Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Paul Truong (born June 2, 1965) is an American chess player, trainer, promoter, and organizer. He was born Hoainhan Truong in Saigon, South Vietnam.A promoter, organizer and chess coach, he is married to former Women's World Chess Champion Susan Polgar. He is also Polgar's business manager, and Vice-President of the Susan Polgar Foundation. He organized and/or promoted most of the events in which Polgar has been involved since she relocated to the United States. In May 2007, Truong become the Director of Marketing and PR of Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE) and assistant coach of the Texas Tech University chess team, with Polgar as the Executive Director of SPICE and head coach. The SPICE Program relocated to Webster University in June 2012, and Truong has served as the coach of the Webster University Chess Team and Director of Marketing for the SPICE Program since that time.In 2004, Truong served as the captain and business manager of the U.S. Women's Team for the 36th Chess Olympiad, which won a Silver Medal after defeating Vietnam in the last round. While Truong served as coach, the Texas Tech University chess team was U.S. National Collegiate Champion in 2011 and 2012 and the Webster University team won in 2013 and 2014. In December, 2013, the Webster University chess team won the Pan American Intercollegiate Championship, which qualified them for the 2014 President's Cup in New York City on April 4–6 where they defeated teams from University of Maryland-Baltimore County, University of Illinois and Texas Tech for the 2014 title.As a chess player, he holds the USCF titles of National Master and Life Master, and the FIDE title of FIDE Master. Truong played for the "Collins Kids" founded by John W. Collins. He was on the team that went to Iceland in 1980 (pictured on the John W. Collins Wiki page). He also played when the U.S. hosted Iceland in a return match in New York City in 1981. In 2001, he won the U.S. Open Blitz Championship in Framingham, MA, ahead of GM Hikaru Nakamura."@en }
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- Paul_Truong abstract "Paul Truong (born June 2, 1965) is an American chess player, trainer, promoter, and organizer. He was born Hoainhan Truong in Saigon, South Vietnam.A promoter, organizer and chess coach, he is married to former Women's World Chess Champion Susan Polgar. He is also Polgar's business manager, and Vice-President of the Susan Polgar Foundation. He organized and/or promoted most of the events in which Polgar has been involved since she relocated to the United States. In May 2007, Truong become the Director of Marketing and PR of Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE) and assistant coach of the Texas Tech University chess team, with Polgar as the Executive Director of SPICE and head coach. The SPICE Program relocated to Webster University in June 2012, and Truong has served as the coach of the Webster University Chess Team and Director of Marketing for the SPICE Program since that time.In 2004, Truong served as the captain and business manager of the U.S. Women's Team for the 36th Chess Olympiad, which won a Silver Medal after defeating Vietnam in the last round. While Truong served as coach, the Texas Tech University chess team was U.S. National Collegiate Champion in 2011 and 2012 and the Webster University team won in 2013 and 2014. In December, 2013, the Webster University chess team won the Pan American Intercollegiate Championship, which qualified them for the 2014 President's Cup in New York City on April 4–6 where they defeated teams from University of Maryland-Baltimore County, University of Illinois and Texas Tech for the 2014 title.As a chess player, he holds the USCF titles of National Master and Life Master, and the FIDE title of FIDE Master. Truong played for the "Collins Kids" founded by John W. Collins. He was on the team that went to Iceland in 1980 (pictured on the John W. Collins Wiki page). He also played when the U.S. hosted Iceland in a return match in New York City in 1981. In 2001, he won the U.S. Open Blitz Championship in Framingham, MA, ahead of GM Hikaru Nakamura.".