2025 GHANA NATIONALS FINAL PHASE
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Accra, Ghana. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1877, and top seed was John Kojo Hasford (🇬🇭 GHA, FM, 1946).
Bernard Anhwere (🇬🇭 GHA, CM, 1895) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Akpa Prince (6.5) and John Kojo Hasford (5.5). Anhwere won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Daniel Loglo (1738) beat Philip Elikem Ameku (1906), a +168-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsCM Bernard Anhwere led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
CM Bernard Anhwere never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
CM Bernard Anhwere opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Akpa Prince); the title is out of reach before R9.
CM Bernard Anhwere beat Akpa Prince (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇬🇭CMAnhwere, Bernard | 1895 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 30.50 | 37.5 | +55.4 | 2148 |
| 2 | 🇬🇭Akpa Prince | 1827 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 23.25 | 38.5 | +53.8 | 2049 |
| 4 | 🇬🇭FMHasford, John Kojo | 1946 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 23.75 | 39.5 | +1.2 | 1950 |
| 3 | 🇬🇭CMFomevor, Cephas Clinton | 1913 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 19.50 | 39.5 | +10.4 | 1953 |
| 5 | 🇬🇭Loglo, Daniel | 1738 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 21.25 | 40.0 | +93.6 | 1936 |
| 6 | 🇬🇭Abdul-raheem,Waris Clinton | 1815 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 15.75 | 40.5 | +33.6 | 1884 |
| 7 | 🇬🇭IMAnquandah, Francis Eric | 1912 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 12.75 | 42.0 | -39.2 | 1748 |
| 8 | 🇬🇭Aduamah, David Kofi | 1890 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 9.50 | 42.0 | -33.2 | 1751 |
| 9 | 🇬🇭Ameku, Philip Elikem | 1906 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | 1 | 3.0 | 7.50 | 42.0 | -37.6 | 1749 |
| 10 | 🇬🇭Miracle Morris | 1930 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1.5 | 7.75 | 43.5 | -148.8 | 1598 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Loglo, DanielGHA+93.65.0 pts · #5
- 2Anhwere, BernardCMGHA+55.47.5 pts · #1
- 3Akpa PrinceGHA+53.86.5 pts · #2
- 1Miracle MorrisGHA-148.81.5 pts · #10
- 2Anquandah, Francis EricIMGHA-39.23.0 pts · #7
- 3Ameku, Philip ElikemGHA-37.63.0 pts · #9
- R9+168 Elo gap
- R4+152 Elo gap
- R1+115 Elo gap