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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)
| Wins | Player | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bassem Amin (Egypt) | 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024 |
| 4 | Ahmed Adly (Egypt) | 2005, 2011, 2019, 2021 |
| Wins | Player | Winning 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 | Country | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Egypt | 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| 2 | Morocco | 1999, 2001 |
| 1 | Algeria | 2025 |
| 1 | South Africa | 2014 |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 2007 |
| Wins | Country | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Egypt | 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2025 |
| 3 | Algeria | 2001, 2003, 2023 |
| 3 | South Africa | 2009, 2021, 2024 |
| 1 | Botswana | 2005 |
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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