Thai Dai Van Nguyen
Thai Dai Van Nguyen | |
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 Thai Dai Van Nguyen in 2025 | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Born | 12 December 2001 Prague, Czech Republic |
| Title | Grandmaster (2018) |
| FIDE rating | 2677 (March 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2677 (March 2025) |
| Ranking | No. 46 (March 2025) |
| Peak ranking | No. 46 (March 2025) |
Thai Dai Van Nguyen[a][b] (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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
In 2025, Nguyen won the Challengers section of Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025, tied with Azerbaijani grandmaster Aydin Suleymanli for the first place, but clutching the victory on the tiebreaks.[12]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Vietnamese: Nguyễn Thái Đại Văn
- ^ His first names are Thai Dai Van, but he introduces himself as Van.[1][2]
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 (in Czech), retrieved 2023-01-23
- ^ Lazarová, Daniela (21 March 2019). "Youngest chess grandmaster on his biggest victory and the secret to success". Czech Radio. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
- ^ "Mistrovstvi CR mladeze 2011 - H10". Chess-results.com.
- ^ "MČR mládeže - H12". 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.
- ^ "First Saturday GM August 2017". Chess-results.com.
- ^ "First saturday GM December 2017". Chess-results.com.
- ^ "European Youth Chess Championships 2019 Open U18". Chess-results.com.
- ^ "Praggnanandhaa wins Tata Steel Chess Masters 2025". European Chess Union. February 4, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
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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