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Thai Dai Van Nguyen

Thai Dai Van Nguyen
Photo: Frans Peeters, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Peak rating
2677 (March 2025)
Title
Grandmaster (2018)
Federation
Czechia
Born
December 12, 2001, Prague, Czech Republic (age 24)
FIDE ID
358878

A Czech grandmaster from Prague and former European under-18 champion. He won the 2025 Tata Steel Challengers after a rapid playoff with Aydin Suleymanli, earning a place in the 2026 Masters.

He reached a peak of 2677 in March 2025.

Career highlights

  • Won the 2025 Tata Steel Challengers
  • European Under-18 Champion
  • Peak rating 2677 (March 2025)

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Profile last reviewed September 29, 2026. Ratings update monthly from FIDE.