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Ameku, Philip Elikem
🇬🇭FIDE 12600326· Male· Ghana· Born in 1989
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Philip Elikem Ameku, a 37-year-old player, is rated 1868. He has fluctuated between 1868 and 1906 over the past 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2025 GHANA NATIONALS FINAL PHASE and 2025 Solarays Classical Tournament. Also played 3 rapid (including 17th Elichess Monthly Rapids) and 2 blitz events (including 2026 Zone 4.2 Individual Chess Championships Blitz Open) recently. He took a 19-month break between Feb 2024 and Oct 2025. His peak of 1944 was reached at age 30 (Feb 2019, #3 nationally at the time); he spent 88 months in top 5, with a longest streak of 4 consecutive years.
Current rating
1868
Standard
Rpd1928·Blz1881
All-time high
1944
−76 pts below
Feb 2019 · age 30
Feb 2019 · age 30
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#56,356
#56,356 · players worldwide · of 218,279
88 months in National top 5 (2014–2025)
88 months in National top 5 (2014–2025)
Career timeline
10 entries2025
88 months in national top 5
longest streak 53 months · since Aug 2014
Oct 2025
2024
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1825 → returned at 1906
Feb 2024
2019
Peak national rank: #3
at age 30 · rated 1944
Feb 2019
All-time peak 1944
at age 30 · −76 from today
Feb 2019
2017
100 career games
at age 28
Sep 2017
2016
Best 12-month gain (+100 Elo)
1822 → 1922
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-27
1895 → 1868
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
8/ 1553.3%
8W0D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3/9 | #9 | 1754 | -37.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/6 | #1 | 1979 | +11.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJohn Kojo HasfordFM
🇬🇭GHA·1947
+7 −13 =6
26 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsCephas Clinton FomevorCM
🇬🇭GHA·1896
+7 −8 =6
21 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJoseph Jamena MensahCM
🇬🇭GHA·1913
+6 −11 =4
21 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsEdward Nii Lamptey ThompsonCM
🇬🇭GHA·1742
+11 −6 =2
19 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsBernard AnhwereCM
🇬🇭GHA·1985
+9 −5 =0
14 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Ghana
#7
out of 64 players
Africa
#1,738
in continent
World
#56,355
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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