The firstAfrican Chess Championship was played in 1998.Ibrahim Hasan Labib andMohamed Tissir both shared first place with 7/10, but the former took the title.
The 2007 championship was theFIDE Zone 4 qualifier for theChess World Cup 2007, the next stage in the2010 World Championship. Six players qualified for the 2007 World Cup: IMRobert Gwaze (Zimbabwe), IMPedro Aderito (Angola), IMEssam El Gindy (Egypt), GMBassem Amin (Egypt), GMAhmed Adly (Egypt), and FMKhaled Abdel Razik (Egypt).[1]
| Wins | Player | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| 7 |  Bassem Amin (Egypt) | 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024 |
| 4 | Ahmed Adly (Egypt) | 2005, 2011, 2019, 2021 |
| Wins | Player | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Shrook Wafa (Egypt) | 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2025 |
| 3 | Mona Khaled (Egypt) | 2007, 2011, 2015 |
| 3 | Shahenda Wafa (Egypt) | 2017, 2018, 2022 |
| 2 |  Jesse February (South Africa) | 2021, 2024 |
| Wins | Country | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Egypt | 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| 2 |  Morocco | 1999, 2001 |
| 1 |  Algeria | 2025 |
| 1 | South Africa | 2014 |
| 1 |  Zimbabwe | 2007 |
| Wins | Country | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Egypt | 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2025 |
| 3 | Algeria | 2001, 2003, 2023 |
| 3 | South Africa | 2009, 2021, 2024 |
| 1 |  Botswana | 2005 |
GM Ahmed Adly is the 2021 African Individual Chess Champion.WIM Jesse February is crowned 2021 African Individual Chess Champion.
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