Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn

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Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn
Kien Giang Province, Vietnam
TitleGrandmaster (2005)
FIDE rating2633 (April 2024)
Peak rating2665 (November 2011)
Peak rankingNo. 77 (June 2015)
Medal record
Men's chess
Representing  Vietnam
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place
2021 Vietnam
Men's Individual Standard
Gold medal – first place
2021 Vietnam
Men's Rapid
Silver medal – second place
2019 Philippines
Men's Rapid
Gold medal – first place
2013 Naypyidaw
Men's International Blitz
Gold medal – first place
2013 Naypyidaw
Men's International Rapid
Bronze medal – third place
2013 Naypyidaw
Men's 960 Rapid
Silver medal – second place
2011 Jakarta/Palembang
Men's Blitz
Bronze medal – third place
2011 Jakarta/Palembang
Men's Rapid
Olympic Esports Series
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Singapore Chess.com

Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn ([ŋʷiəŋ˨˦ ŋawʔk͡p̚˨ˀ˧ʔ ʈɨ̞̠əŋ˨˩ ʂəːŋ˧˥]; born 23 February 1990) is a Vietnamese chess player. 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]

Chess career

Trường 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,

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

Personal life

In April 2015, he married compatriot

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "The world's second-youngest grandmaster". ChessBase. 2004-12-19. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  3. ^ Crowther, Mark (2000-10-30). "TWIC 312: World Youth Championships Oropesa del Mar". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  4. ^ "Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son". Chess Network Company. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Vietnamese takes Asia junior chess champs". Viet Nam News. 2006-11-16. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 41st Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open". chess-results.com.
  7. ^ "Tromso Final". Chess News. August 14, 2014.
  8. ^ Doggers (PeterDoggers), Peter (7 October 2018). "Chess Olympiad: Celebrating The Winners". Chess.com.
  9. ^ Cặp đôi làng cờ Trường Sơn - Thảo Nguyên nên duyên vợ chồng Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (Vietnamese) zing.vn

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