12th Future Masters Rating Series - May 2026 - Group A
22 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 23 May 2026 to 24 May 2026 in Ha Noi, Vietnam. 2 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1828, and top seed was Dinh Trung Nguyen (π»π³ VIE, 2015).
Dinh Trung Nguyen (π»π³ VIE, 2015) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Nguyen Tien Dung (4.5) and Nguyen Thi Phuong Anh (4.0). Nguyen won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Phan Minh Tri (1654) beat Tong Nguyen Gia Hung (1892), a +238-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 6 roundsDinh Trung Nguyen led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Dinh Trung Nguyen never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Dinh Trung Nguyen 4 wins (R3βR6)Nguyen Tien Dung 3 wins (R4βR6)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dinh Trung Nguyen | * | β | 1 | 1 |
| 2Nguyen Tien Dung | β | * | 0 | β |
| 3WCMNguyen Thi Phuong Anh | 0 | 1 | * | 1 |
| 4Nguyen Thanh Tung | 0 | β | 0 | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nguyen, Dinh Trung | 2015 | VIE | +20B | =13N | +4B | +10N | +12B | +3N | 5.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 16.25 | 2152 | +12.2 |
| 2 | Nguyen Tien Dung | 1873 | VIE | +5N | =6B | β3N | +16B | +14N | +9B | 4.5 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 13.75 | 1893 | +6.4 |
| 3 | Nguyen Thi Phuong AnhWCM | 1804 | VIE | =7B | +22N | +2B | =12N | +4B | β1B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 11.50 | 1907 | +32.8 |
| 4 | Nguyen Thanh Tung | 1713 | VIE | +14N | +9B | β1N | +6B | β3N | +11B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 12.00 | 1889 | +54.4 |
| 5 | Pham Xuan An | 1692 | VIE | β2B | +17N | +15B | +7N | +9N | F | 4.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 11.00 | 1946 | +52.8 |
| 6 | Mai Duy Hung | 1711 | VIE | +17B | =2N | =13B | β4N | +10B | =8N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 10.25 | 1771 | +15.2 |
| 7 | Nguyen Quang Nam | 1656 | VIE | =3N | +21B | β9N | β5B | +16N | +14B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 7.50 | 1734 | +26.8 |
| 8 | Nguyen Minh Duc | 1642 | VIE | β9N | =14B | +21N | =19B | +20N | =6B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1779 | +42.8 |
| 9 | Nguyen Dinh Tam Anh | 1766 | VIE | +8B | β4N | +7B | +13N | β5B | β2N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 9.50 | 1719 | -15.2 |
| 10 | Tong Nguyen Gia Hung | 1892 | VIE | +11B | +15N | β12B | β1B | β6N | +18N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 7.50 | 1732 | -48.0 |
| 11 | Nguyen Thanh Huong | 1697 | VIE | β10N | +18B | β19N | +15B | +13B | β4N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 1772 | +22.0 |
| 12 | Phan Minh Tri | 1654 | VIE | +22B | F | +10N | =3B | β1N | F | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.00 | 1969 | +62.8 |
| 13 | Nguyen Viet Khoi | 1735 | VIE | +16N | =1B | =6N | β9B | β11N | =15B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 8.25 | 1700 | -14.8 |
| 14 | Phan Tien Dung | 1593 | VIE | β4B | =8N | +20B | +18N | β2B | β7N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 5.25 | 1641 | +13.2 |
| 15 | Nguyen Thi Phuong Uyen | 1716 | VIE | +18B | β10B | β5N | β11N | +21B | =13N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 3.75 | 1641 | -26.0 |
| 16 | Nguyen Thi Quynh Hoa | 1634 | VIE | β13B | =20N | +17B | β2N | β7B | +22N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.75 | 1602 | -9.2 |
| 17 | Nem, Untac | 0 | CAM | β6N | β5B | β16N | +22N | β18B | +20B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.50 | 1563 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Nguyen Quang Minh | 1598 | VIE | β15N | β11N | +22B | β14B | +17N | β10B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 1496 | -24.8 |
| 19 | Nguyen Thien NganWIM | 1979 | VIE | =21N | F | +11B | =8N | F | F | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.00 | 1764 | -12.8 |
| 20 | Nguyen Bao Nam | 1708 | VIE | β1N | =16B | β14N | +21B | β8B | β17N | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 1.75 | 1542 | -46.8 |
| 21 | Dao Nguyen Ngoc Lam | 1573 | VIE | =19B | β7N | β8B | β20N | β15N | F | 0.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 1373 | -40.0 |
| 22 | Nguyen, Binh Khac | 1783 | USA | β12N | β3B | β18N | β17B | F | β16B | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 873 | -103.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
- 1Phan Minh TriVIE+62.82.5 pts Β· #15
- 2Nguyen Thanh TungVIE+54.44.0 pts Β· #4
- 3Pham Xuan AnVIE+52.84.0 pts Β· #7
- 1Nguyen, Binh KhacUSA-103.20.0 pts Β· #22
- 2Tong Nguyen Gia HungVIE-48.03.0 pts Β· #10
- 3Nguyen Bao NamVIE-46.81.5 pts Β· #18
- R3+238 Elo gap
- R3+185 Elo gap
- R5+181 Elo gap