Zambian Chess Championship

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

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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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.