Scouting report: Ngoc Truong Son Nguyen (GM, VIE)

4,065 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (3,708 classical, 157 rapid, 220 blitz): 52% wins, 26% draws, 22% losses. FIDE rating 2600 standard, 2502 rapid, 2534 blitz. 688 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.23 blunders per game.

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Ngoc Truong Son Nguyen

GM

Vietnamborn 1990FIDE ID 12401110

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2450
2550
2650
2635 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2600
2534
2502
2665peak, Nov 2011
4,065games
2,115wins, 52%
1,069draws, 26%
881losses, 22%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.5% average
Solid conversion: 81%
Very consistent (90%)
Very precise: only 0.2 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (68% in 1069 games)

Play against Nguyen's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 4,065 games

Openings

4,065 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Alekhine Defense1.e4 f6 2.c3 d511 games, last played last week63.6%losses
French: Exchange1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd59 games44.4%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Benoni1.d4 f6 2.c4 c513 games84.6%wins
Queen's Gambit Accepted1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc410 games80.0%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 688 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.6%
Middlegame
92.9%
Endgame
94.5%
Clutch factor
+4%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
91%
Problematic pieces
27%
200 err
19%
142 err
15%
111 err
15%
109 err
13%
96 err
12%
92 err
Critical moment
Move 44 avg
1%
1-15
10%
16-25
28%
26-35
20%
36-45
41%
46+
41% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
22
20
21
24
22
23
21
Few
Many
d4
24
e3
23
f4
22
f6
22
c4
21
d4/e3 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#12
xd4?? vs Bok
Opening · OTB · 2026
#17
f8?? vs Shandrygin
Middlegame · OTB · 2026
#23
f3?? vs Xiong
Middlegame · OTB · 2026
#69
f3?? vs Martinez Alcantara
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#14
ad1?? vs Khanbutaev
Middlegame · OTB · 2026
#42
d6?? vs Pankiv
Endgame · OTB · 2026

Recent games

Zhigalko, Sergei(2572)

2nd 3-0 Thu 3rd Sep 2026 · 3 Sept 2026

1–0
Matlakov, Maxim(2596)

2nd 3-0 Thu 3rd Sep 2026 · 3 Sept 2026

0–1
Sarana, Alexey(2666)

2nd 3-0 Thu 3rd Sep 2026 · 3 Sept 2026

1–0
Sklokin, Sergey(2477)

1st 3-0 Thu 3rd Sep 2026 · 3 Sept 2026

0–1
Prasanna, Advik(2051)

2nd 3-0 Thu 3rd Sep 2026 · 3 Sept 2026

1–0
Kosakowski, Jakub(2520)

2nd 3-0 Thu 3rd Sep 2026 · 3 Sept 2026

0–1

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
4,065 games in scope
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1a
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2,045 games55%W26%D19%L
Move
1. e4
10691w
60%1723
68%
1. d4
7961y
48%37%15
67%
1. c4
782y
60%2416
72%
1. f3
721y
49%40%
69%
1. c3
92y
56%33%
61%
1. f4
8
63%1324
69%
1. b3
83y
63%1324
69%
1. d3
22y
100%
100%
1. e3
21y
50%50%
50%
1. g3
115y
100%
100%

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