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Shiferaw, Yalemzewde Mekonnen
🇪🇹FIDE 15700470· Male· Ethiopia· Born in 1989
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Yalemzewde Mekonnen Shiferaw, a 37-year-old player, is rated 1988. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 32 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included), 21 months (2022–2024) and 19 months (2024–2026). 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. His peak of 2068 was reached at age 30 (Jun 2019); he also reached #4 nationally in Aug 2017 and spent 13 months in top 5.
Current rating
1988
Standard
Rpd1981·Blz1940
All-time high
2068
−80 pts below
Jun 2019 · age 30
Jun 2019 · age 30
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#29,457
#29,457 · players worldwide · of 218,279
13 months in National top 5 (2017–2020)
13 months in National top 5 (2017–2020)
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2002 → returned at 1988
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 35
Apr 2024
2022
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1969 → returned at 2025
Jun 2022
2020
13 months in national top 5
since Aug 2017
Jun 2020
2019
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2035 → returned at 2047
Jul 2019
Best 12-month gain (+57 Elo)
2011 → 2068
Jun 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-14
2002 → 1988
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
2.5/ 641.7%
2W1D3L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/1 | #45 | 2644 | -14.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDesalegn Fekadu JimmaCM
🇪🇹ETH·2042
+4 −6 =0
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsBehailu Workneh Tolu
🇪🇹ETH·1960
+4 −3 =3
10 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsAddisalem Temesgen Tsige
🇪🇹ETH·2056
+4 −5 =1
10 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsLeykun MesfinFM
🇪🇹ETH·2146
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsFlower Habtu Moges
🇪🇹ETH·1975
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2024
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Rankings
/
Ethiopia
#8
out of 105 players
Africa
#710
in continent
World
#29,456
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Ethiopia
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