Championnat National Individuel du Togo 2025 - Open
16 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 24 Oct 2025 to 31 Oct 2025 in Lome, Togo. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1747, and top seed was Yakini Tchouka (🇹🇬 TOG, 1947).
Yakini Tchouka (🇹🇬 TOG, 1947) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Mikhail Strovskiy (8.0) and Kokou Difendramakada Jacques Ballebako (7.5). Tchouka won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Yaovi Agusto Etey (1660) beat Komlan Kouessan Amewounou (1800), a +140-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsYakini Tchouka led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Yakini Tchouka held the sole lead from R3 through R9 without losing it.
Yakini Tchouka beat CM Mikhail Strovskiy (Black).
Yakini Tchouka 4+4 wins (R1–R4, R6–R9)CM Mikhail Strovskiy 6 wins (R4–R9)Kokou Difendramakada Jacques Ballebako 4 wins (R6–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yakini Tchouka | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2CMMikhail Strovskiy | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Kokou Difendramakada Jacques Ballebako | ½ | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Ayayi Jean Le Clair Ajavon | 0 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tchouka, Yakini | 1947 | TOG | +4N | +5B | +2N | +7B | =3N | +12N | +10B | +6N | +8B | 8.5 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 43.75 | 2182 | +27.6 |
| 2 | Strovskiy, MikhailCM | 1768 | TOG | +8B | +3N | −1B | +12N | +10B | +6N | +4B | +5N | +9N | 8.0 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 39.00 | 2062 | +46.8 |
| 3 | Ballebako, Kokou Difendramakada Jacques | 1730 | TOG | +13N | −2B | +5N | +6N | =1B | +7B | +12N | +4N | +10B | 7.5 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 34.75 | 2016 | +57.2 |
| 4 | Assagba, Kodjo Mawuli | 1648 | TOG | −1B | +11N | −10B | +8N | +5B | +9N | −2N | −3B | +16N | 5.0 | 46.0 | 46.0 | 18.00 | 1557 | -11.2 |
| 5 | Semeko, Lumen Paco | 1739 | TOG | +11B | −1N | −3B | +13B | −4N | +14N | +7B | −2B | +15N | 5.0 | 44.0 | 45.5 | 16.50 | 1628 | -17.6 |
| 6 | Botsoe, Koffi | 1747 | TOG | +9N | −7B | +15N | −3B | +13N | −2B | +11N | −1B | +14N | 5.0 | 43.5 | 45.0 | 16.00 | 1534 | -26.4 |
| 7 | Ajavon, Ayayi Jean Le Clair | 1808 | TOG | +14B | +6N | =12B | −1N | =11B | −3N | −5N | +15B | +13B | 5.0 | 39.5 | 41.0 | 16.25 | 1683 | -21.0 |
| 8 | Hountonnagnon, Irman Weziza | 0 | TOG | −2N | =13B | −9N | −4B | +16N | +15B | +14N | +12B | −1N | 4.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 9.50 | 1656 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Kakomkate, Yao Asmah | 0 | TOG | −6B | +14N | +8B | =10N | −12B | −4B | +16N | +13N | −2B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 12.50 | 1514 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Amewounou, Komlan Kouessan | 1800 | TOG | +15N | −12B | +4N | =9B | −2N | =11B | −1N | +16B | −3N | 4.0 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 10.75 | 1511 | -36.6 |
| 11 | Nana, Komlavi | 0 | TOG | −5N | −4B | +16N | +15B | =7N | =10N | −6B | −14B | +12N | 4.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 9.50 | 1559 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Etey, Yaovi Agusto | 1660 | TOG | +16B | +10N | =7N | −2B | +9N | −1B | −3B | −8N | −11B | 3.5 | 46.0 | 46.0 | 11.00 | 1662 | -0.4 |
| 13 | Sowou, Komi Olivier | 0 | TOG | −3B | =8N | +14B | −5N | −6B | +16B | =15N | −9B | −7N | 3.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 6.00 | 1489 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Togbe, Yao Paul | 1619 | TOG | −7N | −9B | −13N | +16B | +15N | −5B | −8B | +11N | −6B | 3.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 5.50 | 965 | -36.8 |
| 15 | Afanou, Kossi Amegbo Emmanuel | 0 | TOG | −10B | +16N | −6B | −11N | −14B | −8N | =13B | −7N | −5B | 1.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 1.50 | 943 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 21206872 | 0 | — | −12N | −15B | −11B | −14N | −8B | −13N | −9B | −10N | −4B | 0.0 | 31.5 | 33.0 | 0.00 | 882 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ballebako, Kokou Difendramakada JacquesTOG+57.27.5 pts · #2
- 2Strovskiy, MikhailCMTOG+46.88.0 pts · #3
- 3Tchouka, YakiniTOG+27.68.5 pts · #1
- 1Togbe, Yao PaulTOG-36.83.0 pts · #14
- 2Amewounou, Komlan KouessanTOG-36.64.0 pts · #10
- 3Botsoe, KoffiTOG-26.45.0 pts · #12
- R2+140 Elo gap