Chess Fancy - 3rd Chess Joy Tournament - Standard
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 11 roundsTran Quynh Nhu Nguyen led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Tran Quynh Nhu Nguyen takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
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.
Tran Quynh Nhu Nguyen beat Cong Anh Minh (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇻🇳Nguyen, Tran Quynh Nhu | 1759 | * | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 39.50 | 53.0 | +98.4 | 2458 |
| 2 | 🇻🇳Cong Anh Minh | 1676 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 33.50 | 54.0 | +52.4 | 1798 |
| 4 | 🇻🇳Nguyen Dang Khang | 1763 | — | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7.0 | 30.50 | 55.0 | -26.4 | 1685 |
| 3 | 🇻🇳Nguyen Minh Nhien | 1558 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | — | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 28.50 | 55.0 | +71.2 | 1746 |
| 6 | 🇻🇳Le Hai Quynh | 1502 | — | 0 | ½ | — | * | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 24.50 | 55.5 | +87.2 | 1833 |
| 5 | 🇻🇳Do Duy Thinh | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 19.50 | 56.5 | 0.0 | 1579 |
| 8 | 🇻🇳Truong Quoc Nam | 1689 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 17.00 | 58.5 | -54.4 | 1569 |
| 11 | 🇻🇳Vu Hoang Bach | 1728 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | — | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 3.5 | 14.50 | 58.5 | -81.2 | 1514 |
| 9 | 🇻🇳Nguyen Tran Thien Phuc | 1651 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 13.50 | 58.5 | -76.0 | 1468 |
| 7 | 🇻🇳Le Nguyen Minh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 10.75 | 58.5 | 0.0 | 1534 |
| 10 | 🇻🇳Nguyen Dinh Hoang | 1643 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 2.5 | 10.00 | 59.5 | -71.2 | 1469 |
| 12 | 🇻🇳Hoang Tho Phuc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 2.5 | 8.25 | 59.5 | 0.0 | 1439 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Nguyen, Tran Quynh NhuVIE+98.49.0 pts · #1
- 2Le Hai QuynhVIE+87.26.5 pts · #6
- 3Nguyen Minh NhienVIE+71.27.0 pts · #3
- 1Vu Hoang BachVIE-81.23.5 pts · #11
- 2Nguyen Tran Thien PhucVIE-76.03.5 pts · #9
- 3Nguyen Dinh HoangVIE-71.22.5 pts · #10
- R3+187 Elo gap
- R8+149 Elo gap
- R6+141 Elo gap