Thai Dai Van Nguyen
| Thai Dai Van Nguyen | |
|---|---|
 Thai Dai Van Nguyen in 2023 | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Born | 12 December 2001 Prague, Czech Republic |
| Title | Grandmaster (2018) |
| FIDE rating | 2650 (May 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2659 (February 2023) |
| Ranking | No. 88 (May 2024) |
| Peak ranking | No. 87 (February 2023) |
Thai Dai Van Nguyen[a] (born 12 December 2001) is a Czech chess grandmaster.
Biography[edit]
Nguyen's father is a Vietnamese businessman.[3]
In 2011, Nguyen won the Czech Youth Chess Championship in the U10 age group.[4] After that, he twice in a row won the Czech Youth Chess Championship in the U12 age group (2012, 2013).[5][6]
In 2016, Nguyen was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title[7] and received the FIDE Grandmaster (GM) title two years later.[8] At just 16, Nguyen became the youngest chess grandmaster in the Czech Republic.
In 2017, he participated in the Budapest International Chess Tournaments First Saturday, where he won twice.[9][10]
He participated in the European Youth Chess Championships and World Youth Chess Championships in the different age groups. Best result - in 2019, in Bratislava, Nguyen won the European Youth Chess Championship in the O18 age group.[11]
He played in Chess World Cup 2021, winning in the first round against Ádám Kozák but getting knocked out in the second round after losing against Andrey Esipenko.
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Konopka, Michal. "Pár otázek Vanovi". Šachový svaz České republiky (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- ^ "Který sport by si Thai Dai Van Nguyen vybral, kdyby neexceloval v šachu?", Forbes, retrieved 2023-01-23
- ^ "Youngest chess grandmaster on his biggest victory and the secret to success | Radio Prague". radio.cz. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Mistrovstvi CR mladeze 2011 - H10". chess-results.com.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - MČR mládeže - H12". chess-results.com.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Kategorie H12". chess-results.com.
- ^ "FIDE Title Applications (GM, IM, WGM, WIM, IA, FA, IO)". ratings.fide.com.
- ^ "FIDE Title Applications (GM, IM, WGM, WIM, IA, FA, IO)". ratings.fide.com.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - First Saturday GM August 2017". chess-results.com.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - First saturday GM December 2017". chess-results.com.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - European Youth Chess Championships 2019 Open U18". chess-results.com.
External links[edit]
- Thai Dai Van Nguyen player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Thai Dai Van Nguyen chess games at 365chess.com
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