Chess House February Champion Cup 2026
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 24 Feb 2026 to 26 Feb 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Top 10 Elo average was 1381, and top seed was Minh Khai Pham (🇻🇳 VIE, 2056).
Truong Viet Khoa (🇻🇳 VIE, 1904) won with 5.5/9, ahead of Van Dinh Khoi (4.5) and Le Minh Man (4.0). Khoa shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Tuan Long Nguyen (1899) beat Minh Khai Pham (2056), a +157-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTruong Viet Khoa led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Truong Viet Khoa takes the sole lead (4.0/6).
Truong Viet Khoa drew with Van Dinh Khoi (Black).
Truong Viet Khoa went unbeaten across 7 games (R2–R8).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Truong Viet Khoa | * | ½ | 1 | ½ |
| 2Van Dinh Khoi | ½ | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3Le Minh Man | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Huynh Trong Tri | ½ | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Truong Viet Khoa | 1904 | VIE | F | =5N | +8B | +3B | =2N | +7N | =4N | +6B | F | 5.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 18.50 | 2235 | +83.6 |
| 2 | Van Dinh Khoi | 1907 | VIE | F | +3N | +6B | −7N | =1B | =5N | +10N | −4B | =8N | 4.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 14.25 | 2109 | +64.8 |
| 3 | Le Minh Man | 2056 | VIE | +9N | −2B | =5B | −1N | F | +10B | =7N | −8B | +6N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 10.25 | 1959 | -31.2 |
| 4 | Huynh Trong Tri | 0 | VIE | −10B | F | =9N | F | +?B | +6B | =1B | +2N | F | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 11.50 | 1969 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Nguyen, Tuan Long | 1899 | VIE | +7N | =1B | =3N | =6N | =10B | =2B | −9N | F | F | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 12.25 | 2042 | +47.6 |
| 6 | Le Thanh Trung Quoc | 2056 | VIE | +8B | +10N | −2N | =5B | =7B | −4N | F | −1N | −3B | 3.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 7.25 | 1834 | -71.2 |
| 7 | Pham, Minh Khai | 2056 | VIE | −5B | F | +10N | +2B | =6N | −1B | =3B | F | F | 3.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 9.50 | 1959 | -31.2 |
| 8 | Ha Thi Minh Thu | 0 | VIE | −6N | =?B | −1N | F | F | F | =?B | +3N | =2B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 6.25 | 1894 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Pham Dang Man Nhi | 0 | VIE | −3B | =?N | =4B | =?N | F | F | +5B | F | F | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1978 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Danh Duc Khanh Huy | 1928 | VIE | +4N | −6B | −7B | F | =5N | −3N | −2B | F | F | 1.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 5.75 | 1629 | -62.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Truong Viet KhoaVIE+83.65.5 pts · #2
- 2Van Dinh KhoiVIE+64.84.5 pts · #1
- 3Nguyen, Tuan LongVIE+47.63.5 pts · #3
- 1Le Thanh Trung QuocVIE-71.23.0 pts · #7
- 2Danh Duc Khanh HuyVIE-62.41.5 pts · #10
- 3Pham, Minh KhaiVIE-31.23.0 pts · #5
- R1+157 Elo gap
- R4+152 Elo gap
- R6+152 Elo gap