Paul Truong

Who is Paul Truong?

Paul Truong 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 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.