Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son

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.

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