Bat-Erdene Mungunzul (; born in Orkhon,

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) is a Mongolian

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player who won an individual gold medal in the

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. A native of the aimag of Orkhon, Mungunzul is a member of the Khangarid sports club in Orkhon's capital

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. She earned the

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of Woman Candidate Master in 2014.

Early life and education

Bat-Erdene Mungunzul was born on in Orkhon, 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. 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 Asian Youth Chess Championship held in

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, South Korea, and won a silver medal in the under-10 girls division. At the

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2019 held in

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, 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

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

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of 2460.

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