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The 2015 Vietnam Chess Championship was organized by Liên đoàn Cờ Việt Nam from July 16 through July 24.

The event was a 9-round Swiss tournament that gathered 82 players from 14 different countries.

The 19-year-old FM Tuan Minh Le emerged a sole winner with 7/9 points. He added 14 new Elo points to his rating and left the nearest followers half a point behind.

The second place was shared in a seven-way tie by IM Thanh Son Nguyen, GM Duc Hoa Nguyen, GM Huynh Minh Huy Nguyen, IM Van Hai Nguyen, GM Sang Cao, IM Hoang Thai Tu and IM Tuan Minh Tran, after the whole group finished the event with 6,5 points.

Tournament website

Final standings:

1 FM Le Tuan Minh HNO 2429 7
2 IM Nguyen Thanh Son DAN 2393 6,5
3 GM Nguyen Duc Hoa CTH 2500 6,5
4 GM Nguyen Huynh Minh Huy HCM 2504 6,5
5 IM Nguyen Van Hai HNO 2352 6,5
6 GM Cao Sang LDO 2433 6,5
7 IM Tu Hoang Thai HCM 2244 6,5
8 IM Tran Tuan Minh HNO 2425 6,5
9 IM Nguyen Van Huy HNO 2457 6
10 Tran Quoc Dung HCM 2286 6
11 Duong Thuong Cong QDO 2053 6
12 FM Nguyen Anh Khoi HCM 2358 6
13 FM Dinh Duc Trong DAN 2347 6
14 FM Bui Trong Hao BNI 2207 6
15 IM Duong The Anh QDO 2317 6

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