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5th WACA Quarterly Classics

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30 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 01 Nov 2025 to 09 Nov 2025 in Accra, Ghana. 5 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1832, and top seed was John Kojo Hasford (🇬🇭 GHA, FM, 1957).

Ian Murara Urwintwari (🇷🇼 RWA, 1816) won with 4.5/5, ahead of David Selasi Ameku (4.0) and Frempong-Smart Daniel (4.0). Murara Urwintwari won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Manoom Singh (1532) beat Maxwell Kwasi Kporxah (1736), a +204-point gap.

Location
🇬🇭Accra, Ghana
Dates
01 Nov 2025 → 09 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇬🇭FMJohn Kojo Hasford1957
Avg top 10
1,832
Participants
30
Titled players · 5
FM×1
CM×4
Federations · 3 represented
🇬🇭Ghana×26
🇷🇼Rwanda×2
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Ian Murara Urwintwari led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
13
6
2
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Ian Murara Urwintwari held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Ian Murara Urwintwari beat CM Frempong-Smart Daniel (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Ian Murara Urwintwari 4 wins (R1–R4)CM Frempong-Smart Daniel 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Murara Urwintwari, Ian1816RWA+25N+15B+13N+3B=2N4.512.513.511.502121+26.4
2Ameku, David Selasi1781GHA+8B+12N=5B+9N=1B4.014.016.512.501971+15.2
3Frempong-Smart DanielCM1839GHA+26B+9N+4B1N+17N4.013.014.09.501986+18.2
4Ampong, Nana Kofi1828GHA+24N+6B3N+5N=11B3.514.015.510.001905+22.8
5Hasford, John KojoFM1957GHA+16N+22B=2N4B+14N3.512.013.58.001845-10.8
6Nkrumah, Sekou Dr1716GHA+30B4N+8B=12N+21B3.510.510.55.751703-1.2
7Singh, Manoom1532GHA=23N=10B+22N=14B+12N3.59.511.07.501840+50.4
8Ackah,Kojo0GHA2N+29B6N+15B+16N3.011.511.54.0017080.0
9Acheampong Dave Quansah Chief1766GHA+21N3B+25N2B+26N3.010.511.53.501606-25.2
10Ridham1586GHA=13B=7N12B+29N+18B3.010.510.55.001675+8.0
11Senyegah, Paul1722GHA14N+23B=21N+13B=4N3.010.011.56.502102+28.6
12Ayoola Bernard0GHA+29N2B+10N=6B7B2.514.014.04.7515620.0
13Murara, MaxenceCM1841RWA=10N+14B1B11N+24B2.513.014.55.501581-27.0
14Boye Ivan Nii Lartey0GHA+11B13N+26B=7N5B2.512.513.55.7517200.0
15Adanu Richard Kofi Mawuena1677GHA+27B1N18B8N+25B2.010.511.52.001016-6.2
16Jeshurun Obiri Yeboah Pryce-Tandoh1672GHA5B18N+27B+28N8B2.09.510.52.001157-6.0
17Thompson, Edward Nii LampteyCM1770GHAF20B+24N+18N3B2.09.59.53.501638-8.6
18Bernard Otoo Biney0GHA22N+16B+15N17B10N2.09.010.54.0016100.0
19Tandoh, Charles Raymond Appiah1608GHA20N21B23N+30B+29B2.05.05.00.001643+3.0
20Fomevor, Cephas ClintonCM1905GHA+19B+17NFFF2.04.04.04.002470+8.4
21Benet Amoateng0GHA9B+19N=11BF6N1.511.513.03.5016110.0
22Kporxah, Maxwell Kwasi1736GHA+18B5N7B=24NF1.510.512.02.751397-25.2
23Akpa Prince1819GHA=7B11N+19BFF1.510.011.53.751606-15.6
24Emmanuel Kelvin Gyepi-Garbrah1577GHA4B+30N17B=22B13N1.59.59.50.751598+10.0
25Abude Bismark Kobby0GHA1B+27N9BF15N1.010.511.51.009530.0
26Acheampong Jedidiah Nana Osei1577GHA3N+28B14NF9B1.010.511.51.001002-17.2
27Siddharth Gupta0IND15N25B16NF+28B1.06.06.01.008670.0
28Okpoti Herbert Nii Sowah0GHA?B26N+30B16B27N1.04.04.00.0014350.0
29FIDE 12604305012B8NF10B19N0.010.510.50.007890.0
30Harshan, Pradeep0GHA6N24B28N19NF0.08.08.00.00816-54.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets