The 2026 Asian Individual Chess Championship will also compete in the final round, round 9, in Mongolia on June 6 local time.
5 chess players of the Vietnamese Chess Team including Pham Tran Gia Phuc, Dau Khuong Duy, Dinh Nho Kiet, Luong Phuong Hanh, Nguyen Thanh Thuy Tien completed the second-to-last set (set 8).
In the 8th set, Dau Khuong Duy was expected to achieve a good result to continue to enter the leading group. However, in the match against Grandmaster Najer Evgeniy, Dau Khuong Duy was held to a draw.
In this set, Khuong Duy played black, so he did not have an advantage over his opponent. The draw in set 8 brought Khuong Duy's current achievement of 5.5 points, ranking 20th.
Currently, leading is Chinese player Kong Xiangrui (6.5 points).
Also in the men's group, player Pham Tran Gia Phuc is currently ranked 22nd because he has only achieved 5 points after 8 games. Player Dinh Nho Kiet has 4 points after 8 games, so he is ranked 78th.
Each player only has one final game left to improve their ranking before finishing the competition.
In the women's category, grandmaster Luong Phuong Hanh only has 4 points, ranking 56th, while chess player Nguyen Thanh Thuy Tien achieved 3.5 points, ranking 66th.
The 2026 Asian Individual Chess Championship will compete in 9 standard chess games, according to the Swiss system.
