Amon Simutowe

Quick Facts

Full Name	Amon Simutowe
Occupation	Chess Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 6, 1982(1982-01-06)
Age	42
Birthplace	Mbala
Country	Zambia
Birth City	Northern
Horoscope	Capricorn

Amon Simutowe Biography

Amon Simutowe is one of the most popular and richest Chess Player who was born on January 6, 1982 in Mbala, Northern, Zambia. The Zambian player of chess became the first Grandmaster from sub-Saharan Africa 2007.

The duo of He and Alejandro Ramirez represent the non-European chess world with pride and skill. represent the non-European chess community with confidence and expertise.

He would later state in an interview on why he chose chess over football: “I didn’t have anyone to blame in chess for my losses and I didn’t have to wait until I was 18 to compete nationally.” Simutowe won his first tournament at age 12. In 1994 he entered his first of three local tournaments. “I really didn’t do very well, but was praised as the best young player… under 16”, said Simutowe.

In 1995 Simutowe won the nation’s under-21 championship and took fifth place at the African Junior Championships. In 1996 he won the Zambian Chess Championship as well as the Zambian Junior National Championship. When reflecting upon his results in 1996, Amon stated “I didn’t expect to win this tournament… I was just interested in qualifying for the Olympiad.” He qualified but the Zambian National team was unable to compete in the Olympiads. In 1997 Simutowe won the African Junior Chess Championship.

His mother passed away shortly before the second birthday of his son.

Amon Simutowe Net Worth

Amon Simutowe is one of the richest Chess Player from Zambia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Amon Simutowe 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In his early days, the player was known as Pawn due to his size.

He is the 3rd Grandmaster of chess from Africa. In 2009, he won the South African Open.

Amon Simutowe (born 1982) is a Zambian chess Grandmaster. He is the first grandmaster from sub-Saharan Africa and the third black chess Grandmaster in history, after Maurice Ashley and Pontus Carlsson. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Finance from the University of Texas at Dallas and a Master of Science in Economics for Development from the University of Oxford.

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Facts & Trivia

Amon Ranked on the list of most popular Chess Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Zambia. Amon Simutowe celebrates birthday on January 6 of every year.

Who is the best chess player in Africa?

Amon Simutowe
FIDE rating| 2449 (September 2022)
Peak rating| 2486 (April 2009)

Who is the best chess player in Zambia?

GM Amon Simutowe is a Zambian chess grandmaster, the third-ever Black GM (after GMs Maurice Ashley and Pontus Carlsson), and the first from Zambia and sub-Saharan Africa. Zambia’s sportsperson of the year in 2001, he can count GMs Hikaru Nakamura and Nona Gaprindashvili among his victims over a chessboard.

How many grandmasters does Africa have?

Africa has had 14 grandmasters (Woman Grandmasters exempted) since the introduction of the title in 1950. It took 43 years for Africa to have a taste of this title as Tunisian Grandmaster Bouaziz Slim broke the duck in 1993 when he attained the required norms to seal the title to his name.

What country is best at chess?

1 Soviet Union 18
2| Russia| 6
3| United States| 5
4| Hungary| 3
5| Armenia| 3

Which country is famous for chess?

There are many ways to measure the strongest chess nations. By sheer volume, Russia dominates, with 2,559 titled players, including a remarkable 243 grandmasters. In fact, Russia has more grandmasters than 143 countries combined, according to FIDE’s list of 179 federations.