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Amoako Philip Selikem Yao
🇬🇭FIDE 12602256· Male· Ghana· Born in 2010
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Amoako Philip Selikem Yao, a 16-year-old player, is rated 1980 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 92nd Bristol Over 1799 Championship, 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 7-8, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 5-6. Also played 8 rapid (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) and 4 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool B) recently. He took a 23-month break between Oct 2021 and Oct 2023. He reached #1 nationally in Feb 2025 and has been in top 3 for 15 months and counting.
At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #2 and #1 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1980
Standard
Rpd1976·Blz2026
All-time high
1980
at best
Jun 2026 · age 16
Jun 2026 · age 16
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#30,787
#30,787 · players worldwide · of 218,279
National top 3 since Apr 2026
National top 3 since Apr 2026
Career timeline
12 entries2026
15 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 12 months · since Feb 2025
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1980
at age 16
Jun 2026
100 career games
at age 16
Jun 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #1
at age 15 · rated 1948
Feb 2025
1st U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1948
Feb 2025
2024
1st U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1866
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+32
1948 → 1980
Tournaments
9
40 games
Score
23/ 4057.5%
16W14D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/6 | #29 | 1897 | -23.2 |
Team | May 2026 | 3/3 | #1 | 2666 | +44.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #25 | 2159 | -9.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2235 | +31.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2065 | +15.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/4 | #37 | 2032 | -8.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #23 | — | -3.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/4 | #23 | 2058 | -28.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/8 | #56 | 2022 | +14.4 |
Rankings
/
Ghana
#2
out of 64 players
Africa
#765
in continent
World
#30,786
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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