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Yarkpah, Richmond
🇱🇷FIDE 22600418· Male· Liberia· Born in 1971
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Richmond Yarkpah, a 55-year-old player, is rated 1612. He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearance: 2025 National Individual Chess Championship. His peak of 1687 was reached at age 53 (Mar 2024); he also reached #19 nationally in Feb 2025.
Current rating
1612
Standard
Rpd1711·Blz—
All-time high
1687
−75 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 53
Mar 2024 · age 53
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#142,393
#142,393 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2025
Peak national rank: #19
at age 54 · rated 1629
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 53
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 53
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1687
at age 53 · −75 from today
Mar 2024
1st 50-55 player nationally
at age 53 · rated 1479
Jan 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 53
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+10
1602 → 1612
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
3/ 837.5%
3W0D5L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/6 | #19 | 1765 | +10.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJames Bedell
🇱🇷LBR·1612
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsPrince Jegbadai
🇱🇷LBR·1678
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsHarold Evans
🇱🇷LBR·1849
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met May 2024
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vsMiller Moore
🇱🇷LBR·1802
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsHarris Zubah
🇱🇷LBR
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
/
Liberia
#26
out of 39 players
Africa
#5,846
in continent
World
#142,383
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Liberia
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