Hoàng Thị Bảo Trâm (born 9 January 1987) is a Vietnamese

chess Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves Perfect information, no hidden information and no elements of game of chance, chance. It is played on a square chessboard, board consisting of 64 squares arran ...

player and

Woman Grandmaster FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

. She is a two-time Vietnamese Women's Chess Championship winner (2011, 2018), Women's Asian Team Chess Championship team gold winner (2005), and two-time World Women's Team Chess Championships individual medalist (2011, 2017).

Biography

Hoàng Thị Bảo Trâm won Vietnamese Women's Chess Championship in 2011 and in 2018. Hoàng Thị Bảo Trâm played for Vietnam in the

Women's Chess Olympiad The Women's Chess Olympiad is an event held by FIDE (the International Chess Federation) since 1957 (every two years since 1972), where national women's teams compete at chess for gold, silver and bronze medals. Since 1976 the Women's Chess Olympia ...

s: * In 2006, at second board in the 37th Chess Olympiad (women) in

Turin Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is main ...

(+5, =4, -2), * In 2008, at fourth board in the 38th Chess Olympiad (women) in

Dresden Dresden (; ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; , ) is the capital city of the States of Germany, German state of Saxony and its second most populous city after Leipzig. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, 12th most p ...

(+4, =0, -4), * In 2010, at first board in the 39th Chess Olympiad (women) in

Khanty-Mansiysk Khanty-Mansiysk (, lit. ''Khanty-Mansi Town''; Khanty: , ''Jomvoćś''; Mansi: , ''Abga'') is a city in west-central Russia. Technically, it is situated on the eastern bank of the Irtysh River, from its confluence with the Ob, in the oil-ri ...

(+3, =2, -4), * In 2014, at third board in the 41st Chess Olympiad (women) in

Tromsø Tromsø is a List of towns and cities in Norway, city in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The city is the administrative centre of the municipality as well as the administrative centre of Troms county. The city is located on the is ...

(+4, =2, -3), * In 2016, at second board in the 42nd Chess Olympiad (women) in

Baku Baku (, ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Azerbaijan, largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus region. Baku is below sea level, which makes it the List of capital ci ...

(+4, =3, -4), * In 2018, at third board in the 43rd Chess Olympiad (women) in

Batumi Batumi (; ka, ბათუმი ), historically Batum or Batoum, is the List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), second-largest city of Georgia (country), Georgia and the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, located on the coast ...

(+3, =2, -2). Hoàng Thị Bảo Trâm played for Vietnam in the World Women's Team Chess Championships: * In 2007, at third board in the 1st Women's World Team Chess Championship in

Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg (, ; ), alternatively Romanization of Russian, romanized as Ekaterinburg and formerly known as Sverdlovsk ( ; 1924–1991), is a city and the administrative centre of Sverdlovsk Oblast and the Ural Federal District, Russia. The ci ...

(+1, =3, -3), * In 2009, at first board in the 2nd Women's World Team Chess Championship in

Ningbo Ningbo is a sub-provincial city in northeastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It comprises six urban districts, two satellite county-level cities, and two rural counties, including several islands in Hangzhou Bay and the Eas ...

(+1, =5, -3), * In 2011, at second board in the 3rd Women's World Team Chess Championship in

Mardin Mardin (; ; romanized: ''Mārdīn''; ; ) is a city and seat of the Artuklu District of Mardin Province in Turkey. It is known for the Artuqids, Artuqid architecture of its old city, and for its strategic location on a rocky hill near the Tigris ...

(+4, =2, -2) and won individual bronze medal, * In 2017, at second board in the 5th Women's World Team Chess Championship in

(+3, =4, -0) and won individual gold medal. Hoàng Thị Bảo Trâm played for Vietnam in the Women's Asian Team Chess Championships: * In 2005, at first reserve board in the 4th Asian Team Chess Championship (women) in

Isfahan Isfahan or Esfahan ( ) is a city in the Central District (Isfahan County), Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan province, Iran. It is the capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is located south of Tehran. The city ...

(+3, =2, -0) and won team and individual gold medals, * In 2008, at first reserve board in the 5th Asian Team Chess Championship (women) in

Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam (; List of renamed places in India, formerly known as Vizagapatam, and also referred to as Vizag, Visakha, and Waltair) is the largest and most populous metropolitan city in the States and union territories of India, Indian stat ...

(+2, =2, -0) and won team bronze and individual silver medals, * In 2014, at second board in the 8th Asian Women's Nations Chess Cup in

Tabriz Tabriz (; ) is a city in the Central District (Tabriz County), Central District of Tabriz County, in the East Azerbaijan province, East Azerbaijan province of northwestern Iran. It serves as capital of the province, the county, and the distric ...

(+2, =2, -1) and won individual bronze medal, * In 2016, at second board in the 9th Asian Women's Nations Chess Cup in

Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. The city is the seat of the Abu Dhabi Central Capital District, the capital city of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and the UAE's List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, second-most popu ...

(+4, =1, -2) and won individual bronze medal. Hoàng Thị Bảo Trâm played for Vietnam in the

Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the 1951 Asian Games, first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until ...

: * In 2010, at first board in the 16th Asian Games (chess - women) in

Guangzhou Guangzhou, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guangdong Provinces of China, province in South China, southern China. Located on the Pearl River about nor ...

(+0, =4, -4) and won team bronze medal. Hoàng Thị Bảo Trâm played for Vietnam in the

Asian Indoor Games The Asian Indoor Games were a multi-sport event that was contested every two years among athletes representing countries from Asia. The games were regulated by the Olympic Council of Asia. The first games were held in 2005 in Bangkok, Thailand. ...

: * In 2009, at first women board in the 3rd Asian Indoor Chess Games in

Hanoi Hanoi ( ; ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Vietnam, second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river" (Hanoi is bordered by the Red River (Asia), Red and Black River (Asia), Black Riv ...

(+4, =4, -2) and won team silver medal. In 2005, she was awarded the

FIDE The International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation, commonly referred to by its French acronym FIDE ( , ), is an international organization based in Switzerland that connects the various national chess federations and acts as the Spor ...

Woman International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

(WIM) title and received the FIDE

(WGM) title a year later.

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* * * 1987 births Living people Vietnamese chess players Chess Woman Grandmasters Chess Olympiad competitors Asian Games bronze medalists in chess Asian Games bronze medalists for Vietnam Chess players at the 2010 Asian Games 21st-century Vietnamese chess players 21st-century Vietnamese sportswomen Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games SEA Games medalists in chess SEA Games silver medalists for Vietnam Competitors at the 2011 SEA Games Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games Chess players at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Vietnam {{Vietnam-chess-bio-stub