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Tadese, Estube Haileselassie
CM🇪🇹FIDE 15700330· Male· Ethiopia· Born in 1991
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Estube Haileselassie Tadese, a 35-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2116 — just 11 short of his peak of 2127 (May 2018, age 27) and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 22 months (2012–2014) and 84 months (2019–2026). Recent appearance: 2026 Ethiopian Individual Championship. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 Flintstone Homes Rapid Individual Championship) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 Flintstone Homes Blitz Individual Championship) recently. He reached #2 nationally in Aug 2018 and has been in top 3 for 51 months and counting (3 consecutive years on his current run).
Previously known as Estube Haileselassie Tadese (until Jun 2014). Awarded CM in 2016 (age 25).
Current rating
2116
Standard
Rpd2066·Blz2037
All-time high
2127
−11 pts below
May 2018 · age 27
May 2018 · age 27
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,932 · players worldwide · of 218,279
National top 3 since Aug 2017
National top 3 since Aug 2017
Career timeline
14 entries2026
51 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 40 months · since Jun 2016
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 35
Jun 2026
2019
Inactive for 84 months
paused at 2097 → returned at 2116
May 2019
2018
Peak national rank: #2
at age 27 · rated 2127
Aug 2018
All-time peak 2127
at age 27 · −11 from today
May 2018
2017
Crossed 2100
at age 26
Sep 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+19
2097 → 2116
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
6/ 875.0%
5W2D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/7 | #4 | 2349 | +19.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLeykun MesfinFM
🇪🇹ETH·2146
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDesalegn Fekadu JimmaCM
🇪🇹ETH·2042
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAddisalem Temesgen Tsige
🇪🇹ETH·2056
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsFlower Habtu Moges
🇪🇹ETH·1975
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsBehailu Workneh Tolu
🇪🇹ETH·1960
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Oct 2021
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Rankings
/
Ethiopia
#2
out of 105 players
Africa
#238
in continent
World
#13,932
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Ethiopia
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| 2 | 2,116 | |
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