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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 (🇻🇳 VIE, 1972).

Luu Huong Cuong Thinh (🇻🇳 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
🇻🇳Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Dates
17 Mar 2026 → 25 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇻🇳Van Dinh Khoi1972
Avg top 10
1,778
Participants
23
Federations · 1 represented
🇻🇳Vietnam×21
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 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 · LEAD HELD

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

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

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

2× WIN STREAK · 4+3 wins

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

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Luu Huong Cuong Thinh*
½
1
1
2Vo Tan Chinh
½
*
½
1
3Nguyen Hoang Quan
0
½
*
0
4Luong Phuc Khang
0
0
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
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+23N−1B+20B−4N+5B=2N+12N+7B6.537.037.020.001813+30.4
4Luong Phuc Khang0VIE+6B−9N+17B+13N+3B−1N+7B−2B+10N6.041.544.025.5017700.0
5Nguyen Tien Sang1625VIE−19N+22B+18N−2B+12B−3N+13B+6B−1N5.036.537.514.501730+34.4
6Vu Minh Hoang1649VIE−4N+21B+12N+10B+8N−2B−1B−5N=17N4.540.041.014.251630-7.6
7Nguyen Quoc Nam An1549VIE=2N=12B−10N+23B=11N+14B−4N+15B−3N4.538.038.014.251692+41.6
8Doan Vo Dang Khoi1427VIE+17N=19B+20NF−6B+9NF+11B−2N4.525.525.513.001821+110.0
9Hoang Nhat Duy1710VIE+21N+4B=19N−1NF−8B−15B+16N=12B4.030.530.512.251372-62.8
10Nguyen Khac Truong1630VIE−20B+11N+7B−6NFF+14N+13B−4B4.027.527.515.501920+72.8
11Ha Thi My Duyen1863VIE−14N−10B=21N+22B=7B+23N−12B−8N+18B4.024.024.05.751443-103.2
12Au Thi Huynh Nhu0VIE=13B=7N−6BF−5N+16B+11N−3B=9N3.534.536.512.5015850.0
13Tran Nhat Phuong1748VIE=12N=17B+16N−4B=14BF−5N−10N+21B3.528.028.08.251455-30.8
14Nguyen Tram Thien Thang1592VIE+11BF−2N+16B=13N−7N−10B+21NF3.526.526.59.251581-5.6
15Nguyen Tram Thien Thanh1542VIE−1BF=22N+21B−16N+20B+9N−7NF3.522.022.07.001619+12.8
16Bach Huynh Minh Quang0VIEF−1N−13B−14N+15B−12N=17N−9B+23B2.529.029.04.7515030.0
17Nguyen Trung Tien1748VIE−8B=13N−4NFFF=16B+20N=6B2.522.522.56.751483-40.4
18FIDE 5610095630—−3NF−5BFFF+20N+23B−11N2.020.520.51.509170.0
19Van Dinh Khoi1972VIE+5B=8N=9BFFFFFF2.013.513.59.251760-25.2
20Tran Thi Khanh Linh0VIE+10N=2B−8B−3NF−15N−18B−17BF1.530.030.07.5014520.0
21Dinh Vu Thanh An0VIE−9B−6N=11B−15NF=22NF−14B−13N1.025.025.02.5013810.0
22Le Tran Dinh Lai1728VIEF−5N=15B−11NF=21BFFF1.017.017.02.251404-48.0
23FIDE 5610041540—F−3BF−7NF−11BF−18N−16N0.022.522.50.008930.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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