Chess Fancy - 2nd Chess Joy Tournament - Standard

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39 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 14 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Top 10 Elo average was 1897, and top seed was Trong Binh Phan (🇻🇳 VIE, 2121).

Trong Binh Phan (🇻🇳 VIE, 2121) won with 8.0/8, ahead of Mai Cong Hiep (6.5) and Lam Gia Huy (5.5). Phan won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Nguyen Nhat Vy (1482) beat Ha My Nguyen (1817), a +335-point gap.

Location

🇻🇳Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Dates

14 Mar 2026 → 15 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 8 rounds

Top seed

🇻🇳Trong Binh Phan2121

Avg top 10

1,897

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇻🇳Vietnam×38

Top 3

🥇
Trong Binh Phan
🇻🇳VIE·2121
8.0pts·2655perf+30.0
🥈
Mai Cong Hiep
🇻🇳VIE·1861
6.5pts·2117perf+82.4
🥉
Lam Gia Huy
🇻🇳VIE·1993
5.5pts·2064perf+28.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Trong Binh Phan led from R5; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Phan8Hiep6.5Huy5.5Dat5.5Nguyen5Nguyen5

R5–R8 · LEAD HELD

Trong Binh Phan never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Trong Binh Phan beat Mai Cong Hiep (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Trong Binh Phan 8 wins (R1–R8)Mai Cong Hiep 3 wins (R3–R5)Lam Gia Huy 3 wins (R3–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Trong Binh Phan	*	1	1	1
2Mai Cong Hiep	0	*	—	1
3Lam Gia Huy	0	—	*	½
4Pham Huu Dat	0	0	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Phan, Trong Binh	2121	VIE	+24B	+3N	+18B	+4N	+5B	+2N	+6N	+17N	8.0	34.5	37.5	37.50	2655	+30.0
2	Mai Cong Hiep	1861	VIE	+13N	=11B	+9N	+10B	+17N	−1B	+5N	+4B	6.5	36.0	39.5	29.25	2117	+82.4
3	Lam Gia Huy	1993	VIE	+37N	−1B	+14N	+23B	F	+5B	=4N	+18B	5.5	34.0	35.0	19.25	2064	+28.4
4	Pham Huu Dat	1925	VIE	+39B	+30N	+17N	−1B	+15N	+19B	=3B	−2N	5.5	33.0	33.0	15.75	1933	+6.8
5	Dang Bao Chau	1913	VIE	+22N	+15B	+10N	+11B	−1N	−3N	−2B	+13B	5.0	37.0	40.5	20.50	1851	-17.6
6	Nguyen, Thanh Thuy	1690	VIE	−19B	+39N	+16B	+31N	F	+9N	−1B	+15N	5.0	31.5	31.5	14.50	1996	+74.0
7	Chu Bang Bang	1825	VIE	−9B	−13N	+24B	+29N	−8B	+25B	+26N	+10N	5.0	27.0	29.5	16.00	1702	-41.2
8	Nguyen, Ngoc Minh Chau	1551	VIE	−17B	+25B	+30N	F	+7N	−10B	+23N	+14B	5.0	26.5	28.5	17.00	1903	+128.4
9	Nguyen, Xuan Minh Hang	1559	VIE	+7N	+16N	−2B	=15B	−11N	−6B	+28N	+24B	4.5	32.0	34.5	16.50	1816	+93.6
10	Dang Gia Vuong	1714	VIE	+36B	+38N	−5B	−2N	+31B	+8N	=19N	−7B	4.5	28.5	29.5	11.25	1704	-3.6
11	Phan, Trong Viet	0	VIE	+12B	=2N	+28B	−5N	+9B	+16N	F	F	4.5	27.0	27.0	18.75	1782	0.0
12	Nguyen, Hieu Nghia	1712	VIE	−11N	=32B	+20N	+14B	+25N	−18B	F	+23N	4.5	23.5	23.5	14.50	1955	+50.0
13	Ho Dang Nhat Minh	1598	VIE	−2B	+7B	+37N	F	+23N	−17B	+16N	−5N	4.0	30.5	31.5	13.00	1835	+85.6
14	Dang Gia Han	1736	VIE	+21B	=28N	−3B	−12N	+20B	+33N	=15B	−8N	4.0	28.5	30.5	12.25	1444	-73.2
15	Truong Tuan Minh	1684	VIE	+31B	−5N	+38B	=9N	−4B	+28N	=14N	−6B	4.0	28.5	29.5	9.75	1668	-8.4
16	Nguyen Dinh Duy Khanh	1807	VIE	+32N	−9B	−6N	+30B	+26N	−11B	−13B	+25N	4.0	26.0	28.0	10.00	1598	-55.2
17	Tran Phuc Nguyen	1824	VIE	+8N	+19N	−4B	F	−2B	+13N	=18N	−1B	3.5	36.5	40.0	14.25	1766	-20.0
18	Nguyen Thi Thao	1883	VIE	+23B	+29N	−1N	F	−19B	+12N	=17B	−3N	3.5	33.0	35.5	11.75	1880	+2.0
19	Tran Thi Ha Trang	0	VIE	+6N	−17B	+29B	F	+18N	−4N	=10B	F	3.5	27.0	27.0	13.25	1805	0.0
20	Nguyen, Duy Khoi	0	VIE	−38B	=24N	−12B	+39N	−14N	+22B	=21B	=27N	3.5	22.5	22.5	8.25	1627	0.0
21	Le, Nguyen Khoi	0	VIE	−14N	+26B	−23N	−25B	+37N	+32B	=20N	F	3.5	19.5	19.5	7.75	1511	0.0
22	Le Tan Dat	1637	VIE	−5B	−31N	−33B	=34N	+29B	−20N	+35B	+30B	3.5	19.0	21.0	7.50	1946	+63.2
23	Hoang Ba Khai Anh	1612	VIE	−18N	+33B	+21B	−3N	−13B	+31N	−8B	−12B	3.0	28.0	30.0	7.50	947	-68.8
24	Nguyen Thanh Thai	1652	VIE	−1N	=20B	−7N	+37B	=32N	−26B	+30B	−9N	3.0	28.0	29.0	5.75	1683	+2.8
25	Nguyen, Ha My	1817	VIE	−28B	−8N	+36B	+21N	−12B	−7N	+34B	−16B	3.0	26.5	28.0	7.00	875	-134.0
26	Truong Tuan Anh	0	VIE	−30B	−21N	+39B	+38N	−16B	+24N	−7B	F	3.0	18.5	18.5	4.00	1724	0.0
27	To Pham Hoa Phat	0	VIE	F	F	F	F	+39B	=29N	+37B	=20B	3.0	7.0	7.0	4.00	1696	0.0
28	Nguyen Nhat Vy	1482	VIE	+25N	=14B	−11N	F	+38N	−15B	−9B	F	2.5	24.5	24.5	6.00	1705	+54.8
29	Phan Thi Binh Nhi	1675	VIE	+33N	−18B	−19N	−7B	−22N	=27B	F	+34N	2.5	22.5	22.5	5.50	981	-43.2
30	Truong Quoc Nam	1689	VIE	+26N	−4B	−8B	−16N	−33B	+38B	−24N	−22N	2.0	26.0	27.0	4.00	1444	-72.0
31	Vu Hoang Tung	0	VIE	−15N	+22B	+32N	−6B	−10N	−23B	F	F	2.0	22.0	22.0	5.50	1427	0.0
32	FIDE 12444480	0	—	−16B	=12N	−31B	+33N	=24B	−21N	F	F	2.0	19.0	19.0	5.75	1598	0.0
33	Vu Quoc Dung	0	VIE	−29B	−23N	+22N	−32B	+30N	−14B	F	F	2.0	17.0	17.0	5.50	1598	0.0
34	Nguyen Dinh Lam Phu	0	VIE	F	F	F	=22B	=35N	+37B	−25N	−29B	2.0	12.0	12.0	3.75	1631	0.0
35	Nguyen Nhu Ha My	1733	VIE	F	F	F	F	=34B	+39N	−22N	=36B	2.0	7.0	7.0	1.75	1640	-10.0
36	Nguyen, Ngoc Linh Dan	0	VIE	−10N	−37B	−25N	F	F	F	+38B	=35N	1.5	11.5	11.5	2.00	1580	0.0
37	Nguyen Tran Thien Phuc	1651	VIE	−3B	+36N	−13B	−24N	−21B	−34N	−27N	F	1.0	22.5	22.5	1.50	947	-48.0
38	Vu Hoang Bach	1728	VIE	+20N	−10B	−15N	−26B	−28B	−30N	−36N	F	1.0	21.0	21.0	3.50	842	-97.6
39	Nguyen Dinh Hoang	1643	VIE	−4N	−6B	−26N	−20B	−27N	−35B	F	F	0.0	23.0	23.0	0.00	982	-39.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Nguyen, Ngoc Minh ChauVIE
+128.4
5.0 pts · #4
2Nguyen, Xuan Minh HangVIE
+93.6
4.5 pts · #6
3Ho Dang Nhat MinhVIE
+85.6
4.0 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Nguyen, Ha MyVIE
-134.0
3.0 pts · #35
2Vu Hoang BachVIE
-97.6
1.0 pts · #37
3Dang Gia HanVIE
-73.2
4.0 pts · #32

Biggest upsets

R1+335 Elo gap
Nguyen Nhat Vy1482 beat Nguyen, Ha My1817
R5+274 Elo gap
Nguyen, Ngoc Minh Chau1551 beat Chu Bang Bang1825
R1+266 Elo gap
Nguyen, Xuan Minh Hang1559 beat Chu Bang Bang1825