Chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to dist ...

has been contested at the

African Games The African Games, formally known as the All-Africa Games or the Pan African Games, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the African Union (AU) with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (A ...

since the 2003 Games in Abuja, except for the 2015 Games in Brazzaville. The chess events have included individual and team events for men and women. The open team event at the African Games is the successor of the African Team Chess Championship: the winner of the event gains the right to participate at the next

World Team Chess Championship The World Team Chess Championship is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of 10 countries whose chess federations dominate their continent. It is played every two years. In chess, this tournament and the Chess Olympiads ...

. The African Team Chess Championship was only held twice in Cairo in 1993 and 1997, and Egypt won both times.

Editions

Medal table

References

External links

All-Africa Games' (chess - men) Overall Statistics 2003-2011 - ''olimpbase.org''

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