Ngọc Thuỷ Nguyễn Trần - Woman FIDE Master
Meet Ngọc Thuỷ Nguyễn Trần, also known in the chess realm as nanguyen, a formidable Woman FIDE Master who has made a name for themselves on the chessboard with a blend of tactical brilliance and dogged perseverance. This tactical wizard might not secretly be a grandmaster under disguise, but with a longest winning streak of 22 games, one could be forgiven for thinking otherwise!
Rating and Performance
Starting from humble beginnings, Ngọc Thuỷ's rapid rating climbed impressively from just over 1300 in 2014 to a peak near 1960 in 2020. Blitz and bullet formats show even more sparkle, with bullet ratings soaring as high as 2440—that’s lightning speed and sharp calculation in action. Whether it is the slower-paced Daily games or the ultra-fast Bullet battles, nanguyen brings a fierce competitive spirit, boasting solid win records across all time controls.
Playing Style & Strengths
Known for a high endgame frequency (over 76%), Ngọc Thuỷ is the kind of player who enjoys squeezing every last advantage when the kings come out to dance. With an average of 66 moves per win, patience is clearly a virtue here, proving that slow and steady can win the race. Remarkably, after losing a piece, this player has a 100% win rate — talk about turning setbacks into spectacular comebacks!
Watch out opponents: nanguyen has an 83.92% comeback rate, and simply refuses to throw in the towel early, resigning in under 2% of games. It’s clear that Ngọc Thuỷ fights till the end, letting the chessboard be their battlefield and proving that resilience is the best strategy.
Psychological Quirks and Fun Facts
Everyone has their off days. Ngọc Thuỷ’s tilt factor stands at 13 — in other words, if frustration were a chess piece, it would be the pesky knight hopping chaotically across the board. Despite that occasional hiccup, their overall love for the game shines through, with an ongoing winning streak currently at 2 and a penchant for besting longtime opponents such as jack260113 with an outstanding win rate of nearly 85%!
Fun tidbit: Their “Top Secret” opening (because the data is... well, top secret!) yields impressive win rates across all time controls, including a dazzling 80% win rate in Daily games. Whether it’s blitz, bullet, rapid, or daily, nanguyen refuses to be outfoxed.
Legacy & Community
As a respected member of the chess community, Ngọc Thuỷ’s journey is a testament to passion, persistence, and the occasional sprinkle of chess magic. Whether analyzing openings, grinding through long endgames, or blitzing away opponents in mere seconds, nanguyen exemplifies the spirit of competitive chess with a smile (and perhaps a coffee nearby).
Hi Ngọc Thuỷ Nguyễn Trần!
You’ve built a solid set of results against your long-time rival jack260113, and your recent victory featuring 15…Nf4+ followed by the elegant queen sacrifice 16…Qxh3+–17…Qg2# shows you can calculate forcing sequences under pressure.
Your current picture
- Opening reliability: Four Knights & Ruy Lopez positions appear in almost every game, giving you a well-known battleground.
- Tactics: you spot one-move shots and mating nets quickly, often converting a middlegame edge directly into checkmate.
- Competitive consistency: you hold your own around 1960 (2020-04-11) and rarely blunder early.
Key improvement areas & action plan
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Broaden your opening toolkit
Opponents are starting to prepare for 3.Bb5 & Four Knights structures. Add a “surprise line” such as the Scotch (3.d4) or the Italian (3.Bc4) so you can choose positions that suit how you feel on the day. Spend one week building a mini-repertoire and test it in five rapid games. -
Improve pawn-structure understanding
Several losses arise once the position turns strategic (e.g. the doubled-pawn endings on 8 Feb). Study model games with hanging-pawn and isolated-pawn structures, then annotate your own games that feature these themes. Use the concept of prophylaxis to ask “What does my opponent want next?” before every move. -
Endgame technique & time management
In the most recent loss you entered a rook+rook vs rook ending with equal material but drifted into a lost pawn race. Practise “building a box” against rook checks and rehearse basic rook endings (Lucena & Philidor) for 15 minutes a day. Combine this with a strict move-trigger: if your clock shows 3 minutes, simplify or force a perpetual rather than calculate a long tactic.
Concrete example to review
Here a single in-between move (zwischenzug) flips the evaluation. Train with “find the intermezzo” puzzles to sharpen this skill.
Your activity snapshots
When do you play best? Check the charts below and schedule your serious sessions during your peak-performance window.
Next steps for the coming month
- Play 20 rapid games applying the new opening line.
- Annotate three endgames you lost on time, focusing on plan clarity.
- Solve 50 pawn-structure themed puzzles (use a timer of 3 min each).
Keep enjoying your chess journey, celebrate each small improvement, and feel free to reach out for deeper analysis any time. Good luck!
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| luongkienan1 | 210W / 23L / 35D | View Games |
| vincente10 | 80W / 6L / 4D | View Games |
| jack260113 | 56W / 7L / 3D | View Games |
| Siar Yaran | 19W / 46L / 0D | View Games |
| letter2003 | 30W / 21L / 4D | View Games |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1642 | |||
| 2021 | 2109 | 2155 | 1642 | |
| 2020 | 2191 | 2090 | 1814 | 1425 |
| 2019 | 1909 | 2024 | 1851 | 1405 |
| 2018 | 1448 | |||
| 2017 | 1483 | |||
| 2015 | 1200 | 1597 | 1692 | 1200 |
| 2014 | 1551 | 1646 | 1309 | |
| 2013 | 1842 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3W / 1L / 0D | 6W / 1L / 0D | 82.5 |
| 2021 | 244W / 116L / 38D | 242W / 122L / 44D | 72.6 |
| 2020 | 649W / 471L / 57D | 573W / 525L / 86D | 75.0 |
| 2019 | 192W / 41L / 9D | 207W / 32L / 5D | 69.2 |
| 2018 | 0W / 0L / 0D | 1W / 0L / 0D | 60.0 |
| 2017 | 0W / 1L / 0D | 0W / 0L / 0D | 32.0 |
| 2015 | 4W / 4L / 0D | 6W / 6L / 0D | 44.5 |
| 2014 | 1W / 2L / 0D | 2W / 3L / 1D | 70.3 |
| 2013 | 17W / 3L / 0D | 11W / 8L / 0D | 60.9 |
Openings: Most Played
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotch Game | 72 | 60 | 10 | 2 | 83.3% |
| Blackburne Shilling Gambit | 69 | 51 | 11 | 7 | 73.9% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 35 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 71.4% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 27 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 85.2% |
| Elephant Gambit | 23 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 73.9% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, Kharlov-Kramnik Line | 23 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 73.9% |
| QGA: 3.e3 c5 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 87.5% |
| Alekhine Defense | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 75.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Sherzer Variation | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 75.0% |
| Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 66.7% |
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense | 74 | 52 | 20 | 2 | 70.3% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 41 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 70.7% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 39 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 69.2% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 34 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 76.5% |
| Elephant Gambit | 28 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 78.6% |
| Sicilian Defense | 25 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 68.0% |
| Scotch Game | 25 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 76.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | 25 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 72.0% |
| QGD: Albin, 3.dxe5 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 60.9% |
| Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 52.4% |
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense | 289 | 140 | 131 | 18 | 48.4% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 159 | 82 | 67 | 10 | 51.6% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 115 | 57 | 54 | 4 | 49.6% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 87 | 43 | 38 | 6 | 49.4% |
| Amar Gambit | 60 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 50.0% |
| Modern | 57 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 50.9% |
| Czech Defense | 54 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 57.4% |
| London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation | 53 | 17 | 31 | 5 | 32.1% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack | 50 | 23 | 21 | 6 | 46.0% |
| Scotch Game | 48 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 64.6% |
| Daily Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop's Opening: 3.d3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Australian Defense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Scotch Game | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Barnes Opening: Walkerling | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 22 | 2 |
| Losing | 13 | 0 |