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26th Royal rated chess series 2026

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23 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 17 Mar 2026 to 25 Mar 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Top 10 Elo average was 1778, and top seed was Van Dinh Khoi (πŸ‡»πŸ‡³ VIE, 1972).

Luu Huong Cuong Thinh (πŸ‡»πŸ‡³ VIE, 1836) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Vo Tan Chinh (7.0) and Nguyen Hoang Quan (6.5). Thinh won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Doan Vo Dang Khoi (1427) beat Ha Thi My Duyen (1863), a +436-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡»πŸ‡³Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Dates
17 Mar 2026 β†’ 25 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 9 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡»πŸ‡³Van Dinh Khoi1972
Avg top 10
1,778
Participants
23
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡»πŸ‡³VietnamΓ—21
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 9 rounds

Luu Huong Cuong Thinh led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
8
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
Thinh7.5Chinh7Quan6.5Khang6Sang5Khoi4.5
R3–R9 Β· LEAD HELD

Luu Huong Cuong Thinh held the sole lead from R3 through R9 without losing it.

R5 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Luu Huong Cuong Thinh drew with Vo Tan Chinh (Black).

2Γ— WIN STREAK Β· 4+3 wins

Luu Huong Cuong Thinh posted 4 in a row (R1–R4) and 3 in a row (R6–R9) β€” total 7 wins.

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Luu Huong Cuong Thinh*
Β½
1
1
2Vo Tan Chinh
Β½
*
Β½
1
3Nguyen Hoang Quan
0
Β½
*
0
4Luong Phuc Khang
0
0
1
*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Luu Huong Cuong Thinh1836VIE+15N+16B+3N+9B=2N+4B+6NF+5B7.539.039.035.502076+25.4
2Vo Tan Chinh1860VIE=7B=20N+14B+5N=1B+6N=3B+4N+8B7.042.043.533.501855+0.8
3Nguyen Hoang Quan1665VIE+18B+23Nβˆ’1B+20Bβˆ’4N+5B=2N+12N+7B6.537.037.020.001813+30.4
4Luong Phuc Khang0VIE+6Bβˆ’9N+17B+13N+3Bβˆ’1N+7Bβˆ’2B+10N6.041.544.025.5017700.0
5Nguyen Tien Sang1625VIEβˆ’19N+22B+18Nβˆ’2B+12Bβˆ’3N+13B+6Bβˆ’1N5.036.537.514.501730+34.4
6Vu Minh Hoang1649VIEβˆ’4N+21B+12N+10B+8Nβˆ’2Bβˆ’1Bβˆ’5N=17N4.540.041.014.251630-7.6
7Nguyen Quoc Nam An1549VIE=2N=12Bβˆ’10N+23B=11N+14Bβˆ’4N+15Bβˆ’3N4.538.038.014.251692+41.6
8Doan Vo Dang Khoi1427VIE+17N=19B+20NFβˆ’6B+9NF+11Bβˆ’2N4.525.525.513.001821+110.0
9Hoang Nhat Duy1710VIE+21N+4B=19Nβˆ’1NFβˆ’8Bβˆ’15B+16N=12B4.030.530.512.251372-62.8
10Nguyen Khac Truong1630VIEβˆ’20B+11N+7Bβˆ’6NFF+14N+13Bβˆ’4B4.027.527.515.501920+72.8
11Ha Thi My Duyen1863VIEβˆ’14Nβˆ’10B=21N+22B=7B+23Nβˆ’12Bβˆ’8N+18B4.024.024.05.751443-103.2
12Au Thi Huynh Nhu0VIE=13B=7Nβˆ’6BFβˆ’5N+16B+11Nβˆ’3B=9N3.534.536.512.5015850.0
13Tran Nhat Phuong1748VIE=12N=17B+16Nβˆ’4B=14BFβˆ’5Nβˆ’10N+21B3.528.028.08.251455-30.8
14Nguyen Tram Thien Thang1592VIE+11BFβˆ’2N+16B=13Nβˆ’7Nβˆ’10B+21NF3.526.526.59.251581-5.6
15Nguyen Tram Thien Thanh1542VIEβˆ’1BF=22N+21Bβˆ’16N+20B+9Nβˆ’7NF3.522.022.07.001619+12.8
16Bach Huynh Minh Quang0VIEFβˆ’1Nβˆ’13Bβˆ’14N+15Bβˆ’12N=17Nβˆ’9B+23B2.529.029.04.7515030.0
17Nguyen Trung Tien1748VIEβˆ’8B=13Nβˆ’4NFFF=16B+20N=6B2.522.522.56.751483-40.4
18FIDE 5610095630β€”βˆ’3NFβˆ’5BFFF+20N+23Bβˆ’11N2.020.520.51.509170.0
19Van Dinh Khoi1972VIE+5B=8N=9BFFFFFF2.013.513.59.251760-25.2
20Tran Thi Khanh Linh0VIE+10N=2Bβˆ’8Bβˆ’3NFβˆ’15Nβˆ’18Bβˆ’17BF1.530.030.07.5014520.0
21Dinh Vu Thanh An0VIEβˆ’9Bβˆ’6N=11Bβˆ’15NF=22NFβˆ’14Bβˆ’13N1.025.025.02.5013810.0
22Le Tran Dinh Lai1728VIEFβˆ’5N=15Bβˆ’11NF=21BFFF1.017.017.02.251404-48.0
23FIDE 5610041540β€”Fβˆ’3BFβˆ’7NFβˆ’11BFβˆ’18Nβˆ’16N0.022.522.50.008930.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
26th Royal rated chess series 2026 β€” Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats