African Chess Championship
The first African Chess Championship was played in 1998. 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 (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 (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]
Multiple winners - Open[]
Wins | Player | Winning years |
---|---|---|
5 | ![]() |
2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018 |
4 | ![]() |
2005, 2011, 2019, 2021 |
Multiple winners - Women[]
Wins | Player | Winning years |
---|---|---|
4 | ![]() |
2013, 2014, 2016, 2019 |
3 | ![]() |
2007, 2011, 2015 |
2 | ![]() |
2017, 2018 |
Wins by country - Open[]
Wins | Country | Winning years |
---|---|---|
12 | ![]() |
1998, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 |
2 | ![]() |
1999, 2001 |
Wins by country - Women[]
Wins | Country | Winning years |
---|---|---|
9 | ![]() |
2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 |
2 | ![]() |
2001, 2003 |
2 | ![]() |
2009, 2021 |
Notes[]
- ^ List of Qualifiers for the World Cup 2007 Archived 2008-04-12 at the Wayback Machine from fide.com
- ^ "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.
References[]
- Results from TWIC: 1998,2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014
- Results from thechessdrum: 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014
Categories:
- Supranational chess championships
- African championships
- Women's chess competitions
- 1998 in chess
- Recurring events established in 1998
- Chess in Africa
- Chess stubs