1st Chess House Rating Tournament 2026 - Standard Challenge
Open SwissStandard
33 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 Feb 2026 to 11 Feb 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Top 10 Elo average was 1059, and top seed was Van Nhat Linh Nguyen (🇻🇳 VIE, 1596).
Ho Minh Duc (🇻🇳 VIE, 0) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Nguyen Khanh Van (7.0) and Le Tri Tien (7.0). Duc took the lead from round 6.
Location
🇻🇳Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Dates
09 Feb 2026 → 11 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇻🇳Vietnam×23
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsHo Minh Duc led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE10 Feb
Ho Minh Duc takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Ho Minh Duc drew with Nguyen Khanh Van (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Ho Minh Duc 4 wins (R4–R7)Nguyen Khanh Van 3 wins (R6–R8)Le Tri Tien 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ho Minh Duc | * | ½ | 0 | 1 |
| 2Nguyen Khanh Van | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Le Tri Tien | 1 | ½ | * | 0 |
| 4Le Pham Khai Hoan | 0 | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ho Minh Duc | 0 | VIE | +?B | +?N | =2B | +20N | +5B | +4B | +14N | −3N | +16B | 7.5 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 30.50 | 1612 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Nguyen Khanh Van | 0 | VIE | +12N | +16B | =1N | =7B | =15N | +8B | +4N | +6B | =3B | 7.0 | 48.5 | 53.0 | 40.50 | 1554 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Le Tri Tien | 0 | VIE | +?N | +?B | +19N | −4B | +17N | +16B | =6N | +1B | =2N | 7.0 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 27.50 | 1532 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Le Pham Khai Hoan | 0 | VIE | +?B | +?N | +6B | +3N | +14B | −1N | −2B | +13B | =5N | 6.5 | 44.0 | 44.0 | 26.25 | 1594 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Nguyen, Van Nhat Linh | 1596 | VIE | +29N | −19B | +10N | +31B | −1N | +24B | +12N | +14B | =4B | 6.5 | 41.0 | 43.5 | 28.25 | 2260 | +25.6 |
| 6 | Nguyen Quoc Nam An | 1531 | VIE | +30N | +8B | −4N | +24B | =18N | +9B | =3B | −2N | +11B | 6.0 | 46.0 | 49.0 | 29.75 | 2298 | +18.0 |
| 7 | Nguyen Thanh Nhan | 1510 | VIE | +25B | =22N | +15B | =2N | =9B | =11N | =16N | =8B | +14N | 6.0 | 42.5 | 46.0 | 29.50 | 1498 | -0.8 |
| 8 | Nguyen Truc Khanh Duy | 0 | VIE | +26B | −6N | +?B | +27N | =11B | −2N | +23B | =7N | +12N | 6.0 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 21.00 | 1510 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Bui Do Minh Lam | 0 | VIE | F | +?B | +?N | +19B | =7N | −6N | +15B | =11N | +13B | 6.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 19.50 | 1520 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Nguyen Van Bao Tri | 1420 | VIE | −23B | +26N | −5B | +33N | +32B | +22N | =11B | −16N | +25B | 5.5 | 34.0 | 34.5 | 17.00 | 1352 | -6.4 |
| 11 | Phan Quoc Viet Anh | 1500 | VIE | =21N | +13B | +22N | =18B | =8N | =7B | =10N | =9B | −6N | 5.0 | 43.5 | 48.0 | 25.75 | 1501 | +0.8 |
| 12 | Do Bao Long | 1497 | VIE | −2B | +25N | +28B | −23N | +21B | +17N | −5B | +27N | −8B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 18.50 | 792 | -14.8 |
| 13 | Nguyen, Thanh Dat | 1540 | VIE | =15B | −11N | =21B | +28N | +20B | +23N | +25B | −4N | −9N | 5.0 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 19.50 | 698 | -22.4 |
| 14 | Le Minh Hung | 0 | VIE | +?N | +33B | +31N | +17B | −4N | +18B | −1B | −5N | −7B | 5.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 12.00 | 752 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Nguyen Tuan Khang | 0 | VIE | =13N | +21B | −7N | +22B | =2B | =27N | −9N | +20B | −18N | 4.5 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 21.00 | 1332 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 12492744 | 0 | — | F | −2N | +?B | +32N | +23B | −3N | =7B | +10B | −1N | 4.5 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 15.00 | 1486 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Vu Nguyen Hong Duc | 0 | VIE | F | +23N | +27B | −14N | −3B | −12B | +31N | =21N | +22B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 16.25 | 698 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Huynh Le Khanh | 0 | VIE | +28B | F | =20B | =11N | =6B | −14N | =27B | =?N | +15B | 4.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 16.75 | 1515 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 12493244 | 0 | — | F | +5N | −3B | −9N | −27B | +32N | +?B | =25N | +?B | 4.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 10.75 | 1612 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 12494534 | 0 | — | +33B | +30B | =18N | −1B | −13N | =26N | =?B | −15N | +?B | 4.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 7.50 | 739 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Nguyen Hoang, Minh | 0 | VIE | =11B | −15N | =13N | +?B | −12N | +?B | =?N | =17B | =29N | 4.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 8.75 | 1387 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 561008508 | 0 | — | +?N | =7B | −11B | −15N | +?N | −10B | +?N | +?B | −17N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 3.00 | 1204 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Ho Ngoc Tuan Vu | 0 | VIE | +10N | −17B | +?N | +12B | −16N | −13B | −8N | =29B | =30N | 4.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 13.50 | 1506 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Luong Nguyen Quynh Huong | 0 | VIE | F | +?N | +?B | −6N | +?B | −5N | −?B | −?N | +28B | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 762 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 561008435 | 0 | — | −7N | −12B | +?N | F | +?N | +31B | −13N | =19B | −10N | 3.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 4.75 | 692 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Dau Nguyen Hoang Vinh | 0 | VIE | −8N | −10B | +?N | −?B | F | =20B | =29N | =30B | +31N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 7.75 | 621 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Chang Pham Ngoc Anh | 0 | VIE | F | +?B | −17N | −8B | +19N | =15B | =18N | −12B | −?B | 3.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 9.00 | 698 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 561007781 | 0 | — | −18N | +?B | −12N | −13B | −29N | +33B | −32B | +?N | −24N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 0.50 | 719 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 12446629 | 0 | — | −5B | −?N | −?B | F | +28B | =?N | =26B | =23N | =21B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 9.00 | 792 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 561000337 | 0 | — | −6B | −20N | +?B | −?N | +?B | −?N | F | =26N | =23B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.75 | 732 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 561007846 | 0 | — | +?B | F | −14B | −5N | +?B | −25N | −17B | =32N | −26B | 2.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 1.25 | 792 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Ngo Xuan Truc | 0 | VIE | −?N | +?B | F | −16B | −10N | −19B | +28N | =31B | −?N | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.25 | 621 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 561008346 | 0 | — | −20N | −14N | F | −10B | −?B | −28N | −?B | =?N | F | 0.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.00 | 621 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Nguyen, Van Nhat LinhVIE+25.66.5 pts · #5
- 2Nguyen Quoc Nam AnVIE+18.06.0 pts · #10
- 3Phan Quoc Viet AnhVIE+0.85.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Nguyen, Thanh DatVIE-22.45.0 pts · #26
- 2Do Bao LongVIE-14.85.0 pts · #24
- 3Nguyen Van Bao TriVIE-6.45.5 pts · #14