13th President's Cup Chess Championships
33 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Aug 2025 to 04 Aug 2025 in Accra, Ghana. 7 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1861, and top seed was John Kojo Hasford (🇬🇭 GHA, FM, 1945).
Cephas Clinton Fomevor (🇬🇭 GHA, CM, 1883) won with 6.0/7, ahead of John Kojo Hasford (5.5) and Nana Kofi Ampong (5.0). Fomevor broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Yao Paul Togbe (1521) beat Waris Clinton Abdul-raheem (1783), a +262-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsCM Cephas Clinton Fomevor led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
CM Cephas Clinton Fomevor held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.
CM Cephas Clinton Fomevor drew with FM John Kojo Hasford (Black).
CM Cephas Clinton Fomevor 3 wins (R1–R3)FM John Kojo Hasford 3 wins (R1–R3)Nana Kofi Ampong 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMCephas Clinton Fomevor | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2FMJohn Kojo Hasford | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Nana Kofi Ampong | ½ | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4CMFrempong-Smart Daniel | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fomevor, Cephas ClintonCM | 1883 | GHA | +25N | +5B | +13N | =2N | +4B | +9B | =3B | 6.0 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 24.25 | 2032 | +22.4 |
| 2 | Hasford, John KojoFM | 1945 | GHA | +3N | +11B | +14N | =1B | +9N | +13B | −8N | 5.5 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 23.00 | 2145 | +20.4 |
| 3 | Ampong, Nana Kofi | 1706 | GHA | −2B | +21N | =20B | +19N | +12B | +6B | =1N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 19.00 | 1901 | +61.2 |
| 4 | Kporxah, Maxwell Kwasi | 1691 | GHA | =10B | +17N | +12B | +6B | −1N | =5N | =7B | 4.5 | 27.5 | 31.0 | 18.50 | 1933 | +45.4 |
| 5 | Acheampong Dave Quansah Chief | 1728 | GHA | +8N | −1N | =24B | +26B | +10N | =4B | =13N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 15.75 | 1736 | +4.8 |
| 6 | Frempong-Smart DanielCM | 1841 | GHA | +19B | +18N | =9B | −4N | +15B | −3N | +14B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 15.00 | 1826 | -1.8 |
| 7 | Anquandah, Francis EricIM | 1930 | GHA | −18B | =25N | =8B | +20N | +16B | +15N | =4N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 15.75 | 1792 | -18.0 |
| 8 | Miracle Morris | 0 | GHA | −5B | F | =7N | +30B | +27N | +18N | +2B | 4.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 13.75 | 1880 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Akpa Prince | 1823 | GHA | +24N | +16B | =6N | +10B | −2B | −1N | =15B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 14.00 | 1842 | +5.0 |
| 10 | Anhwere, BernardCM | 1906 | GHA | =4N | +26B | +15B | −9N | −5B | +22N | =12B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 12.75 | 1777 | -20.8 |
| 11 | Senyegah, Paul | 1734 | GHA | +21B | −2N | =19B | −18N | +32B | =16N | +25B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 9.75 | 1647 | -12.2 |
| 12 | Ameku, David Selasi | 1801 | GHA | =26N | +33B | −4N | +25B | −3N | +24B | =10N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 8.50 | 1670 | -20.0 |
| 13 | Togbe, Yao Paul | 1521 | TOG | +23N | F | −1B | +22N | +18B | −2N | =5B | 3.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 11.25 | 1855 | +98.4 |
| 14 | Mills-Pappoe, Benjamin Adoayi | 1770 | GHA | +31B | +20N | −2B | −15N | =19B | +17N | −6N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 9.00 | 1684 | -14.4 |
| 15 | Semeko, Lumen Paco | 1745 | TOG | +32N | +30B | −10N | +14B | −6N | −7B | =9N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 7.50 | 1705 | -5.6 |
| 16 | Asante,Frank | 1673 | GHA | +27N | −9N | −22B | +31B | −7N | =11B | +24N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 7.50 | 1729 | +14.4 |
| 17 | Koney,Nii Koney-Kwaku | 1729 | GHA | =33N | −4B | +30N | −24B | +31N | −14B | +18B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 5.25 | 1485 | -25.2 |
| 18 | Adanu Richard Kofi Mawuena | 1697 | GHA | +7N | −6B | +31N | +11B | −13N | −8B | −17N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 9.50 | 1679 | -3.2 |
| 19 | Sarkodee-Addo Harry | 1637 | GHA | −6N | +27B | =11N | −3B | =14N | −29B | +31B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 6.75 | 1642 | +0.4 |
| 20 | Acheampong Jedidiah Nana Osei | 1543 | GHA | +28N | −14B | =3N | −7B | =26N | −21B | +32N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 6.50 | 1674 | +26.8 |
| 21 | Herrera-Dedo, Marlon Kwame | 0 | TOG | −11N | −3B | +28N | −27B | F | +20N | +22B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 8.00 | 1745 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Nkrumah, Sekou Dr | 1778 | GHA | −30N | +32B | +16N | −13B | +24N | −10B | −21N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 7.00 | 1663 | -22.8 |
| 23 | Abdul-raheem,Waris Clinton | 1783 | GHA | −13B | F | −27N | F | +28N | +32B | +29N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1719 | -12.4 |
| 24 | Ridham | 1551 | GHA | −9B | +28B | =5N | +17N | −22B | −12N | −16B | 2.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 7.75 | 1660 | +34.0 |
| 25 | Hawkson, Manuel | 1645 | GHA | −1B | =7B | +33N | −12N | F | +26B | −11N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.75 | 1625 | -4.0 |
| 26 | Singh, Manoom | 1521 | GHA | =12B | −10N | +29B | −5N | =20B | −25N | −28B | 2.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 5.50 | 1568 | +10.0 |
| 27 | OYAMA, Ekok OyamaCM | 1898 | NGR | −16B | −19N | +23B | +21N | −8B | F | F | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 1572 | -25.2 |
| 28 | Thompson, Edward Nii LampteyCM | 1804 | GHA | −20B | −24N | −21B | +29N | −23B | F | +26N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 4.00 | 1540 | -33.8 |
| 29 | Victor M. Nyepon | 1653 | LBR | F | F | −26N | −28B | +33N | +19N | −23B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 1493 | -16.4 |
| 30 | Ako-Brew,Samuel | 0 | GHA | +22B | −15N | −17B | −8N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 3.00 | 1626 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 12604135 | 0 | — | −14N | F | −18B | −16N | −17B | +33B | −19N | 1.0 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 0.50 | 901 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 12603759 | 0 | — | −15B | −22N | F | +33B | −11N | −23N | −20B | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.50 | 918 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Quartey Alba Karina | 0 | GHA | =17B | −12N | −25B | −32N | −29B | −31N | F | 0.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 1.75 | 1385 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Togbe, Yao PaulTOG+98.43.5 pts · #10
- 2Ampong, Nana KofiGHA+61.25.0 pts · #7
- 3Kporxah, Maxwell KwasiGHA+45.44.5 pts · #4
- 1Thompson, Edward Nii LampteyCMGHA-33.82.0 pts · #24
- 2OYAMA, Ekok OyamaCMNGR-25.22.0 pts · #27
- 3Koney,Nii Koney-KwakuGHA-25.23.5 pts · #30
- R1+262 Elo gap
- R1+261 Elo gap
- R2+261 Elo gap