Julia Alboredo | |
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 Alboredo at the 2018 Andorra open | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Born | 12 January 1997 (age 27) São Paulo, Brazil |
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| FIDE rating | 2263 (September 2022) |
| Peak rating | 2290 (August 2022) |
Julia Alboredo (born 12 January 1997) [1] is a Brazilian chess player. She was awarded the title of Woman International Master in 2022. [2] Alboredo is the 2020 Brazilian women's champion.
She has represented Brazil in the Chess Olympiad:
She qualified for the Women's Chess World Cup 2021 after finishing second in the Brazilian Chess Championship after winner Juliana Sayumi Terao declined the invitation. She was defeated 1½-½ in the first round by Jolanta Zawadzka. [6] [7]
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