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10th Future masters cup 2026 - Group A

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16 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 21 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Ha Noi, Vietnam. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1885, and top seed was Duc Minh Lai (🇻🇳 VIE, 2126).

Duc Minh Lai (🇻🇳 VIE, 2126) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Dinh Trung Nguyen (4.5) and Tong Nguyen Gia Hung (4.0). Lai won solo starting round 5.

Location
🇻🇳Ha Noi, Vietnam
Dates
21 Mar 2026 → 22 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇻🇳Duc Minh Lai2126
Avg top 10
1,885
Participants
16
Titled players · 3
WIM×1
WFM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇻🇳Vietnam×14
🇮🇩Indonesia×1
🇰🇷South Korea×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Duc Minh Lai led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
7
3
2
2
1
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
R5–R6 · LEAD HELD

Duc Minh Lai held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Duc Minh Lai drew with Dinh Trung Nguyen (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Duc Minh Lai 3 wins (R1–R3)Dinh Trung Nguyen 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Duc Minh Lai*
½
½
1
2Dinh Trung Nguyen
½
*
1
3Tong Nguyen Gia Hung
½
0
*
4Dang Thai Vu
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Lai, Duc Minh2126VIE+14B+9N+4B=2N+5B=3N5.018.520.015.752150+4.2
2Nguyen, Dinh Trung2000VIE+8N+5B+3N=1B=6N=7B4.519.522.516.502066+11.4
3Tong Nguyen Gia Hung1831VIE+11B+13N2B=6B+9N=1B4.018.019.510.752029+61.6
4Dang Thai Vu1873VIE+16N=6B1N=10B+12N+9B4.016.016.08.001959+28.8
5Nguyen Tien Dung1892VIE+15B2N+10B+7N1N=6B3.519.020.08.751922+11.6
6Nguyen Thien NganWIM1973VIE+10B=4N=9B=3N=2B=5N3.518.521.011.751930-5.6
7Nguyen Thi Phuong AnhWCM1709VIE9B+11N+13B5B+8N=2N3.516.017.59.251879+56.4
8Bui Duc Thien Anh1718VIE2B+15N+12B9N7B+13N3.014.515.55.001782+18.8
9Luong, Hoang Tu LinhWFM1927VIE+7N1B=6N+8B3B4N2.520.023.08.251813-19.0
10Nguyen Viet Cuong1714VIE6N+16B5N=4N11B+15B2.514.514.53.0017240.0
11Pham Thi Minh Ngoc1633VIE3N7B+16N14B+10N=12B2.514.014.03.751651+4.4
12Nguyen Quang Nam1626VIE=13B=14N8N+15B4B=11N2.512.513.53.751676+14.0
13Song, Mingeun1762KOR=12N3B7NF+14N8B1.514.514.52.751574-50.8
14Wildan, Muhammad1743INA1N=12B15N+11N13BF1.512.512.53.751616-38.4
15Nguyen Tran Gia Vuong1677VIE5N8B+14B12NF10N1.013.013.01.501498-43.6
16Sam Minh Quan1645VIE4B10N11BFFF0.011.511.50.00940-44.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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