Phạm Lê Thảo Nguyên

Phạm Lê Thảo Nguyên (born 7 December 1987) is a Vietnamese chess player who holds the titles of International Master^[1] and Woman Grandmaster.^[2]

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Phạm, but is often simplified to Pham in English-language text. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Thảo Nguyên.

Phạm Lê Thảo Nguyên
Phạm Lê Thảo Nguyên in 2015
Country	Vietnam
Born	(1987-12-07) 7 December 1987 (age 37) Vietnam
Title	International Master (2013) Woman Grandmaster (2011)
Peak rating	2426 (January 2013)

She has qualified for the knockout tournament Women's World Chess Championship 2017 as the winner of a zonal stage.^[3] In the first two rounds, she won against Lela Javakhishvili and Aleksandra Goryachkina, losing in the third round against Anna Muzychuk. She played for the Vietnamese women's team which won the bronze medal in chess at the 2010 Asian Games.

She has played multiple times for Vietnam's team in Women's Chess Olympiad: in 2008 (Dresden), 2010 (Khanty-Mansiysk), 2012 (Istanbul), 2014 (Tromsø), 2016 (Baku) and 2018 (Batumi).^[4][5][6][7]

In 2011 she was member of the Vietnamese women's team that played in the World Team Chess Championship.^[7]

She is married to the Vietnamese chess grandmaster Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn.^[8]