Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn
| Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son | |
|---|---|
 2008 | |
| Full name | Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn |
| Country |
 Vietnam |
| Born |
February 23, 1990 Vietnam |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating |
2662 (May 2015) (No. 155 in the August 2013 FIDE World Rankings) |
| Peak rating | 2665 (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).[1][2]
According to August 2013 FIDE rating list, he is second ranked among Vietnamese players with 2625 Elo rating.
Chess career
2014
From 2 to 15 August, 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 at board 2 with Rp 2843, getting 25 ELO rating points.[3][4]
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.
- 2013: (June) 4th place in World Blitz championship
- 2014 (March): Winner of 4th HD Bank Cup (7/9, +5 =4)
- 2014 (August): Board 2 Gold medal (8.5/10, +7 =3), achieving TPR 2843 of 41st Chess Olympiad.
Personal life
In April 2015, he married Vietnam's International Master and teammate Phạm Lê Thảo Nguyên
References
- ↑ Sáng tạo và những điều kiện chủ yếu để kích thích sự sáng ... Huy Hoàng Lê, Trung tâm khoa học xã hội và nhân vǎn quốc gia (Vietnam) - 2002 "Olympic toán học quốc tế lẩn thủ 33 tổ chúc tại Cộng hòa Liên bang Đúc. Gân đây, kiện tướng cờ vua thiếu niên Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn và kiện tướng tê-cuôn-đô Trân Hiếu Ngân... làm rạng danh đất nước trong lĩnh vục thể dục thể thao."
- ↑ Lược sử 45 năm báo Thể thao Việt Nam, 16.6.1957-16.6.2002 2002 "Vận động viên tiêu biểu toàn quốc nhỏ tuổi nhất là kỳ thủ cò' Vua Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn (Kiên Giang) khi em vừa đăng quang ngôi vô địch thệ' giới hạng U10 nam năm 2000."
- ↑ Vietnam team result
- ↑ Tromso Final report from Chessbase
External links
- Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Biography
- ChessBase article