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Amon Simutowe (born January 6, 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.
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.
Amon Simutowe is the first international chess grandmaster from the 48 nation region of sub-Saharan Africa and the third black Grandmaster in history after Maurice Ashley of the U.S. and Pontus Carlson of Sweden.
Simutowe, Amon. World Rank (All players): 1640. Federation: Zambia. FIDE ID: 8700168. B-Year: 1982.
Amon is the first International Chess Grandmaster from sub-Saharan Africa.
Apr 8, 2023 · In this interactive lecture, I analyze some masterpieces my GM Amon Simutowe, including a brilliant win over Hikaru Nakamura. GM Simutowe is notable as the ...
Born January 6, 1982, Amon Simutowe's rise in chess can only be explained by the inevitability that he was destined for greatness. He had originally set his dreams on being a striker for the Zambian national football (soccer) team after starring at the youth level.
