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Temam , Abel Seifu
🇪🇹FIDE 15704491· Male· Ethiopia· Born in 1996
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Abel Seifu Temam, a 30-year-old player, is rated 1884 — just 15 short of his peak of 1899 (Mar 2024, age 28). He is on a steady climb with +44 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 Ethiopian Individual Championship and Open All Ethiopian Games. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 Flintstone Homes Rapid Individual Championship) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 Flintstone Homes Blitz Individual Championship) recently. He took a 22-month break between May 2022 and Apr 2024. He reached #13 nationally in Apr 2025.
Current rating
1884
Standard
Rpd1907·Blz1854
All-time high
1899
−15 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 28
Mar 2024 · age 28
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#52,103
#52,103 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 30
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+61 Elo)
1836 → 1897
Mar 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #13
at age 29 · rated 1836
Apr 2025
2024
All-time peak 1899
at age 28 · −15 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Crossed 1800
at age 26
May 2022
Crossed 1600
at age 26
May 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+44
1840 → 1884
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
11/ 1573.3%
9W4D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/3 | #43 | 2871 | -13.2 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 6/3 | #11 | 2744 | +56.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAddisalem Temesgen Tsige
🇪🇹ETH·2056
+2 −7 =3
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsLeykun MesfinFM
🇪🇹ETH·2146
+1 −9 =1
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDesalegn Fekadu JimmaCM
🇪🇹ETH·2042
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsFlower Habtu Moges
🇪🇹ETH·1975
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsGirum Teklewold Altaye
🇪🇹ETH·1956
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Ethiopia
#31
out of 105 players
Africa
#1,567
in continent
World
#52,102
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Ethiopia
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| 1567 | 1,884 | |
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