Jemima Paulo, born in 2007, is an Angolan chess player and Women's FIDE Master. She became the African U-13 Champion in 2020 and the African U-16 Girls' Champion in 2022. The following year, she became the African mixed runner-up after finishing second in the African Junior Chess Championship.
| Jemima Paulo | |
|---|---|
| Country | Angola |
| Born | 2007 |
| Title | Women's FIDE Master |
| FIDE rating | 2039 |
She is ranked as Angola's top female player in 2024, with an ELO rating of 2039.
Biography
editShe competes with the Ditrov School,[1] an Angolan chess group.
In 2020, she won the African Under-13 Championship, which qualified Angola for the World Championships,[2] and then represented her country at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] In 2022, she won the African U-16 Girls' Championship.[1][4]
In 2023, she earned the title of African runner-up after finishing second in the African Junior Mixed Chess Championship,[5][6][7] notably defeating the coach of the Nigerian team, Rosemary Amadasun.[8] In 2024, she placed sixth in the African Women's Chess Championship, ahead of her compatriot, Ednasia Junior.[9]
References
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- ^ "Luanda - Les joueurs d'échecs…". ANGOP (in French). 19 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2024-07-22. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
- ^ "Chess Olympics are played online. Angolans start the games Wednesday". VerAngola. 2020-07-27. Archived from the original on 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
- ^ blackworldmedia (2022-07-13). "Angolan Players Lead African Chess Championship". Black World Media Network (BWMN). Archived from the original on 2024-07-22. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
- ^ "Mauritanie : l'Algérienne Chahrazed Djerroud sacrée championne d'Afrique junior d'échecs 2023". www.lauthentic.info. Archived from the original on 2024-07-22. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
- ^ BSV/FN/DK/BS, Par (2023-12-12). "Afrique: Échecs/Juniors - Jemima Paulo, vice-championne d'Afrique". Angola Press Agency (in French). Archived from the original on 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
- ^ grxnet.com. "Jornal de Angola". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2021-03-21. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
- ^ "Kigigha Leads the Pack at Gulder/Maltina African Individual Chess Tourney – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
- ^ Echecs, Europe (2024-03-29). "Championnat d'Afrique d'échecs 2024 - Bassem Amin et Jesse February champion et championne d'Afrique". www.europe-echecs.com (in French). Archived from the original on 2024-04-07. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
