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1st V-Chess Rated Standard Chess Tournament 2026

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25 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1765, and top seed was Nguyen Le Nguyen (🇻🇳 VIE, 2005).

Nguyen Le Nguyen (🇻🇳 VIE, 2005) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Chu Duc Phong (3.5) and Tran Hoang (3.5). Nguyen shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Dallas J.G. Wilson (1677) beat Tran Pham Quang Minh (1892), a +215-point gap.

Location
🇻🇳Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Dates
24 Jan 2026 → 25 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇻🇳Nguyen Le Nguyen2005
Avg top 10
1,765
Participants
25
Federations · 3 represented
🇻🇳Vietnam×23
🇮🇳India×1
🇳🇿New Zealand×1
Top 3
  • 🥇
    Nguyen Le Nguyen
    🇻🇳VIE·2005
    4.5pts·2098perf+13.6
  • 🥈
    Chu Duc Phong
    🇻🇳VIE·1627
    3.5pts·1884perf+65.2
  • 🥉
    Tran Hoang
    🇻🇳VIE·1784
    3.5pts·1908perf+33.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Nguyen Le Nguyen led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
9
2
1
2
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5Nguyen takes lead
Nguyen4.5Phong3.5Phuc3.5Hoang3.5Khoi3Pham3— ex-leaders:Phongled R3, #17
R5 · LEADER CHANGE25 Jan

Nguyen Le Nguyen takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Nguyen Le Nguyen beat Chu Duc Phong (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Nguyen Le Nguyen 3 wins (R3–R5)Chu Duc Phong 3 wins (R2–R4)Tran Thien Phuc 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Nguyen Le Nguyen*
1
—
½
2Chu Duc Phong
0
*—
1
3Tran Thien Phuc——*—
4Tran Hoang
½
0
—*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Nguyen Le Nguyen2005VIE+21N=3B+6N+8B+2N4.513.014.012.252098+13.6
2Chu Duc Phong1627VIE=10N+19B+7B+3N−1B3.514.015.59.501884+65.2
3Tran Hoang1784VIE+14B=1N+12N−2B+9N3.513.516.010.251908+33.2
4Tran Thien Phuc1676VIE−5N=20B+19N+15B+13B3.59.511.07.251778+27.6
5Do, Tien Quang Minh1668VIE+4B=7N=9NF+8B3.012.515.59.501788+18.8
6Pham, Minh Hieu1740VIE+17N=12B−1B+14N=7B3.012.514.57.251843+26.4
7Phan Dang Khoi1654VIE+20N=5B−2N+12B=6N3.012.013.57.001745+24.8
8Nguyen Ngoc Phong0VIE+22B+23N+11B−1N−5N3.011.512.55.0016880.0
9Cao Kien Binh1656VIE=19B+24N=5B+11N−3B3.011.011.55.751736+22.0
10Le Trong Nghia1574VIE=2B+25N=13NF+18B3.011.011.05.001710+27.2
11Nguyen Phuc Hoang1553VIE+25N+13B−8N−9B+22N3.09.59.53.501745+39.6
12Wilson, Dallas J.G.1677NZL+15B=6N−3B−7N+21B2.512.013.05.001752+10.0
13Huynh Xuan An1483VIE+18B−11N=10B+20B−4N2.511.513.05.001573+24.0
14Tran, Minh Hieu1830VIE−3N+21B=15N−6B+17N2.511.012.04.251759-19.2
15Pham, Hai Minh Huy1688VIE−12N+17B=14B−4N+20N2.510.512.04.751704+4.0
16Phan Khac Hoang Bach1654VIE=24BF+25B+18NF2.52.52.52.251811+22.0
17Huynh Thien An1691VIE−6B−15N+21B+19N−14B2.09.510.52.501690-0.4
18Dinh Lang Truong Phuoc1413VIE−13N+22N+23B−16B−10N2.09.010.02.001366-9.2
19Nguyen, Quang Huy1657VIE=9N−2N−4B−17B+24N1.512.012.52.001512-38.8
20Dinh, Nguyen Hien Anh1649VIE−7B=4N+24B−13N−15B1.511.512.02.251483-22.2
21Tran Pham Quang Minh1892VIE−1B−14N−17N+24B−12N1.011.512.00.501531-80.2
22Huynh Thanh Truc1527VIE−8N−18BF+23N−11B1.09.09.01.00682-44.4
23Mai Huy Son0VIEF−8B−18N−22B+25B1.06.06.00.0013680.0
24Nguyen Hoang Bao Huy1655VIE=16N−9B−20N−21N−19B0.58.59.51.251336-68.4
25Sundararajan Gopalan1545IND−11B−10B−16NF−23N0.09.59.50.00794-52.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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