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Chess Fancy - 3rd Chess Joy Tournament - Standard

Round-RobinStandard

12 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 22 Mar 2026 to 24 Mar 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Top 10 Elo average was 1497, and top seed was Nguyen Dang Khang (🇻🇳 VIE, 1763).

Tran Quynh Nhu Nguyen (🇻🇳 VIE, 1759) won with 9.0/11, ahead of Cong Anh Minh (8.0) and Nguyen Dang Khang (7.0). Nguyen shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Le Hai Quynh (1502) beat Truong Quoc Nam (1689), a +187-point gap.

Location
🇻🇳Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Dates
22 Mar 2026 → 24 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 11 rounds
Top seed
🇻🇳Nguyen Dang Khang1763
Avg top 10
1,497
Participants
12
Federations · 1 represented
🇻🇳Vietnam×12
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 12 · 11 rounds

Tran Quynh Nhu Nguyen led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
4
4
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
#1#2#6#12R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11Nguyen takes lead
R7 · LEADER CHANGE23 Mar

Tran Quynh Nhu Nguyen takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R9 · DECISIVE LEAD24 Mar

Tran Quynh Nhu Nguyen opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Nguyen Dang Khang); the title is out of reach before R11.

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Tran Quynh Nhu Nguyen beat Cong Anh Minh (Black).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo123456789101112PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇻🇳Nguyen, Tran Quynh Nhu1759*1111111119.039.5053.0+98.42458
2🇻🇳Cong Anh Minh16760*½½1½½111118.033.5054.0+52.41798
4🇻🇳Nguyen Dang Khang1763½*½½1½1½1½17.030.5055.0-26.41685
3🇻🇳Nguyen Minh Nhien15580½½*1½½11117.028.5055.0+71.21746
6🇻🇳Le Hai Quynh15020½*1111116.524.5055.5+87.21833
5🇻🇳Do Duy Thinh00½000*1½½1115.519.5056.50.01579
8🇻🇳Truong Quoc Nam16890½½½00*010½½3.517.0058.5-54.41569
11🇻🇳Vu Hoang Bach1728000½½1*½½0½3.514.5058.5-81.21514
9🇻🇳Nguyen Tran Thien Phuc165100½00½0½*½1½3.513.5058.5-76.01468
7🇻🇳Le Nguyen Minh00000001½½*1½3.510.7558.50.01534
10🇻🇳Nguyen Dinh Hoang164300½000½100*½2.510.0059.5-71.21469
12🇻🇳Hoang Tho Phuc0000000½½½½½*2.58.2559.50.01439

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets