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Chess Fancy - The New Year Chess Joy Tournament

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39 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 07 Feb 2026 to 08 Feb 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Top 10 Elo average was 1871, and top seed was Trong Binh Phan (πŸ‡»πŸ‡³ VIE, 2109).

Tran Phuc Nguyen (πŸ‡»πŸ‡³ VIE, 1772) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Nguyen Nhat Phi (5.0) and Pham Huu Dat (4.5). Nguyen took the lead from round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Ho Dang Nhat Minh (1504) beat Dang Bao Chau (1957), a +453-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡»πŸ‡³Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Dates
07 Feb 2026 β†’ 08 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 6 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡»πŸ‡³Trong Binh Phan2109
Avg top 10
1,871
Participants
39
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡»πŸ‡³VietnamΓ—39
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    Tran Phuc Nguyen
    πŸ‡»πŸ‡³VIEΒ·1772
    5.5ptsΒ·2067perf+50.8
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Nguyen Nhat Phi
    πŸ‡»πŸ‡³VIEΒ·1756
    5.0ptsΒ·1874perf+24.8
  • πŸ₯‰
    Pham Huu Dat
    πŸ‡»πŸ‡³VIEΒ·1945
    4.5ptsΒ·1767perf-19.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 6 rounds

Tran Phuc Nguyen led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
16
5
1
1
1
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6Nguyen takes lead
Nguyen5.5Phi5Dat4.5Hieu4Minh4Nhien4
R4 Β· LEADER CHANGE08 Feb

Tran Phuc Nguyen takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

R4 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Tran Phuc Nguyen beat Nguyen Nhat Phi (Black).

WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers

Tran Phuc Nguyen 3 wins (R4–R6)Nguyen Nhat Phi 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Tran Phuc Nguyen*
1
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1
2Nguyen Nhat Phi
0
*β€”β€”
3Pham Huu Datβ€”β€”*
Β½
4Nguyen Dinh Hieu
0
β€”
Β½
*

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#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Tran Phuc Nguyen1772VIE+4B+17N=10B+2N+5B+8N5.520.523.521.752067+50.8
2Nguyen Nhat Phi1756VIE+23N+16B+5Nβˆ’1B+9N+7B5.020.022.517.001874+24.8
3Pham Huu Dat1945VIE+27B=6N=9B=4N+12B+15N4.518.020.514.751767-19.6
4Nguyen Dinh Hieu0VIEβˆ’1N+20N+25B=3B+6N=10B4.020.523.013.5017740.0
5Nguyen, Hieu Nghia1750VIE+39B+25Nβˆ’2B+11Nβˆ’1N+18B4.019.520.09.50965-38.4
6Ho Dang Nhat Minh1504VIE+29B=3B+7N=10Nβˆ’4B+16N4.019.021.013.001993+93.2
7Nguyen Thanh Thai1699VIE+18B+11Nβˆ’6B+19N+15Bβˆ’2N4.018.521.512.50830-46.8
8Nguyen Minh Nhien1726VIE+28B=9N=15B+24N+16Bβˆ’1B4.017.520.011.251444-28.4
9Truong Quoc Viet1500VIE+19B=8B=3N+18Nβˆ’2B=11N3.520.023.012.001669+20.4
10Nguyen, Thanh Thuy1696VIE+24N+30B=1N=6BF=4N3.518.018.011.251639-5.2
11To Pham Hoa Phat0VIE+32Nβˆ’7B+26Nβˆ’5B+30N=9B3.516.018.08.2515770.0
12Nguyen Dinh Duy Khanh1837VIE=15B+31Nβˆ’13B+34Nβˆ’3N+19B3.516.017.58.001122-30.4
13Nguyen, Tuan Long1899VIE+26N=34B+12Nβˆ’22B+20NF3.513.513.59.752059+24.8
14Dang Gia Vuong1718VIE=31N=37Bβˆ’22N=23B+25N+24B3.512.513.57.751309-3.6
15Nguyen Dang Khang0VIE=12N+?B=8N+17Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’3B3.019.019.06.7517460.0
16Truong Tuan Minh0VIE+35Bβˆ’2N+27B+?Nβˆ’8Nβˆ’6B3.017.017.04.0016350.0
17Nguyen Dang Thinh0VIE+21Bβˆ’1B+30Nβˆ’15Nβˆ’18B+29N3.016.518.57.0018660.0
18Truong Tuan Anh0VIEβˆ’7N+32B+37Nβˆ’9B+17Nβˆ’5N3.016.517.56.0014710.0
19Vu Quoc Dung0VIEβˆ’9N+33B+23Nβˆ’7B+31Nβˆ’12N3.015.517.06.0014720.0
20Mai Cong Hiep1857VIEβˆ’34Nβˆ’4B+36N+37Bβˆ’13B+38N3.011.512.53.501869+3.6
21Chu Bang Bang1807VIEβˆ’17Nβˆ’23B+38N+39B=24N=26B3.011.512.04.002565+17.6
22Phan, Trong Binh2109VIEF+29N+14B+13NFF3.09.09.09.002658+12.4
23Nguyen, Ha My0VIEβˆ’2B+21Nβˆ’19B=14N=29B=?N2.516.516.55.7518240.0
24Nguyen Dinh Hoang0VIEβˆ’10B+35N+34Nβˆ’8B=21Bβˆ’14N2.515.517.04.5015730.0
25Vu Hoang Bach0VIE+33Nβˆ’5Bβˆ’4N=?Bβˆ’14B+35N2.514.514.53.0016990.0
26Ho Dang Minh An0VIEβˆ’13B+39Nβˆ’11B=29N=?B=21N2.512.512.53.0017990.0
27Do Anh Khang0VIEβˆ’3N+38Bβˆ’16Nβˆ’30B=?N+33B2.512.012.02.5017880.0
28Nguyen Tran Thien Phuc0VIEβˆ’8N=?Bβˆ’?N=32B=33N+31B2.59.59.53.7515850.0
29Dang Bao Chau1957VIEβˆ’6Nβˆ’22B+33N=26B=23Nβˆ’17B2.015.016.54.001639-44.0
30Vu Hoang Tung0VIE+36Bβˆ’10Nβˆ’17B+27Nβˆ’11Bβˆ’?N2.014.014.04.0015400.0
31Phan Nhat Minh0VIE=14Bβˆ’12B=?N+35Nβˆ’19Bβˆ’28N2.014.014.03.2517390.0
32Phan Thi Binh Nhi1704VIEβˆ’11Bβˆ’18Nβˆ’35B=28N=36B+39N2.012.012.52.501424-29.2
33Le Tan Dat1625VIEβˆ’25Bβˆ’19Nβˆ’29B+36N=28Bβˆ’27N1.512.514.02.751762+12.0
34Lam Gia Huy0VIE+20B=13Nβˆ’24Bβˆ’12BFF1.512.512.54.7518640.0
35Truong Quoc Nam1667VIEβˆ’16Nβˆ’24B+32Nβˆ’31B=39Nβˆ’25B1.512.012.52.252504+22.0
36Nguyen, Ngoc Minh Chau1567VIEβˆ’30NFβˆ’20Bβˆ’33B=32N+37N1.59.59.52.001456-16.0
37Hoang Ba Khai Anh0VIE=?N=14Nβˆ’18Bβˆ’20Nβˆ’38Bβˆ’36B1.012.012.01.7515180.0
38Nguyen Nhu Ha My1766VIEFβˆ’27Nβˆ’21BF+37Nβˆ’20B1.09.59.51.001032-32.4
39Nguyen, Ngoc Linh Dan0VIEβˆ’5Nβˆ’26BFβˆ’21N=35Bβˆ’32B0.513.013.00.7514100.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

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