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Ameku, David Selasi
🇬🇭FIDE 12601179· Male· Ghana· Born in 1993
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David Selasi Ameku, a 33-year-old player, is rated 1816. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 6 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 National Phase One, 5th WACA Quarterly Classics, and 13th President's Cup Chess Championships. Also played 1 rapid (including 16 Elichess Monthly Rapids (December Open)) and 1 blitz events (including 5th WACA Blitz) recently. He took a 22-month break between Feb 2022 and Jan 2024. His peak of 1857 was reached at age 31 (Apr 2024); he also reached #8 nationally in Oct 2024 and spent 37 months in top 10.
Current rating
1816
Standard
Rpd1806·Blz1825
All-time high
1857
−41 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 31
Apr 2024 · age 31
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#71,384
#71,384 · players worldwide · of 218,279
37 months in National top 10 (2021–2025)
37 months in National top 10 (2021–2025)
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 33
Jan 2026
2025
37 months in national top 10
longest streak 18 months · since May 2021
Sep 2025
2024
Peak national rank: #8
at age 31 · rated 1857
Oct 2024
All-time peak 1857
at age 31 · −41 from today
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 31
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1760 → returned at 1731
Feb 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+15
1801 → 1816
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
14/ 2166.7%
11W6D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #4 | 1876 | +20.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/3 | #7 | 2646 | +15.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/6 | #13 | 1790 | -20.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJoseph Jamena MensahCM
🇬🇭GHA·1913
+3 −6 =3
12 games·last met Apr 2021
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vsJohn Kojo HasfordFM
🇬🇭GHA·1947
+1 −7 =3
11 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsBernard AnhwereCM
🇬🇭GHA·1985
+1 −5 =4
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsEdward Nii Lamptey ThompsonCM
🇬🇭GHA·1742
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsAnthony Obieni AjavonCM
🇬🇭GHA·1924
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Feb 2020
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Rankings
/
Ghana
#13
out of 64 players
Africa
#2,353
in continent
World
#71,383
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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