I can’t speak for the whole continent but I can talk about the Africa Lichess Events group with a good deal of confidence. At the time of writing this piece, there were at least 293 members in the group, with many of these chess players playing online very regularly.
Here are some of the top players.
Blitz players
1.Tactinhos2900 πΏπ² – Prince Daniel Mulenga, Zambia
2.IM Mwamba1409 πΏπ²- IM Daniel Jere, Zambia
3.IM Kariongo π¦π΄ – IM David Silva, Angola
4.FM Dabee π³π¬ – FM Adegboyega Adebayo
5.IM Odirovski π³π¬ – IM Odion Aikhoje, Nigeria
6.CM Southafricanwolf πΏπ¦ – CM Keith Khumalo, South Africa
7.FM Blackaizer π³π¬- Ambimbola Chinedu Osunfuyi, Nigeria
8.IM Daniel-Anwuli π³π¬ – IM Daniel Anwuli, Nigeria
9.FM Wanyaland πΊπ¬ – FD Harold Wanyama, Uganda
10.FM Grandmasterbomo π³π¬ – FM Kigigha Bomo, Nigeria
Nigeria is contributing the most players to the Top 10 Blitz chess players from our group for followed by Zambia.
Bullet Players
1.FM Dabeeπ³π¬ – FM Adegboyega Adebayo, Nigeria
2.CM Southafricanwolf πΏπ¦- Keith Khumalo, South Africa
3.Tactinhos2900πΏπ² – Prince Daniel Mulenga, Zambia
4.IM Mwamba1409 πΏπ²- IM Daniel Jere, Zambia
5.Marasmum01 πΊπ¬ – Uganda
6.IM Odirovski π³π¬ – Odion Aikhoje, Nigeria
7.IM Daniel-Anwuli π³π¬ – IM Daniel Anwuli, Nigeria
8.Zgm-GiantKiller π³π¬ – Emmanuel Joro Nwala, Nigeria
9.IM Kariongo π¦π΄ – IM David Silva, Angola
10.Jesselroy πΏπΌ – Roy Jessel Mwadzura, Zimbabwe
Once again Nigeria is contributing the most players to the Top 10 bullet chess players from our chess group.