The African Junior Chess Championship is an annual chess tournament open to players in Africa who are under 20 years of age. The tournament was first held in 1980, and since its second edition in 1989, has been held annually with the exception of 2010. Beginning in 2002, a separate championship for girls has been held concurrently with the open championship.[1]

Competition

The championships are organized by national federations affiliated with the African Chess Confederation. They are open to chess players who are under 20 years of age as of 1 January of the year in which the championship is held.[2] The championships are organized as a round-robin or a Swiss-system tournament depending on the number of participants. Since 2001, the open championship has been a nine-round Swiss.[3]

The winners of the open and girls' championships earn the right to participate in the next year's World Junior Chess Championships.[4] In the open championship, the top three players after tiebreaks all earn the International Master title, while the first-placed player additionally earns a norm towards the Grandmaster title. In the girls' championship, the top three players after tiebreaks all earn the Woman International Master title, while the first-placed player additionally earns a norm towards the Woman Grandmaster title.[5]

Results

Open championship

Results are taken from Olimpbase[3] unless otherwise indicated.

Year Venue Winner
1980 Lagos, Nigeria  Shakirudeen Agusto (NGR)[6]
1989 Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria[7]  Thomas Oparaugo (NGR)[8]
1990 Gaborone, Botswana  Kudzanai Mamombe (ZIM)[9]
1991 Gaborone, Botswana  Kudzanai Mamombe (ZIM)[9]
1992 Nairobi, Kenya  Cephas Sichilima (ZAM)[10]
1993 Nairobi, Kenya  Adérito Pedro (ANG)[11]
1994 Port Launay, Seychelles  Eugénio Campos (ANG)[12]
1995 Luanda, Angola  Eugénio Campos (ANG)[13]
1996 Nigeria  Vladimiro Pina (ANG)[12]
1997 Maputo, Mozambique  Vladimiro Pina (ANG)[12]
1998 Nairobi, Kenya  Robert Gwaze (ZIM)
1999 Kampala, Uganda  Amon Simutowe (ZAM)[14]
2000 Pretoria, South Africa  Amon Simutowe (ZAM)[15]
2001 Lusaka, Zambia  Ahmed Adly (EGY)
2002 Gaborone, Botswana  Johannes Mabusela (RSA)
2003 Tripoli, Libya  Bassem Amin (EGY)
2004 Lusaka, Zambia  Heinrich Stander (RSA)
2005 Gaborone, Botswana  Bassem Amin (EGY)
2006 Gaborone, Botswana  Chitumbo Mwali (ZAM)
2007 Kamuzu Academy, Kasungu District, Malawi  Kareim Wageih (EGY)
2008 Bronkhorstspruit, South Africa  Kareim Wageih (EGY)
2009 Cairo, Egypt  Kareim Wageih (EGY)
2011 East London, South Africa  Erikson Roberto Mauricio Soares (ANG)
2012 Hammamet, Tunisia  Abdelrahman Hesham (EGY)
2013 Tiaret, Algeria  Moheb Ameir (EGY)
2014 Saurimo, Angola  David Silva (ANG)
2015 Victoria, Seychelles  David Silva (ANG)
2016 Hammamet, Tunisia  Ali Nassr (ALG)
2017 Lomé, Togo  Adham Fawzy (EGY)
2018 Entebbe, Uganda  Adham Fawzy (EGY)[16][17]
2019 Accra, Ghana  Adham Fawzy (EGY)[18]
2020 Not held due to the COVID pandemic
2021 Monrovia, Liberia  Brahami Lamine (ALG)[10]


2022 Bejaia, Algeria  Jan Karsten (RSA)[10]

Girls' championship

Results are taken from Olimpbase[19] unless otherwise indicated.

Year Venue Winner
2002 Gaborone, Botswana  Cecile van der Merwe (RSA)[20]
2003 Tripoli, Libya  Jamila Yougane (MAR)
2004 Lusaka, Zambia  Jenine Ellappen (RSA)
2005 Gaborone, Botswana  Mona Khaled (EGY)
2006 Gaborone, Botswana  Melissa Greeff (RSA)
2007 Kamuzu Academy, Kasungu District, Malawi  Daleen Wiid (RSA)
2008 Bronkhorstspruit, South Africa  Melissa Greeff (RSA)
2009 Cairo, Egypt  Mona Khaled (EGY)
2011 East London, South Africa  Tshepang Tlale (RSA)
2012 Hammamet, Tunisia  Shrook Wafa (EGY)
2013 Tiaret, Algeria  Esperança Caxita (ANG)
2014 Saurimo, Angola  Esperança Caxita (ANG)
2015 Victoria, Seychelles  Shahenda Wafa (EGY)
2016 Hammamet, Tunisia  Esperança Caxita (ANG)
2017 Lomé, Togo  Lina Nassr (ALG)
2018 Entebbe, Uganda  Anika du Plessis (RSA)
2019 Accra, Ghana  Luzia Pires (ANG)
2020 Not held due to the COVID pandemic
2021 Monrovia, Liberia  Lina Nassr (ALG)[10]
2022 Bejaia, Algeria  Lina Nassr (ALG)[10]

See also

References

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