Africa-Press – Angola. Visualization of Grand Master (GM) games and the improvement of game endings have marked the initial phase of preparation for Renelsa António, from the province of Cunene, aiming for the African Junior Chess Championship, from December 4th to 14th, in Mauritania.
Called up to the National Team, the athlete, who progresses through the René Castilho School, began individual preparation (with a local coach) last Monday, in a program that includes exercises for three or four hours a day.
Speaking on Wednesday, he said that, in addition to this start of work, this year’s participation in the National Championship, held in Luanda, and in the 1st edition of the “Memorial Hamilton Lopes” tournament, in Huíla, have already contributed to improvements in its competitive capacity.
Renelsa, 18 years old, has already obtained a third place (bronze medal) in an African Youth Championship in 2020, and currently her objective is to improve her position on the podium, as this is also her last participation in the division. junior.
With 1088 in the international elo score (game strength), the player was selected for the event by the Technical Committee of the Angolan Chess Federation, for her performance and margin of progression.
Her sporting CV also includes the title of national runner-up (2021), participation in the World Championship in Greece (2018) and the Indian Olympics (2022).
The national combine, under the guidance of the coach, Amorim Agnelo, will focus on next Monday only with members who live in Luanda.
Press confirmed from a federative source that the Cunene player will train locally with a program assigned by the national coach and will join the group a week before leaving for Mauritania.
The national team also includes Jemima Paulo, Luter Santos and Jaime Sonhi (all from the Ditrov school), Domingos Júnior (Macov school) and Luzia Pires (1st of August).
In the previous competition, held in 2022, in Algeria, Angolan Ednázia Júnior became African runner-up (silver medal)
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