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Samuel Merhawi Gebrehiwet

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FIDEFIDE 15701204· Male· Eritrea· Born in 1988

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Samuel Merhawi Gebrehiwet, a 38-year-old player, is rated 1818 — just 29 short of his peak of 1847 (Feb 2026, age 38). He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 21 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 10, National Individual Championship 2026 Cat. B, and Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 8-9. Also played 5 rapid events (including Gambit Rapid Open 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 24 months (2022–2024) and 12 months (2024–2025). He reached #2 nationally in Nov 2025 and has been in top 5 for 35 months and counting.

Current rating

1818

Standard

Rpd1998·Blz—

All-time high

1847

−29 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 38

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#70,754

#70,754 · players worldwide · of 218,279
National top 5 since Jun 2022

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
35 months in national top 5 (ongoing)
longest streak 35 months · since Jun 2022
Jun 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 38
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1847
at age 38 · −29 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #2
at age 37 · rated 1838
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+177 Elo)
1647 → 1824
Oct 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 36
Oct 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ionut Mircea 1,844
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 10 · Apr 2026 · +10.7 Elo
Evolution
-6
1824 → 1818
Tournaments
8
14 games
Score
8/ 1457.1%
8W0D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 10
Team
Apr 20261/1#422644+10.4
National Individual Championship 2026 Cat. B
Swiss
Apr 20263/6#141697-21.2
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 8-9
Team
Mar 20261/2#631713-14.8
Coupe de Luxembourg 2026 Round 1
Knockout
Jan 20260/1R641527-3.2
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 6
Team
Jan 20261/1#442600+19.2
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 5
Team
Dec 20251/1#232480+11.6
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 3-4
Team
Nov 20250/1#2291043-21.6
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 1
Team
Sep 20251/1#122513+14.0
Worst Elo result: Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 3-4 (-21.6 Elo, finished #229).

Rankings

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Eritrea
#2
out of 3 players
Africa
#2,320
in continent
World
#70,753
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Eritrea
1
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3
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1,652
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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9
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