Trọng Hùng Nguyễn (Kingem)
Meet Trọng Hùng Nguyễn, known across the chess board as Kingem, a Vietnamese Blitz and Bullet warrior whose rating graph looks less like a career and more like a rocket launch. From a modest 1200 rating in 2014 to a blistering 2744 Blitz peak and a 2759 Bullet peak in the mid 2020s, Kingem turned marathon online sessions and midnight queues into a personal chess empire.
From 1200 to the Bullet Elite
Kingem began as a casual enthusiast in early 2014, playing just a handful of games. By 2015 something clicked. He exploded onto the Blitz scene, jumping from around 1400 to 2200 in a single spring, then kept climbing through the years. His preferred battleground is clearly Blitz, where he has logged well over 11,000 games, but his Bullet rating tells an even wilder story: a surge past 2700 in 2025 and a peak of 2759 in early 2026.
His opening choices are as distinctive as his schedule. As White he is a devoted 1.e4 player, and as Black he almost dares opponents to test him. The Scandinavian Defense appears thousands of times in his history, while the Scotch Game and the Sicilian Defense are frequent companions in his battles. He even enjoys offbeat lines like the Alekhine Defense and the Caro-Kann Panov Attack, always looking for the fight.
A Style Built on e4 and Grit
Kingem is a comeback artist. His tactical awareness stats show an absurd 89.73% comeback rate, meaning he rarely folds even when the position goes wrong. He also wins 45.56% of games after losing a piece, a figure that terrifies opponents who think a material lead is safe. His games are long, grinding affairs, averaging around 74 moves in wins, and he loves to play out endgames, reaching the endgame phase in about 80% of his games.
He is not a quitter. His early resignation rate sits at a tiny 0.48%, which is a polite way of saying he will happily defend a lost position until the clock runs out or the king falls. With a longest winning streak of 21 games, he can also be unstoppable when the mood takes him. His one glaring weakness is a tendency toward streaks, including an 18 game losing skid that would have broken lesser players.
Rivalries That Define a Legend
No biography of Kingem would be complete without his fierce rivalries. His most played opponent is Chấn Hào Liêu, with a staggering 176 games between them. Kingem owns that matchup, winning 144 times against just 27 losses. Then there is linhxue, his personal nightmare, who has beaten him 118 times in 162 meetings. Every Kingem fan knows the tension when these two meet, a true David and Goliath story where Kingem is sometimes David and sometimes Goliath.
Other regular sparring partners include ladycockroach, journey_to_grandmaster_yt, and sieusaobian, each contributing to the hundreds of battles that shaped his style. His overall win rate sits just above 49% in Blitz, which is remarkable given the incredibly strong opposition he regularly faces.
Life as a Night Owl
Kingem is clearly a creature of the night. His best time of day is 02:00, when the rest of the world is asleep and only the truly devoted remain online. His tilt factor is 18, which is remarkably low for someone who plays tens of thousands of lightning-fast games. He somehow keeps his cool at 2 AM while navigating the Dragon Variation and dodging Amazon Gambits.
From his early days at 1200 to his current status as a 2600+ danger to anyone on the board, Trọng Hùng Nguyễn has become one of the most recognizable Vietnamese grinders online. He is proof that the fastest time controls can still produce deep, fighting chess, and that the kingdom of Kingem is always open for business.