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

4,182 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,216 classical, 306 rapid, 2,660 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

TitleGrandmasterFederationVietnamBorn1990FIDE ID12401110

Classical2600
Rapid2502
Blitz2534
Games4,182
W · D · L52 / 26 / 22
Peak2665

Rating history

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2650
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Classical2600Rapid2502Blitz2534no games played
Accuracy by phase
96.6%Opening92.9%Middlegame94.5%Endgame
Clutch factor
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Play style

Elite accuracy: 93.5% average
High resilience (58%): Dangerous even when losing
Solid conversion: 83%
Very consistent (90%)
Very precise: only 0.2 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (68% in 1129 games)

Recent games

Xiao, Tong(QD)(2598)

3rd 3-0 Thursday · 15 Oct 2026

½–½
Pham Tran Gia Phuc(2432)

1st 3-0 Thursday · 15 Oct 2026

0–1
Deichmann, Esteban Horacio(2236)

3rd 3-0 Thursday · 15 Oct 2026

1–0
Xiong, Jeffery(2656)

3rd 3-0 Thursday · 15 Oct 2026

½–½
Kona, Vidip(2108)

3rd 3-0 Thursday · 15 Oct 2026

0–1

Play against Nguyen's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 4,182 games

Openings

2,105 games as White · scores 67.9%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Alekhine Defense1.e4 ♞f6 2.♞c3 d514 games, last played last week57.1%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

By family

open a family to see its lines
PRO
4,182 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 67.9%
46867.4%—
25467.9%—
19070.0%—
17568.3%—
11764.1%−3.8 pts
10765.4%—
10668.9%—
10268.6%—

Mistakes

Problematic pieces
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Critical moment
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Error heatmap · Critical squares
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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
4,182 games in scope
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2,105 games55%W26%D19%L
Move
1. e4
11291w
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. b3
83y
63%1324
69%
1. f4
8—
63%1324
69%
1. d3
22y
100%
100%
1. e3
22y
50%50%
50%
1. g3
115y
100%
100%

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