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.
Winners since 1996
Year Champion 1996 Amon Simutowe 1997–2000 ? 2001 Nase Lungu 2002 Gershom Musende 2003 Nase Lungu 2004 Daniel Jere 2005 Stanley Chumfwa 2006 ? 2007 ? 2008 Richmond Phiri 2009 Andrew Kayonde 2010 Gillan Bwalya 2011 Daniel Jere 2012 Daniel Jere 2013 Gillan Bwalya 2014 Richmond Phiri 2015 Andrew Kayonde 2016 Andrew Kayonde 2017 Andrew Kayonde 2018 Andrew Kayonde 2019 Spencer Masango
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