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| Truong is a ], and his pictures have been published in many chess books (including 4 covers), many magazines ('']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', ''School Mates'', ''Chess Life 4 Kids'', ''64 Magazine'', '']'', ''Black and White'', etc.), and newspapers and websites. His photo 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. | Truong is a ], and his pictures have been published in many chess books (including 4 covers), many magazines ('']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', ''School Mates'', ''Chess Life 4 Kids'', ''64 Magazine'', '']'', ''Black and White'', etc.), and newspapers and websites. His photo 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. | ||
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Paul Truong (b. June 1965 South Vietnam) is a professional chess player and organizer, now living in the United States. Truong is an award-winning chess journalist and columnist and he is a photographer.
Early chess career
He is an 11-time national chess champion of Vietnam. He currently resides in the United States after fleeing South Vietnam as a boat refugee in April 1979.
USA-based chess career
In 2003, Truong co-founded the U.S. Women's Chess Olympiad Program with former Women's World Champion Susan Polgar. In 2004, Truong served as the captain and business manager of the U.S. Women's Chess Olympiad Team. The team captured one team Silver Medal, one individual Silver Medal and two individual Gold Medals, the first ever Chess Olympiad medals for the United States Women's Chess Team. He is the business manager and chess coach for Susan Polgar.
As of 2006, Truong serves as the Chairperson of the USCF Polgar Committee and he is the Vice President of the Susan Polgar Foundation. He is one of the biggest advocates for Women's Chess and Scholastic Chess in the U.S. He has organized several annual girls tournaments with Susan Polgar, including the Susan Polgar 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 World Open Championship for Girls.
Truong was one of the organizers the 2005 USA vs Russia Distance Match and several events featuring Susan Polgar, Alexander Onischuk, Boris Gulko and Alexander Stripunsky. He was involved in organizing the Karpov–Polgar Clash of Titans match in 2004, the Karpov–Polgar-Gorbachev Chess for Peace match in 2005, the Guinness World Records Chess Simultaneous Exhibition which earned Grandmaster Susan Polgar 4 World Records on August 1-2, 2005 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and the 2006 NYC Mayor's Cup (Kamsky, Onischuk, Ibragimov, Gulko, Stripunsky, Polgar), the highest rated round robin invitational event in US history.
Chess journalism
Truong has written hundreds of articles for many chess magazines and websites worldwide.
Truong is a photographer, and his pictures have been published in many chess books (including 4 covers), many magazines (ELLE, Sports Illustrated, Newsday, Chess Life, School Mates, Chess Life 4 Kids, 64 Magazine, New in Chess, Black and White, etc.), and newspapers and websites. His photo 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.
Books
Truong has coauthored several books with Susan Polgar
- Teach Yourself Chess in 24 Hours (2002) ISBN 081293671X
- World Champion's Guide to Chess (2005) 0812936531
- Chess Tactics for Champions (2005) ISBN 1857443810
- Breaking Through (2006) ISBN 0028644085
Truong has authored 8 instructional chess DVDs.
External links
- Paul Truong rating card at FIDE
- US tournament record of Paul Truong