Vietnam Chess Championships 2026 - Standard Open
SwissStandard
57 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 10 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Hai Phong, Vietnam. 27 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2401, and top seed was Dau Khuong Duy (🇻🇳 VIE, IM, 2490).
Dau Khuong Duy (🇻🇳 VIE, IM, 2490) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Banh Gia Huy (7.5) and Hoang Nam Nguyen (7.0). Duy won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Luong Vu Nguyen (CM, 1952) beat Tran Ngoc Minh Duy (FM, 2305), a +353-point gap.
Location
🇻🇳Hai Phong, Vietnam
Dates
10 Mar 2026 → 15 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 27
GM×3
IM×8
FM×9
CM×7
Federations · 1 represented
🇻🇳Vietnam×57
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE13 Mar
IM Banh Gia Huy takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.5/9. Duy takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (48.0).
R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Banh Gia Huy drew with IM Dau Khuong Duy (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMBanh Gia Huy | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2IMDau Khuong Duy | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3FMHoang Nam Nguyen | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4GMDuc Hoa Nguyen | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dau Khuong DuyIM | 2490 | VIE | +26N | =9B | +12N | +4B | =8N | +3B | +16N | =2N | +10B | 7.5 | 48.0 | 52.5 | 43.25 | 2557 | +9.1 |
| 2 | Banh Gia HuyIM | 2436 | VIE | +28N | +27B | =11N | +9B | +6N | +15B | +8N | =1B | =4B | 7.5 | 46.0 | 50.5 | 40.75 | 2566 | +14.6 |
| 3 | Nguyen, Hoang NamFM | 2059 | VIE | +47B | −15N | +53B | +7N | +34B | −1N | +23B | +16B | +6B | 7.0 | 41.5 | 43.5 | 31.00 | 2387 | +75.2 |
| 4 | Nguyen, Quoc HyIM | 2422 | VIE | +10N | +24B | =34B | −1N | +30B | =9N | +27B | +15B | =2N | 6.5 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 33.00 | 2378 | -2.0 |
| 5 | Nguyen, Duc HoaGM | 2393 | VIE | +37B | +20N | −15B | =19N | =21B | =17N | +30B | +18N | +16B | 6.5 | 39.5 | 43.5 | 31.00 | 2301 | -7.0 |
| 6 | Nguyen Van HuyGM | 2366 | VIE | +32B | +29N | +18B | =16N | −2B | +31N | =9B | +8B | −3N | 6.0 | 44.5 | 49.0 | 29.25 | 2314 | -2.9 |
| 7 | Dinh Nho KietIM | 2343 | VIE | +13N | +19B | −8N | −3B | =10N | +39B | =26N | +22B | +15N | 6.0 | 43.0 | 47.0 | 29.50 | 2220 | -10.3 |
| 8 | Pham Tran Gia PhucIM | 2445 | VIE | +35B | +23N | +7B | +15N | =1B | =16N | −2B | −6N | =9B | 5.5 | 47.5 | 51.5 | 29.00 | 2373 | -6.4 |
| 9 | Tran, Dang Minh QuangFM | 2174 | VIE | +41B | =1N | +17B | −2N | +39B | =4B | =6N | =11B | =8N | 5.5 | 47.5 | 51.5 | 28.50 | 2351 | +42.4 |
| 10 | Nguyen, Luong VuCM | 1952 | VIE | −4B | +50N | +20B | −27N | =7B | +38N | +21B | +14B | −1N | 5.5 | 44.0 | 46.5 | 25.00 | 2233 | +121.2 |
| 11 | Hoang Canh HuanFM | 2305 | VIE | +46B | +21N | =2B | =34N | −16B | =30N | +17B | =9N | =12B | 5.5 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 27.00 | 2280 | -0.8 |
| 12 | Tran, Tuan MinhGM | 2431 | VIE | +31B | −17N | −1B | +48N | +38B | −29N | +28N | +26B | =11N | 5.5 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 23.25 | 2210 | -19.2 |
| 13 | Luong, Giang Son | 1915 | VIE | −7B | +52N | +29B | =17N | =18B | −27N | +36N | =19B | +38B | 5.5 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 22.50 | 2164 | +115.2 |
| 14 | Tran Ngoc Minh DuyFM | 2305 | VIE | =43N | −26B | +46N | +35B | =19B | =21N | +31B | −10N | +29B | 5.5 | 36.5 | 40.0 | 23.25 | 2080 | -43.2 |
| 15 | Pham, ChuongIM | 2231 | VIE | +40N | +3B | +5N | −8B | +27B | −2N | +29B | −4N | −7B | 5.0 | 48.0 | 52.0 | 26.50 | 2288 | +14.4 |
| 16 | Dang Hoang SonIM | 2377 | VIE | +33N | +22B | +36N | =6B | +11N | =8B | −1B | −3N | −5N | 5.0 | 47.5 | 51.5 | 24.75 | 2303 | -7.1 |
| 17 | Nguyen Xuan PhuongCM | 2144 | VIE | +49N | +12B | −9N | =13B | =26N | =5B | −11N | +28B | =22N | 5.0 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 23.75 | 2163 | +10.8 |
| 18 | Bui Trong HaoFM | 2181 | VIE | +42N | +39B | −6N | =26B | =13N | +19B | =22N | −5B | =24N | 5.0 | 41.5 | 45.5 | 23.00 | 2137 | -9.0 |
| 19 | Vo, Hoai Thuong | 2079 | VIE | +52B | −7N | +48B | =5B | =14N | −18N | +25B | =13N | =20B | 5.0 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 21.75 | 2117 | +9.6 |
| 20 | Dao, Minh NhatIM | 2120 | VIE | +56N | −5B | −10N | +32N | =25B | −28B | +40N | +33B | =19N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 41.0 | 19.50 | 2011 | -23.8 |
| 21 | Nguyen Tung Quan | 2070 | VIE | +51N | −11B | =43N | +28B | =5N | =14B | −10N | +41B | =34N | 5.0 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 20.75 | 2102 | +16.4 |
| 22 | Tran Vo Quoc Bao | 2113 | VIE | +53B | −16N | +25B | −30N | +37B | +34N | =18B | −7N | =17B | 5.0 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 20.00 | 2134 | +6.8 |
| 23 | Le, Minh HoangFM | 2172 | VIE | +45N | −8B | =28N | =43B | +40N | =26B | −3N | =35B | +42N | 5.0 | 37.0 | 40.5 | 19.75 | 2025 | -30.4 |
| 24 | Nguyen, Phuoc TamCM | 2131 | VIE | +50B | −4N | =32B | −31N | +47B | =25N | =35B | +37N | =18B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 18.75 | 2018 | -22.8 |
| 25 | Nguyen, Hoang Hiep | 1867 | VIE | −34N | +51B | −22N | +57B | =20N | =24B | −19N | +36B | +35N | 5.0 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 16.50 | 2053 | +35.8 |
| 26 | Tran, Ngoc LanFM | 2015 | VIE | −1B | +14N | +55B | =18N | =17B | =23N | =7B | −12N | =32B | 4.5 | 44.0 | 45.5 | 19.75 | 2167 | +31.8 |
| 27 | Le Phan Hoang QuanCM | 2165 | VIE | F | −2N | +37B | +10B | −15N | +13B | −4N | =29N | +31B | 4.5 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 21.75 | 2163 | +1.2 |
| 28 | Ngo, Thanh Tung | 1989 | VIE | −2B | +41N | =23B | −21N | +55B | +20N | −12B | −17N | +44N | 4.5 | 40.5 | 42.0 | 16.50 | 2030 | +10.0 |
| 29 | Nguyen Quang AnhCM | 2079 | VIE | +44N | −6B | −13N | +42B | +43N | +12B | −15N | =27B | −14N | 4.5 | 39.5 | 43.0 | 18.75 | 2086 | +3.6 |
| 30 | Nguyen Truong An Khang | 2019 | VIE | +57N | −36B | +40N | +22B | −4N | =11B | −5N | −34B | +46N | 4.5 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 16.25 | 2136 | +38.0 |
| 31 | Pham, Xuan DatCM | 1987 | VIE | −12N | =45B | +44N | +24B | +36N | −6B | −14N | +39B | −27N | 4.5 | 38.0 | 41.5 | 18.25 | 2104 | +25.0 |
| 32 | Nguyen Minh | 1917 | VIE | −6N | +56B | =24N | −20B | −35N | +44B | =42N | +49B | =26N | 4.5 | 35.0 | 36.5 | 14.75 | 1919 | +2.0 |
| 33 | Doan, Van Duc | 1931 | VIE | −16B | −53N | +56B | =47N | =48B | +45N | =34B | −20N | +51B | 4.5 | 28.0 | 29.5 | 12.50 | 1849 | -16.6 |
| 34 | Dang Anh MinhFM | 2238 | VIE | +25B | F | =4N | =11B | −3N | −22B | =33N | +30N | =21B | 4.0 | 43.0 | 47.0 | 20.25 | 2098 | -26.6 |
| 35 | Nguyen, Dinh Trung | 2000 | VIE | −8N | =43B | +45N | −14N | +32B | =36B | =24N | =23N | −25B | 4.0 | 38.0 | 41.5 | 16.75 | 2027 | +3.8 |
| 36 | Dong, Bao NghiaFM | 2189 | VIE | +48B | +30N | −16B | =39N | −31B | =35N | −13B | −25N | +49N | 4.0 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 14.50 | 1939 | -54.4 |
| 37 | Bui Quang Huy | 1940 | VIE | −5N | +49B | −27N | +54B | −22N | =42B | +43N | −24B | =41N | 4.0 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 12.50 | 1896 | -20.8 |
| 38 | Nguyen, Hoang Duc | 2026 | VIE | +54N | F | F | +41B | −12N | −10B | +47N | +40B | −13N | 4.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 13.00 | 1938 | -13.4 |
| 39 | Hoang Tan VinhCM | 2022 | VIE | +55B | −18N | +57B | =36B | −9N | −7N | =49B | −31N | +47B | 4.0 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 9.00 | 1887 | -51.2 |
| 40 | Tran Tuan Khang | 1863 | VIE | −15B | +47N | −30B | +53N | −23B | +50N | −20B | −38N | +48B | 4.0 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 10.50 | 1868 | +1.2 |
| 41 | Do, Quang Minh | 1808 | VIE | −9N | −28B | +51N | −38N | =44B | +55N | +50B | −21N | =37B | 4.0 | 31.5 | 33.0 | 10.25 | 1791 | -9.2 |
| 42 | Dam Quoc Bao | 1816 | VIE | −18B | −55N | +52B | −29N | +53B | =37N | =32B | +45N | −23B | 4.0 | 31.0 | 32.5 | 12.25 | 1820 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Dang Thai Vu | 1873 | VIE | =14B | =35N | =21B | =23N | −29B | =49N | −37B | −51N | +55B | 3.5 | 33.5 | 35.0 | 12.75 | 1841 | -18.8 |
| 44 | Nguyen Viet Dung | 1584 | VIE | −29B | =46N | −31B | =45B | =41N | −32N | +56B | +55N | −28B | 3.5 | 30.5 | 32.0 | 8.50 | 1755 | +45.3 |
| 45 | Trinh Hoang Lam | 1780 | VIE | −23B | =31N | −35B | =44N | +52N | −33B | =54N | −42B | +56N | 3.5 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 9.00 | 1722 | -33.2 |
| 46 | Tran Pham Quang Minh | 1911 | VIE | −11N | =44B | −14B | =55N | −50B | =51N | +48B | +54N | −30B | 3.5 | 29.0 | 30.5 | 8.75 | 1735 | -59.7 |
| 47 | Pham Xuan An | 1541 | VIE | −3N | −40B | +49N | =33B | −24N | =48N | −38B | +57B | −39N | 3.0 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 7.75 | 1692 | +40.4 |
| 48 | Pham, Minh Hieu | 1860 | VIE | −36N | +54B | −19N | −12B | =33N | =47B | −46N | +53B | −40N | 3.0 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 7.75 | 1753 | -52.4 |
| 49 | Le Hung Manh | 1670 | VIE | −17B | −37N | −47B | +56N | +54B | =43B | =39N | −32N | −36B | 3.0 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 7.25 | 1718 | +7.6 |
| 50 | Hoang Gia Bao | 1644 | VIE | −24N | −10B | −54N | +51B | +46N | −40B | −41N | −52B | =57N | 2.5 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 6.50 | 1587 | -30.0 |
| 51 | Nguyen, Quang Huy | 1556 | VIE | −21B | −25N | −41B | −50N | F | =46B | +57N | +43B | −33N | 2.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 6.25 | 1625 | +15.2 |
| 52 | Phan Dang Anh Hao | 1575 | VIE | −19N | −13B | −42N | F | −45B | =56N | =53B | +50N | =54B | 2.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 5.25 | 1593 | -1.6 |
| 53 | Nguyen Quang Minh | 1596 | VIE | −22N | +33B | −3N | −40B | −42N | =57B | =52N | −48N | F | 2.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 6.25 | 1631 | +5.2 |
| 54 | Nguyen Bao Nam | 1540 | VIE | −38B | −48N | +50B | −37N | −49N | F | =45B | −46B | =52N | 2.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 5.50 | 1596 | +12.4 |
| 55 | Nguyen Thuy Anh | 1527 | VIE | −39N | +42B | −26N | =46B | −28N | −41B | F | −44B | −43N | 1.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 5.75 | 1595 | +12.8 |
| 56 | Pham Duc Minh | 1620 | VIE | −20B | −32N | −33N | −49B | +57N | =52B | −44N | F | −45B | 1.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 2.25 | 1361 | -68.0 |
| 57 | Le Minh Quang | 0 | VIE | −30B | F | −39N | −25N | −56B | =53N | −51B | −47N | =50B | 1.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 2.25 | 1410 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Nguyen, Luong VuCMVIE+121.25.5 pts · #11
- 2Luong, Giang SonVIE+115.25.5 pts · #9
- 3Nguyen, Hoang NamFMVIE+75.27.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Pham Duc MinhVIE-68.01.5 pts · #57
- 2Tran Pham Quang MinhVIE-59.73.5 pts · #45
- 3Dong, Bao NghiaFMVIE-54.44.0 pts · #32
Biggest upsets
- R8+353 Elo gap
- R6+352 Elo gap
- R2+335 Elo gap