2012 Ghana Nat’l Championships
The Ghana National Individual Chess Championship 2012 was held at the Accra Sports Stadium-Accra from January 2 to January 7, 2012.
The system and rate of play was a 7-round Swiss, 90 minutes per player per game for the first round to select the best six players from twelve. The qualified six then engaged in a 5-round robin to determine the national champion. The rate of play was 90 minutes per player.
Kojo Hasford won the qualifier with 5½/7 and then dominated the final with 4½/5. Francis Anquandah took second on 3½/5 while Edward Thompson took third on 3/5. Anquandah had been champion since 1986. In the women’s competition there were four women and Paulina van Gyuet won on 3/3.
The Ghanaian team hopes to be competing at the Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey later this year.
January 2nd-7th, 2012 (Accra, Ghana) |
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Rank
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Seed
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Name
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NRtg
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IRtg
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FED
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Flag
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| 1 | 8 | Ackam, Michael | 2001 | 0 | Ghana |
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| 2 | 1 | Anquandah, Francis | 2058 | 1992 | Ghana |
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| 3 | 11 | Arko-Dadzie, George | 1998 | 1567 | Ghana |
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| 4 | 4 | Bonsu, Kwadwo | 2020 | 1952 | Ghana |
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| 5 | 12 | Coleman Vitaly | 1956 | 0 | Ghana |
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| 6 | 9 | Garbah Richard | 2001 | 0 | Ghana |
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| 7 | 2 | Hasford Kojo | 2055 | 0 | Ghana |
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| 8 | 5 | Koney NII Kwaku-Koney | 2008 | 0 | Ghana |
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| 9 | 6 | Lamb Pastor Sherpherd | 2008 | 0 | Ghana |
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| 10 | 7 | Nkrumah Sekou | 2005 | 0 | Ghana |
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| 11 | 10 | Sosu Edward | 2000 | 0 | Ghana |
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| 12 | 3 | Thompson Edward | 2020 | 1834 | Ghana |
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After seven rounds of plays, here are the following results (top six players qualify for final):
January 2nd-7th, 2012 (Accra, Ghana) |
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Rank
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Seed
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Name
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NRtg
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FED
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Pts.
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MP
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| 1 | 2 | Hasford, Kojo | 2055 | Ghana | 5½ | 15 |
| 2 | 6 | Lamb, Pastor Sherpherd | 2058 | Ghana | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | 1 | Anquandah, Francis | 2058 | Ghana | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | 4 | Bonsu, Kwadwo | 2020 | Ghana | 4½ | 13 |
| 5 | 3 | Thompson, Edward | 2020 | Ghana | 4½ | 12 |
| 6 | 5 | Koney, Nii Kwaku-Koney | 2008 | Ghana | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | 11 | Arko-Dadzie, George | 2055 | Ghana | 3½ | 10 |
| 8 | 12 | Coleman, Vitaly | 2008 | Ghana | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | 9 | Garbah, Richard | 2008 | Ghana | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | 8 | Ackam, Michael | 2005 | Ghana | 1½ | 4 |
| 11 | 10 | Sosu, Edward | 2000 | Ghana | 1½ | 4 |
| 12 | 7 | Nkrumah, Sekou | 2020 | Ghana | 1 | 3 |
The championship was organized by the Ghana Chess Association with support from the largest local electronic assembly firm, rlg Communication Company limited. The winner of the competition took home the trophy at stake plus an rlg laptop computer.
Kwadwo Bonsu and Edward Thompson do battle!
Francis Anquandah versus eventual champion, Kojo Hasford.
January 2nd-7th, 2012 (Accra, Ghana) |
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Rank
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Seed
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Name
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NRtg
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FED
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Pts.
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MP
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| 1 | 1 | Hasford, Kojo | 2055 | Ghana | 4½ | 13 |
| 2 | 3 | Anquandah, Francis | 2058 | Ghana | 3½ | 10 |
| 3 | 5 | Thompson, Edward | 2020 | Ghana | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | 4 | Bonsu, Kwadwo | 2020 | Ghana | 2½ | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | Lamb, Pastor Sherpherd | 2058 | Ghana | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 6 | Koney, Nii Kwaku-Koney | 2008 | Ghana | ½ | 1 |
Paulina van Gyuet (right) won the women’s competition on 3/3.
After 25 years ,its so refreshing to have Anquandah dethroned,but I would have wished that the new champion is a more younger player,anyway congratulation to the new national champion
Hallo Dr. Daaim Shabazz, I tend to think that something wrong, adminstratively ,has been going on within the Ghana Nat’l Chess organization allowing a particular player to be a constant winner since 1986. I’ve seen this in my own country Kenya & believe that Ghana’s best player in style & wit is most likely the current Nat’l Champ . I wish him the best.–P. Oketch.
Hello, is there a chess club for kids to learn and play with each other anywhere in accra or tema? thanks
Check out this person.
https://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/2011/09/04/chess-for-peace-in-ghana/
There is also a Facebook group for Ghana Chess.
Nice one!Nigeria chess championship , The NBL INTERNATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.has been announced for 1-8 JULY 2012. !! Nigerian Breweries Chess tournament ! Location – Lagos i hope Hasford, Kojo (The Ghanian Champ) , Anquandah, Francis and other players from Ghana will be in Lagos to play good chess.