Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn (born 23 February 1990) is a Vietnamese chess player. The second-best player in Vietnam, he is the youngest Vietnamese ever to become a Grandmaster,[1] and one of the youngest grandmasters in the history of the game, having qualified for the title at the age of fourteen.[2]
Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn | |
|---|---|
| Country | Vietnam |
| Born | 23 February 1990 Rach Soi, Rach Gia, Kien Giang Province, Vietnam |
| Title | Grandmaster (2005) |
| FIDE rating | 2646 (December 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2665 (November 2011) |
| Ranking | No. 87 (December 2024) |
| Peak ranking | No. 77 (June 2015) |
Chess career
editTrường Sơn learned to play chess at the age of 3. He won a gold medal at the World Youth Championships in the Under 10 category in 2000.[3]
In 2006, Trường Sơn won the Asian Junior (under 20) Championship in New Delhi, on tiebreak over Shyam Sundar M. after they both finished on 7/9 points.[4][5]
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.[6][7]
He repeated this feat at the 2018 Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia. Playing board 2, he again won the gold medal with an identical score of +7=3-0 for 8.5/10 and an Elo rating performance of 2804.[8]
Career highlights
edit- 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: 5th 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.
- September 2017: competed at Chess World Cup.
- September 2018: Board 2 Gold medal (8.5/10, +7 =3), achieving a performance rating of 2804 in the 43rd Chess Olympiad.
- June 2023: 3rd place in the Olympic Esports Series.
Personal life
editIn April 2015, he married compatriot International Master Phạm Lê Thảo Nguyên.[9]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (2000-10-30). "TWIC 312: World Youth Championships Oropesa del Mar". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ^ "Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son". Chess Network Company. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ "Vietnamese takes Asia junior chess champs". Viet Nam News. 2006-11-16. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 41st Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open". chess-results.com.
- ^ "Tromso Final". Chess News. August 14, 2014.
- ^ Doggers (PeterDoggers), Peter (7 October 2018). "Chess Olympiad: Celebrating The Winners". Chess.com.
- ^ Cặp đôi làng cờ Trường Sơn - Thảo Nguyên nên duyên vợ chồng (Vietnamese) zing.vn
External links
edit- Ngoc Truong Son Nguyen rating card at FIDE
- Ngoc Truong Son Nguyen chess games at 365Chess.com
- Ngoc Truongson Nguyen player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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