African chess players

I was searching wondering if anyone had a list of say the top 10 or 20 or 100 players of African descent. I am having a difficulty finding any rated over 2500

FIDE publishes "top ranked by country" lists, but you'd have to go country by country. 

http://ratings.fide.com/topfed.phtml

just click on the country you are interested in......

I'll also do some research on this!

SZ.

after looking at your link it is safe to say russia rules the chessworld

That does not really have a category for ethnicity.

http://ratings.fide.com/topfed.phtml?ina=1&country=EGY

http://ratings.fide.com/topfed.phtml?ina=1&country=MAR

http://ratings.fide.com/topfed.phtml?ina=1&country=RSA

and there is also this Mariuce Ashley or something similiar.

I seriously doubt you will find a list categorized by ethnicity, unless it was something that was done by a private person.

Maurice Ashley has been rated over 2500 in the past (2504) and he was the first African American to become a GM; with minor research he may be the only one so far. There is a blog here (from 2009)  that states it was still the case just a couple of years ago.

I found an article on Amon Simutowe who is a GM from Zambia; doesn't have a current rating on FIDE lists but  that article lists him at one point being in the upper 2400's.

I ran across another article (google cache) from October of 2010 that said there were only 3 GMs of african descent; the two listed above and Pontus Carlsson from Sweden.

Oh, and it would also help if you qualified what you meant by African descent since you would also have GMs from other African nations (such as Egypt listed above) that are not listed (by me and others in things I have been searching).

It is hard to find; as the African Chess Federation is not there... And Africa doesn't contain many high profile players. Egypt, South Africa, Nigerya & Morocco are the best as I believe ( still I am not 100% sure )

This is the list of players participated in African Individual Chess Championship in 2009 ; mostly they are some of the best:

 Much blessings 4 your Knowledge of this.  Thank u!

SZ.

Now since, this has been brought up, I'M sure, n the now-present-future, u will see more Afrikan (Black) Chess GMs; as far as public ratings (FIDE, etc...).  But know this, with certainty: There r Black (Afrikan American) chess players, who will crush any GM, IM, etc..., that u can think of!; trust me.  I know, have played, betted on, & hear stories about credible, Black chess players.  The best, chess or otherwise, r not that accessible; or information about these Black chess players, r not public knowledge; 4 whatever reason.  So rest assured (Frankdawg & others), that Black (African, African American, etc..., n this case) chess GMs, IMs, etc..., all that other sh!T, r out here!

SZ.

Why is there always someone who instead of making some sensible contribution has to twist and turn the discussion with some unacceptable language and silly reference?

Is it a child or some wayward teeanager seeking to be noticed?

I suggest that the Monitor simply delete the trite  and not allow it to be published.

Would I know this post is turning this way, I would not contribute earlier.....

That is not acceptable.

 This is not a rant,n any form or fashion!  Do not take my comments out of context; nothing I wrote, is far fetched or insensible.  There is nothing idiotic about me!; @ all.  My post was nothing more than saying, assuring Frankdawg, there r many, great Black chess players throughout the world, that he may never hear of; that's it!  Nothing I said is a joke!

SZ.