Josefine Heinemann (born 7 January 1998) is a German

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player who holds the title of

Woman Grandmaster FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

Biography

Josefine Heinemann first participation in a German Chess Championship is the U10 championship in 2007 in

Willingen Willingen (official name: ''Willingen (Upland)'') is a municipality in Waldeck-Frankenberg in northern Hesse, Germany, some 80 km west of Kassel. Geography Location Willingen is found in Waldeck-Frankenberg district in the Upland. Its main ...

. In 2015 she won German Youth Chess Championship in Girls U18 age group. In the same year she ranked in 5th place in

World Youth Chess Championship The World Youth Chess Championship is a FIDE-organized worldwide chess competition for boys and girls under the age of 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18. Twelve world champions are crowned every year. Since 2015, the event has been split into "World Cade ...

in Girls U18 age group. In 2016 she ranked in 10th place in this tournament. In 2018 in

Dresden Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label=Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth larg ...

Josefine Heinemann ranked 3rd in German Masters for women. Josefine Heinemann played for Germany in the

Women's Chess Olympiad The Women's Chess Olympiad is an event held by FIDE (the International Chess Federation) since 1957 (every two years since 1972), where national women's teams compete at chess for gold, silver and bronze medals. Since 1976 the Women's Chess Olympia ...

: * In 2022, at second board in the 44th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+2, =6, -1). Josefine Heinemann played for Germany in the European Women's Team Chess Championships: * In 2015, at reserve board in the 11th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Reykjavik (+4, =0, -3), * In 2017, at second board in the 12th European Team Chess Championship (women) in

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(+1, =1, -4), * In 2021, at second board in the 14th European Team Chess Championship (women) in

Čatež ob Savi Čatež ob Savi (; german: Tschatesch''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 68–69.) is a village on the right bank of the Sava River at i ...

(+4, =4, -1). Josefine Heinemann played for Germany in the Women's Chess Mitropa Cups: * In 2016, at reserve board in the 13th Chess Mitropa Cup (women) in

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

(+2, =3, -1) and won team gold medal, * In 2017, at second board in the 14th Chess Mitropa Cup (women) in

Balatonszárszó Balatonszárszó is a village along the southern shore of Lake Balaton in Somogy county, Hungary. The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region. Gallery File:Memorial to Attila József in Balatonszemes.jpg, Memorial to Attila Józ ...

(+4, =1, -4). In 2016, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title and received the FIDE Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title two years later. Josefine Heinemann began studying business mathematics at the

University of Mannheim The University of Mannheim (German: ''Universität Mannheim''), abbreviated UMA, is a public research university in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1967, the university has its origins in the ''Palatine Academy of Sciences'', ...

and received a scholarship due to her sporting success.Josefine Heinemann , Universität Mannheim
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German Chess Federation The German Chess Federation (german: Deutscher Schachbund, DSB) is the umbrella organization for German chess players. It is a member of the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund and of FIDE, the World Chess Federation. It has over 90,000 members in ov ...

Interview mit Josefine Heinemann im Schachgeflüster Podcast
from 15 January 2022 from

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