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]

Winners

{| class="sortable wikitable"

! Year !! City !! Winner !! Women's winner |- | 1998 || Cairo || Ibrahim Hasan Labib (Egypt) || |- | 1999 || Agadir || Mohamed Tissir (Morocco) || |- | 2001 || Cairo || Hichem Hamdouchi (Morocco) || Asma Houli (Algeria) |- | 2003 || Abuja || Essam El-Gindy (Egypt) || Farida Arouche (Algeria) |- | 2005 || Lusaka || Ahmed Adly (Egypt) || Tuduetso Sabure (Botswana) |- | 2007 || Windhoek || Robert Gwaze (Zimbabwe) || Mona Khaled (Egypt) |- | 2009 || Tripoli || Bassem Amin (Egypt)[2] || Melissa Greeff (South Africa)[3] |- | 2011 || Maputo || Ahmed Adly (Egypt) || Mona Khaled (Egypt) |- | 2013 || Tunis || Bassem Amin (Egypt) || Shrook Wafa (Egypt) |- | 2014 || Windhoek || Kenny Solomon (South Africa)[4] || Shrook Wafa (Egypt)[5] |- | 2015 || Cairo || Bassem Amin (Egypt) || Mona Khaled (Egypt) |- | 2016 || Kampala || Abdelrahman Hesham (Egypt)[6] || Shrook Wafa (Egypt)[7] |- | 2017 || Oran || Bassem Amin (Egypt)[8] || Shahenda Wafa (Egypt)[9] |- | 2018 || Livingstone || Bassem Amin (Egypt)[10] || Shahenda Wafa (Egypt)[11] |- | 2019 || Hammamet ||Ahmed Adly (Egypt) || Shrook Wafa (Egypt) |- | 2020 ||colspan="3"| Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa |- | 2021 || Lilongwe || Ahmed Adly (Egypt)[12] || Jesse February (South Africa)[13] |- | 2022 || Lagos || Bassem Amin (Egypt)[14] || Shahenda Wafa (Egypt)[14] |- |2023 |Cairo | Adham Fawzy (Egypt)[15] | Lina Nassr (Algeria)[16] |- |2024 |Accra | Bassem Amin (Egypt)[17] | Jesse February (South Africa)[18] |- |2025 |Cairo | Bilel Bellahcene (Algeria)[19] | Shrook Wafa (Egypt)[20] |}

Multiple winners – Open

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

Multiple winners – Women

WinsPlayerWinning years
5Shrook Wafa (Egypt)2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2025
3Mona Khaled (Egypt)2007, 2011, 2015
3Shahenda Wafa (Egypt)2017, 2018, 2022
2Jesse February (South Africa)2021, 2024

Wins by country – Open

WinsCountryWinning years
14Egypt1998, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
2Morocco1999, 2001
1Algeria2025
1South Africa2014
1Zimbabwe2007

Wins by country – Women

WinsCountryWinning years
11Egypt2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2025
3Algeria2001, 2003, 2023
3South Africa2009, 2021, 2024
1Botswana2005

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Notes

  1. ^ "List of Qualifiers for the World Cup 2007". World Chess Federation. 18 October 2007. Archived 12 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2009 AFRICAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS (gen)". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  3. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2009 AFRICAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS (women)". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  4. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – African Individual Chess Championships 2014". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  5. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – African Individual Chess Championships 2014". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  6. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2016 AFRICAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS – OPEN". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  7. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2016 AFRICAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS – LADIES". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  8. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2017 AFRICAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS – OPEN". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  9. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2017 AFRICAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS – LADIES". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  10. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2018 AFRICAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS – OPEN SECTION". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  11. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2018 AFRICAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS – WOMEN SECTION". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  12. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2021 African Individual Chess Championships – Open Section". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  13. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 2021 African Individual Chess Championships – Women Section". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  14. ^ "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.
  21. ^ kenyachessmasala.com

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

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