Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son

Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son
2008
Full name	Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn
Country	Vietnam
Born	February 23, 1990 (1990-02-23) (age 21) Vietnam
Title	Grandmaster
FIDE rating	2662 (November 2011)
Peak rating	2662 (November 2011)

Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn (born Rach Soi, Rach Gia, Kien Giang Province, Vietnam; February 23, 1990) is a leading Vietnamese chess player. After learning chess at the age of 3, he won the gold medal at the world under 10 championship in 2000. He is Vietnam's youngest Grandmaster ever, and one of the youngest grandmasters in the history of the game. (See List of youngest grandmasters).

According to May 2010 FIDE rating list, he is second ranked among Vietnamese players with 2642 Elo rating.

Career highlights

1999: Bronze medal, Asia U-10 Chess Championship
2000: Gold medal, Asia U-10 Chess Championship. Gold medal, International U-10 Chess Championship. Second place, Vietnam's 'athlete of the year'
2001: Gold medalist at the Asia U-12 Chess Championship
2002: (September) Awarded International Master status
2004: (December) Awarded International Grandmaster status. First place, Vietnam’s 'athlete of the year'
2005: (December) Individual Rapid and Standard Chess Champion, South East Asia Games 23, Philippines.
2006: (August) 7th place in Malaysian Open 2006.
2010: (February) 5th place in Aeroflot Open 2010.
2010: (July) 2nd place in Biel Chess Festival 2010.

External links

FIDE rating card for Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son
Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son player profile at ChessGames.com
Biography
ChessBase article

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Name	Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son
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Date of birth	February 23, 1990
Place of birth	Vietnam
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