27th Royal rated chess series 2026
26 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 08 Jun 2026 to 12 Jun 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Top 10 Elo average was 1646, and top seed was Ha Thi My Duyen (🇻🇳 VIE, 1760).
Vu Duc Bao Khanh (🇻🇳 VIE, 1543) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Ho Minh Duc (7.0) and Huynh Khanh Lam (6.5). Khanh shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Thanh Dat Nguyen (1489) beat Ha Thi My Duyen (1760), a +271-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsVu Duc Bao Khanh led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Vu Duc Bao Khanh takes the sole lead (7.5/9).
Vu Duc Bao Khanh drew with Ho Minh Duc (White).
Vu Duc Bao Khanh 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R6–R8)Ho Minh Duc 4 wins (R1–R4)Huynh Khanh Lam 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Vu Duc Bao Khanh | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Ho Minh Duc | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Huynh Khanh Lam | ½ | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Nguyen Thanh Nhan | 0 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vu Duc Bao Khanh | 1543 | VIE | +15B | +19N | +7B | =3N | =2B | +18N | +4B | +10N | =5B | 7.5 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 36.00 | 1952 | +75.2 |
| 2 | Ho Minh Duc | 1700 | VIE | +13N | +8B | +5N | +22B | =1N | +7B | =3N | +11B | F | 7.0 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 34.00 | 1932 | +38.9 |
| 3 | Huynh Khanh Lam | 0 | VIE | +22N | +17B | +4N | =1B | =11N | +10B | =2B | +7N | −6B | 6.5 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 31.50 | 1688 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Nguyen Thanh Nhan | 1516 | VIE | +23B | =12N | −3B | =8N | +14B | +11B | −1N | +16N | +7B | 6.0 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 24.50 | 1721 | +64.0 |
| 5 | Nguyen Tri Dung | 0 | VIE | +16B | +14N | −2B | −7N | −10B | +23N | +12B | +18N | =1N | 5.5 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 21.75 | 1608 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Ha Thi My Duyen | 1760 | VIE | −14B | −10N | +26B | =23N | +13B | +8N | −7N | +17B | +3N | 5.5 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 21.25 | 1552 | -40.8 |
| 7 | Nguyen Gia Minh | 1535 | VIE | +24N | +21B | −1N | +5B | +17N | −2N | +6B | −3B | −4N | 5.0 | 44.5 | 47.0 | 20.00 | 1572 | +8.0 |
| 8 | Vu Hao Nhien | 1484 | VIE | +18B | −2N | =17N | =4B | =22N | −6B | =15N | +21B | +11N | 5.0 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 19.25 | 1665 | +64.4 |
| 9 | Nguyen Huynh Hong Ngoc | 1606 | VIE | =10B | −18N | =21N | +24B | =12N | +22B | −11N | =13B | +17N | 5.0 | 30.0 | 32.5 | 16.75 | 1670 | +14.0 |
| 10 | Nguyen Minh Khoi | 0 | VIE | =9N | +6B | =12N | =19B | +5N | −3N | +18B | −1B | F | 4.5 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 20.75 | 1675 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Vo Nguyen Thanh Tuan | 1568 | VIE | −21N | +15B | +24N | +12B | =3B | −4N | +9B | −2N | −8B | 4.5 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 18.75 | 1384 | -38.4 |
| 12 | FIDE 561016500 | 0 | — | +25N | =4B | =10B | −11N | =9B | =20N | −5N | −15B | +21N | 4.0 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 14.50 | 1493 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 561017167 | 0 | — | −2B | +20N | =18B | −17B | −6N | +25N | +14B | =9N | −15N | 4.0 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 13.75 | 1606 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Nguyen, Thanh Dat | 1489 | VIE | +6N | −5B | −22N | +25B | −4N | =15B | −13N | +19B | =20N | 4.0 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 14.75 | 1564 | +13.2 |
| 15 | Nguyen Truc Khanh Duy | 0 | VIE | −1N | −11N | −16B | F | +25B | =14N | =8B | +12N | +13B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 14.50 | 1286 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Nguyen Trinh Hong Dang | 1547 | VIE | −5N | −24B | +15N | F | +26B | +21B | +17N | −4B | F | 4.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 11.50 | 1608 | +6.4 |
| 17 | Tran Hoang Nhat Nghi | 1699 | VIE | +26B | −3N | =8B | +13N | −7B | +19N | −16B | −6N | −9B | 3.5 | 38.5 | 39.5 | 11.00 | 1220 | -109.6 |
| 18 | Le Minh Tri | 1712 | VIE | −8N | +9B | =13N | +21B | +19N | −1B | −10N | −5B | F | 3.5 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 13.50 | 1419 | -46.0 |
| 19 | Nguyen Duong Nha Uyen | 0 | VIE | +20B | −1B | +25N | =10N | −18B | −17B | −21N | −14N | +26B | 3.5 | 31.5 | 32.5 | 8.75 | 1374 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Le Quang Khanh | 1628 | VIE | −19N | −13B | F | +26N | +24B | =12B | F | =23N | =14B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 8.75 | 1489 | -7.6 |
| 21 | FIDE 561017922 | 0 | — | +11B | −7N | =9B | −18N | =23B | −16N | +19B | −8N | −12B | 3.0 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 11.75 | 1382 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Le Xuan Vien | 1701 | VIE | −3B | +26N | +14B | −2N | =8B | −9N | F | F | =23B | 3.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 8.75 | 1483 | -47.2 |
| 23 | FIDE 12459607 | 0 | — | −4N | −25B | F | =6B | =21N | −5B | =24N | =20B | =22N | 2.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 8.75 | 1564 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Tran Thien Khai | 0 | VIE | −7B | +16N | −11B | −9N | −20N | −26B | =23B | +25N | F | 2.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 7.25 | 1337 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 561018473 | 0 | — | −12B | +23N | −19B | −14N | −15N | −13B | +26N | −24B | F | 2.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 3.50 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 12490857 | 0 | — | −17N | −22B | −6N | −20B | −16N | +24N | −25B | F | −19N | 1.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 2.50 | 867 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Vu Duc Bao KhanhVIE+75.27.5 pts · #5
- 2Vu Hao NhienVIE+64.45.0 pts · #4
- 3Nguyen Thanh NhanVIE+64.06.0 pts · #3
- 1Tran Hoang Nhat NghiVIE-109.63.5 pts · #24
- 2Le Xuan VienVIE-47.23.0 pts · #14
- 3Le Minh TriVIE-46.03.5 pts · #19
- R1+271 Elo gap
- R1+228 Elo gap
- R7+225 Elo gap