Emily Nguyen

Emily Quynh Nguyen (born July 19, 2002)[1] is an American chess player and a Woman International Master.[2]

Emily Nguyen
Full nameEmily Quynh Nguyen
CountryUnited States
Born (2002-07-19) July 19, 2002
United States
TitleWoman International Master (2016)
FIDE rating2255 (September 2023)
Peak rating2299 (October 2019)

Career

Nguyen started playing chess competitively at a young age. Her early successes include winning the 2010 U.S. Junior Open (Open Under 8), the 2011 North American Youth Chess Championship (Girls Under 10), and the 2012 Pan-American Youth Chess Championship (Girls Under 12).[3]

In 2016, she won the U.S. Junior Girls' Championship with a score of 6½/9, earning an invitation to the 2017 U.S. Women's Championship.[4] She also won the 2016 North American Junior Girls' Championship, held in Dallas, Texas, with a score of 8/9, earning the FIDE title of Woman International Master.[5] Nguyen competed in the U.S. Women's Chess Championship for the first time in 2017; she finished 12th out of 12, scoring 1 point out of 11.[6] In 2019, she scored 2½/11, again finishing in 12th.[7] In August 2019, at the age of 16, she became the second female ever to win the Denker Tournament of High School Champions after tying for first place with Bryce Tiglon and Ben Li.[8] In 2020, Nguyen placed 7th at the U.S. Women's Chess Championship after scoring 5/11 points.[9]

Nguyen currently attends Stanford University and is projected to graduate in 2024.[10]

References
  1. "The chess games of Emily Nguyen". chessgames.com. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  2. "Emily Nguyen". FIDE.
  3. "Emily Nguyen". uschesschamps.com. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  4. Shahade, Jennifer (2016-06-30). "Emily Nguyen Wins US Junior Girls Championship". US Chess.org. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  5. "Emily Nguyen". uschesschamps.com. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  6. "2017 U.S. Women's Championship". uschesschamps.com. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  7. "2019 U.S. Women's Championship". uschesschamps.com. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  8. Hartmann, John (2019-08-06). "Denker, Barber, Haring, and Senior Winners are in!". US Chess.org. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  9. "Pairings & Results". uschesschamps.com. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  10. "Austin teen competes in U.S. Women's Chess Championship". KXAN Austin. 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
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