Africa-Press – Angola. Angolan Jemima Paulo finished in second place, with seven points, in the African Junior Chess Championship for both sexes, which took place in Mauritania.
The Ditrov School athlete beat her compatriot Rebeldia António in the final, who came in seventh place, with 4.5 points.
Meanwhile, FIDE Master Luzia Pires, another Angolan representative in this competition that ended on Monday, defeated the Mauritian player, Andrin Chethanah.
In women’s competition, the event was won by Algerian Chahrazed Djeroud, with eight points.
In the men’s sector, FIDE Master Domingos Júnior (Angola) was in sixth place with five points. He drew in the final round with Algerian Hallal Tarik.
In this category, the competition was won by Algerian Wafa Hamed, with 8.5.
The championship saw the participation of 11 athletes (female) and 17 male athletes, in the competition held in the Swiss system over nine rounds.
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