Lê Thanh Tú (born 27 November 1985) is a Vietnamese chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster. She won the Vietnamese Women's Chess Championship in 2008.

Lê Thanh Tú
Country Vietnam
Born (1985-11-27) 27 November 1985 (age 38)
TitleWoman Grandmaster (2008)
Peak rating2344 (November 2009)[1]

Biography edit

In 2007, in Tehran ranked the 5th place in the Asian Women's Chess Championship.[2] In this same year she won in the East Asian Zone Women's Chess Tournament.[3] In 2008, she won the Vietnamese Women's Chess Championship and participated in Women's World Chess Championship 2008 in Nalchik, where she lost Anna Ushenina in the first round.[4]

Played for Vietnam on two Women's Chess Olympiads (2006-2008)[5] and at the Women's World Team Chess Championship in 2007.[6] In the Asian Women's Team championships participated three times (2005—2009) where in the team competition she won two gold medals (2005, 2009) and a bronze medal (2008).[7] In the women's team chess tournament at Asian Indoor Games participated in 2009.[8]

In 2007, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title and received the FIDE Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title year later.

References edit

  1. ^ "Rating Progress Chart: Le, Thanh Tu". ratings.fide.com. FIDE. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  2. ^ Herzog, Heinz. "12th Asian Women Indevidual Chess Championship". Chess-Results.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  3. ^ Herzog, Heinz. "Zone 3.3 Chess Championship 2007 - Women". Chess-Results.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  4. ^ Weeks, Mark. "2008 FIDE Knockout Matches : World Chess Championship (women)". Mark-Weeks.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  5. ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Lê Thanh Tú". OlimpBase.org. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  6. ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "World Women's Team Chess Championship :: Lê Thanh Tú". OlimpBase.org. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  7. ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Women's Asian Team Chess Championship :: Lê Thanh Tú". OlimpBase.org. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  8. ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Asian Indoor Games (chess) :: Lê Thanh Tú". OlimpBase.org. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.

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