Pedro Aderito
{{Short description|Angolan chess player (1976–2020)}}
{{Infobox chess player
| country = Angola
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1976|4|8}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|10|5|1976|4|8}}
| death_place =
| title = International Master (1995)
| peakrating = 2352 (October 2007)
}}
Pedro Aderito was an Angolan chess player.
Chess career
Aderito began playing chess at the age of 15. He won the African Junior Championship in 1993 and earned his IM title in 1995, becoming the first Angolan player to do so.{{cite web|url=https://www.thechessdrum.net/talkingdrum/TDnovdec02.html |title=
The Talking Drum featuring IM Pedro Aderito}}
Aderito represented Angola at multiple Chess Olympiads, from the 32nd (1996) until the 38th (2008).{{cite web|url=https://www.olimpbase.org/players/y0kmoyme.html|title=Aderito, Pedro}} In the 33rd Chess Olympiad, he won a bronze medal for his performance on board 4.{{cite web|url=https://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/2020/10/18/pedro-aderito-angolas-1st-im-passes-at-44/|title=Pedro Aderito, Angolan IM, passes at 44|date=October 18, 2020|first=Daaim|last=Shabazz}}
Aderito's strong performance in the 2007 African Chess Championship qualified him to compete in that year's Chess World Cup.{{Cite web |title=List of Qualifiers for the World Cup 2007 |publisher=World Chess Federation |url=https://www.fide.com/component/content/article/3-news/1653-144-list-of-qualifiers-for-the-world-cup-2007 |date=18 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080412144032/http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/3-news/1653-144-list-of-qualifiers-for-the-world-cup-2007 |archive-date=12 April 2008 |language=en}} At the event, he was defeated by Vasyl Ivanchuk in the first round.{{cite web|url=https://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/2007/11/25/2007-world-cup-chess-championship/|title=2007 World Cup Chess has begun!|date=November 25, 2007|first=Daaim|last=Shabazz}}
Death
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Category:Angolan chess players