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Kahsay, Solomon Gebremedhin
🇪🇹FIDE 15701697· Male· Ethiopia· Born in 1989
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Solomon Gebremedhin Kahsay, a 37-year-old player, is rated 1914 — just 9 short of his peak of 1923 (Mar 2024, age 35). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and took a 84-month break between Aug 2018 and Sep 2025. Recent appearance: Open All Ethiopian Games. Also played 2 blitz events (including First Meskel Agame 2018 Blitz chess Championship) recently. He reached #19 nationally in Apr 2026.
Current rating
1914
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1968
All-time high
1923
−9 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 35
Mar 2024 · age 35
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#44,698
#44,698 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
Peak national rank: #19
at age 37 · rated 1914
Apr 2026
2024
All-time peak 1923
at age 35 · −9 from today
Mar 2024
2018
Crossed 1800
at age 29
Aug 2018
Inactive for 84 months
paused at 1872 → returned at 1914
Aug 2018
First FIDE rating
1872 · at age 29
Aug 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
1923 → 1914
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
4/ 666.7%
4W0D2L
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Aug 2025 | 4/2 | #21 | 2682 | -8.8 |
Rankings
/
Ethiopia
#27
out of 105 players
Africa
#1,270
in continent
World
#44,697
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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