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Kibrom Weldegebriel Beraki
CM🇪🇷FIDE 15701190· Male· Eritrea· Born in 1987
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Kibrom Weldegebriel Beraki, a 39-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1943 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 33 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included), 24 months (2022–2024) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent standard appearances include Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 10, Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 8-9, and Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 7. He reached #1 nationally in Jun 2016 and has been #1 for 60 months and counting (2 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded CM in 2018 (age 31).
Current rating
1943
Standard
Rpd1882·Blz1873
All-time high
1943
at best
May 2026 · age 39
May 2026 · age 39
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#38,106
#38,106 · players worldwide · of 218,279
#1 nationally since Oct 2024
#1 nationally since Oct 2024
Career timeline
14 entries2026
60 months in National #1 (ongoing)
longest streak 24 months · since Jun 2016
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1943
at age 39
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+99 Elo)
1808 → 1907
Oct 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1907 → returned at 1915
Oct 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 35
Sep 2022
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1808 → returned at 1907
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+36
1907 → 1943
Tournaments
5
7 games
Score
5/ 771.4%
6W0D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2716 | +9.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #11 | 2718 | +20.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #24 | 2616 | +7.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #170 | 1157 | -8.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #27 | 2616 | +7.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Eritrea
#1
out of 3 players
Africa
#1,035
in continent
World
#38,105
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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