Nguyen receives sought international chess title
October, 07 2010 09:24:17
Pham Le Thao Nguyen has been recognised as a Women’s International Grand Master (IGM) thanks to her great result at the Khanty-Mansiysk’s Chess Olympiad that finished on Monday.
Nguyen scored 8.5 points after 10 matches, ranking third in the women’s table 2, behind Nadezhda Kosintseva of Russia 1 and Ju Wenjun of China.
Apart from a US$2,800 bonus, the FIDE decided to award her the title without needing the third standard that Nguyen has not attained yet.
Viet Nam is currently home to three other women IGMs, Nguyen Thi Thanh An, Hoang Thi Bao Tram and Le Thanh Tu.
Nguyen, Tram and the two other masters will represent Viet Nam’s women’s team at the 16th Asian Games this November in Guangzhou, China.
Source: http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn
Sweet!