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Akpa Prince
🇬🇭FIDE 12602531· Male· Ghana· Born in 2000
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Akpa Prince, a 26-year-old player, is rated 1851 — just 30 short of his peak of 1881 (Feb 2026, age 26). He is progressing steadily with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 GHANA NATIONALS FINAL PHASE, 2025 National Phase One, and 5th WACA Quarterly Classics. Also played 2 rapid (including 17th Elichess Monthly Rapids) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 Zone 4.2 Individual Chess Championships Blitz Open) recently. He took a 12-month break between Sep 2022 and Oct 2023. He reached #6 nationally in Feb 2026 and has been in top 10 for 35 months and counting.
Current rating
1851
Standard
Rpd1876·Blz1843
All-time high
1881
−30 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 26
Feb 2026 · age 26
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#61,170
#61,170 · players worldwide · of 218,279
National top 10 since Feb 2026
National top 10 since Feb 2026
Career timeline
10 entries2026
35 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 21 months · since Mar 2022
Jun 2026
Peak national rank: #6
at age 26 · rated 1881
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1881
at age 26 · −30 from today
Feb 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 25
Oct 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 24
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1759 → returned at 1756
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+28
1823 → 1851
Tournaments
6
43 games
Score
26.5/ 4361.6%
24W5D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/5 | #19 | 2527 | -30.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2049 | +53.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 1900 | +23.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #15 | 1621 | -15.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/6 | #5 | 1763 | -9.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/7 | #5 | 1842 | +5.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsCephas Clinton FomevorCM
🇬🇭GHA·1896
+4 −11 =1
16 games·last met May 2026
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vsJohn Kojo HasfordFM
🇬🇭GHA·1947
+2 −4 =4
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsFrempong-Smart DanielCM
🇬🇭GHA·1858
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMaxwell Kwasi Kporxah
🇬🇭GHA·1689
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsBernard AnhwereCM
🇬🇭GHA·1985
+2 −6 =0
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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Ghana
#10
out of 64 players
Africa
#1,929
in continent
World
#61,169
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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