Stanley Chumfwa (born October 31, 1976) is a

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. He is an

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(IM). Chumfwa studied

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at the

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Career

In 2003 Stanley Chumfwa won the South African Open chess tournament, held in

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. He won the

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in 2005. In November 2005, Chumfwa competed in the

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, in

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(

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finished first with 7 points from 9 games, while Chumfwa ended third with 6.5 points, thereby qualifying to enter the FIDE

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tournament. In this knockout tournament, 128 participants, Chumfwa was beaten in the first round by Etienne Bacrot, who would later finish in third place. In 2010 he captained the Zambian team at the Chess Olympiad, in which 148 countries participated. Zambia ended 47. At the Chess Olympiad 2012, held in

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, Zambia finished 63rd. The Zambian team consisted of Daniel Jere, Stanley Chumfwa, Gillan Bwalya, Andrew Kayonde and

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. In January 2014, Chumfwa participated in the Liyoca Open tournament in Lusaka, finishing 3rd with 6 points from 7 games. In May 2015 Chumfwa finished 3rd in the 2015 Kafue Chess Open, won by his brother Kelvin. In July 2015 Chumfwa ended 15th in the South African Open, held in

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. ''South-African Chess Open Cape Town results''
chesswesternprovince.co.za, July 13th 2015 Kelvin Chumfwa (1986), brother of Stanley, is also a strong chess player (IM).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chumfwa, Stanley 1976 births Living people Chess International Masters Place of birth missing (living people) Zambian chess players University of Zambia alumni