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]
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| 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] |
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