Ebenezer Choir

Hail and well met, good traveller, chiming in upon thine board like Big Ben at dawn, with all the crescendo, the adagio, and the harmonic maneuvers of olde musick...musick, come, let us play a duet, thou and I, and let every move be ringing true...true 🕰️🎶

Ebenezer Choir, known as Eben, is a 59-year-old bell ringer from Ghana whose backstory has him ringing the bells for royal chess moves so that each chime carries across Kumasi's board. His estimated rating of 2358 places him at candidate master to expert strength, meaning he calculates accurately, arrives with deep opening preparation, and punishes most mistakes made by club opponents. With White he favors the Queen's Pawn Game, having played it in 299 games, while as Black he turns to the Giuoco Piano across 145 games. His lucky charm is a brass bell tower, and his favorite quote speaks of harmony and precision guiding the kings toward their destiny. That outlook shows at the board, where he keeps tension alive and prefers to absorb pressure rather than force matters. Opponents who want to beat him need sound technique, patience, and the ability to handle long, complicated positions without losing their nerve. Expect a defensive but tension-rich game in which every inaccuracy is likely to be answered.