11th Future Masters Rating Series - April 2026 - Group A
17 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 18 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in Ha Noi, Vietnam. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1819, and top seed was Nguyen Thien Ngan (🇻🇳 VIE, WIM, 1969).
Le Gia Bao (🇻🇳 VIE, 1784) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Hoang Tu Linh Luong (4.5) and Nguyen Anh Bao Thy (4.0). Bao shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Nguyen Viet Khoi (1657) beat Nguyen Tien Dung (1904), a +247-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 4.5/6, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 4.5/6. Bao takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.0).
WFM Hoang Tu Linh Luong lost to Le Gia Bao (White).
WFM Hoang Tu Linh Luong 4 wins (R3–R6)Le Gia Bao 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WFMHoang Tu Linh Luong | * | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2Le Gia Bao | 1 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Nguyen Viet Khoi | — | 1 | * | 0 |
| 4Nguyen Anh Bao Thy | 0 | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Gia Bao | 1784 | VIE | −4B | +2N | +8B | +14N | +3B | =5N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 14.75 | 1967 | +56.4 |
| 2 | Luong, Hoang Tu LinhWFM | 1940 | VIE | =11N | −1B | +15N | +10B | +6N | +3N | 4.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 12.75 | 1971 | +5.4 |
| 3 | Nguyen Anh Bao Thy | 1900 | VIE | +16N | +10B | +7N | +4B | −1N | −2B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 11.00 | 1885 | -3.2 |
| 4 | Nguyen Viet Khoi | 1657 | VIE | +1N | =11B | +6N | −3N | =5B | +8N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 14.00 | 1907 | +78.4 |
| 5 | Bui Duc Thien Anh | 1735 | VIE | +17N | =6B | =10N | =7B | =4N | =1B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 9.00 | 1802 | +22.8 |
| 6 | Nguyen Tien Dung | 1904 | VIE | +8B | =5N | −4B | +11N | −2B | +14N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 8.75 | 1795 | -30.8 |
| 7 | Truong Thanh Van | 1762 | VIE | +15N | +14B | −3B | =5N | −8B | +12N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 7.25 | 1792 | +10.8 |
| 8 | Nguyen Minh Khang | 1681 | VIE | −6N | +17B | −1N | +16B | +7N | −4B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.50 | 1732 | +16.0 |
| 9 | Nguyen Thien NganWIM | 1969 | VIE | F | F | F | +15B | +16N | +10B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.00 | 2488 | +10.0 |
| 10 | Le Nguyen Phong | 1748 | VIE | +13B | −3N | =5B | −2N | +11B | −9N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 6.25 | 1754 | -1.2 |
| 11 | Pham Xuan An | 1688 | VIE | =2B | =4N | =12B | −6B | −10N | +13N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 7.50 | 1710 | +3.6 |
| 12 | Mai Duy Hung | 1719 | VIE | F | =15B | =11N | +13N | =14B | −7B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 1691 | -7.6 |
| 13 | Nguyen Tran Gia Vuong | 1632 | VIE | −10N | +16B | −14N | −12B | +17N | −11B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1570 | -19.6 |
| 14 | Nguyen Thanh Huong | 1728 | VIE | F | −7N | +13B | −1B | =12N | −6B | 1.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 3.25 | 1611 | -31.2 |
| 15 | Nguyen Minh Duc | 1644 | VIE | −7B | =12N | −2B | −9N | F | +17B | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.25 | 1652 | -2.4 |
| 16 | Vu Thi Yen Chi | 1671 | VIE | −3B | −13N | +17B | −8N | −9B | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 1519 | -39.2 |
| 17 | Hoang Gia Bao | 1613 | VIE | −5B | −8N | −16N | F | −13B | −15N | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 873 | -83.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Nguyen Viet KhoiVIE+78.44.0 pts · #3
- 2Le Gia BaoVIE+56.44.5 pts · #2
- 3Bui Duc Thien AnhVIE+22.83.5 pts · #7
- 1Hoang Gia BaoVIE-83.60.0 pts · #17
- 2Vu Thi Yen ChiVIE-39.21.0 pts · #16
- 3Nguyen Thanh HuongVIE-31.21.5 pts · #14
- R3+247 Elo gap
- R2+156 Elo gap
- R1+127 Elo gap