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| Amon Simutowe | |
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 Amon Simutowe, Warsaw 2013 | |
| Country | Zambia |
| Born | January 6, 1982 Mbala, Zambia |
| Title | Grandmaster (2009) |
| FIDE rating | 2449 (October 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2486 (April 2009) |
Amon Simutowe (born January 6, 1982) is a Zambian chess grandmaster. He is the first grandmaster from sub-Saharan Africa[1] and the third black chess grandmaster in history, after Maurice Ashley[2] and Pontus Carlsson.[3] 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.
- ^ Johnson, Scott. "Dreaming of Checkmate". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
- ^ "Maurice Ashley International Grandmaster Official Website". Archived from the original on December 2, 2012.
- ^ "The Chess Drum Archive for November, 2008".