynh Trong Tri | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | — | 1 | ½ | 1 | — | 5.5 | 26.75 | 55.5 | 0.0 | 1819 |
| 11 | 🇻🇳Pham Dang Man Nhi | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | — | 5.0 | 26.25 | 56.0 | 0.0 | 1817 |
| 9 | 🇻🇳Ha Thi Minh Thu | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 4.5 | 24.00 | 56.5 | 0.0 | 1799 |
| 8 | 🇻🇳Van Dinh Khoi | 1926 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | — | 1 | — | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 18.75 | 57.0 | -23.2 | 1814 |
| 6 | 🇻🇳Le Minh Diem Thuy | 1891 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 17.75 | 57.0 | +6.0 | 1919 |
| 12 | 🇻🇳Pham Phuong An | 1665 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 3.0 | 12.00 | 58.0 | +23.2 | 1793 |
| 10 | 🇻🇳Tran Minh Man | 1779 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 3.0 | 11.50 | 58.0 | +15.2 | 1852 |
| 7 | 🇻🇳Nguyen, Tuan Long | 1917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | — | — | — | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 2.5 | 10.50 | 58.5 | -21.2 | 1817 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Pham Phuong AnVIE+23.23.0 pts · #12
- 2Tran Minh ManVIE+15.23.0 pts · #10
- 3Le Minh Diem ThuyVIE+6.04.0 pts · #6
- 1Van Dinh KhoiVIE-23.24.0 pts · #8
- 2Nguyen, Tuan LongVIE-21.22.5 pts · #7
- 3Pham, Minh KhaiVIE0.09.0 pts · #1
- R5+138 Elo gap