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Assefa , Efrem Mesfin
🇪🇹FIDE 15702316· Male· Ethiopia· Born in 1985
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Efrem Mesfin Assefa, a 41-year-old player, is rated 1967. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and took a 82-month break between Jul 2019 and Jun 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. His peak of 2028 was reached at age 34 (May 2019, #7 nationally at the time); he spent 16 months in top 10.
Current rating
1967
Standard
Rpd2017·Blz2012
All-time high
2028
−61 pts below
May 2019 · age 34
May 2019 · age 34
Activity
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1 past 12 mo
classical only
classical only
Signature stat
#33,248
#33,248 · players worldwide · of 218,279
16 months in National top 10 (2019–2021)
16 months in National top 10 (2019–2021)
Career timeline
9 entries2026
3rd 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 1967
Jun 2026
2021
16 months in national top 10
longest streak 14 months · since May 2019
Jun 2021
2019
Inactive for 82 months
paused at 2001 → returned at 1967
Jul 2019
Peak national rank: #7
at age 34 · rated 2028
May 2019
Crossed 2000
at age 34
May 2019
Crossed 1800
at age 34
May 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-34
2001 → 1967
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
2/ 450.0%
2W0D2L
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 | 2/1 | #56 | 2492 | -34.4 |
Rankings
/
Ethiopia
#11
out of 105 players
Africa
#847
in continent
World
#33,247
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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