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Revision as of 15:30, 29 August 2005 by 165.189.91.148 (talk) (tone down hyperbole, remove misleading text that suggests that Truong is a US champion)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Paul Truong, a child prodigy, born in June 1965, 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.
In 2003, Troung co-founded the U.S. Women's Chess Olympiad Program with former Women's World Champion Susan Polgar. In 2004, Paul served as the captain and 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.
Troung currently 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, and the Susan Polgar World Open Championship for Girls. Troung also organized the 2005 USA vs Russia Distance Match and several events featuring Susan Polgar, including the Karpov–Polgar Clash of Titans match in 2004, the Karpov–Polgar Chess for Peace match in 2005, and 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.
Troung is also a chess photographer, and his pictures have been published in many chess books (including 3 covers), magazines and websites across the globe.
He is an award-winning chess columnist and has written hundreds of articles for many chess magazines and websites worldwide. Troung 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 7 instructional Chess DVDs.
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