GM Bassem Amin and WGM Shahenda Wafa are African Chess Champions 2022

The African Individual Chess Championships 2022 concluded yesterday in Lagos, Nigeria. GM Amin Bassem and WGM Shahenda Wafa were crowned African Chess Champions for 2022 at the closing ceremony which took place by the end of the last round.

The Egyptian grandmaster Bassem Amin tied for the first place with his compatriot and African Chess Champion 2021 GM Ahmed Adly. Both players scored unbeaten 8/9 points, but tiebreak criteria favored Bassem who clinched his 6th African Champion title. Adly came second, while GM Abdelrahman Hesham won bronze with 7 points. Scroll down for final rankings

The Egyptian women grandmaster Shahenda Wafa clinched the African Women’s Chess Championship 2022. She scored 7 points, being half a point ahead of WIM Charlize Van Zyl and Bridget Michael who tied for the second place with 6.5 points. Tiebreaks determined Charlize Van Zyl silver and Bridget Michael claimed bronze. Scroll down for final rankings

Final rankings – African Chess Championship 2022:

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	GM	Amin Bassem	EGY	2663	8	2362	46	437
2	GM	Adly Ahmed	EGY	2578	8	2352	47	436
3	GM	Hesham Abdelrahman	EGY	2374	7	2253	41	422
4	IM	Silva David	ANG	2315	6	2346	49	424
5	IM	Rakotomaharo Fy Antenaina	MAD	2492	6	2333	46	419
6	IM	Ortega Amarelle Mariano	CPV	2474	6	2330	46	423
7	IM	Beukes Dante M	NAM	2295	6	2203	42	405
8	FM	Adebayo Adegboyega Joel	NGR	2267	6	2179	37	407
9		Eyetonghan Denyefa Callistus	NGR	2079	5.5	2319	46	399
10	IM	Okeke Isaac Chukwudalu	NGR	2180	5.5	2233	43	381
11	GM	Solomon Kenny	RSA	2356	5.5	2227	42	354
12	FM	Lungu Nase	ZAM	2261	5.5	2215	41	381
13	FM	Abdulraheem Abdulrahman Akintoye	NGR	2277	5.5	2170	39	404
14	IM	Olape Bunmi	NGR	2250	5.5	2167	39	400
15		Ajibola Olanrewaju	NGR	2285	5.5	2097	34	391
16	FM	Kigigha Bomo Lovet	NGR	2196	5	2339	46	413
17		Gong Thon Gong	SSD	2166	5	2300	44	395
18	FM	Mulenga Prince Daniel	ZAM	2171	5	2260	43	381
19	IM	Aikhoje Odion	NGR	2239	5	2209	38	393
20	IM	Balogun Oluwafemi Daniel	NGR	2240	5	2180	41	372
21	IM	Phiri Richmond	ZAM	2351	5	2157	37	395
22		Zhemba Jemusse	ZIM	2232	4.5	2279	44	379
23		Emmanuel Joy Idara	NGR	2116	4.5	2279	42	393
24	CM	Paiva Donaldo	MOZ	2207	4.5	2226	43	387
25		Rehan Deng Cypriano	SSD	2145	4.5	2214	42	355
26		Lapite Oluwadurotimi	NGR	2136	4.5	2194	43	365
27	IM	Adu Oladapo	NGR	2026	4.5	2187	38	378
28	AFM	Ikhimiukor Ehidiamen	NGR	1942	4.5	2090	34	351
29	FM	Barcon Harmon	LBR	1951	4.5	2024	35	334
30	FM	Onovughe Ochuko Emmanuel	NGR	2087	4.5	1944	34	339
31		Kabwe Timothy	ZAM	2206	4	2347	49	381
32		Okemakinde Toluwanimi	NGR	2083	4	2232	42	358
33		John Henry	SSD	2245	4	2202	41	388
34	FM	De Gondo Simplice Armel	CIV	2119	4	2164	37	362
35	FM	Oragwu Chukwunonso	NGR	2248	4	2139	40	327
36	CM	Onokpite Kennedy	NGR	2095	4	2124	39	355
37		Peter Majur Manyang	SSD	2111	4	2122	37	370
38		Etukakpan Leonard	NGR	2113	4	2085	41	367
39		Lesbros Bernard	SEN	1884	4	1961	31	358
40	CM	Chimthere Alfred Charles	MAW	2027	4	1960	30	347
41		Amako Marc Arnold	CIV	1555	3.5	2040	33	300
42	FM	Ebosse Kingue Victor Patrick	CMR	2075	3.5	1857	32	326
43		Fomevor Cephas Clinton	GHA	1803	3.5	1836	29	322
44		Apollos Akomaka	NGR	1909	3.5	1760	30	321
45		Thomas Saah	LBR	1886	3	2106	34	337
46		Egbe Kossi Thierry	TOG	1695	3	2038	34	286
47		Wallace O. Williams	LBR	1725	3	1863	32	323
48		Mahamat Hachim Bachar	CHA	1815	3	1788	29	319
49		Amega-Dzaka Komi Nukunu	TOG	1621	2.5	2072	33	322
50		Kpan Deckalet Mario Prosper	CIV	1591	2.5	1963	32	271
51		Botsoe Koffi	TOG	1629	2.5	1822	29	303
52		Pissama Ntsaou Martial	GAB	0	2.5	1663	27	230
53		Ntsaou Moubikou Josue Cyriaque	GAB	0	2	1658	28	254
54		Aboubacar Akarintkitt	NIG	0	0	1763	28	238
55		Alexandra Sibanda	ZIM	0	0	0	26	47.5

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Final rankings – African Women’s Chess Championship 2022:

Rk.		Name	FED	RtgI	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	WGM	Wafa Shahenda	EGY	2110	7	1797	37	414
2	WIM	Van Zyl Charlize	RSA	1710	6.5	1831	35	398
3		Michael Bridget	NGR	1800	6.5	1720	35	398
4	WFM	LUZIA Pires	ANG	1839	6	1654	36	382
5	WCM	Ampaire Shakira	UGA	1657	5.5	1781	34	384
6		Onoja Iyefu Joy	NGR	1762	5.5	1779	37	400
7		PAULO Jemima	ANG	1886	5.5	1722	39	400
8		Ofowino Toritsemuwa	NGR	1857	5.5	1719	39	396
9	WFM	Oloruntola Oluwatobiloba	NGR	1918	5.5	1558	29	340
10	WFM	Mbatha Constance	ZAM	1613	5	1806	34	371
11	WIM	Laubscher Anzel	RSA	1705	5	1737	35	390
12	wim	ESPERANCA Caxita	ANG	1961	5	1705	37	377
13		Ayemou Mazan Emmanuela Esther	CIV	1523	5	1698	30	346
14	WIM	Vilhete Vania Fausto Da T.	MOZ	1718	5	1673	36	363
15		Likando Namakau	ZAM	1527	4.5	1836	38	399
16	WCM	Phiri Bertha	ZAM	1584	4.5	1785	31	379
17		Pelomoh Jessica	NGR	1904	4.5	1601	30	362
18		Abigail Karyah	LBR	1435	4	1654	31	349
19		Marochkina Nadezhda Valerevna	SEN	1689	4	1610	32	347
20		Oyelese Mayomi	NGR	1677	4	1602	29	340
21	WCM	Aramude Sandra	NGR	1813	4	1561	30	339
22	WCM	Mudodo Refiloe Hazel	ZIM	1683	3.5	1713	33	349
23		Amadasun Rosemary	NGR	1807	3.5	1706	35	373
24	WCM	Yavo Tchetche Marie	CIV	1363	3.5	1549	25	326
25		Nkhoma Desiderata	MAW	1446	3.5	1477	26	329
26		Oyenga Justine Anassika	TOG	1192	2	1537	25	326
27		Ayemou Akissi Victoire Sinchie	CIV	1182	2	1480	26	322
28		Pissama Ntsaou Diva Sara	GAB	0	0	1473	27	314

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