- Amon Simutowe (born 1982) is a ZambianchessGrandmaster.
- While growing up Simutowe played football.
- Amon’s mother died before his second birthday.
- He was introduced to chess by his brother Solomon at the age of ten.
- Simutowone is the first grandmaster from sub-Saharan Africa and the third black chess Grandmaster in history, after Maurice Ashley and Pontus Carlsson.
- Amon 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.
- 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.
- Simutowe won the African Junior Chess Championship in 1997
- In 2002, he moved to the United States to pursue higher education after being awarded a chess scholarship.
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Amon Simutowone
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