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
CountryAngola
Born2007
TitleWomen's FIDE Master
FIDE rating2039

She is ranked as Angola's top female player in 2024, with an ELO rating of 2039.

Biography

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She 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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  1. ^ a b "Luanda - Deux Angolais sont…". ANGOP (in French). 8 July 2022. Archived from the original on 2024-07-22. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
  2. ^ "Luanda - Les joueurs d'échecs…". ANGOP (in French). 19 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2024-07-22. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ grxnet.com. "Jornal de Angola". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2021-03-21. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ 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.