The Zambian Closed Chess Championship is the national chess championship of Zambia, organized by the
Chess Federation of Zambia. Zambia's only
grandmaster Amon Simutowe
Amon Simutowe (born January 6, 1982) is a Zambian chess grandmaster. He is the first grandmaster from sub-Saharan Africa and the third black chess grandmaster in history, after Maurice Ashley and Pontus Carlsson. He holds a Bachelor of Scienc ...
won the championship in 1996 at the age of 14.
Winners since 1996
References
Chess national championships
Chess in Zambia
Sports competitions in Zambia
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