5th Rating Rocket Chess Tournament 2026
9 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 29 Mar 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Top 10 Elo average was 1053, and top seed was Hai Minh Huy Pham (🇻🇳 VIE, 1694).
Bui Do Minh Lam (🇻🇳 VIE, 1592) won with 2.5/5, ahead of Nguyen Lam Phuong Nam (2.5) and Le Gia Bao (2.5). Lam shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Vo Nguyen Phuc Huy (1477) beat Nguyen Quang Minh (1680), a +203-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 4 players tied at 2.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
4 players finish on 2.5/5. Lam takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (8.5).
Nguyen Huynh Hong Ngoc beat Bui Do Minh Lam (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nguyen Huynh Hong Ngoc | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Bui Do Minh Lam | 0 | * | — | ½ |
| 3Nguyen Lam Phuong Nam | 0 | — | * | 1 |
| 4Le Gia Bao | — | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bui Do Minh Lam | 1592 | VIE | F | +5N | −4B | +6N | =3B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.75 | 1773 | +29.2 |
| 2 | Nguyen Lam Phuong Nam | 1462 | VIE | +3N | =6B | F | −4N | +8B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.75 | 1580 | +18.4 |
| 3 | Le Gia Bao | 0 | VIE | −2B | +9N | +7B | F | =1N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.25 | 1334 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Nguyen Huynh Hong Ngoc | 1571 | VIE | F | F | +1N | +2B | =7N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.75 | 2327 | +35.2 |
| 5 | Nguyen Quang Minh | 1680 | VIE | F | −1B | +6N | −8B | +9B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1462 | -34.4 |
| 6 | Pham, Hai Minh Huy | 1694 | VIE | +7B | =2N | −5B | −1B | F | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.75 | 1305 | -58.0 |
| 7 | Le Hai Minh Son | 0 | VIE | −6N | +8B | −3N | F | =4B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 1580 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Vo Nguyen Phuc Huy | 1477 | VIE | =9B | −7N | F | +5N | −2N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1571 | +9.6 |
| 9 | Tran Thien Khai | 0 | VIE | =8N | −3B | F | F | −5N | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.75 | 1386 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Nguyen Huynh Hong NgocVIE+35.22.5 pts · #1
- 2Bui Do Minh LamVIE+29.22.5 pts · #2
- 3Nguyen Lam Phuong NamVIE+18.42.5 pts · #4
- 1Pham, Hai Minh HuyVIE-58.01.5 pts · #7
- 2Nguyen Quang MinhVIE-34.42.0 pts · #5
- 3Le Hai Minh SonVIE0.01.5 pts · #3
- R4+203 Elo gap
- R4+102 Elo gap