2025 National Phase One
Open SwissStandard
41 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Dec 2025 to 28 Dec 2025 in Accra, Ghana. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1813, and top seed was Bernard Anhwere (🇬🇭 GHA, CM, 1885).
David Kofi Aduamah (🇬🇭 GHA, 1857) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Akpa Prince (6.5) and Bernard Anhwere (6.5). Aduamah took the lead from round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Manoom Singh (1559) beat Nana Kofi Ampong (1850), a +291-point gap.
Location
🇬🇭Accra, Ghana
Dates
26 Dec 2025 → 28 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 3
CM×2
WCM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇬🇭Ghana×33
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsDavid Kofi Aduamah led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE27 Dec
David Kofi Aduamah takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
David Kofi Aduamah beat Akpa Prince (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
David Kofi Aduamah 3 wins (R1–R3)Akpa Prince 4 wins (R1–R4)CM Bernard Anhwere 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1David Kofi Aduamah | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Akpa Prince | 0 | * | — | 0 |
| 3CMBernard Anhwere | ½ | — | * | ½ |
| 4Waris Clinton Abdul-raheem | 0 | 1 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aduamah, David Kofi | 1857 | GHA | +17N | +37B | +4N | =6B | +2B | =3N | =5B | +7N | +10B | 7.5 | 48.0 | 49.0 | 39.50 | 2015 | +32.8 |
| 2 | Akpa Prince | 1803 | GHA | +13N | +14B | +18N | +24B | −1N | +7B | +6N | −4B | =5N | 6.5 | 47.0 | 50.5 | 33.25 | 1899 | +23.8 |
| 3 | Anhwere, BernardCM | 1885 | GHA | =16N | +28B | +20N | +9B | =6N | =1B | =8N | +12B | =4N | 6.5 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 33.50 | 1923 | +9.8 |
| 4 | Abdul-raheem,Waris Clinton | 1771 | GHA | +36B | +5N | −1B | +15N | −12B | +11N | +24B | +2N | =3B | 6.5 | 45.0 | 46.0 | 30.25 | 1884 | +44.4 |
| 5 | Loglo, Daniel | 1684 | GHA | +25N | −4B | +23N | +18B | =11B | +39N | =1N | +6B | =2B | 6.5 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 27.50 | 1844 | +53.6 |
| 6 | Ameku, David Selasi | 1801 | GHA | +21B | +19N | +11B | =1N | =3B | +12N | −2B | −5N | +8N | 6.0 | 47.0 | 51.5 | 31.50 | 1881 | +20.4 |
| 7 | Bernard Otoo Biney | 1666 | GHA | +40B | −11N | +30B | +37N | +19B | −2N | +15B | −1B | +14N | 6.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 18.00 | 1775 | +42.0 |
| 8 | Frempong-Smart DanielCM | 1857 | GHA | =26B | +27N | =15B | −12N | +9B | +25N | =3B | +19N | −6B | 5.5 | 39.0 | 42.5 | 24.25 | 1759 | -16.0 |
| 9 | Sarkodee-Addo Harry | 1669 | GHA | +30N | +10B | =24B | −3N | −8N | +37B | =11B | =15N | +16B | 5.5 | 38.0 | 39.0 | 20.50 | 1836 | +71.6 |
| 10 | Senyegah, Paul | 1751 | GHA | +38B | −9N | =16B | −39N | +21N | +26B | +13N | +17B | −1N | 5.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 20.25 | 1749 | +0.6 |
| 11 | Acheampong Dave Quansah Chief | 1741 | GHA | +23N | +7B | −6N | +14B | =5N | −4B | =9N | =22B | =13N | 5.0 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 25.75 | 1691 | -21.6 |
| 12 | Koney,Nii Koney-Kwaku | 1704 | GHA | =15N | =16B | +13N | +8B | +4N | −6B | =17N | −3N | =21B | 5.0 | 43.0 | 47.5 | 26.00 | 1752 | +10.8 |
| 13 | Singh, Manoom | 1559 | GHA | −2B | +41N | −12B | +34N | +20B | =19N | −10B | +24N | =11B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 14.75 | 1716 | +54.0 |
| 14 | Kporxah, Maxwell Kwasi | 1711 | GHA | +41B | −2N | +36B | −11N | −15B | +32N | +25B | +27N | −7B | 5.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 11.00 | 1498 | -22.0 |
| 15 | Deo Nyimdzee Abban | 0 | GHA | =12B | +21N | =8N | −4B | +14N | +22B | −7N | =9B | −17N | 4.5 | 42.5 | 47.0 | 22.00 | 1689 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Jeshurun Obiri Yeboah Pryce-Tandoh | 1651 | GHA | =3B | =12N | =10N | +20B | =22N | −17B | =18N | +31B | −9N | 4.5 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 20.50 | 1730 | +36.8 |
| 17 | Ridham | 1596 | GHA | −1B | +32N | −19B | F | +18N | +16N | =12B | −10N | +15B | 4.5 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 19.00 | 1682 | +25.2 |
| 18 | Mills-Pappoe, Benjamin Adoayi | 1756 | GHA | +33N | +22B | −2B | −5N | −17B | +23N | =16B | −21N | +25B | 4.5 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 16.75 | 1467 | -45.2 |
| 19 | Nkrumah, Sekou Dr | 1716 | GHA | +35N | −6B | +17N | +31B | −7N | =13B | +39N | −8B | −22N | 4.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 11.50 | 1588 | -49.6 |
| 20 | Ampong, Nana Kofi | 1850 | GHA | =27B | +26N | −3B | −16N | −13N | +29B | F | +38B | +33N | 4.5 | 32.5 | 33.0 | 11.75 | 1574 | -41.4 |
| 21 | Emmanuel Kelvin Gyepi-Garbrah | 1557 | GHA | −6N | −15B | F | +38N | −10B | +35B | +26N | +18B | =12N | 4.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 12.50 | 1730 | +45.2 |
| 22 | Adanu Richard Kofi Mawuena | 1671 | GHA | +34B | −18N | =39B | +36N | =16B | −15N | F | =11N | +19B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 12.25 | 1716 | +5.0 |
| 23 | Amudzi-Deku Bill | 0 | GHA | −11B | +40N | −5B | F | +29N | −18B | +34N | +30B | −28N | 4.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 8.50 | 1518 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Bonsu, Kwadwo Owusu Bempa | 1800 | GHA | +29N | +31B | =9N | −2N | −39B | +28B | −4N | −13B | −26N | 3.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 12.75 | 1617 | -38.6 |
| 25 | Frimpong,Maxwell | 0 | GHA | −5B | +38N | =26B | =28N | +31N | −8B | −14N | =33B | −18N | 3.5 | 34.0 | 34.5 | 8.25 | 1555 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Kpodo, Evans Mawuko | 1642 | GHA | =8N | −20B | =25N | F | =28B | −10N | −21B | +34N | +24B | 3.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 11.75 | 1620 | -4.0 |
| 27 | Acheampong Jedidiah Nana Osei | 1560 | GHA | =20N | −8B | −28N | F | =30B | +33B | +31N | −14B | =39N | 3.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 9.25 | 1589 | +7.6 |
| 28 | Benson, MaudWCM | 1655 | GHA | F | −3N | +27B | =25B | =26N | −24N | F | =39B | +23B | 3.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 11.00 | 1634 | -3.6 |
| 29 | DAWSON-OTOO GERMAIN | 1496 | GHA | −24B | −39N | +32B | =30N | −23B | −20N | F | +35B | +38N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.50 | 1452 | -8.4 |
| 30 | Harshan, Pradeep | 1525 | GHA | −9B | F | −7N | =29B | =27N | −31B | +35N | −23N | +36B | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 6.00 | 1375 | -36.4 |
| 31 | Asante,Frank | 1687 | GHA | +39B | −24N | +34B | −19N | −25B | +30N | −27B | −16N | F | 3.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 5.00 | 1409 | -70.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 12604380 | 0 | — | −37N | −17B | −29N | +35B | +38N | −14B | −33N | F | +34B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 4.00 | 832 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 12604437 | 0 | — | −18B | −34N | F | F | +36B | −27N | +32B | =25N | −20B | 2.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 5.75 | 921 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Siddharth Gupta | 0 | IND | −22N | +33B | −31N | −13B | −35N | +36N | −23B | −26B | −32N | 2.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 3.50 | 840 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 12604356 | 0 | — | −19B | −36N | =38B | −32N | +34B | −21N | −30B | −29N | F | 1.5 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 2.25 | 773 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 12604348 | 0 | — | −4N | +35B | −14N | −22B | −33N | −34B | F | F | −30N | 1.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 1.50 | 870 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Odoi-Wellington,Nii Laryea | 1722 | GHA | +32B | −1N | F | −7B | F | −9N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 3.00 | 930 | -59.2 |
| 38 | FIDE 12600440 | 0 | — | −10N | −25B | =35N | −21B | −32B | F | F | −20N | −29B | 0.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 0.75 | 863 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 12604186 | 0 | — | −31N | −29N | −22N | −10N | −24N | −5N | −19N | −28N | −27N | 0.0 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 0.00 | 868 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 12604305 | 0 | — | −7N | −23B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 866 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Ayoola Bernard | 0 | GHA | −14N | −13B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 835 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sarkodee-Addo HarryGHA+71.65.5 pts · #5
- 2Singh, ManoomGHA+54.05.0 pts · #16
- 3Loglo, DanielGHA+53.66.5 pts · #15
Top rating losers
- 1Asante,FrankGHA-70.03.0 pts · #28
- 2Odoi-Wellington,Nii LaryeaGHA-59.21.0 pts · #35
- 3Nkrumah, Sekou DrGHA-49.64.5 pts · #20
Biggest upsets
- R5+291 Elo gap
- R8+241 Elo gap
- R4+199 Elo gap