10th Future masters cup 2026 - Group B
34 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 21 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Ha Noi, Vietnam. Top 10 Elo average was 1629, and top seed was Do Quang Minh (🇻🇳 VIE, 1684).
Pham Xuan An (🇻🇳 VIE, 1541) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Nguyen Bao Nam (5.5) and Nguyen Thanh Tung (5.5). An won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Pham Dong Duong (1520) beat Do Quang Minh (1684), a +164-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 3 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Nguyen Thanh Tung takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
3 players finish on 5.5/7. An takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.0).
Pham Xuan An drew with Nguyen Bao Nam (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pham Xuan An | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Nguyen Bao Nam | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Nguyen Thanh Tung | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Vu Duy Minh | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pham Xuan An | 1541 | VIE | +19N | +5B | =6N | +13B | =2N | =3B | +8N | 5.5 | 29.0 | 32.5 | 24.75 | 1843 | +108.0 |
| 2 | Nguyen Bao Nam | 1540 | VIE | +7B | +17N | =10B | +14N | =1B | +4N | =3N | 5.5 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 24.00 | 1794 | +81.6 |
| 3 | Nguyen Thanh Tung | 1639 | VIE | +16B | =14N | +15B | +4N | +10B | =1N | =2B | 5.5 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 23.25 | 1742 | +30.4 |
| 4 | Nguyen Van Khanh An | 0 | VIE | +33B | +23N | +8N | −3B | +5N | −2B | +9N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 18.00 | 1635 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Vu Duy Minh | 1604 | VIE | +21B | −1N | +24B | +22N | −4B | +6B | +11N | 5.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 18.00 | 1798 | +54.4 |
| 6 | Vu Tuan Truong | 1614 | VIE | +25B | +11N | =1B | −10N | +14B | −5N | +15B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 16.75 | 1654 | +17.6 |
| 7 | Pham Nhu Y | 1660 | VIE | −2N | +28B | =9N | +18B | =8N | =12B | +16N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 15.50 | 1633 | -8.8 |
| 8 | Nguyen Minh Duc | 1588 | VIE | +30B | +29N | −4B | +20N | =7B | +10N | −1B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 12.25 | 1766 | +54.8 |
| 9 | Truong Duc Hung | 1557 | VIE | +24B | −10N | =7B | +29N | +17B | +15N | −4B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 13.75 | 1762 | +64.4 |
| 10 | Vu Giang Minh Duc | 1603 | VIE | +26N | +9B | =2N | +6B | −3N | −8B | =12N | 4.0 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 16.75 | 1618 | +6.0 |
| 11 | Luu Minh Trang | 1542 | VIE | +31N | −6B | =19N | =12B | +27N | +13B | −5B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 11.75 | 1601 | +18.4 |
| 12 | Pham Minh Nam | 1602 | VIE | +32B | =15N | −14B | =11N | +21B | =7N | =10B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 12.50 | 1594 | -1.6 |
| 13 | Nguyen Thanh Nam | 1627 | VIE | −15B | +30N | +16B | −1N | +22B | −11N | +14B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 11.00 | 1573 | -20.0 |
| 14 | Phan Tien Dung | 1562 | VIE | +18N | =3B | +12N | −2B | −6N | +19B | −13N | 3.5 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 13.75 | 1589 | +12.0 |
| 15 | Pham Dong Duong | 1520 | VIE | +13N | =12B | −3N | +19B | +23N | −9B | −6N | 3.5 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 12.50 | 1623 | +38.4 |
| 16 | Hoang Dinh Tung | 1533 | VIE | −3N | +34B | −13N | +24B | +20B | =17N | −7B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 9.25 | 1572 | +13.6 |
| 17 | Le Khoi Nguyen | 1593 | VIE | +34N | −2B | =18N | +28B | −9N | =16B | =21N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 8.25 | 1491 | -41.2 |
| 18 | Pham Quang Vinh | 1419 | VIE | −14B | +25N | =17B | −7N | +28N | =22B | =20B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 10.00 | 1565 | +52.8 |
| 19 | Do Quang Minh | 1684 | VIE | −1B | +32N | =11B | −15N | +25B | −14N | +29B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 7.50 | 1528 | -56.4 |
| 20 | Nguyen, Minh Duc | 1616 | VIE | =28N | =22B | +26N | −8B | −16N | +27B | =18N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 10.25 | 1499 | -42.4 |
| 21 | Nguyen Chinh Trung | 1476 | VIE | −5N | +31B | −28N | +34B | −12N | +23B | =17B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 6.75 | 1503 | +6.8 |
| 22 | Pham Thanh Long | 1531 | VIE | =23B | =20N | +29B | −5B | −13N | =18N | =26B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 8.00 | 1515 | -15.6 |
| 23 | Dao Mai Vy | 1637 | VIE | =22N | −4B | =25N | +26B | −15B | −21N | +30N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 7.00 | 1482 | -50.0 |
| 24 | Nguyen Minh Anh | 1418 | VIE | −9N | +27B | −5N | −16N | F | +31B | +28B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 6.00 | 1459 | +9.6 |
| 25 | Vu Ngoc Thang | 1490 | VIE | −6N | −18B | =23B | +30N | −19N | =28B | +33N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 4.50 | 1416 | -24.8 |
| 26 | Nguyen Xuan Phu | 1445 | VIE | −10B | +33N | −20B | −23N | +32B | =29N | =22N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 4.25 | 1451 | +3.2 |
| 27 | Nguyen The Thien | 1480 | VIE | −29B | −24N | +30B | +32N | −11B | −20N | +31B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 1381 | -31.2 |
| 28 | Luu Minh Minh | 1490 | VIE | =20B | −7N | +21B | −17N | −18B | =25N | −24N | 2.0 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 6.75 | 1369 | -42.0 |
| 29 | Vo Lan Khue | 1604 | VIE | +27N | −8B | −22N | −9B | F | =26B | −19N | 1.5 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 4.50 | 1357 | -77.2 |
| 30 | Bui Mai Chi | 1429 | VIE | −8N | −13B | −27N | −25B | +31N | F | −23B | 1.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 1.00 | 766 | -60.0 |
| 31 | Nguyen Hai Dang | 0 | VIE | −11B | −21N | −32B | +33N | −30B | −24N | −27N | 1.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 1.00 | 663 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Phan Linh Anh | 1442 | VIE | −12N | −19B | +31N | −27B | −26N | −33B | F | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.00 | 751 | -57.6 |
| 33 | FIDE 12492728 | 0 | — | −4N | −26B | −34N | −31B | F | +32N | −25B | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.00 | 1259 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Nguyen Khanh An | 1437 | VIE | −17B | −16N | +33B | −21N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 738 | -43.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Pham Xuan AnVIE+108.05.5 pts · #1
- 2Nguyen Bao NamVIE+81.65.5 pts · #5
- 3Truong Duc HungVIE+64.44.5 pts · #4
- 1Vo Lan KhueVIE-77.21.5 pts · #29
- 2Bui Mai ChiVIE-60.01.0 pts · #31
- 3Phan Linh AnhVIE-57.61.0 pts · #34
- R4+164 Elo gap
- R6+161 Elo gap
- R1+143 Elo gap