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The '''Zambian Closed Chess Championship''' is the national chess championship of Zambia, organized by the [[Chess Federation of Zambia]]. Zambia's only [[Grandmaster (chess)|grandmaster]] [[Amon Simutowe]] won the championship in 1996 at the age of 14.<ref>{{cite web |last=Shabazz |first=Daaim |url=http://www.thechessdrum.net/historicmoments/HM_Simutowe/index.html |title=The GM Journey of Amon Simutowe |website=The Chess Drum |date=2 September 2007 |accessdate=25 January 2017}}</ref>
The '''Zambian Closed Chess Championship''' is the national chess championship of Zambia, organized by the [[Chess Federation of Zambia]]. Zambia's only [[Grandmaster (chess)|grandmaster]] [[Amon Simutowe]] won the championship in 1996 at the age of 14.<ref name=simutowe>{{cite web |last=Shabazz |first=Daaim |url=http://www.thechessdrum.net/historicmoments/HM_Simutowe/index.html |title=The GM Journey of Amon Simutowe |website=The Chess Drum |date=2 September 2007 |access-date=25 January 2017}}</ref>


==Winners since 2001==
==Winners since 1996==
{{Expand list|date=January 2017}}
{{Expand list|date=January 2017}}
:{| class="sortable wikitable"
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! Year !! Champion
! Year !! Champion
|-
|-
| 1996 || [[Amon Simutowe]]<ref name=simutowe/>
| 2001 || Nase Lungu<ref name=c02>{{cite news |last=Luhanga |first=Tamara |title=Musende Crowned Chess Champion |url=http://www.thechessdrum.net/newsbriefs/2002/NB_Zambia6.html |date=4 July 2002 |newspaper=[[The Post (Zambia)|The Post]] |location=Lusaka |access-date=26 January 2017}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1997–2000 || ?
| 2002 || Gershom Musende<ref name=c02/>
|-
| 2001 || [[Nase Lungu]]<ref name=c02>{{cite news |last=Luhanga |first=Tamara |title=Musende Crowned Chess Champion |url=http://www.thechessdrum.net/newsbriefs/2002/NB_Zambia6.html |date=4 July 2002 |newspaper=[[The Post (Zambia)|The Post]] |location=Lusaka |access-date=26 January 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2002 || [[Gershom Musende]]<ref name=c02/>
|-
|-
| 2003 || Nase Lungu<ref name=c04>{{cite news |last=Phiri |first=Mabvuto |title=Junior Chess Ace Jere Upsets Tables |url=http://www.thechessdrum.net/newsbriefs/2004/NB_Zambia2.html |date=7 July 2004 |newspaper=[[The Post (Zambia)|The Post]] |location=Lusaka |access-date=26 January 2017}}</ref>
| 2003 || Nase Lungu<ref name=c04>{{cite news |last=Phiri |first=Mabvuto |title=Junior Chess Ace Jere Upsets Tables |url=http://www.thechessdrum.net/newsbriefs/2004/NB_Zambia2.html |date=7 July 2004 |newspaper=[[The Post (Zambia)|The Post]] |location=Lusaka |access-date=26 January 2017}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2004 || {{Interlanguage link multi|Daniel Jere|WD=Q27526110}}<ref name=c04/>
| 2004 || [[Daniel Jere]]<ref name=c04/>
|-
|-
| 2005 || [[Stanley Chumfwa]]<ref name=c05>{{cite news |last=Nambule |first=Wendy |title=Country Closed Chess Championship On Today |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200604140173.html |date=14 April 2006 |newspaper=[[The Post (Zambia)|The Post]] |location=Lusaka |access-date=26 January 2017}}</ref>
| 2005 || [[Stanley Chumfwa]]<ref name=c05>{{cite news |last=Nambule |first=Wendy |title=Country Closed Chess Championship On Today |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200604140173.html |date=14 April 2006 |newspaper=[[The Post (Zambia)|The Post]] |location=Lusaka |access-date=26 January 2017}}</ref>
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| 2007 || ?
| 2007 || ?
|-
|-
| 2008 || {{Interlanguage link multi|Richmond Phiri|WD=Q21530869}}<ref name=c08>{{cite news |last=Tripathi |first=Anupma |title=From Farmer To Chess Champion |url=http://chess.business-news-blog.eu/2010/from-farmer-to-chess-champion/ |date=16 May 2010 |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |location=New Delhi |access-date=26 January 2017}}</ref>
| 2008 || [[Richmond Phiri]]<ref name=c08>{{cite news |last=Tripathi |first=Anupma |title=From Farmer To Chess Champion |url=http://chess.business-news-blog.eu/2010/from-farmer-to-chess-champion/ |date=16 May 2010 |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |location=New Delhi |access-date=26 January 2017}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2009 || [[Andrew Kayonde]]<ref name=kayonde>{{cite news |title = Andrew Kayonde wins 6th Zambian National Chess Championship |url = https://africachess.net/andrew-kayonde-wins-6th-zambian-national-chess-championship-africachess/ |publisher= Africa Chess Media |date=13 February 2017 |access-date = 5 May 2021}}</ref>
| 2009 || ?
|-
|-
| 2010 || [[Gillan Bwalya]]<ref name=c2011>{{cite web |last=Kosteniuk |first=Alexandra |author-link=Alexandra Kosteniuk |title=Zambia chess interview with national champions |url=http://www.chessblog.com/2011/10/zambia-chess-interview-with-national.html |date=27 October 2011 |access-date=26 January 2017}}</ref>
| 2010 || [[Gillan Bwalya]]<ref name=c2011>{{cite web |last=Kosteniuk |first=Alexandra |author-link=Alexandra Kosteniuk |title=Zambia chess interview with national champions |url=http://www.chessblog.com/2011/10/zambia-chess-interview-with-national.html |date=27 October 2011 |access-date=26 January 2017}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2011 || Daniel Jere<ref name=c2011/>
| 2011 || [[Daniel Jere]]<ref name=c2011/>
|-
|-
| 2012 || Daniel Jere<ref>{{cite web|title = 2012 Zambia Closed Chess Championship Open Section |url = http://chess-results.com/tnr76241.aspx?lan=1&art=4&wi=821 |website = Chess-Tournament-Results-Server |date=3 July 2012 |accessdate = 26 January 2017}}</ref>
| 2012 || Daniel Jere<ref>{{cite web|title = 2012 Zambia Closed Chess Championship Open Section |url = http://chess-results.com/tnr76241.aspx?lan=1&art=4&wi=821 |website = Chess-Tournament-Results-Server |date=3 July 2012 |access-date = 26 January 2017}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2013 || [[Gillan Bwalya]]<ref>{{cite web|title = 2013 National Individual Chess Championship |url = http://chess-results.com/tnr96440.aspx?lan=1&art=4&wi=821 |website = Chess-Tournament-Results-Server |date=1 April 2013 |accessdate = 26 January 2017}}</ref>
| 2013 || [[Gillan Bwalya]]<ref>{{cite web|title = 2013 National Individual Chess Championship |url = http://chess-results.com/tnr96440.aspx?lan=1&art=4&wi=821 |website = Chess-Tournament-Results-Server |date=1 April 2013 |access-date = 26 January 2017}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2014 || [[Richmond Phiri]]<ref name=c14>{{cite news |title=Phiri is Zambia Closed chess champion |url=https://chessdailynews.com/phiri-wins-zambia-championship/ |date=25 April 2014 |newspaper=[[The Post (Zambia)|The Post]] |access-date=26 January 2017}}</ref>
| 2014 || [[Richmond Phiri]]<ref name=c14>{{cite news |title=Phiri is Zambia Closed chess champion |url=https://chessdailynews.com/phiri-wins-zambia-championship/ |date=25 April 2014 |newspaper=[[The Post (Zambia)|The Post]] |access-date=26 January 2017}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2015 || {{Interlanguage link multi|Andrew Kayonde|WD=Q27526451}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Musonda |first=Shamaoma |title=Mwango wins chess championship |url=http://www.times.co.zm/?p=55205 |newspaper=[[Times of Zambia]] |date=6 April 2015 |access-date=26 January 2017}}</ref>
| 2015 || [[Andrew Kayonde]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Musonda |first=Shamaoma |title=Mwango wins chess championship |url=http://www.times.co.zm/?p=55205 |newspaper=[[Times of Zambia]] |date=6 April 2015 |access-date=26 January 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2016 || [[Andrew Kayonde]]<ref>{{cite web|title = National Individual Chess Championship 2016 |url = http://chess-results.com/tnr203869.aspx?lan=1&art=1&wi=821 |website = Chess-Tournament-Results-Server |date=28 February 2016 |access-date = 26 January 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2017 || [[Andrew Kayonde]]<ref name=kayonde/>
|-
|-
| 2016 || Andrew Kayonde<ref>{{cite web|title = National Individual Chess Championship 2016 |url = http://chess-results.com/tnr203869.aspx?lan=1&art=1&wi=821 |website = Chess-Tournament-Results-Server |date=28 February 2016 |accessdate = 26 January 2017}}</ref>
| 2018 || [[Andrew Kayonde]]<ref>{{cite news |title = The Zambian National Championship |url = https://africachessmedia.com/2018/03/27/the-zambian-national-championship/ |publisher= Africa Chess Media |date=27 March 2018 |access-date = 5 May 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2017 || Andrew Kayonde<ref>{{cite web|title = National Individual Chess Championship 2017 |url = http://chess-results.com/tnr261255.aspx?lan=1&art=1&wi=821 |website = Chess-Tournament-Results-Server |date=12 February 2017 |accessdate = 13 September 2017}}</ref>
| 2019 || Spencer Masango<ref>{{cite news |title = Superb Spencer Masango grabs 2019 Zambia Closed Chess Crown |url = https://bruvschessmedia.com/2019/04/23/superb-spencer-masango-grabs-2019-zambia-closed-chess-crown/ |publisher= BruvsChess Media |date=27 April 2019 |access-date = 5 May 2021}}</ref>
|}
|}



Latest revision as of 21:57, 7 July 2023

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 won the championship in 1996 at the age of 14.[1]

Winners since 1996

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Year Champion
1996 Amon Simutowe[1]
1997–2000 ?
2001 Nase Lungu[2]
2002 Gershom Musende[2]
2003 Nase Lungu[3]
2004 Daniel Jere[3]
2005 Stanley Chumfwa[4]
2006 ?
2007 ?
2008 Richmond Phiri[5]
2009 Andrew Kayonde[6]
2010 Gillan Bwalya[7]
2011 Daniel Jere[7]
2012 Daniel Jere[8]
2013 Gillan Bwalya[9]
2014 Richmond Phiri[10]
2015 Andrew Kayonde[11]
2016 Andrew Kayonde[12]
2017 Andrew Kayonde[6]
2018 Andrew Kayonde[13]
2019 Spencer Masango[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b Shabazz, Daaim (2 September 2007). "The GM Journey of Amon Simutowe". The Chess Drum. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b Luhanga, Tamara (4 July 2002). "Musende Crowned Chess Champion". The Post. Lusaka. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b Phiri, Mabvuto (7 July 2004). "Junior Chess Ace Jere Upsets Tables". The Post. Lusaka. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  4. ^ Nambule, Wendy (14 April 2006). "Country Closed Chess Championship On Today". The Post. Lusaka. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  5. ^ Tripathi, Anupma (16 May 2010). "From Farmer To Chess Champion". Hindustan Times. New Delhi. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Andrew Kayonde wins 6th Zambian National Chess Championship". Africa Chess Media. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  7. ^ a b Kosteniuk, Alexandra (27 October 2011). "Zambia chess interview with national champions". Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  8. ^ "2012 Zambia Closed Chess Championship Open Section". Chess-Tournament-Results-Server. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  9. ^ "2013 National Individual Chess Championship". Chess-Tournament-Results-Server. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Phiri is Zambia Closed chess champion". The Post. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  11. ^ Musonda, Shamaoma (6 April 2015). "Mwango wins chess championship". Times of Zambia. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  12. ^ "National Individual Chess Championship 2016". Chess-Tournament-Results-Server. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  13. ^ "The Zambian National Championship". Africa Chess Media. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Superb Spencer Masango grabs 2019 Zambia Closed Chess Crown". BruvsChess Media. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2021.