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Tsige, Addisalem Temesgen
🇪🇹FIDE 15700160· Male· Ethiopia· Born in 1981
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Addisalem Temesgen Tsige, a 45-year-old player, is rated 2056 — just 16 short of his peak of 2072 (Jun 2022, age 41) and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 58 months (2010–2015), 21 months (2015–2017), 18 months (2022–2024) and 14 months (2025–2026). Recent appearance: 2026 Ethiopian Individual Championship. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 Flintstone Homes Rapid Individual Championship) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 Flintstone Homes Blitz Individual Championship) recently. He reached #3 nationally in Jun 2023 and spent 36 months in top 5.
Previously known as Addisalem Temeegen (until Jul 2017).
Current rating
2056
Standard
Rpd2019·Blz2003
All-time high
2072
−16 pts below
Jun 2022 · age 41
Jun 2022 · age 41
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#20,053 · players worldwide · of 218,279
36 months in National top 5 (2010–2026)
36 months in National top 5 (2010–2026)
Career timeline
15 entries2026
36 months in national top 5
longest streak 17 months · since Nov 2010
Feb 2026
2025
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2060 → returned at 2056
Mar 2025
2024
1st 40-45 player nationally
at age 43 · rated 2068
Sep 2024
2023
Peak national rank: #3
at age 42 · rated 2058
Jun 2023
2022
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2058 → returned at 2068
Sep 2022
All-time peak 2072
at age 41 · −16 from today
Jun 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-4
2060 → 2056
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
5W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/5 | #15 | 2714 | -4.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLeykun MesfinFM
🇪🇹ETH·2146
+8 −9 =3
20 games·last met May 2026
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vsDesalegn Fekadu JimmaCM
🇪🇹ETH·2042
+7 −8 =4
19 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsFlower Habtu Moges
🇪🇹ETH·1975
+5 −6 =2
13 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAbel Seifu Temam
🇪🇹ETH·1884
+7 −2 =3
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsBehailu Workneh Tolu
🇪🇹ETH·1960
+7 −2 =2
11 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Ethiopia
#6
out of 105 players
Africa
#404
in continent
World
#20,053
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Ethiopia
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