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2025 Solarays Classical Tournament

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20 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 29 Aug 2025 to 30 Aug 2025 in Accra, Ghana. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1790, and top seed was John Kojo Hasford (🇬🇭 GHA, FM, 1945).

Philip Elikem Ameku (🇬🇭 GHA, 1895) won with 5.0/6, ahead of David Kofi Aduamah (5.0) and John Kojo Hasford (4.5). Ameku shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Nana Kofi Ampong (1706) beat John Kojo Hasford (FM, 1945), a +239-point gap.

Location
🇬🇭Accra, Ghana
Dates
29 Aug 2025 → 30 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇬🇭FMJohn Kojo Hasford1945
Avg top 10
1,790
Participants
20
Titled players · 2
FM×1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇭Ghana×19
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R4; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
8
3
2
1
3
2
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
Ameku5Aduamah5Hasford4.5Ampong4Chief4Harry3.5
R4–R6 · LEAD HELD

Philip Elikem Ameku held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.0/6. Ameku takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.5).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Philip Elikem Ameku beat David Kofi Aduamah (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Philip Elikem Ameku*
1
—
1
2David Kofi Aduamah
0
*—
1
3FMJohn Kojo Hasford——*
0
4Nana Kofi Ampong
0
0
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Ameku, Philip Elikem1895GHA+10N+8B+2N+4B−5N+6B5.019.522.518.501973+11.2
2Aduamah, David Kofi1829GHA+15B+11N−1B+7N+4B+5B5.018.520.515.502026+27.6
3Hasford, John KojoFM1945GHA+12B=5N−4N+16B+11N+7B4.516.017.511.501867-8.0
4Ampong, Nana Kofi1706GHA+19B+7N+3B−1N−2N+9B4.020.521.511.501931+60.4
5Acheampong Dave Quansah Chief1735GHA+18N=3B+17N=6B+1B−2N4.019.520.511.501848+32.4
6Sarkodee-Addo Harry1623GHA−7B+19N+9B=5N+12B−1N3.517.518.58.501760+31.6
7Akpa Prince1823GHA+6N−4B+14N−2B+8N−3N3.020.022.59.001765-9.0
8Nkrumah, Sekou Dr1778GHA+13B−1N=11B=12N−7B+20B3.015.515.55.001630-38.8
9Thompson, Edward Nii LampteyCM1804GHA=17N=14B−6N+18B+15B−4N3.013.514.55.001657-19.4
10Singh, Manoom1521GHA−1B=13N−16B+20N+17B=12N3.013.013.04.001427-22.8
11Madukaku Anthony1692GHA+20N−2B=8NF−3B+13N2.516.516.54.001689-3.2
12Acheampong Jedidiah Nana Osei1575GHA−3N+20B=15N=8B−6N=10B2.516.016.04.001561-1.6
13Ridham1425GHA−8N=10B=18N=14B+16N−11B2.512.513.54.751567+2.0
14Adanu Richard Kofi Mawuena1697GHA=16B=9N−7B=13N+18B−15N2.512.013.04.501595-16.8
15Jeshurun Obiri Yeboah Pryce-Tandoh1672GHA−2N=18B=12BF−9N+14B2.014.015.04.251619-15.2
16DAWSON-OTOO GERMAIN0GHA=14N−17B+10N−3N−13BF1.514.014.04.251576+13.6
17Deo Nyimdzee Abban0GHA=9B+16N−5BF−10NF1.514.014.03.0015470.0
18Emmanuel Kelvin Gyepi-Garbrah0GHA−5B=15N=13B−9N−14NF1.014.014.02.251451-29.6
19Harshan, Pradeep0GHA−4N−6B+20NFFF1.09.59.50.008710.0
20FIDE 126042160—−11B−12N−19B−10BF−8N0.012.012.00.008350.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets