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Pham Le Thao Nguyen
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Pham Le Thao Nguyen

VietnamBorn 1987 (age 39)FIDE ID 12401226

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2342

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Pham Le Thao Nguyen's classical titles

3 classical titles, newest first

  • Vietnamese Championship 20191st
  • Vietnamese Championship 20121st
  • Vietnamese Championship 20081st
  • Vietnamese Championship×3

Luft classical rating

Not ranked yet: the Luft classical rating needs at least 10 classical games in top events over the last year.

Openings

Their most-played, from 7 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Pawn Game150%
King's Indian Defense150%
Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense10%

Queen's Pawn Game

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
London System150%

King's Indian Defense

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation150%

Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 0, lost 1 · 0%

VariationGamesScore
Main line10%

Slav Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Chebanenko Variation225%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Attack150%

Philidor Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 0, lost 1 · 0%

VariationGamesScore
Lion Variation10%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20264/8−12−12
FIDE World Cup 20257 Jul 2025½/2−17−17
Qatar Masters 20243 Dec 2024=60th−3−2
45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 202422 Sep 20245½/9+8+7

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMG. Mammadzada16 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242433
GMA. Stefanova20 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242416
WGMQ. Gong13 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242250
WGMJ. Movsesian18 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242198
WIMT. Kanyamarala12 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242179

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMZhu JinerLast 27 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262002
WFMK. MgeladzeLast 7 Jul 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252011
WIMT. KanyamaralaLast 12 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20241100
WGMQ. GongLast 13 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20241100
IML. MkrtchianLast 14 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20241010

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How attributes are calculated

From their games in top events over the last 12 months, each judged against the opponent's rating

  • TacticsHow well they score in sharp games they chose to make sharp.
  • PositionalHow well they score in quiet, manoeuvring games they steered.
  • EndgameHow they do in endgames against what the position promised when it began: converting a winning one earns a little, saving a losing one earns a lot, and throwing a winning one costs a lot.
  • OpeningsThe engine's verdict on their position around moves 15 to 20, against what's normal for that colour, as the score it points to. Over the last 4 years, with older games counting less.
  • ComposureHow well they score under pressure: the game straight after a loss, and the last 3 games of an event while they can still win it. Over the last 4 years.
  • DefenceHow they do in games where they were 0.8 pawns or more worse after move 18, against what that position usually scores: holding the draw earns, turning it around earns more, and losing costs a little.
  • SpeedTheir Luft rapid and blitz ratings. With neither, an estimate a little below their classical level.
  • ConsistencyTheir Luft rating, less their off days: tournaments (5+ games each) over the last 4 years where they played 50+ below it. Anything better never counts against them.

  • "How well they score" is a performance rating: the opponent's rating, plus 400 for a win and minus 400 for a loss, averaged. So it's always judged against who they played.

    The score out of 100: 80 is a 2600 level, and each 13 rating points adds one, so 2860 and up is 100.

    Fair to everyone: with only a few games of a kind, the result leans towards their overall Luft rating. Strengths and weaknesses are measured against their overall level and compared with the top 100, so a specialist's best side stands out. A little recent form is added to all but Speed.