Chess Olympiad 2026

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Standings
GHA
Seeded 155, category D
4 won, 1 drawn, 6 lost
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Ghana as a nation

Ghana

In numbers

148

place of 206 after round 11

9

match points from 11 matches

21

game points; TB1 147½, TB3 94

1890

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	FM John Kojo Hasford	1905	9	3	1942	−5
2	CM Bernard Anhwere	1965	10	6½	2113	+40
3	CM Cephas Clinton Fomevor	1926	9	4	1938	−3
4	Akpa Prince	1855	9	4	1860	−7
5	Daniel Loglo	1799	7	3½	1757	−14

Boards follow the order the players have appeared in, as the team list keeps it; board 5 is the reserve. Games and scores count played games only. Performance and rating change come from Lichess. A name opens the player’s page.

Who carries the team

Each board from the player’s rating (hollow) to the performance so far (filled); red, the largest lift, grey, a board below its rating. The grey line is the team’s average rating, the score closes the row. A performance on few games moves a long way.

Matches

Round 1 v Indonesia INA

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1GM Susanto Megaranto 24881FM John Kojo Hasford 19050 2CM Bernard Anhwere 19650IM Gilbert Elroy Tarigan 24161 3IM Arif Abdul Hafiz 24281CM Cephas Clinton Fomevor 19260 4Akpa Prince 18550IM Satria Duta Cahaya 24121

Round 2 v Iraq IRQ

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1FM John Kojo Hasford 19050FM Zozek Salah Mohammed 22411 2CM Ali Ehsan Aryan 21631CM Bernard Anhwere 19650 3CM Cephas Clinton Fomevor 19260FM Ali Layth Ahmed Alothman 22141 4FM Dhahir Habeeb Muazaz 21191Daniel Loglo 17990

Round 3 v Nauru NRU

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1Lanni Gadeanang 18190CM Bernard Anhwere 19651 2CM Cephas Clinton Fomevor 19261Tieta Apadinuwe 17790 3Jamiedson Temaki 17011Akpa Prince 18550 4Daniel Loglo 17990Andrew Gadeanang 17701

Round 4 v Bhutan BHU

3½–½

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1FM John Kojo Hasford 1905½Thinlee Wangyel 1692½ 2CM Suk Raj Monger 18530CM Bernard Anhwere 19651 3CM Cephas Clinton Fomevor 19261Mahendra Gurung 17150 4Sidhanth Bhandari 15480Akpa Prince 18551

Round 5 v Honduras HON

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1FM John Kojo Hasford 19050IM Ricardo Urbina 21501 2CM Alcides Ivan Meza MartInez 2078½CM Bernard Anhwere 1965½ 3CM Cephas Clinton Fomevor 19260CM Luis Fernando Soliz Gabarrete 20311 4CM Nilson Cardenas Carbajal 20370Akpa Prince 18551

Round 6 v Burkina Faso BUR

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Aurelien Tegawende Lefebvre 17970FM John Kojo Hasford 19051 2CM Cephas Clinton Fomevor 19261Sylvain Morand 17630 3Nicolas Carbonell 17450Akpa Prince 18551 4Daniel Loglo 17991Ilbouldo Soumaila 0

Round 7 v Puerto Rico PUR

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1FM Edgardo J. Almedina Ortiz 2200½FM John Kojo Hasford 1905½ 2CM Bernard Anhwere 1965½FM Sebastian J. Toro Cruz 2143½ 3CM Diego Zilleruelo Irizarry 20611Akpa Prince 18550 4Daniel Loglo 1799½Joshua Pedrosa Rivera 2012½

Round 8 v Gabon GAB

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1FM John Kojo Hasford 19050Mounguen Jose Evrard Koumba 19731 2CM Barthelemy Bongo Akanga Ndjila 17950CM Bernard Anhwere 19651 3CM Cephas Clinton Fomevor 19261Jerome Mboula Mboumba 18120 4Charles Taty 16800Daniel Loglo 17991

Round 9 v Cape Verde CPV

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1IM Mariano Ortega Amarelle 23751FM John Kojo Hasford 19050 2CM Bernard Anhwere 19651FM Diogo Alho 22120 3CM Jose Carlos Vaz 19911CM Cephas Clinton Fomevor 19260 4Akpa Prince 18550Steven Santos 18951

Round 10 v Laos LAO

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1FM John Kojo Hasford 19051CM Chi Yang 16910 2Souminta Yomvilath 14950CM Bernard Anhwere 19651 3Akpa Prince 18551Saengtavanh Thipvongsa 0 4Kongkham Douangphachanh 0Daniel Loglo 17991

Round 11 v Myanmar MYA

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1CM Bernard Anhwere 1965½CM Zaw Ye Htut 2058½ 2FM Sai Han Thiha 20991CM Cephas Clinton Fomevor 19260 3Akpa Prince 18550CM Linn Phone Myat 21821 4Nyan Lin Htin 19501Daniel Loglo 17990

Team awards

Finishers

1checkmate

Round 4, 1 of 3 wins by checkmate on the board
Ghana GHA

Most checkmates delivered on the board.

Whitewash

Round 6
Ghana GHA4Burkina Faso BUR0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Comeback Match

Round 8, board 1 lost
Ghana GHA3Gabon GAB1

Lost on board 1 and still won the match.

Theory Match

57½opening moves

Round 9
Ghana GHA1Cape Verde CPV3

The match that stayed in the book longest: the opening phases of its four boards added, in moves.

Whitewash

Round 10
Ghana GHA4Laos LAO0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.