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Thompson, Edward Nii Lamptey
CM🇬🇭FIDE 12600113· Male· Ghana· Born in 1960
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Edward Nii Lamptey Thompson, a 66-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1742. He has slipped back 62 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 5th WACA Quarterly Classics, 2025 Solarays Classical Tournament, and 13th President's Cup Chess Championships. Also played 1 rapid event (including Joy Sports Rapid Championship) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 18 months (2012–2014) and 19 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1913 was reached at age 56 (Jun 2016); he also reached #1 nationally in Jan 2010 and spent 29 months in top 3.
Awarded CM in 2014 (age 54).
Current rating
1742
Standard
Rpd1821·Blz1764
All-time high
1913
−171 pts below
Jun 2016 · age 56
Jun 2016 · age 56
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#95,328
#95,328 · players worldwide · of 218,279
29 months in National top 3 (2009–2015)
29 months in National top 3 (2009–2015)
Career timeline
18 entries2026
1st 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 1742
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+142 Elo)
1662 → 1804
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 64
Mar 2024
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1673 → returned at 1770
Jan 2024
2021
1st 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 1759
Dec 2021
2016
100 career games
at age 56
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-62
1804 → 1742
Tournaments
3
16 games
Score
7/ 1643.8%
6W2D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #21 | 1894 | -8.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #8 | 1745 | -19.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/5 | #24 | 1540 | -33.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJohn Kojo HasfordFM
🇬🇭GHA·1947
+4 −12 =3
19 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsPhilip Elikem Ameku
🇬🇭GHA·1868
+6 −11 =2
19 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsJoseph Jamena MensahCM
🇬🇭GHA·1913
+6 −12 =0
18 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsEdward SosuCM
🇬🇭GHA·1815
+12 −4 =0
16 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsAdanu Richard Kofi Mawuena
🇬🇭GHA·1676
+7 −5 =2
14 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
/
Ghana
#20
out of 64 players
Africa
#3,463
in continent
World
#95,326
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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| 20 | 1,742 | |
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World
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