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