Jana Schneider | |
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 Jana Schneider at the Sportland-NRW-Cup in Dortmund | |
| Country | Germany |
| Born | April 11, 2002 |
| Title | FIDE Master (2016) Woman Grandmaster (2021) |
| Peak rating | 2353 (July 2021) |
Jana Schneider (born 2002) is a German chess player. She was awarded the title of FIDE Master in 2016. [1]
She qualified for the Women's Chess World Cup 2021, where she was defeated 2–0 by Medina Warda Aulia in the first round. [2] She represented Germany as a reserve player in the 44th Chess Olympiad and scored 9 out of 10 points with a rating performance of 2414. [3]
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