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27th Royal rated chess series 2026

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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.

Location
🇻🇳Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Dates
08 Jun 2026 → 12 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇻🇳Ha Thi My Duyen1760
Avg top 10
1,646
Participants
26
Federations · 1 represented
🇻🇳Vietnam×20
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Vu Duc Bao Khanh led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
12
5
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Khanh takes lead
R9 · LEADER CHANGE12 Jun

Vu Duc Bao Khanh takes the sole lead (7.5/9).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Vu Duc Bao Khanh drew with Ho Minh Duc (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

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

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Vu Duc Bao Khanh1543VIE+15B+19N+7B=3N=2B+18N+4B+10N=5B7.542.045.536.001952+75.2
2Ho Minh Duc1700VIE+13N+8B+5N+22B=1N+7B=3N+11BF7.041.041.034.001932+38.9
3Huynh Khanh Lam0VIE+22N+17B+4N=1B=11N+10B=2B+7N6B6.543.546.531.5016880.0
4Nguyen Thanh Nhan1516VIE+23B=12N3B=8N+14B+11B1N+16N+7B6.040.543.024.501721+64.0
5Nguyen Tri Dung0VIE+16B+14N2B7N10B+23N+12B+18N=1N5.539.542.021.7516080.0
6Ha Thi My Duyen1760VIE14B10N+26B=23N+13B+8N7N+17B+3N5.535.036.021.251552-40.8
7Nguyen Gia Minh1535VIE+24N+21B1N+5B+17N2N+6B3B4N5.044.547.020.001572+8.0
8Vu Hao Nhien1484VIE+18B2N=17N=4B=22N6B=15N+21B+11N5.037.040.019.251665+64.4
9Nguyen Huynh Hong Ngoc1606VIE=10B18N=21N+24B=12N+22B11N=13B+17N5.030.032.516.751670+14.0
10Nguyen Minh Khoi0VIE=9N+6B=12N=19B+5N3N+18B1BF4.541.041.020.7516750.0
11Vo Nguyen Thanh Tuan1568VIE21N+15B+24N+12B=3B4N+9B2N8B4.540.543.018.751384-38.4
12FIDE 5610165000+25N=4B=10B11N=9B=20N5N15B+21N4.036.038.014.5014930.0
13FIDE 56101716702B+20N=18B17B6N+25N+14B=9N15N4.036.038.013.7516060.0
14Nguyen, Thanh Dat1489VIE+6N5B22N+25B4N=15B13N+19B=20N4.035.037.014.751564+13.2
15Nguyen Truc Khanh Duy0VIE1N11N16BF+25B=14N=8B+12N+13B4.035.035.014.5012860.0
16Nguyen Trinh Hong Dang1547VIE5N24B+15NF+26B+21B+17N4BF4.025.525.511.501608+6.4
17Tran Hoang Nhat Nghi1699VIE+26B3N=8B+13N7B+19N16B6N9B3.538.539.511.001220-109.6
18Le Minh Tri1712VIE8N+9B=13N+21B+19N1B10N5BF3.538.038.013.501419-46.0
19Nguyen Duong Nha Uyen0VIE+20B1B+25N=10N18B17B21N14N+26B3.531.532.58.7513740.0
20Le Quang Khanh1628VIE19N13BF+26N+24B=12BF=23N=14B3.521.521.58.751489-7.6
21FIDE 5610179220+11B7N=9B18N=23B16N+19B8N12B3.034.537.011.7513820.0
22Le Xuan Vien1701VIE3B+26N+14B2N=8B9NFF=23B3.031.031.08.751483-47.2
23FIDE 1245960704N25BF=6B=21N5B=24N=20B=22N2.531.031.08.7515640.0
24Tran Thien Khai0VIE7B+16N11B9N20N26B=23B+25NF2.527.527.57.2513370.0
25FIDE 561018473012B+23N19B14N15N13B+26N24BF2.025.525.53.506890.0
26FIDE 12490857017N22B6N20B16N+24N25BF19N1.027.527.52.508670.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets