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International chess competition

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]

Multiple winners – Open

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

Multiple winners – Women

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Wins by country – Open

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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 by country – Women

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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

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  12. ^ “Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2021 African Individual Chess Championships – Open Section”. chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
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  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.
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GM Ahmed Adly is the 2021 African Individual Chess Champion.
WIM Jesse February is crowned 2021 African Individual Chess Champion.

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