2026 President's Cup Chess Championship
Open SwissStandard
42 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 26 Jun 2026 to 28 Jun 2026 in Accra, Ghana. 4 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1880, and top seed was John Kojo Hasford (🇬🇠GHA, FM, 1947).
Philip Elikem Ameku (🇬🇠GHA, 1868) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Francis Eric Anquandah (5.5) and Cephas Clinton Fomevor (5.5). Ameku shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Jeshurun Obiri Yeboah Pryce-Tandoh (1727) beat Ouanyou Jean David Nathan Ouaga (1944), a +217-point gap.
Location
🇬ðŸ‡Accra, Ghana
Dates
26 Jun 2026 → 28 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 4
IM×1
FM×1
CM×2
Federations · 3 represented
🇬ðŸ‡Ghana×30
🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire×7
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsPhilip Elikem Ameku led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE28 Jun
Philip Elikem Ameku takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Philip Elikem Ameku drew with CM Cephas Clinton Fomevor (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Philip Elikem Ameku 3 wins (R1–R3)CM Cephas Clinton Fomevor 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Philip Elikem Ameku | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2CMCephas Clinton Fomevor | ½ | * | — | 0 |
| 3IMFrancis Eric Anquandah | ½ | — | * | ½ |
| 4Marc Arnold Amako | — | 1 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ameku, Philip Elikem | 1868 | GHA | +29B | +6N | +11B | =3N | =2B | +5N | +10B | 6.0 | 30.0 | 32.5 | 27.00 | 2104 | +36.8 |
| 2 | Anquandah, Francis EricIM | 1923 | GHA | +28N | =9B | +17N | +14B | =1N | =4B | +5B | 5.5 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 22.75 | 2058 | +22.4 |
| 3 | Fomevor, Cephas ClintonCM | 1896 | GHA | +38N | +16B | +14N | =1B | −4N | +12B | +13N | 5.5 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 20.00 | 2012 | +19.4 |
| 4 | Amako, Marc Arnold | 1905 | CIV | +39B | +10N | +15B | −5N | +3B | =2N | =6B | 5.0 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 20.25 | 1958 | +11.4 |
| 5 | Akpa Prince | 1851 | GHA | +18N | +19B | +12N | +4B | +9N | −1B | −2N | 5.0 | 28.5 | 32.0 | 20.50 | 1956 | +22.8 |
| 6 | Jeshurun Obiri Yeboah Pryce-Tandoh | 1727 | GHA | +34N | −1B | +18N | =16B | +17N | +9B | =4N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 18.00 | 1929 | +64.4 |
| 7 | Hasford, John KojoFM | 1947 | GHA | +32N | −12B | −9N | +30B | +31N | +21B | +17N | 5.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 14.00 | 1894 | -7.0 |
| 8 | Acheampong Dave Quansah Chief | 1718 | GHA | F | −17B | +41N | +34B | +24N | +14B | +12N | 5.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 13.00 | 1981 | +41.6 |
| 9 | Kakou, Allare Kassi Jean | 1762 | CIV | +41B | =2N | +7B | +15N | −5B | −6N | +18B | 4.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 15.25 | 1870 | +36.0 |
| 10 | Thompson, Edward Nii LampteyCM | 1742 | GHA | +33N | −4B | =28N | +20B | +19N | +22B | −1N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 13.75 | 1800 | +9.8 |
| 11 | Abdul-raheem,Waris Clinton | 1821 | GHA | +25N | +37B | −1N | −13B | =18N | +19B | +22N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 12.75 | 1749 | -9.6 |
| 12 | Ampong, Nana Kofi | 1809 | GHA | +36N | +7N | −5B | +32B | +13N | −3N | −8B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 12.00 | 1803 | +0.8 |
| 13 | Bernard Otoo Biney | 1708 | GHA | −24B | +23N | +36B | +11N | −12B | +15N | −3B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 13.00 | 1877 | +54.4 |
| 14 | Ameku, David Selasi | 1816 | GHA | +35B | +24N | −3B | −2N | +26B | −8N | +32B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 10.00 | 1672 | -18.4 |
| 15 | Loglo, Daniel | 1832 | GHA | +20B | +21N | −4N | −9B | +32N | −13B | +24N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 12.00 | 1727 | -33.2 |
| 16 | Sarkodee-Addo Harry | 1740 | GHA | +30B | −3N | +38B | =6N | −22B | =20N | +35B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 9.75 | 1678 | -19.6 |
| 17 | Ouaga, Ouanyou Jean David Nathan | 1944 | CIV | =23B | +8N | −2B | +21N | −6B | +29N | −7B | 3.5 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 12.75 | 1758 | -64.0 |
| 18 | Frimpong,Maxwell | 1607 | GHA | −5B | +30N | −6B | +36N | =11B | +23N | −9N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 9.25 | 1660 | +14.0 |
| 19 | Koney,Nii Koney-Kwaku | 1715 | GHA | +42B | −5N | =20B | +23N | −10B | −11N | +27B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 8.25 | 1648 | -11.6 |
| 20 | Emmanuel Kelvin Gyepi-Garbrah | 1600 | GHA | −15N | +34B | =19N | −10N | +25B | =16B | =21N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 10.50 | 1658 | +16.4 |
| 21 | Nde, Atse Carine Noelly Marie | 1712 | CIV | +26N | −15B | +27N | −17B | +37B | −7N | =20B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 8.75 | 1628 | -24.4 |
| 22 | Yao, Hamed Stephane | 1708 | CIV | −37N | =25B | +33N | +28B | +16N | −10N | −11B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 10.00 | 1703 | -0.4 |
| 23 | Nkrumah, Sekou Dr | 1665 | GHA | =17N | −13B | +37N | −19B | +33N | −18B | +29N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 7.25 | 1569 | -13.6 |
| 24 | Okpoti Herbert Nii Sowah | 0 | GHA | +13N | −14B | −32N | +25B | −8B | +33N | −15B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 9.00 | 1591 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Ayemou, Akissi Victoire Sinchie | 1547 | CIV | −11B | =22N | =26B | −24N | −20N | +39B | +34N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 6.25 | 1605 | +9.6 |
| 26 | FIDE 12604674 | 0 | — | −21B | F | =25N | +27B | −14N | =31B | +36N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.75 | 1639 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Acheampong Jedidiah Nana Osei | 1564 | GHA | F | +42N | −21B | −26N | +36B | +30B | −19N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 1513 | -8.4 |
| 28 | Kolie, Odilon | 1664 | CIV | −2B | +35N | =10B | −22N | −29B | F | +31N | 2.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 6.75 | 1644 | -8.8 |
| 29 | Asante,Frank | 1617 | GHA | −1N | =33B | −31N | +41B | +28N | −17B | −23B | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 3.50 | 1530 | -22.0 |
| 30 | Antwi, Samuel | 0 | GHA | −16N | −18B | +39B | −7N | +40B | −27N | =33B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 3.00 | 1548 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Mills-Pappoe, Benjamin Adoayi | 1711 | GHA | F | F | +29B | +35N | −7B | =26N | −28B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 1684 | -3.2 |
| 32 | Adanu Richard Kofi Mawuena | 1676 | GHA | −7B | +40N | +24B | −12N | −15B | F | −14N | 2.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 4.00 | 1549 | -15.4 |
| 33 | Annor Julian Jaques | 0 | GHA | −10B | =29N | −22B | +39N | −23B | −24B | =30N | 2.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 3.50 | 1525 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 12604666 | 0 | — | −6B | −20N | +40B | −8N | +42B | −35N | −25B | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 1.00 | 1333 | 0.0 |
| 35 | DAWSON-OTOO GERMAIN | 1506 | GHA | −14N | −28B | +42N | −31B | F | +34B | −16N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 933 | -35.2 |
| 36 | Kwei, Steven | 1486 | GHA | −12B | +39N | −13N | −18B | −27N | F | −26B | 1.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 1.00 | 1426 | -14.8 |
| 37 | Siddharth Gupta | 0 | IND | +22B | −11N | −23B | F | −21N | F | F | 1.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.50 | 1533 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Boator Joojo | 1631 | GHA | −3B | +41N | −16N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 1018 | -21.2 |
| 39 | Hawkson, Manuel | 1641 | GHA | −4N | −36B | −30N | −33B | F | −25N | +42N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 846 | -30.4 |
| 40 | Nana Kobina Esselfie-Addo | 1539 | GHA | F | −32B | −34N | +42B | −30N | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 876 | -12.8 |
| 41 | FIDE 12604682 | 0 | — | −9N | −38B | −8B | −29N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 882 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 29400775 | 0 | — | −19N | −27B | −35B | −40N | −34N | F | −39B | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 793 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Jeshurun Obiri Yeboah Pryce-TandohGHA+64.45.0 pts · #8
- 2Bernard Otoo BineyGHA+54.44.0 pts · #6
- 3Acheampong Dave Quansah ChiefGHA+41.65.0 pts · #23
Top rating losers
- 1Ouaga, Ouanyou Jean David NathanCIV-64.03.5 pts · #11
- 2DAWSON-OTOO GERMAINGHA-35.22.0 pts · #38
- 3Loglo, DanielGHA-33.24.0 pts · #14
Biggest upsets
- R5+217 Elo gap
- R3+185 Elo gap
- R2+155 Elo gap