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Saah, Obediah
🇱🇷FIDE 22600914· Male· Liberia· Born in 2004
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Obediah Saah, a 22-year-old player, is rated 2014 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 27. NordWest-Cup Open As. Also played 1 rapid event (including Burkhard-Mentz-Memorial 2026) recently. He reached #1 nationally in Jun 2024 and has been #1 for 25 months and counting.
Previously known as Obediah Saah (until Sep 2024). At junior level, he reached #1 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2014
Standard
Rpd1988·Blz1991
All-time high
2014
at best
Mar 2026 · age 22
Mar 2026 · age 22
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#25,405
#25,405 · players worldwide · of 218,279
#1 nationally since Jun 2024
#1 nationally since Jun 2024
Career timeline
10 entries2026
25 months in National #1 (ongoing)
longest streak 25 months · since Jun 2024
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2014
at age 22
Mar 2026
2025
Crossed 2000
at age 21
Mar 2025
2024
1st U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1983
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+227 Elo)
1756 → 1983
Oct 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 20
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+8
2006 → 2014
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
5/ 771.4%
4W2D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/7 | #6 | 2046 | +7.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKennedy Zinnah Kengo
🇱🇷LBR·1848
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsAlfred J. Kollie
🇱🇷LBR·1811
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsDavid Leroy Debblay
🇱🇷LBR·1954
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsBobby Ballah
🇱🇷LBR·1966
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsThomas Saah
🇱🇷LBR·1944
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met May 2024
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Rankings
/
Liberia
#1
out of 39 players
Africa
#568
in continent
World
#25,405
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Liberia
| 1 | 2,014 | |
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Africa
| 1 | 🇪🇬Follow Bassem AminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,628 |
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| ... | ||
| 568 | 2,014 | |
World
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| 25405 | 2,014 | |