Emily Nguyen

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Emily Nguyen
Full nameEmily Quynh Nguyen
Country United States
Born (2002-07-19) July 19, 2002 (age 22)
United States
Title Woman International Master (2016)
FIDE   rating 2255 (September 2023)
Peak rating 2299 (October 2019)

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

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Career

Nguyen started playing chess competitively at a young age. Her early successes included 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 chess player ever to win the chess tournament called the Denker Tournament of High School Champions (Abby Marshall having become the first female chess player to win in 2009 at age 18 [8] ) after tying for first place with Bryce Tiglon and Ben Li. [9] In 2020, Nguyen placed 7th at the U.S. Women's Chess Championship after scoring 5/11 points. [10]

Nguyen currently attends Stanford University, and is projected to graduate in 2024. [11]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Emily Nguyen". FIDE .
  3. ↑ "Emily Nguyen". uschesschamps.com. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  4. ↑ Shahade, Jennifer (June 30, 2016). "Emily Nguyen Wins US Junior Girls Championship". US Chess.org. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Emily Nguyen". uschesschamps.com. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  6. ↑ "2017 U.S. Women's Championship". uschesschamps.com. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  7. ↑ "2019 U.S. Women's Championship". uschesschamps.com. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Chess for Girls: Abby Marshall: First Female to Win Denker!". Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
  9. ↑ Hartmann, John (August 6, 2019). "Denker, Barber, Haring, and Senior Winners are in!". US Chess.org. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
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