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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 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).

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)  Melissa Greeff (South Africa)

2011 Maputo  Ahmed Adly (Egypt)  Mona Khaled (Egypt)

2013 Tunis  Bassem Amin (Egypt)  Shrook Wafa (Egypt)

2014 Windhoek  Kenny Solomon (South Africa)  Shrook Wafa (Egypt)

2015 Cairo  Bassem Amin (Egypt)  Mona Khaled (Egypt)

2016 Kampala  Abdelrahman Hesham (Egypt)  Shrook Wafa (Egypt)

2017 Oran  Bassem Amin (Egypt)  Shahenda Wafa (Egypt)

2018 Livingstone  Bassem Amin (Egypt)  Shahenda Wafa (Egypt)

2019 Hammamet  Ahmed Adly (Egypt)  Shrook Wafa (Egypt)

2020 Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa

2021 Lilongwe  Ahmed Adly (Egypt)  Jesse February (South Africa)

2022 Lagos  Bassem Amin (Egypt)  Shahenda Wafa (Egypt)

2023

Cairo

 Adham Fawzy (Egypt)

 Lina Nassr (Algeria)

2024

Accra

 Bassem Amin (Egypt)

 Jesse February (South Africa)

2025

Cairo

 Bilel Bellahcene (Algeria)

 Shrook Wafa (Egypt)

WinsPlayerWinning years
7Bassem Amin (Egypt)2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024
4Ahmed Adly (Egypt)2005, 2011, 2019, 2021
WinsPlayerWinning years
5Shrook Wafa (Egypt)2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2025
3Mona Khaled (Egypt)2007, 2011, 2015
3Shahenda Wafa (Egypt)2017, 2018, 2022
2Jesse February (South Africa)2021, 2024
WinsCountryWinning years
14Egypt1998, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
2Morocco1999, 2001
1Algeria2025
1South Africa2014
1Zimbabwe2007
WinsCountryWinning years
11Egypt2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2025
3Algeria2001, 2003, 2023
3South Africa2009, 2021, 2024
1Botswana2005

GM Ahmed Adly is the 2021 African Individual Chess Champion. WIM Jesse February is crowned 2021 African Individual Chess Champion.

  • Results from TWIC: 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014
  • Results from thechessdrum: 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014
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