Jomo Pitterson

Jomo Pitterson is a Jamaican chess player. He is a three-time Jamaican Chess Champion, winning the championship in 1992, 1993, and 1999. Pitterson is one of two International Masters in Jamaica, alongside Shane Matthews.^[1]

Jomo Pitterson
Country	Jamaica
Born	1974 (age 50–51)
Title	International Master (2010)
Peak rating	2263 (November 2010)

Chess career

Pitterson vs. Šebenik, Istanbul 2012

	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h
8									8
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6									6
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4									4
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h

Final position

In July 2010, he became Jamaica's first International Master after winning the Sub-zonal Regional Chess Championships.^[2]

In October 2010, he was nominated for the Courtney Walsh Award for Excellence for finishing as the top player from the region in the 39th Chess Olympiad.^[3]

In August 2012, he played on board 2 for Jamaica at the 40th Chess Olympiad, where he defeated grandmaster Matej Šebenik in the first round.^[4]

In March 2021, he was appointed to the FIDE Athletes Commission, after previously serving as the treasurer of the Jamaican Chess Federation.^[5]

He serves as a team coach for the Jamaican national team.^[6]