5th WACA Quarterly Classics
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsIan Murara Urwintwari led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Ian Murara Urwintwari held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
Ian Murara Urwintwari beat CM Frempong-Smart Daniel (White).
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ian Murara Urwintwari | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2CMFrempong-Smart Daniel | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3David Selasi Ameku | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Nana Kofi Ampong | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murara Urwintwari, Ian | 1816 | RWA | +25N | +15B | +13N | +3B | =2N | 4.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 11.50 | 2121 | +26.4 |
| 2 | Ameku, David Selasi | 1781 | GHA | +8B | +12N | =5B | +9N | =1B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 12.50 | 1971 | +15.2 |
| 3 | Frempong-Smart DanielCM | 1839 | GHA | +26B | +9N | +4B | −1N | +17N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 9.50 | 1986 | +18.2 |
| 4 | Ampong, Nana Kofi | 1828 | GHA | +24N | +6B | −3N | +5N | =11B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 10.00 | 1905 | +22.8 |
| 5 | Hasford, John KojoFM | 1957 | GHA | +16N | +22B | =2N | −4B | +14N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 8.00 | 1845 | -10.8 |
| 6 | Nkrumah, Sekou Dr | 1716 | GHA | +30B | −4N | +8B | =12N | +21B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.75 | 1703 | -1.2 |
| 7 | Singh, Manoom | 1532 | GHA | =23N | =10B | +22N | =14B | +12N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 7.50 | 1840 | +50.4 |
| 8 | Ackah,Kojo | 0 | GHA | −2N | +29B | −6N | +15B | +16N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1708 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Acheampong Dave Quansah Chief | 1766 | GHA | +21N | −3B | +25N | −2B | +26N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1606 | -25.2 |
| 10 | Ridham | 1586 | GHA | =13B | =7N | −12B | +29N | +18B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 1675 | +8.0 |
| 11 | Senyegah, Paul | 1722 | GHA | −14N | +23B | =21N | +13B | =4N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 2102 | +28.6 |
| 12 | Ayoola Bernard | 0 | GHA | +29N | −2B | +10N | =6B | −7B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.75 | 1562 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Murara, MaxenceCM | 1841 | RWA | =10N | +14B | −1B | −11N | +24B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 5.50 | 1581 | -27.0 |
| 14 | Boye Ivan Nii Lartey | 0 | GHA | +11B | −13N | +26B | =7N | −5B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.75 | 1720 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Adanu Richard Kofi Mawuena | 1677 | GHA | +27B | −1N | −18B | −8N | +25B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1016 | -6.2 |
| 16 | Jeshurun Obiri Yeboah Pryce-Tandoh | 1672 | GHA | −5B | −18N | +27B | +28N | −8B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1157 | -6.0 |
| 17 | Thompson, Edward Nii LampteyCM | 1770 | GHA | F | −20B | +24N | +18N | −3B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1638 | -8.6 |
| 18 | Bernard Otoo Biney | 0 | GHA | −22N | +16B | +15N | −17B | −10N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1610 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Tandoh, Charles Raymond Appiah | 1608 | GHA | −20N | −21B | −23N | +30B | +29B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1643 | +3.0 |
| 20 | Fomevor, Cephas ClintonCM | 1905 | GHA | +19B | +17N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2470 | +8.4 |
| 21 | Benet Amoateng | 0 | GHA | −9B | +19N | =11B | F | −6N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1611 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Kporxah, Maxwell Kwasi | 1736 | GHA | +18B | −5N | −7B | =24N | F | 1.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 2.75 | 1397 | -25.2 |
| 23 | Akpa Prince | 1819 | GHA | =7B | −11N | +19B | F | F | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1606 | -15.6 |
| 24 | Emmanuel Kelvin Gyepi-Garbrah | 1577 | GHA | −4B | +30N | −17B | =22B | −13N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.75 | 1598 | +10.0 |
| 25 | Abude Bismark Kobby | 0 | GHA | −1B | +27N | −9B | F | −15N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 953 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Acheampong Jedidiah Nana Osei | 1577 | GHA | −3N | +28B | −14N | F | −9B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1002 | -17.2 |
| 27 | Siddharth Gupta | 0 | IND | −15N | −25B | −16N | F | +28B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 867 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Okpoti Herbert Nii Sowah | 0 | GHA | −?B | −26N | +30B | −16B | −27N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1435 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 12604305 | 0 | — | −12B | −8N | F | −10B | −19N | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 789 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Harshan, Pradeep | 0 | GHA | −6N | −24B | −28N | −19N | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 816 | -54.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Singh, ManoomGHA+50.43.5 pts · #9
- 2Senyegah, PaulGHA+28.63.0 pts · #6
- 3Murara Urwintwari, IanRWA+26.44.5 pts · #2
- 1Harshan, PradeepGHA-54.40.0 pts · #28
- 2Murara, MaxenceCMRWA-27.02.5 pts · #13
- 3Acheampong Dave Quansah ChiefGHA-25.23.0 pts · #17
- R3+204 Elo gap
- R4+129 Elo gap
- R4+119 Elo gap