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

YearCityWinnerWomen's winner
1998Cairo Ibrahim Hasan Labib (Egypt)
1999Agadir Mohamed Tissir (Morocco)
2001Cairo Hichem Hamdouchi (Morocco) Asma Houli (Algeria)
2003Abuja Essam El-Gindy (Egypt) Farida Arouche (Algeria)
2005Lusaka Ahmed Adly (Egypt) Tuduetso Sabure (Botswana)
2007Windhoek Robert Gwaze (Zimbabwe) Mona Khaled (Egypt)
2009Tripoli Bassem Amin (Egypt)[2] Melissa Greeff (South Africa)[3]
2011Maputo Ahmed Adly (Egypt) Mona Khaled (Egypt)
2013Tunis Bassem Amin (Egypt) Shrook Wafa (Egypt)
2014Windhoek Kenny Solomon (South Africa)[4] Shrook Wafa (Egypt)[5]
2015Cairo Bassem Amin (Egypt) Mona Khaled (Egypt)
2016Kampala Abdelrahman Hesham (Egypt)[6] Shrook Wafa (Egypt)[7]
2017Oran Bassem Amin (Egypt)[8] Shahenda Wafa (Egypt)[9]
2018Livingstone Bassem Amin (Egypt)[10] Shahenda Wafa (Egypt)[11]
2019Hammamet Ahmed Adly (Egypt) Shrook Wafa (Egypt)
2020Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
2021Lilongwe Ahmed Adly (Egypt)[12] Jesse February (South Africa)[13]
2022Lagos Bassem Amin (Egypt)[14] Shahenda Wafa (Egypt)[14]
2023Cairo Adham Fawzy (Egypt)[15] Lina Nassr (Algeria)[16]
2024Accra Bassem Amin (Egypt)[17] Jesse February (South Africa)[18]
2025Cairo Bilel Bellahcene (Algeria)[19] Shrook Wafa (Egypt)[20]

Multiple winners – Open

WinsPlayerWinning years
7 Bassem Amin (Egypt)2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024
4 Ahmed Adly (Egypt)2005, 2011, 2019, 2021

Multiple winners – Women

WinsPlayerWinning years
5 Shrook Wafa (Egypt)2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2025
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

WinsCountryWinning years
14 Egypt1998, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
2 Morocco1999, 2001
1 Algeria2025
1 South Africa2014
1 Zimbabwe2007

Wins by country – Women

WinsCountryWinning years
11 Egypt2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2025
3 Algeria2001, 2003, 2023
3 South Africa2009, 2021, 2024
1 Botswana2005

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Notes

  1. ^ "List of Qualifiers for the World Cup 2007". World Chess Federation. 18 October 2007. Archived from the original on 12 April 2008.
  2. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2009 AFRICAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS (gen)". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  3. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2009 AFRICAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS (women)". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  4. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – African Individual Chess Championships 2014". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  5. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – African Individual Chess Championships 2014". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  6. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2016 AFRICAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS – OPEN". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  7. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2016 AFRICAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS – LADIES". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  8. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2017 AFRICAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS – OPEN". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  9. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2017 AFRICAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS – LADIES". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  10. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2018 AFRICAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS – OPEN SECTION". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  11. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2018 AFRICAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS – WOMEN SECTION". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  12. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2021 African Individual Chess Championships – Open Section". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  13. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2021 African Individual Chess Championships – Women Section". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  14. ^ a b "2022 African Chess Championship: Bassem Amin and Shahenda Wafa claim titles". FIDE.com. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  15. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2023 African Individual Chess Championship – Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  16. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2023 African Individual Chess Championship - - Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  17. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 2024 African Individual Chess Championships (AICC) - Open Section". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  18. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 2024 African Individual Chess Championships (AICC) - Women's Section". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  19. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 2025 African Individual Chess Championships (AICC) - Open Section". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
  20. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 2025 African Individual Chess Championships (AICC) - Women's Section". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
  21. ^ 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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