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- ↑ Stanley Chumfwa qualifies for FIDE World Cup! The Chess Drum, Nov. 2005
- ↑ Stanley Chumfwa: the eternal king of zambian chess, Zambia online articles, Jan. 3rd 2011
- ↑ 40th Olympiad Istanbul 2012 Open, chess-results.com, Sept. 30th 2012
- ↑ GM Amon Simutowe on Zambia’s participation at the Chess Olympiad 2012, chessdom.com, Aug. 19th 2012
- ↑ Chumfwa beaten in chess tourney, Lusaka Voice, Jan. 12th 2014
- ↑ Liyoca Open Chess Championship, chess-results.com, June 2014, consulted Nov. 2015
- ↑ Zambia: Chumfwa Bags Kafue Open, Allafrica.com, May 26th 2015
- ↑ South-African Chess Open Cape Town results, chesswesternprovince.co.za, July 13th 2015
