Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn
| Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son | |
|---|---|
 2008 | |
| Full name | Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Born |
23 February 1990 Rach Soi, Rach Gia, Kien Giang Province, Vietnam |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2629 (December 2016) |
| Peak rating | 2665 (November 2011) |
Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn (born 23 February 1990 in Rach Soi, Rach Gia, Kien Giang Province) is a leading Vietnamese chess player. He is Vietnam's youngest Grandmaster ever,[1] and one of the youngest grandmasters in the history of the game, having qualified for the title at the age of fourteen.[2]
Chess career
Nguyễn learnt to play chess at the age of 3. He won the gold medal at the World Under-10 Championship in 2000.
In 2006 Nguyễn won the Asian Junior (Under-20) Chess Championship in New Dehli, on tiebreak over Shiyam Sundar after they both finished on 7/9 points.[3][4]
In August 2014, he, Lê Quang Liêm, and other Vietnamese chess players participated in 2014 Chess Olympiad in Tromsø, Norway. With +7=3-0 result, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son won the gold medal on board two thanks to his rating performance of 2843.[5][6]
Career highlights
- 1999: Bronze medal, Asia U-10 Chess Championship
- 2000: Gold medal, World U-10 Chess Championship. Second place, Vietnam's 'athlete of the year'
- 2001: Gold medalist at the Asia U-12 Chess Championship
- September 2002: awarded International Master title
- December 2004: awarded International Grandmaster title. Vietnam’s 'athlete of the year'
- December 2005: Individual Rapid and Standard Chess Champion, South East Asia Games 23, Philippines.
- February 2010: 5th place in the Aeroflot Open
- July 2010: 2nd place in the Biel Chess Festival
- June 2013: 4th place in World Blitz championship
- March 2014: Winner of 4th HD Bank Cup (7/9, +5 =4)
- August 2014: Board 2 Gold medal (8.5/10, +7 =3), achieving a performance rating of 2843 in the 41st Chess Olympiad.
Personal life
In April 2015, he married compatriot International Master Phạm Lê Thảo Nguyên.[7]
References
- ↑ "Int'l chess youth prodigy touches gold for Vietnam". Voice of Vietnam News. Archived from the original on 2005-03-23. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "The world's second-youngest grandmaster". ChessBase. 2004-12-19. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ↑ "Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son". Chess Network Company. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ↑ "Vietnamese takes Asia junior chess champs". Viet Nam News. 2006-11-16. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ↑ Vietnam team result
- ↑ Tromso Final report from Chessbase
- ↑ Cặp đôi làng cờ Trường Sơn - Thảo Nguyên nên duyên vợ chồng (Vietnamese) zing.vn
External links
- Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son chess games at 365Chess.com
- Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn player profile and games at Chessgames.com