Josefine Heinemann Explained

Josefine Heinemann
Country:	Germany
Birth Date:	7 January 1998
Birth Place:	Gardelegen, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Woman Grandmaster (2018)
Peakrating:	2369 (December 2021)
Fideid:	12900460

Josefine Heinemann (born 7 January 1998) is a German chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster.

Biography

Josefine Heinemann first participation in a German Chess Championship is the U10 championship in 2007 in Willingen. In 2015 she won German Youth Chess Championship in Girls U18 age group.^[1] In the same year she ranked in 5th place in World Youth Chess Championship in Girls U18 age group.^[2] In 2016 she ranked in 10th place in this tournament.

In 2018 in Dresden Josefine Heinemann ranked 3rd in German Masters for women.^[3]

Josefine Heinemann played for Germany in the Women's Chess Olympiad:

• In 2022, at second board in the 44th Chess Olympiad (women) in Chennai (+2, =6, -1).^[4]

Josefine Heinemann played for Germany in the European Women's Team Chess Championships:^[5]

• In 2015, at reserve board in the 11th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Reykjavík (+4, =0, -3),
• In 2017, at second board in the 12th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Crete (+1, =1, -4),
• In 2021, at second board in the 14th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Čatež ob Savi (+4, =4, -1).^[6]

Josefine Heinemann played for Germany in the Women's Chess Mitropa Cups:^[7]

• In 2016, at reserve board in the 13th Chess Mitropa Cup (women) in Prague (+2, =3, -1) and won team gold medal,
• In 2017, at second board in the 14th Chess Mitropa Cup (women) in Balatonszárszó (+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 and received a scholarship due to her sporting success.^[8]

External links

• • • • DWZ-Karteikarte von Josefine Heinemann in German Chess Federation
• Interview mit Josefine Heinemann im Schachgeflüster Podcast from 15 January 2022 from YouTube

Notes and References

1. https://www.deutsche-schachjugend.de/dem2015/presse/dem-nachrichten/?tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=1336&cHash=6ddbafe42e56e4b5a2bc258c34cbab64 Deutsche Meisterin U18w: Josefine Heinemann (S-A)
2. https://chess-results.com/tnr187419.aspx?lan=0&art=1&rd=11&flag=30 World Youth Ch 2015 - Girls under 18
3. https://www.schachbund.de/news/fiona-sieber-gewinnt-das-german-masters-2018.html German Masters der Frauen 2018 in Dresden
4. Web site: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 44th Olympiad Chennai 2022 Women. chess-results.com.
5. Web site: OlimpBase :: European Women's Team Chess Championship :: Josefine Heinemann. olimpbase.org.
6. Web site: 14th European Team Chess Championship 2021 - Women. chess-results.com.
7. Web site: OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Mitropa Cup :: Josefine Heinemann. olimpbase.org.
8. https://www.uni-mannheim.de/stipendien/spitzensport-stipendium-mrn/unsere-stipendiatinnen-und-stipendiaten/josefine-heinemann/ Josefine Heinemann | Universität Mannheim