African Chess Championship
The first African Chess Championship was played in 1998. Ibrahim Hasan Labib and Mohamed Tissir both shared first place with 7/10, but the former took the title.
The 2007 championship was the FIDE Zone 4 qualifier for the Chess World Cup 2007, the next stage in the 2010 World Championship. Six players qualified for the 2007 World Cup: IM Robert Gwaze (Zimbabwe), IM Pedro Aderito (Angola), IM Essam El Gindy (Egypt), GM Bassem Amin (Egypt), GM Ahmed Adly (Egypt), and FM Khaled Abdel Razik (Egypt).[1]
Winners
Year City Winner Women's winner 1998 Cairo Ibrahim Hasan Labib (Egypt) 1999 Agadir Mohamed Tissir (Morocco) 2001 Cairo Hichem Hamdouchi (Morocco) Asma Houli (Algeria) 2003 Abuja Essam El-Gindy (Egypt) Farida Arouche (Algeria) 2005 Lusaka Ahmed Adly (Egypt) Tuduetso Sabure (Botswana) 2007 Windhoek Robert Gwaze (Zimbabwe) Mona Khaled (Egypt) 2009 Tripoli Bassem Amin (Egypt)[2] Melissa Greeff (South Africa)[3] 2011 Maputo Ahmed Adly (Egypt) Mona Khaled (Egypt) 2013 Tunis Bassem Amin (Egypt) Shrook Wafa (Egypt) 2014 Windhoek Kenny Solomon (South Africa)[4] Shrook Wafa (Egypt)[5] 2015 Cairo Bassem Amin (Egypt) Mona Khaled (Egypt) 2016 Kampala Abdelrahman Hesham (Egypt)[6] Shrook Wafa (Egypt)[7] 2017 Oran Bassem Amin (Egypt)[8] Shahenda Wafa (Egypt)[9] 2018 Livingstone Bassem Amin (Egypt)[10] Shahenda Wafa (Egypt)[11] 2019 Hammamet Ahmed Adly (Egypt) Shrook Wafa (Egypt) 2020 Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa 2021 Lilongwe Ahmed Adly (Egypt)[12] Jesse February (South Africa)[13] 2022 Lagos Bassem Amin (Egypt)[14] Shahenda Wafa (Egypt)[14] 2023 Cairo Adham Fawzy (Egypt)[15] Lina Nassr (Algeria)[16] 2024 Accra Bassem Amin (Egypt)[17] Jesse February (South Africa)[18]
Multiple winners – Open
Wins | Player | Winning years |
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7 | Bassem Amin (Egypt) | 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024 |
4 | Ahmed Adly (Egypt) | 2005, 2011, 2019, 2021 |
Multiple winners – Women
Wins | Player | Winning years |
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4 | Shrook Wafa (Egypt) | 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019 |
3 | Mona Khaled (Egypt) | 2007, 2011, 2015 |
3 | Shahenda Wafa (Egypt) | 2017, 2018, 2022 |
2 | Jesse February (South Africa) | 2021, 2024 |
Wins by country – Open
Wins | Country | Winning years |
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15 | Egypt | 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
2 | Morocco | 1999, 2001 |
1 | South Africa | 2014 |
1 | Zimbabwe | 2007 |
Wins by country – Women
Wins | Country | Winning years |
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10 | Egypt | 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 |
3 | Algeria | 2001, 2003, 2023 |
3 | South Africa | 2009, 2021, 2024 |
1 | Botswana | 2005 |
Notes
- ^ "List of Qualifiers for the World Cup 2007". World Chess Federation. 18 October 2007. Archived from the original on 12 April 2008.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2009 AFRICAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS (gen)". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2009 AFRICAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS (women)". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – African Individual Chess Championships 2014". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – African Individual Chess Championships 2014". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2016 AFRICAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS – OPEN". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2016 AFRICAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS – LADIES". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2017 AFRICAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS – OPEN". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2017 AFRICAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS – LADIES". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2018 AFRICAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS – OPEN SECTION". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2018 AFRICAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS – WOMEN SECTION". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2021 African Individual Chess Championships – Open Section". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2021 African Individual Chess Championships – Women Section". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ a b "2022 African Chess Championship: Bassem Amin and Shahenda Wafa claim titles". FIDE.com. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2023 African Individual Chess Championship – Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2023 African Individual Chess Championship - - Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 2024 African Individual Chess Championships (AICC) - Open Section". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 2024 African Individual Chess Championships (AICC) - Women's Section". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ kenyachessmasala.com
GM Ahmed Adly is the 2021 African Individual Chess Champion. WIM Jesse February is crowned 2021 African Individual Chess Champion.
References
- Results from TWIC: 1998,2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014
- Results from thechessdrum: 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014
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