2nd V-Chess Rated Standard Chess Tournament 2026

Open SwissStandard

27 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1803, and top seed was Nguyen Le Nguyen (🇻🇳 VIE, 2018).

Phan Dang Khoi (🇻🇳 VIE, 1683) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Nguyen Le Nguyen (4.0) and Dallas J.G. Wilson (4.0). Khoi won solo starting round 4.

Location

🇻🇳Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Dates

28 Feb 2026 → 01 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇻🇳Nguyen Le Nguyen2018

Avg top 10

1,803

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇻🇳Vietnam×26

🇳🇿New Zealand×1

Top 3

🥇
Phan Dang Khoi
🇻🇳VIE·1683
4.5pts·2020perf+60.8
🥈
Nguyen Le Nguyen
🇻🇳VIE·2018
4.0pts·2075perf+14.0
🥉
Dallas J.G. Wilson
🇳🇿NZL·1694
4.0pts·1845perf+15.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Phan Dang Khoi led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Khoi4.5Nguyen4Wilson4Lam4Quan3.5Hoang3

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Phan Dang Khoi held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Phan Dang Khoi 4 wins (R1–R4)Dallas J.G. Wilson 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Phan Dang Khoi	*	—	½	—
2Nguyen Le Nguyen	—	*	—	½
3Dallas J.G. Wilson	½	—	*	—
4Nguyen Vu Bao Lam	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Phan Dang Khoi	1683	VIE	+16N	+13B	+6N	+10B	=3N	4.5	12.5	14.5	12.50	2020	+60.8
2	Nguyen Le Nguyen	2018	VIE	=4N	+8N	=15B	+7N	+6B	4.0	13.0	15.0	12.00	2075	+14.0
3	Wilson, Dallas J.G.	1694	NZL	=27N	+20B	+19N	+5B	=1B	4.0	12.0	12.5	10.00	1845	+15.4
4	Nguyen Vu Bao Lam	1959	VIE	=2B	+27N	=7B	+15N	+11N	4.0	12.0	12.5	9.00	2050	+18.8
5	Pham Nam Quan	0	VIE	+25N	=22B	+18B	−3N	+10B	3.5	10.5	11.5	6.75	1645	0.0
6	Nguyen Gia Minh	1687	VIE	+18B	+17N	−1B	+9N	−2N	3.0	13.5	15.5	7.00	1741	+8.8
7	Tran, Minh Hieu	1812	VIE	+8B	=15B	=4N	−2B	+16N	3.0	13.0	15.0	8.00	1939	+35.2
8	Tran Hoang	1816	VIE	−7N	−2B	+23N	+17B	+18N	3.0	11.0	12.0	5.00	1834	+5.2
9	Le Hong Anh	0	VIE	+11N	+21B	−10N	−6B	+?B	3.0	11.0	11.0	5.00	888	0.0
10	Mai Huy Son	0	VIE	+?B	+?B	+9B	−1N	−5N	3.0	11.0	11.0	3.00	880	0.0
11	Chung Uy Bach	0	VIE	−9B	+26N	+17B	+24N	−4B	3.0	10.0	11.0	4.00	1765	0.0
12	Vo Minh Triet	1508	VIE	=22B	−19N	+21N	=14B	+24B	3.0	8.0	9.0	5.00	1455	-7.6
13	Vuong Tuan Khoa	1715	VIE	+23B	−1N	=20N	+22B	−15N	2.5	10.0	11.0	3.50	1693	-5.2
14	Bui Duc Khang	1590	VIE	−17N	+16B	=22N	=12N	=19B	2.5	9.0	10.5	5.25	1573	-4.8
15	Nguyen Nhat Khuong	1897	VIE	F	=7N	=2N	−4B	+13B	2.0	13.5	13.5	6.00	1875	-4.4
16	Huynh Thien An	1654	VIE	−1B	−14N	+25N	+20B	−7B	2.0	12.0	13.0	3.00	1484	-32.8
17	Dao Khanh Lam	1570	VIE	+14B	−6B	−11N	−8N	+26B	2.0	11.5	12.5	3.50	1573	0.0
18	Chu Duc Phong	1694	VIE	−6N	+23B	−5N	+21B	−8B	2.0	11.5	12.5	3.00	1615	-12.4
19	Le Trong Nghia	1617	VIE	=20N	+12B	−3B	F	=14N	2.0	11.5	11.5	5.25	1604	+0.4
20	Nguyen Vu Bao Chau	1638	VIE	=19B	−3N	=13B	−16N	+22N	2.0	10.5	12.0	3.75	1567	-16.4
21	Luong Tan Sinh	0	VIE	+24N	−9N	−12B	−18N	+?B	2.0	9.0	9.0	1.00	799	0.0
22	Nguyen Hoang Bao Huy	1546	VIE	=12N	=5N	=14B	−13N	−20B	1.5	11.5	13.5	4.50	1415	-26.8
23	Nguyen Ngoc Phong	1715	VIE	−13N	−18N	−8B	=26B	=25N	1.0	8.5	9.5	1.00	940	-56.0
24	Le Hong Vu	0	VIE	−21B	F	+?N	−11B	−12N	1.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	705	0.0
25	Luu Duc Minh	0	VIE	−5B	=?N	−16B	−?N	=23B	1.0	6.5	6.5	0.50	1485	0.0
26	Nguyen Pham Bich Ngoc	0	VIE	−?N	−11B	=?B	=23N	−17N	1.0	6.0	6.0	0.50	1450	0.0
27	Vo Mai Phuong	1706	VIE	=3B	−4B	F	F	F	0.5	8.0	8.0	2.00	1634	-7.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Phan Dang KhoiVIE
+60.8
4.5 pts · #2
2Tran, Minh HieuVIE
+35.2
3.0 pts · #6
3Nguyen Vu Bao LamVIE
+18.8
4.0 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Nguyen Ngoc PhongVIE
-56.0
1.0 pts · #26
2Huynh Thien AnVIE
-32.8
2.0 pts · #16
3Nguyen Hoang Bao HuyVIE
-26.8
1.5 pts · #14