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{{Short description|American-Cambodian chess player (born 1965)}}
'''Paul Truong''', a ], born in June 1965, is an 11-time national ] champion of ]. He currently resides in the ] after fleeing ] as a ] in April 1979. He is one of the most prolific chess promoters and organizers in the United States today.
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'''Paul Truong''' (born June 2, 1965) is an American and Cambodian ] player, trainer, and organizer. He was born '''Trương Hoài Nhân''' in ], ].<ref>{{Cite book |title=Chess International Titleholders, 1950-2016 |last=Di Felice |first=Gino |date=November 22, 2017 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9781476671321}}</ref> Truong holds the ] title of National Master<ref> USCF profile</ref> and the ] title of ].
In 2003, Truong co-founded the U.S. Women's ] Program with former ] ]. In 2004, Truong served as the captain and business manager of the U.S. Women's ] Team. The team captured one team Silver Medal, one individual Silver Medal and two individual Gold Medals, the first ever ] medals for the ].


He is married to former ] ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2007/05/special-thank-you-to-all.html |title=A special thank you to all! |work=susanpolgar.blogspot.com |date=May 15, 2007 |access-date=December 31, 2016}}</ref> He is also Polgár's business manager, and vice-president of the Susan Polgar Foundation. He organized and/or promoted most of the events in which Polgár has been involved since she relocated to the United States. In 2007, Truong become the director of marketing and PR of the Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE) and coach and chief strategist of the ] chess team, with Polgár as the executive director of SPICE and head coach.<ref></ref> The SPICE Program relocated to ]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.webster.edu/webstertoday/2012/02/03/checkmate-susan-polgar-institute-champion-chess-team-moving-to-webster-university/ |title=Checkmate! Susan Polgar Institute, Champion Chess Team Moving to Webster : Webster Today Archives |work=webster.edu |access-date=December 31, 2016}}</ref> in 2012. Truong has served as the coach and chief strategist of the Webster University chess team and director of marketing for the SPICE Program since then.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.webster.edu/spice/ |title=Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence - Webster University |work=webster.edu |access-date=December 31, 2016}}</ref>
Truong currently serves as the Chairperson of the ] Polgar Committee and he is the Vice President of the . He is one of the biggest advocates for Women's Chess and ] in the U.S. He has organized several annual girls tournaments with Susan Polgar, including the ] National Invitational for Girls (awarded $155,000 in prizes, stipends and scholarships in August 2005), the Susan Polgar National Open Championship for Girls (largest national all-girls open tournament in the United States), and the Susan Polgar ] for Girls.


In 2004, Truong was the captain and business manager of the U.S. women's team for the ],<sup>]]</sup> which won a silver medal.<sup>]]</sup> While Truong served as coach and chief strategist, the Texas Tech University chess team was U.S. National Collegiate Champion in 2011 and 2012 and the Webster University team won in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. The Webster University chess team also won (or tied for first) in the Pan American Intercollegiate Championships every year from 2012 to 2018.<sup>]]</sup>
Truong was one of the organizers the 2005 USA vs Russia Distance Match and several events featuring ], ], ] and ]. He also was involved in organizing the ]&ndash;Polgar Clash of Titans match in 2004, the Karpov&ndash;Polgar-Gorbachev Chess for Peace match in 2005, and the ] Chess ] which earned ] Susan Polgar 4 World Records on August 1-2, 2005 in ].


Truong played for the "Collins Kids" founded by ].{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} He was on the team that went to ] in 1980.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} He also played when the U.S. hosted Iceland in{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} a return match in New York City in 1981.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} In 2001, he won the U.S. Open Blitz Championship in Framingham, Massachusetts, ahead of ].{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}
Truong is also a very avid ], and his pictures have been published in many chess books (including 4 covers), many magazines ('']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', ''School Mates'', ''64 Magazine'', '']'', ''Black and White'', etc.), and newspapers and websites across the globe. One of his most famous pictures is of former Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev serving tea to former Women's World Champion Susan Polgar. That made the cover of Chess Life in January 2006.


==Early life==
Truong is an award-winning chess journalist and columnist. He has written hundreds of articles for many chess magazines and websites worldwide. Truong has also coauthored the books ''Teach Yourself Chess in 24 Hours'', ''World Champion's Guide to Chess'', ''Chess Tactics for Champions'', and ''Breaking Through'', as well as 8 instructional chess ]s.

Truong's father, Tien, was a South Vietnamese official working at the U.S. embassy in Saigon during the ]. Truong learned the ] along with his father at the age of five and played at the National Sports Center (CSS) in ], a center for chess in the country. From an early age, he won the CSS's annual tournaments, which were informally recognized as the National Championships of South Vietnam. In all, he claims to have won the annual under-21 event four times, starting when he was five years old, and the annual adult event five times, starting when he was eight.<ref>References for this include {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927224924/http://www.samsloan.com/truong-chess-life.pdf |date=September 27, 2007 }} and . Independent verification is difficult, due to the lack of sources from South Vietnam following the ] in 1975.</ref> Truong has been inactive as a competitive chess player since 1986.

==Chess journalist and photographer==

Truong is editor-in-chief of ''Chess Daily News & Information''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ChessDailyNews.com/ |title=Home - Susan Polgar Global Chess Daily News and Information |work=chessdailynews.com |access-date=December 31, 2016}}</ref>

Truong has collaborated with Polgár on most of her books and videos, and he has co-authored with her numerous chess columns and articles. In 2003, Polgár and Truong won the Cramer Award for Best Chess Column and three Chess Journalist of America Awards for Best Magazine Column, Best Endgame Analysis Column, and Best Chess Promotion column.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessjournalism.org/aw2003.htm |title=CJA -- Journalism Awards for June 1, 2002 through May 31, 2003 |first=J. Franklin |last=Campbell |work=chessjournalism.org |access-date=December 31, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427231518/http://chessjournalism.org/aw2003.htm |archive-date=April 27, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> They also won the 2004 Chess Journalist of America Award for the best endgame column in ''Chess Horizons''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessjournalism.org/aw2004.htm |title=CJA -- 2004 Journalism Awards for June 1, 2003 through June 1, 2004 |first=J. Franklin |last=Campbell |work=chessjournalism.org |access-date=December 31, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621011437/http://www.chessjournalism.org/aw2004.htm |archive-date=June 21, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Following is a list of books that Truong has co-authored:
* ''Alpha Teach Yourself Chess in 24 Hours'' by Susan Polgár, Paul Truong and Leslie Horvitz (2003); {{ISBN|0-02-864408-5}}
* ''A World Champion's Guide to Chess'' by Susan Polgár and Paul Truong (2005); {{ISBN|0-8129-3653-1}}
* ''Breaking Through: How the Polgar Sisters Changed the Game of Chess'' by Susan Polgár and Paul Truong (2005); {{ISBN|1-8574-4381-0}}
* ''Chess Tactics for Champions'' by Susan Polgár and Paul Truong (2006); {{ISBN|0-8129-3671-X}}

Truong is a prolific photographer who has taken as many as 30,000 pictures per year at chess-related events in several countries.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} He posts his digital files in the public domain, usually on the day they are taken, for use free of charge by news outlets and blogs.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} Truong's photos have appeared on multiple book{{which|date=December 2016}} and magazine{{which|date=December 2016}} covers.

==USCF election and resignation==

In 2007, Truong ran for the USCF Executive Board and won, along with his wife, Susan. ], one of the defeated candidates, filed suit to overturn the election results.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/08/nyregion/08chess.html |work=The New York Times |title=Chess Group Officials Accused of Using Internet to Hurt Rivals |date=October 8, 2007 |access-date=May 24, 2010}}</ref> During the ensuing litigation, four members of the board asked Truong to step down from his position on the Board for "neglecting his fiduciary duties".<ref>, New York Times, January 15, 2008.</ref> The lawsuits eventually were all dismissed or settled, and Truong severed his affiliation with the USCF, with none of the parties admitting to any wrongdoing.<ref>{{cite web |last=USCF Executive Board |title=USCF Agrees to Settle Lawsuits with Susan Polgar and Paul Truong |url=http://main.uschess.org/content/view/10070/319 |publisher=] |access-date=July 15, 2011}}</ref>

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American-Cambodian chess player (born 1965)

Paul Truong
Full nameTrương Hoài Nhân
CountryUnited States (until 2014)
Cambodia (since 2014)
Born (1965-06-02) June 2, 1965 (age 59)
Saigon, South Vietnam
TitleFIDE Master
Peak rating2395 (July 1986)

Paul Truong (born June 2, 1965) is an American and Cambodian chess player, trainer, and organizer. He was born Trương Hoài Nhân in Saigon, South Vietnam. Truong holds the USCF title of National Master and the FIDE title of FIDE Master.

He is married to former Women's World Chess Champion Susan Polgár. He is also Polgár's business manager, and vice-president of the Susan Polgar Foundation. He organized and/or promoted most of the events in which Polgár has been involved since she relocated to the United States. In 2007, Truong become the director of marketing and PR of the Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE) and coach and chief strategist of the Texas Tech University chess team, with Polgár as the executive director of SPICE and head coach. The SPICE Program relocated to Webster University in 2012. Truong has served as the coach and chief strategist of the Webster University chess team and director of marketing for the SPICE Program since then.

In 2004, Truong was the captain and business manager of the U.S. women's team for the 36th Chess Olympiad, which won a silver medal. While Truong served as coach and chief strategist, the Texas Tech University chess team was U.S. National Collegiate Champion in 2011 and 2012 and the Webster University team won in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. The Webster University chess team also won (or tied for first) in the Pan American Intercollegiate Championships every year from 2012 to 2018.

Truong played for the "Collins Kids" founded by John W. Collins. He was on the team that went to Iceland in 1980. He also played when the U.S. hosted Iceland in a return match in New York City in 1981. In 2001, he won the U.S. Open Blitz Championship in Framingham, Massachusetts, ahead of Hikaru Nakamura.

Early life

Truong's father, Tien, was a South Vietnamese official working at the U.S. embassy in Saigon during the Vietnam War. Truong learned the rules of chess along with his father at the age of five and played at the National Sports Center (CSS) in Saigon, a center for chess in the country. From an early age, he won the CSS's annual tournaments, which were informally recognized as the National Championships of South Vietnam. In all, he claims to have won the annual under-21 event four times, starting when he was five years old, and the annual adult event five times, starting when he was eight. Truong has been inactive as a competitive chess player since 1986.

Chess journalist and photographer

Truong is editor-in-chief of Chess Daily News & Information.

Truong has collaborated with Polgár on most of her books and videos, and he has co-authored with her numerous chess columns and articles. In 2003, Polgár and Truong won the Cramer Award for Best Chess Column and three Chess Journalist of America Awards for Best Magazine Column, Best Endgame Analysis Column, and Best Chess Promotion column. They also won the 2004 Chess Journalist of America Award for the best endgame column in Chess Horizons.

Following is a list of books that Truong has co-authored:

  • Alpha Teach Yourself Chess in 24 Hours by Susan Polgár, Paul Truong and Leslie Horvitz (2003); ISBN 0-02-864408-5
  • A World Champion's Guide to Chess by Susan Polgár and Paul Truong (2005); ISBN 0-8129-3653-1
  • Breaking Through: How the Polgar Sisters Changed the Game of Chess by Susan Polgár and Paul Truong (2005); ISBN 1-8574-4381-0
  • Chess Tactics for Champions by Susan Polgár and Paul Truong (2006); ISBN 0-8129-3671-X

Truong is a prolific photographer who has taken as many as 30,000 pictures per year at chess-related events in several countries. He posts his digital files in the public domain, usually on the day they are taken, for use free of charge by news outlets and blogs. Truong's photos have appeared on multiple book and magazine covers.

USCF election and resignation

In 2007, Truong ran for the USCF Executive Board and won, along with his wife, Susan. Sam Sloan, one of the defeated candidates, filed suit to overturn the election results. During the ensuing litigation, four members of the board asked Truong to step down from his position on the Board for "neglecting his fiduciary duties". The lawsuits eventually were all dismissed or settled, and Truong severed his affiliation with the USCF, with none of the parties admitting to any wrongdoing.

References

  1. ^ FIDE
  2. Di Felice, Gino (November 22, 2017). Chess International Titleholders, 1950-2016. McFarland. ISBN 9781476671321.
  3. Paul Hoainhan M Truong USCF profile
  4. "A special thank you to all!". susanpolgar.blogspot.com. May 15, 2007. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  5. 12 May 2007 news release from Texas Tech University titled Texas Tech Hires Chess World Champion, Establishes Excellence Institute
  6. "Checkmate! Susan Polgar Institute, Champion Chess Team Moving to Webster : Webster Today Archives". webster.edu. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  7. "Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence - Webster University". webster.edu. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  8. References for this include Paul Truong: Happy to be a USCF Member, Chess Life, September 1986, p.26 Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine and Interview of Paul Truong by Susan Polgar, 4 Aug 2003. Independent verification is difficult, due to the lack of sources from South Vietnam following the Fall of Saigon in 1975.
  9. "Home - Susan Polgar Global Chess Daily News and Information". chessdailynews.com. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  10. Campbell, J. Franklin. "CJA -- Journalism Awards for June 1, 2002 through May 31, 2003". chessjournalism.org. Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  11. Campbell, J. Franklin. "CJA -- 2004 Journalism Awards for June 1, 2003 through June 1, 2004". chessjournalism.org. Archived from the original on June 21, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  12. "Chess Group Officials Accused of Using Internet to Hurt Rivals". The New York Times. October 8, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
  13. Member of U.S. Chess Federation’s Board Is Asked to Resign in Dispute Over an Election, New York Times, January 15, 2008.
  14. USCF Executive Board. "USCF Agrees to Settle Lawsuits with Susan Polgar and Paul Truong". USCF. Retrieved July 15, 2011.

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