5th V-Chess Rated Standard Chess Tournament 2026 - Challenger

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40 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 27 Jun 2026 to 28 Jun 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Top 10 Elo average was 1614, and top seed was Anh Khoa Nguyen (🇻🇳 VIE, 1691).

Anh Khoa Nguyen (🇻🇳 VIE, 1691) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Vo Mai Phuong (5.5) and Ly Kha Han (5.5). Nguyen won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Vo Hoang Minh (1467) beat Bui Cong Minh (1637), a +170-point gap.

Location

🇻🇳Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Dates

27 Jun 2026 → 28 Jun 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇻🇳Anh Khoa Nguyen1691

Avg top 10

1,614

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇻🇳Vietnam×30

Top 3

🥇
Anh Khoa Nguyen
🇻🇳VIE·1691
6.0pts·1857perf+47.6
🥈
Vo Mai Phuong
🇻🇳VIE·1691
5.5pts·1801perf+33.6
🥉
Ly Kha Han
🇻🇳VIE·1607
5.5pts·1783perf+48.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Anh Khoa Nguyen led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Nguyen6Phuong5.5Han5.5Thong5Minh5Minh5

R4–R7 · LEAD HELD

Anh Khoa Nguyen held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Anh Khoa Nguyen drew with Vo Mai Phuong (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Anh Khoa Nguyen 4 wins (R1–R4)Ly Kha Han 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Anh Khoa Nguyen	*	½	1	½
2Vo Mai Phuong	½	*	½	½
3Ly Kha Han	0	½	*	—
4Hoang Ba Huy Thong	½	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Nguyen, Anh Khoa	1691	VIE	+30N	+14B	+24N	+3B	=2N	+5B	=4N	6.0	28.0	31.0	25.75	1857	+47.6
2	Vo Mai Phuong	1691	VIE	+29B	+25N	=4B	+12N	=1B	+7N	=3B	5.5	28.0	31.0	22.75	1801	+33.6
3	Ly Kha Han	1607	VIE	+39B	+17N	+26B	−1N	+13B	+12N	=2N	5.5	26.0	27.0	18.25	1783	+48.0
4	Hoang Ba Huy Thong	1534	VIE	+33N	+9B	=2N	=5B	=8N	+20B	=1B	5.0	29.0	31.0	20.50	1665	+35.6
5	Nguyen Gia Minh	1535	VIE	+34B	+18N	=13B	=4N	+26B	−1N	+12B	5.0	25.5	27.5	17.00	1635	+21.6
6	Vo Hoang Minh	1467	VIE	+37B	−12N	+18B	−26N	+25B	+24B	+13N	5.0	20.5	22.5	15.50	1778	+64.4
7	Nguyen Ngoc Phong	1659	VIE	−27B	+38N	+10N	+21B	+9N	−2B	=8N	4.5	25.5	26.5	15.75	1597	-10.4
8	Le Trong Nghia	1540	VIE	+16B	+27N	−12B	+22N	=4B	=13N	=7B	4.5	25.0	28.0	17.25	1540	-1.2
9	Nguyen Chi Dung	0	VIE	+?B	−4N	+17B	+10N	−7B	=14B	+21N	4.5	25.0	25.0	13.50	1554	0.0
10	Bui Le Minh Tam	1559	VIE	+38B	=15N	−7B	−9B	+27N	+25N	+17B	4.5	22.5	23.5	12.50	1613	+11.2
11	Dinh Lang Truong Phuoc	0	VIE	−12B	+35N	−?B	+18N	+?B	=17N	+24B	4.5	16.0	16.0	10.25	1555	0.0
12	Nguyen Vu Bao Chau	1678	VIE	+11N	+6B	+8N	−2B	+14N	−3B	−5N	4.0	30.0	34.0	18.00	1553	-39.6
13	Bui Cong Minh	1637	VIE	+21N	+22B	=5N	+24B	−3N	=8B	−6B	4.0	27.0	30.0	14.75	1467	-46.0
14	Nguyen Hoang Bao Huy	1479	VIE	+36B	−1N	+29B	+32N	−12B	=9N	=15B	4.0	23.5	25.5	11.25	1337	-20.0
15	Le Nguyen Minh Nghia	1461	VIE	+32N	=10B	−20N	=19B	=21N	+22B	=14N	4.0	22.5	24.5	13.25	1390	-11.2
16	Le Hong Vu	0	VIE	−8N	−28B	+23N	−?N	+33B	+32B	+35N	4.0	17.0	17.0	9.50	704	0.0
17	Do Quang Hieu	1474	VIE	+40N	−3B	−9N	+34B	+19N	=11B	−10N	3.5	24.5	24.5	7.75	783	-28.0
18	Nguyen Khanh Dang	0	VIE	+28N	−5B	−6N	−11B	+34N	+31B	=19N	3.5	24.0	26.0	9.75	1368	0.0
19	FIDE 561021113	0	—	+?B	−24N	=25B	=15N	−17B	+30N	=18B	3.5	20.0	20.0	8.25	1490	0.0
20	Le Minh Quang	1506	VIE	+35B	−26N	+15B	−37N	+32B	−4N	=23B	3.5	19.5	21.5	9.75	1498	-0.8
21	FIDE 561002640	0	—	−13B	+36N	+?B	−7N	=15B	+?N	−9B	3.5	19.0	19.0	4.00	1559	0.0
22	FIDE 13225774	0	—	+?B	−13N	+?B	−8B	=28N	−15N	+?B	3.5	15.5	15.5	1.50	1533	0.0
23	Nguyen Huy Nhat Minh	0	VIE	−25B	−?N	−16B	+39N	+40B	+29N	=20N	3.5	14.5	14.5	5.75	1220	0.0
24	Duong Danh Phat	1546	VIE	+31N	+19B	−1B	−13N	+30B	−6N	−11N	3.0	26.0	29.0	9.50	1367	-37.6
25	Phan Khac Hoang Bach	1477	VIE	+23N	−2B	=19N	+28B	−6N	−10B	=27N	3.0	25.0	28.0	9.75	1355	-25.2
26	FIDE 12459020	0	—	F	+20B	−3N	+6B	−5N	F	+28N	3.0	22.0	22.0	11.50	1538	0.0
27	Do Dang Khoa	0	VIE	+7N	−8B	=28N	F	−10B	+38N	=25B	3.0	20.5	20.5	8.50	1470	0.0
28	Le Hong Anh	1476	VIE	−18B	+16N	=27B	−25N	=22B	+36N	−26B	3.0	20.0	22.0	9.25	677	-20.0
29	Dam Minh Duc	0	VIE	−2N	+40B	−14N	=36B	=31N	−23B	+33N	3.0	20.0	20.0	4.50	785	0.0
30	Nguyen Pham Bich Ngoc	1444	VIE	−1B	+34N	−37N	+33B	−24N	−19B	+32N	3.0	18.5	20.5	6.00	819	-22.0
31	FIDE 561011185	0	—	−24B	−?N	+35B	=?N	=29B	−18N	+?B	3.0	11.5	11.5	3.50	1454	0.0
32	Nguyen Thanh Lam	0	VIE	−15B	+39N	+38B	−14B	−20N	−16N	−30B	2.0	19.5	20.5	2.00	673	0.0
33	FIDE 561015571	0	—	−4B	−?N	+39B	−30N	−16N	+34B	−29B	2.0	18.0	18.0	3.00	706	0.0
34	FIDE 561021555	0	—	−5N	−30B	+40N	−17N	−18B	−33N	+38B	2.0	18.0	18.0	1.00	684	0.0
35	Mai Huy Son	0	VIE	−20N	−11B	−31N	F	+38B	+?N	−16B	2.0	16.0	16.0	1.00	1523	0.0
36	Nguyen Ho Bich Lam	0	VIE	−14N	−21B	F	=29N	=?B	−28B	+39N	2.0	14.5	14.5	2.50	1225	0.0
37	Nguyen Ngoc Lan Phuong	0	VIE	−6N	F	+30B	+20B	F	F	F	2.0	11.5	11.5	6.50	1492	0.0
38	FIDE 561021520	0	—	−10N	−7B	−32N	+40B	−35N	−27B	−34N	1.0	18.0	18.0	0.00	809	0.0
39	FIDE 561021423	0	—	−3N	−32B	−33N	−23B	F	+40N	−36B	1.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	807	0.0
40	FIDE 561021512	0	—	−17B	−29N	−34B	−38N	−23N	−39B	F	0.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	674	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Vo Hoang MinhVIE
+64.4
5.0 pts · #10
2Ly Kha HanVIE
+48.0
5.5 pts · #3
3Nguyen, Anh KhoaVIE
+47.6
6.0 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Bui Cong MinhVIE
-46.0
4.0 pts · #15
2Nguyen Vu Bao ChauVIE
-39.6
4.0 pts · #9
3Duong Danh PhatVIE
-37.6
3.0 pts · #22

Biggest upsets

R7+170 Elo gap
Vo Hoang Minh1467 beat Bui Cong Minh1637
R7+143 Elo gap
Nguyen Gia Minh1535 beat Nguyen Vu Bao Chau1678