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Hasford, John Kojo

FM🇬🇭

FIDEFIDE 12600083· Male· Ghana· Born in 1966

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John Kojo Hasford, a 60-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 1947. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 7 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 GHANA NATIONALS FINAL PHASE, 5th WACA Quarterly Classics, and 2025 Solarays Classical Tournament. Also played 1 rapid (including Joy Sports Rapid Championship) and 1 blitz events (including 5th WACA Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 18 months (2012–2014) and 15 months (2014–2016). His peak of 2112 was reached at age 46 (Oct 2012, #1 nationally at the time); he spent 97 months as #1, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.

Awarded FM in 2016 (age 50).

Current rating

1947

Standard

Rpd1896·Blz1987

All-time high

2112

−165 pts below
Oct 2012 · age 46

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#37,254

#37,254 · players worldwide · of 218,279
97 months in #1 nationally (2012–2025)

Career timeline

18 entries
2025
97 months in National #1
longest streak 34 months · since Oct 2012
Sep 2025
2022
1st 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 1994
Sep 2022
2020
1st 50-55 player nationally
at age 54 · rated 2052
Oct 2020
Re-crossed 2000
at age 54
Mar 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 52
Aug 2018
2017
Best 12-month gain (+73 Elo)
1947 → 2020
Mar 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
13th President's Cup Chess Championships
perf 2157 (+192) · 5.5/6 · #2
Top opponent
vs Philip Elikem Ameku 1,906
2025 GHANA NATIONALS FINAL PHASE · Jan 2026 · +8.8 Elo
Evolution
+2
1945 → 1947
Tournaments
4
27 games
Score
19/ 2770.4%
14W10D3L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsNana Kofi Ampong1,706·2025 Solarays Classical Tournament·R3·-16.2
2.[L]vsNana Kofi Ampong1,828·5th WACA Quarterly Classics·R4·-13.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 GHANA NATIONALS FINAL PHASE
Round-Robin
Jan 20265.5/9#41949+1.2
5th WACA Quarterly Classics
Swiss
Nov 20253.5/4#52092-10.8
2025 Solarays Classical Tournament
Swiss
Aug 20254.5/6#31897-8.0
13th President's Cup Chess Championships
Swiss
Aug 20255.5/6#22157+20.4

Most-Played Opponents

vsPhilip Elikem Ameku
🇬🇭GHA·1868
+13 −7 =6
26 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsCephas Clinton FomevorCM
🇬🇭GHA·1896
+10 −5 =6
21 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsEdward Nii Lamptey ThompsonCM
🇬🇭GHA·1742
+12 −4 =3
19 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsJoseph Jamena MensahCM
🇬🇭GHA·1913
+10 −5 =4
19 games·last met Oct 2022
View head-to-head →
vsBernard AnhwereCM
🇬🇭GHA·1985
+9 −2 =7
18 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings

/
Ghana
#4
out of 64 players
Africa
#1,000
in continent
World
#37,253
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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1
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10
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