GMThai Dai Van Nguyen
- FIDE ID
- 358878
About Thai Dai Van Nguyen
Thai Dai Van Nguyen was born in Prague in 2001 to a family with Vietnamese roots. He won the Czech under-10 championship in 2011, followed by consecutive under-12 titles in 2012 and 2013. He became an international master in 2016. In 2017, he won two First Saturday tournaments in Budapest. Show more
Thai Dai Van Nguyen was born in Prague in 2001 to a family with Vietnamese roots. He won the Czech under-10 championship in 2011, followed by consecutive under-12 titles in 2012 and 2013. He became an international master in 2016. In 2017, he won two First Saturday tournaments in Budapest. The following year, at sixteen, he became the Czech Republic's youngest grandmaster at the time.
Nguyen won the European under-18 championship in Bratislava in 2019. He competed in the 2021 World Cup, eliminating Ádám Kozák before losing to Andrey Esipenko. His 2025 Tata Steel Challengers victory brought promotion to the elite Masters section. He shared first in the classical event with Aydin Suleymanli and won their rapid playoff. He made his Tata Steel Masters debut in 2026.
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Available Games
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-09 (UTC).
Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).
| # | Date | Event | Site | Round | White | Black | Result | Moves | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | 2023-12-16 | European Blitz 2023 | Zagreb CRO | 6.9 | Bojan Maksimovic | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | 1/2-1/2 | 52 | Open |
| 152 | 2023-12-16 | European Blitz 2023 | Zagreb CRO | 5.15 | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | Lyubomir Danov | 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 153 | 2023-12-16 | European Blitz 2023 | Zagreb CRO | 4.3 | Goran Djurovic | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | 0-1 | 43 | Open |
| 154 | 2023-12-16 | European Blitz 2023 | Zagreb CRO | 2.15 | Davorin Mikluc | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | 1/2-1/2 | 89 | Open |
| 155 | 2023-12-16 | European Blitz 2023 | Zagreb CRO | 13.12 | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | Valentin Baidetskyi | 0-1 | 45 | Open |
| 156 | 2023-12-16 | European Blitz 2023 | Zagreb CRO | 12.14 | Valentin Dragnev | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | 1/2-1/2 | 69 | Open |
| 157 | 2023-12-16 | European Blitz 2023 | Zagreb CRO | 11.19 | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | Novak Cabarkapa | 1-0 | 27 | Open |
| 158 | 2023-12-16 | European Blitz 2023 | Zagreb CRO | 10.12 | Marko Nenezic | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | 1-0 | 71 | Open |
| 159 | 2023-12-16 | European Blitz 2023 | Zagreb CRO | 1.16 | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | Nadiia Shpanko | 1-0 | 49 | Open |
| 160 | 2023-12-15 | European Rapid 2023 | Zagreb CRO | 9.25 | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | Vladimir Jr. Bukal | 1/2-1/2 | 25 | Open |
| 161 | 2023-12-15 | European Rapid 2023 | Zagreb CRO | 8.36 | Rafail Antoniou | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 162 | 2023-12-15 | European Rapid 2023 | Zagreb CRO | 7.22 | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | Bogdan Lalic | 0-1 | 52 | Open |
| 163 | 2023-12-15 | European Rapid 2023 | Zagreb CRO | 11.2 | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | Valentin Baidetskyi | 1/2-1/2 | 36 | Open |
| 164 | 2023-12-15 | European Rapid 2023 | Zagreb CRO | 10.26 | Endrit Uruci | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | 0-1 | 34 | Open |
| 165 | 2023-12-14 | European Rapid 2023 | Zagreb CRO | 6.34 | Ferenc Langheinrich | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | 0-1 | 49 | Open |
| 166 | 2023-12-14 | European Rapid 2023 | Zagreb CRO | 4.26 | Helgi Ass Gretarsson | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | 1-0 | 46 | Open |
| 167 | 2023-12-14 | European Rapid 2023 | Zagreb CRO | 2.24 | David Haszon | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | 1/2-1/2 | 59 | Open |
| 168 | 2023-12-14 | European Rapid 2023 | Zagreb CRO | 1.25 | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | Christian Iro | 1-0 | 25 | Open |
| 169 | 2023-11-20 | 24th European Teams | Budva MNE | 9.3 | Elham Amar | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | 1/2-1/2 | 60 | Open |
| 170 | 2023-11-19 | 24th European Teams | Budva MNE | 8.9 | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | Valery Kazakouski | 1-0 | 37 | Open |
| 171 | 2023-11-18 | 24th European Teams | Budva MNE | 7.6 | Jules Moussard | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | 1-0 | 53 | Open |
| 172 | 2023-11-17 | 24th European Teams | Budva MNE | 6.9 | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | Luca Jr Moroni | 1/2-1/2 | 34 | Open |
| 173 | 2023-11-15 | 24th European Teams | Budva MNE | 5.9 | Viktor Gazik | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 174 | 2023-11-14 | 24th European Teams | Budva MNE | 4.12 | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | Mikheil Mchedlishvili | 1-0 | 53 | Open |
| 175 | 2023-11-13 | 24th European Teams | Budva MNE | 3.6 | Bogdan-Daniel Deac | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | 1/2-1/2 | 42 | Open |
| 176 | 2023-11-12 | 24th European Teams | Budva MNE | 2.4 | Michael Adams | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | 1/2-1/2 | 31 | Open |
| 177 | 2023-11-11 | 24th European Teams | Budva MNE | 1.13 | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | Filip Pancevski | 1-0 | 69 | Open |
| 178 | 2023-11-05 | FIDE Grand Swiss 2023 | Douglas IOM | 11.39 | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | Nijat Abasov | 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 179 | 2023-11-04 | FIDE Grand Swiss 2023 | Douglas IOM | 10.43 | Mircea-Emilian Parligras | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | 0-1 | 65 | Open |
| 180 | 2023-11-03 | FIDE Grand Swiss 2023 | Douglas IOM | 9.51 | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | Ihor Samunenkov | 1/2-1/2 | 66 | Open |
| 181 | 2023-11-02 | FIDE Grand Swiss 2023 | Douglas IOM | 8.39 | David Navara | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | 1-0 | 35 | Open |
| 182 | 2023-11-01 | FIDE Grand Swiss 2023 | Douglas IOM | 7.25 | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 0-1 | 44 | Open |
| 183 | 2023-10-30 | FIDE Grand Swiss 2023 | Douglas IOM | 6.19 | Alexey Sarana | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | 1-0 | 41 | Open |
| 184 | 2023-10-29 | FIDE Grand Swiss 2023 | Douglas IOM | 5.17 | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | Vladimir Fedoseev | 1/2-1/2 | 56 | Open |
| 185 | 2023-10-28 | FIDE Grand Swiss 2023 | Douglas IOM | 4.32 | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | Alexander Donchenko | 1-0 | 31 | Open |
| 186 | 2023-10-27 | FIDE Grand Swiss 2023 | Douglas IOM | 3.32 | Bassem Amin | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | 1/2-1/2 | 24 | Open |
| 187 | 2023-10-26 | FIDE Grand Swiss 2023 | Douglas IOM | 2.31 | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | Jeffery Xiong | 1/2-1/2 | 51 | Open |
| 188 | 2023-10-25 | FIDE Grand Swiss 2023 | Douglas IOM | 1.22 | Sam Shankland | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | 1/2-1/2 | 48 | Open |
| 189 | 2023-10-14 | TCh-CZE Extraliga 2023-24 | Czech Republic CZE | 1.4 | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | Vlastimil Babula | 1-0 | 61 | Open |
| 190 | 2023-10-07 | 38th ECC Open 2023 | Durres ALB | 7.1 | Jorden Van Foreest | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 191 | 2023-10-06 | 38th ECC Open 2023 | Durres ALB | 6.1 | Ahmad Ahmadzada | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | 1/2-1/2 | 31 | Open |
| 192 | 2023-10-05 | 38th ECC Open 2023 | Durres ALB | 5.2 | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | V Pranav | 1/2-1/2 | 52 | Open |
| 193 | 2023-10-04 | 38th ECC Open 2023 | Durres ALB | 4.3 | Ivan Cheparinov | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | 1/2-1/2 | 31 | Open |
| 194 | 2023-10-03 | 38th ECC Open 2023 | Durres ALB | 3.3 | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | Alon Greenfeld | 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 195 | 2023-10-02 | 38th ECC Open 2023 | Durres ALB | 2.3 | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | Spartak Grigorian | 1-0 | 48 | Open |
| 196 | 2023-10-01 | 38th ECC Open 2023 | Durres ALB | 1.3 | Siem Van Dael | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | 0-1 | 33 | Open |
| 197 | 2023-09-26 | TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2023 | Lublin POL | 9.2 | Nils Grandelius | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | 1/2-1/2 | 14 | Open |
| 198 | 2023-09-25 | TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2023 | Lublin POL | 8.5 | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | Jergus Pechac | 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 199 | 2023-09-24 | TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2023 | Lublin POL | 7.1 | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | Radoslaw Wojtaszek | 1/2-1/2 | 27 | Open |
| 200 | 2023-09-23 | TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2023 | Lublin POL | 6.5 | David Navara | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | 1-0 | 32 | Open |