Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn

2008
Full name	Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn
Country	Vietnam
Born	23 February 1990 Rach Soi, Rach Gia, Kien Giang Province, Vietnam
Title	Grandmaster
Peak rating	2665 (November 2011)

Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn (born 23 February 1990 in Rach Soi, Rach Gia, Kien Giang Province) is a leading Vietnamese chess player. He is Vietnam's youngest Grandmaster ever, and one of the youngest grandmasters in the history of the game, having qualified for the title at the age of fourteen.

Chess career

After learning chess at the age of 3, he won the gold medal at the world under-10 championship in 2000.

In 2006 Nguyễn won the Asian Junior (Under-20) Chess Championship in New Dehli, on tiebreak over Shiyam Sundar after they both finished on 7/9 points.

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.

Career highlights

• 1999: Bronze medal, Asia U-10 Chess Championship
• 2000: Gold medal, Asia U-10 Chess Championship. 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
• 2002: (September) Awarded International Master title
• 2004: (December) Awarded International Grandmaster title. 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 the Malaysian Open 2006.
• 2010: (February) 5th place in the Aeroflot Open
• 2010: (July) 2nd place in the Biel Chess Festival
• 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 a performance rating of 2843 in the 41st Chess Olympiad.

Personal life

In April 2015, he married compatriot International Master Phạm Lê Thảo Nguyên.