1st Royalchess Rising Stars Tournaments 2026 - Standard
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26 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 21 May 2026 to 24 May 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Top 10 Elo average was 1655, and top seed was Le Ngoc Hieu (🇻🇳 VIE, 1878).
Luu Huong Cuong Thinh (🇻🇳 VIE, 1861) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Le Ngoc Hieu (5.5) and Bui Cong Minh (5.5). Thinh shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 6.
Location
🇻🇳Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Dates
21 May 2026 → 24 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇻🇳Vietnam×15
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsLuu Huong Cuong Thinh led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
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3
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4
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R6–R7 · LEAD HELD
Luu Huong Cuong Thinh held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Luu Huong Cuong Thinh beat Le Ngoc Hieu (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Le Ngoc Hieu 3 wins (R1–R3)Bui Cong Minh 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Luu Huong Cuong Thinh | * | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 2Le Ngoc Hieu | 0 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Bui Cong Minh | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Nguyen Tien Sang | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luu Huong Cuong Thinh | 1861 | VIE | +15N | +7B | =4N | +2B | =3N | +5B | +6N | 6.0 | 30.0 | 33.5 | 28.25 | 1933 | +10.2 |
| 2 | Le Ngoc Hieu | 1878 | VIE | +17B | +8N | +5B | −1N | +6B | =3N | +11B | 5.5 | 29.5 | 33.0 | 24.25 | 1855 | -1.6 |
| 3 | Bui Cong Minh | 1592 | VIE | +14B | +24N | +9B | =6N | =1B | =2B | +7N | 5.5 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 22.50 | 1817 | +44.8 |
| 4 | Nguyen Tien Sang | 1658 | VIE | +21B | +19N | =1B | −5N | =7N | +16B | +13N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 18.75 | 1645 | -3.2 |
| 5 | Le Tran Dinh Lai | 1680 | VIE | +18N | +25B | −2N | +4B | +24N | −1N | +10B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 15.50 | 1674 | -1.2 |
| 6 | Dao Khanh Lam | 1609 | VIE | +12N | +22B | +11N | =3B | −2N | +13B | −1B | 4.5 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 16.75 | 1703 | +22.8 |
| 7 | Nguyen Hoang Thien Tri | 1541 | VIE | +23B | −1N | +21B | +10N | =4B | +8N | −3B | 4.5 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 16.50 | 1576 | +4.0 |
| 8 | Huynh Xuan An | 1542 | VIE | +16N | −2B | +12N | =13B | +22N | −7B | +14N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 15.25 | 1366 | -27.2 |
| 9 | Dang Minh Anh | 0 | VIE | =20B | +?N | −3N | +15B | −13N | +22B | +21N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 10.50 | 746 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 115095317 | 0 | — | +?N | −11B | +16N | −7B | +12N | +24B | −5N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 9.50 | 835 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Le Nguyen Nhat Quang | 1685 | VIE | +26B | +10N | −6B | +25N | F | +21B | −2N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 8.00 | 944 | -34.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 561016772 | 0 | — | −6B | +?N | −8B | +?N | −10B | +25N | +24N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 1399 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Tran Kim An | 1499 | VIE | F | +20N | +14B | =8N | +9B | −6N | −4B | 3.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 13.25 | 1330 | -23.2 |
| 14 | Nguyen Trinh Viet Ngu | 0 | VIE | −3N | +?B | −13N | +18B | =15N | +19N | −8B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 8.75 | 744 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Ly Bao Nguyen | 0 | VIE | −1B | =23N | +20B | −9N | =14B | +?N | =16B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 7.75 | 1641 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 561018058 | 0 | — | −8B | +17N | −10B | +?N | +25B | −4N | =15N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 6.25 | 800 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Le Thuan Phu | 0 | VIE | −2N | −16B | =?N | =20B | =18N | +23B | +22N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 8.25 | 1078 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 561017809 | 0 | — | −5B | +?N | −24B | −14N | =17B | +20N | +?N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.75 | 880 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 561016454 | 0 | — | +?N | −4B | =22N | −24B | +23N | −14B | +?N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.75 | 858 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 561009814 | 0 | — | =9N | −13B | −15N | =17N | +?B | −18B | +?N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.00 | 1460 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 12469491 | 0 | — | −4N | +?B | −7N | +?B | +?B | −11N | −9B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.00 | 1383 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 561002550 | 0 | — | +?B | −6N | =19B | +23N | −8B | −9N | −17B | 2.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 4.25 | 1399 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 561016845 | 0 | — | −7N | =15B | +?N | −22B | −19B | −17N | +25B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.75 | 741 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Nguyen Pham Bich Ngoc | 0 | VIE | F | −3B | +18N | +19N | −5B | −10N | −12B | 2.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 7.00 | 836 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 561018023 | 0 | — | +?B | −5N | F | −11B | −16N | −12B | −23N | 1.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0.00 | 883 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 561017817 | 0 | — | −11N | −?B | −?B | −?N | −?B | F | −?N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 753 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bui Cong MinhVIE+44.85.5 pts · #4
- 2Dao Khanh LamVIE+22.84.5 pts · #3
- 3Luu Huong Cuong ThinhVIE+10.26.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Le Nguyen Nhat QuangVIE-34.04.0 pts · #26
- 2Huynh Xuan AnVIE-27.24.5 pts · #14
- 3Tran Kim AnVIE-23.23.5 pts · #13