Bat-Erdene Mungunzul ( mn, Бат-Эрдэнийн Мөнгөнзул, translit=Bat-Erdeniin Möngönzul; born in

Orkhon Orkhon ( mn, Орхон) may refer to: * Orkhon River, Mongolia * Orkhon Valley, the landscape around that river * Orkhon Province, an Aimag (province) in Mongolia * several Sums (districts) in different Mongolian Aimags: ** Orkhon, Bulgan ** Or ...

, Mongolia) is a Mongolian chess player who won an individual gold medal in the

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. A native of the aimag of

, Mungunzul is a member of the Khangarid sports club in Orkhon's capital Erdenet. She earned the FIDE title of Woman Candidate Master in 2014.

Early life and education

Bat-Erdene Mungunzul was born on in

, Mongolia, to Sh. Tsevelmaa and N. Bat-Erdene, and is one of six children in her family. Her mother is originally from Tarialan sum in the aimag of

Uvs Uvs (; mn, Увс аймаг, Uws aimag, ; xal, Увс әәмг, Uws äämg, ), is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. It is located in the west of the country, away from the national capital Ulaanbaatar. Its capital is Ulaangom whi ...

. Mungunzul began playing chess at the age of five. Bat-Erdene, her father, had also played chess when he was a child, having learnt the game from his aunt, so when Mungunzul came home from kindergarten one day stating that she wanted to go to the chess club, her dad taught her how to play the game.

Career

In 2015, Mungunzul took part in the

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held in

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, South Korea, and won a silver medal in the under-10 girls division. At the World Youth Chess Championship 2019 held in Mumbai, India, Mungunzul was initially the leader in the under-14 girls division, but was eventually defeated by Rakshitta Ravi. Mungunzul ended the tournament in fourth place. In 2022, at the

held in Chennai, India, Mungunzul won an individual gold medal on board four, finishing with a

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of 2460.

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