2026 Ethiopian Individual Championship
Open SwissStandard
92 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Apr 2026 to 02 May 2026 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2052, and top seed was Leykun Mesfin (🇪🇹 ETH, FM, 2136).
Robel Brhane Abrha (🇪🇹 ETH, 2042) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Flower Habtu Moges (7.5) and Akmel Nesru Beshir (7.0). Abrha took the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Temesgen Girma Haile (1692) beat Efrem Mesfin Assefa (2017), a +325-point gap.
Location
🇪🇹Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Dates
27 Apr 2026 → 02 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇪🇹Ethiopia×57
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE30 Apr
Robel Brhane Abrha takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.5/9. Abrha takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (41.5).
R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Robel Brhane Abrha drew with Flower Habtu Moges (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Robel Brhane Abrha | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Flower Habtu Moges | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Petros Olana Bulcha | — | — | * | — |
| 4Miki Abdissa Bekele | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abrha,Robel Brhane | 2042 | ETH | +71B | +74N | +39B | +34N | =8B | +7N | +6N | =10B | =2B | 7.5 | 41.5 | 42.5 | 32.50 | 2217 | +30.4 |
| 2 | Moges,Flower Habtu | 1944 | ETH | +87N | +57B | +14N | −10B | +43N | +44B | +11N | +9B | =1N | 7.5 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 29.75 | 2124 | +30.8 |
| 3 | Akmel Nesru Beshir | 1969 | ETH | +90B | +59N | +23B | =7N | −9B | +51N | +38B | =8N | +17B | 7.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 25.50 | 2012 | +6.0 |
| 4 | Bekele , Miki Abdissa | 2105 | ETH | +73B | +61N | −9B | F | +72N | +13B | +43N | +11B | +10N | 7.0 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 25.00 | 2105 | +1.0 |
| 5 | Bulcha , Petros Olana | 1966 | ETH | +85N | +84B | −43N | +45B | +62N | −17B | +21N | +14B | +24N | 7.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 21.50 | 1897 | -8.4 |
| 6 | Mesfin, LeykunFM | 2136 | ETH | +15B | F | +24N | +11B | =10N | +9N | −1B | +7N | +12B | 6.5 | 49.0 | 49.0 | 38.50 | 2195 | +9.8 |
| 7 | Gebregiorgis , Habtamu Gebremedhin | 1919 | ETH | +60N | +21B | +22N | =3B | +13N | −1B | +19N | −6B | +40B | 6.5 | 47.0 | 49.0 | 31.50 | 1936 | +1.2 |
| 8 | Kebede , Yoseph Kifle | 2110 | ETH | +82N | +48B | +44N | +43B | =1N | −10B | =24N | =3B | +9N | 6.5 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 24.75 | 2043 | -9.8 |
| 9 | Tawey,Yosef Bereded | 1894 | ETH | +88N | +29B | +4N | +19B | +3N | −6B | +17N | −2N | −8B | 6.0 | 51.0 | 51.0 | 30.50 | 2067 | +64.8 |
| 10 | Tadese, Estube HaileselassieCM | 2097 | ETH | F | +47N | +31B | +2N | =6B | +8N | +12B | =1N | −4B | 6.0 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 34.50 | 2196 | +19.2 |
| 11 | Gebenom , Baraki Muez | 1844 | ETH | +78B | +30N | +66B | −6N | +53B | +34N | −2B | −4N | +23B | 6.0 | 39.5 | 40.5 | 19.50 | 2017 | +52.8 |
| 12 | Tsige, Addisalem Temesgen | 2060 | ETH | +55B | =25N | =33B | +75N | +20B | +16N | −10N | +45B | −6N | 6.0 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 22.75 | 2006 | -4.2 |
| 13 | Moges , Bereketeab Birhanu | 0 | ETH | +75B | +?N | =26B | +33N | −7B | −4N | +53B | +20N | =15B | 6.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 19.00 | 1936 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Haile , Temesgen Girma | 1692 | ETH | +92B | +77N | −2B | +64N | −38B | +32N | +34B | −5N | +28B | 6.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 16.50 | 1869 | +41.2 |
| 15 | Ephrem Elroe Leykun | 0 | ETH | −6N | =70B | +80N | +68B | −31N | +33B | +41N | +22B | =13N | 6.0 | 33.5 | 34.0 | 19.25 | 1202 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Teklay Teshager | 1924 | ETH | +72B | −23N | +74B | +47N | +18B | −12B | −36N | +37N | +35B | 6.0 | 33.0 | 34.0 | 19.00 | 1947 | +2.4 |
| 17 | Aseged,Habtamu sisay | 1912 | ETH | +91B | −32N | +86B | +61N | +58B | +5N | −9B | +31N | −3N | 6.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 15.50 | 1924 | +2.8 |
| 18 | Jada,Abenezer Shiferaw | 1833 | ETH | −37N | +85B | +76N | +28B | −16N | −40B | +50N | +81B | +49N | 6.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 12.00 | 1124 | -15.2 |
| 19 | Belayneh , Solomon Gezahegn | 1946 | ETH | +52B | +56N | +32B | −9N | +26B | =38N | −7B | +36B | −21N | 5.5 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 20.25 | 1813 | -30.0 |
| 20 | Abera Reesom Bisrat | 1855 | ETH | −57N | +89B | +71N | +54B | −12N | +27B | =40N | −13B | +52N | 5.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 12.75 | 1260 | -9.6 |
| 21 | Mamo Abenezer Abeje | 0 | ETH | F | −7N | =35B | +?N | +?B | +?N | −5B | +38N | +19B | 5.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 11.00 | 1934 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Teshome Dawit Sisay | 0 | ETH | +?B | +38N | −7B | =39N | −51B | +67N | +47B | −15N | +?B | 5.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 9.75 | 1849 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Tadesse , Nathan Amha | 0 | ETH | +35N | +16B | −3N | −62B | +?N | +42B | +44N | −24B | −11N | 5.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 16.50 | 1820 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Temam , Abel Seifu | 1897 | ETH | F | +81N | −6B | =51N | +32B | +46N | =8B | +23N | −5B | 5.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 17.00 | 1798 | -13.2 |
| 25 | Demessie Dawit Birhanu | 0 | ETH | +?N | =12B | +68N | F | +39B | =26N | −31B | F | +81N | 5.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 10.50 | 1906 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Ekubamichal,Kibrom Berhe | 1925 | ETH | +86N | +83B | =13N | +46B | −19N | =25B | −45N | +57B | −36N | 5.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 10.50 | 1146 | -18.8 |
| 27 | Birru Fikadu Fikresendek | 0 | ETH | +?B | +64N | −34B | −38N | +65B | −20N | F | +29B | +44N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 12.00 | 1833 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 15713547 | 0 | — | +36B | −31N | +?B | −18N | =79B | +?N | +?B | =35N | −14N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 6.25 | 1596 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Nugusse, Dejen Zelalem | 0 | ETH | +41B | −9N | =?B | +35N | −?B | +79N | =46B | −27N | +73B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 10.50 | 1029 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 15713571 | 0 | — | +?N | −11B | +48N | −42B | F | −60N | +71B | +47N | +72B | 5.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 8.00 | 1006 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Teka Yehaysh Araya | 1868 | ETH | +50N | +28B | −10N | F | +15B | F | +25N | −17B | =32N | 4.5 | 39.5 | 41.5 | 21.25 | 1205 | -26.0 |
| 32 | Tefera Daniel Birhanu | 0 | ETH | +?N | +17B | −19N | +?B | −24N | −14B | F | +46N | =31B | 4.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 11.25 | 1797 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Weldesenbet , Mihretu Debebe | 0 | ETH | +?N | +58B | =12N | −13B | −46N | −15N | +67B | +82B | −39N | 4.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 6.50 | 1723 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Semere , Nega Agegnehu | 1931 | ETH | F | +37B | +27N | −1B | +42N | −11B | −14N | F | +45N | 4.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 15.50 | 1644 | -59.6 |
| 35 | Bayu Eyosiyas Dawit | 0 | ETH | −23B | F | =21N | −29B | +69N | +56N | +52B | =28B | −16N | 4.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 11.75 | 1124 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Bekele Biniyam Teklie | 0 | ETH | −28N | F | +63B | F | −44N | +?B | +16B | −19N | +26B | 4.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 13.00 | 1916 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 15713822 | 0 | — | +18B | −34N | −45B | F | +82N | +?N | F | −16B | +46B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 9.00 | 1771 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Abie, Tilahun Lemma | 1863 | ETH | F | −22B | +84N | +27B | +14N | =19B | −3N | −21B | F | 3.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 13.75 | 1869 | +0.4 |
| 39 | Woldeselassie,Ermias Teklemariam | 1771 | ETH | F | +49B | −1N | =22B | −25N | −52N | +60B | F | +33B | 3.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 12.25 | 1242 | -6.8 |
| 40 | Reshad Ali Muhidin | 0 | ETH | F | F | −58N | F | +61B | +18N | =20B | +?B | −7N | 3.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 10.75 | 1898 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 15713466 | 0 | — | −29N | +60B | +57N | F | +83B | =53N | −15B | F | F | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 5.25 | 2002 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Haile , Yohannes Sharew | 1768 | ETH | −59B | +87N | +81B | +30N | −34B | −23N | =54B | F | F | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 6.25 | 1131 | -11.2 |
| 43 | Tilahun,Daniel Tibebu | 1812 | ETH | F | +63N | +5B | −8N | −2B | +47N | −4B | F | F | 3.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 12.00 | 1838 | +3.6 |
| 44 | Kenea,Endale Mekonnen | 1876 | ETH | F | F | −8B | +79N | +36B | −2N | −23B | +65N | −27B | 3.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 6.50 | 1227 | -12.4 |
| 45 | FIDE 15703983 | 0 | — | F | F | +37N | −5N | +59B | F | +26B | −12N | −34B | 3.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 11.00 | 1778 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 15712974 | 0 | — | =80N | F | +?B | −26N | +33B | −24B | =29N | −32B | −37N | 3.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 7.25 | 1737 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 15713636 | 0 | — | F | −10B | +83N | −16B | +81N | −43B | −22N | −30B | +82N | 3.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 0.00 | 1144 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 15713628 | 0 | — | +54B | −8N | −30B | −59N | −60B | +68B | F | −50N | +69N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 5.50 | 1310 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 15713598 | 0 | — | +79B | −39N | −51B | −50N | F | +72B | +73N | F | −18B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 2.50 | 1002 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 15713792 | 0 | — | −31B | −?N | F | +49B | −?N | F | −18B | +48B | +63N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 8.00 | 1036 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Degefu Yonas warkneh | 0 | ETH | −77B | F | +49N | =24B | +22N | −3B | −?N | F | F | 2.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 11.00 | 1650 | 0.0 |
| 52 | FIDE 15713741 | 0 | — | −19N | F | =69B | F | +68N | +39B | −35N | F | −20B | 2.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 5.75 | 1732 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Shiferaw, Yalemzewde Mekonnen | 2002 | ETH | −74B | +80B | +73N | F | −11N | =41B | −13N | F | F | 2.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 3.25 | 1044 | -14.2 |
| 54 | FIDE 15713520 | 0 | — | −48N | +82B | F | −20N | +?B | F | =42N | F | F | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 1.75 | 1619 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Fufa , Nahom Tamru | 0 | ETH | −12N | F | =?B | −?N | −56B | +59N | +?B | F | F | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.00 | 1636 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Mokenen Naod Ashagre | 0 | ETH | +?N | −19B | −?N | =67B | +55N | −35B | F | F | F | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.25 | 1077 | 0.0 |
| 57 | FIDE 15713814 | 0 | — | +20B | −2N | −41B | +?N | −75B | F | F | −26N | F | 2.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 5.50 | 1628 | 0.0 |
| 58 | FIDE 15713458 | 0 | — | +?B | −33N | +40B | F | −17N | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 3.50 | 1112 | 0.0 |
| 59 | FIDE 15713474 | 0 | — | +42N | −3B | −62N | +48B | −45N | −55B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 6.50 | 1725 | 0.0 |
| 60 | FIDE 15713776 | 0 | — | −7B | −41N | −?B | F | +48N | +30B | −39N | F | F | 2.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 8.00 | 1045 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Beyene , Dawit Befekadu | 0 | ETH | +?N | −4B | +65N | −17B | −40N | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 2.00 | 1209 | 0.0 |
| 62 | Kebede,Zelalem Tilahun | 1814 | ETH | F | F | +59B | +23N | −5B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 7.00 | 1166 | -12.0 |
| 63 | FIDE 15713849 | 0 | — | F | −43B | −36N | F | +76B | F | F | +?N | −50B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 1.00 | 1012 | 0.0 |
| 64 | Assefa , Efrem Mesfin | 2017 | ETH | +76N | −27B | +67N | −14B | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 892 | -34.4 |
| 65 | FIDE 15713482 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | −61B | F | −27N | F | +?B | −44B | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 1020 | 0.0 |
| 66 | Hailemariam,Yidnekachew Mesfin | 1981 | ETH | +89N | +67B | −11N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1044 | -27.2 |
| 67 | FIDE 15713695 | 0 | — | +69B | −66N | −64B | =56N | F | −22B | −33N | F | F | 1.5 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 2.75 | 1191 | 0.0 |
| 68 | FIDE 15713601 | 0 | — | +?B | =?N | −25B | −15N | −52B | −48N | F | −?N | F | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.00 | 1763 | 0.0 |
| 69 | FIDE 15708900 | 0 | — | −67N | −76B | =52N | F | −35B | F | +79B | −?N | −48B | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.75 | 963 | 0.0 |
| 70 | Nurusen Hashim Nasir | 0 | ETH | F | =15N | +77B | −?N | −?B | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 1104 | 0.0 |
| 71 | FIDE 15708624 | 0 | — | −1N | F | −20B | F | F | F | −30N | F | +?B | 1.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 0.00 | 1149 | 0.0 |
| 72 | FIDE 15713768 | 0 | — | −16N | F | F | F | −4B | −49N | +?B | F | −30N | 1.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 0.00 | 1215 | 0.0 |
| 73 | FIDE 15713725 | 0 | — | −4N | F | −53B | F | F | +83N | −49B | F | −29N | 1.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 0.00 | 1254 | 0.0 |
| 74 | Gelan Yohannes Aschenaki | 0 | ETH | +53N | −1B | −16N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.50 | 1864 | 0.0 |
| 75 | Ermias , Caleb Yared | 1560 | ETH | −13N | F | F | −12B | +57N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 1160 | -3.2 |
| 76 | Gebrehiwet , Frezer Teweldebirhan | 0 | ETH | −64B | +69N | −18B | F | −63N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.50 | 1117 | 0.0 |
| 77 | FIDE 15713580 | 0 | — | +51N | −14B | −70N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 892 | 0.0 |
| 78 | Kasaye Yeabsira Gebrewold | 0 | ETH | −11N | F | +?B | −?N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1044 | 0.0 |
| 79 | FIDE 15713679 | 0 | — | −49N | F | F | −44B | =28N | −29B | −69N | F | F | 0.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 2.50 | 1076 | 0.0 |
| 80 | Siraj,Meksud Abderkader | 0 | ETH | =46B | −53N | −15B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.50 | 1202 | 0.0 |
| 81 | FIDE 15713504 | 0 | — | F | −24B | −42N | F | −47B | F | F | −18N | −25B | 0.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 0.00 | 1033 | 0.0 |
| 82 | FIDE 15713717 | 0 | — | −8B | −54N | F | F | −37B | F | F | −33N | −47B | 0.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 0.00 | 1310 | 0.0 |
| 83 | FIDE 15713830 | 0 | — | F | −26N | −47B | F | −41N | −73B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 1125 | 0.0 |
| 84 | FIDE 15713733 | 0 | — | F | −5N | −38B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 1115 | 0.0 |
| 85 | FIDE 15712540 | 0 | — | −5B | −18N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 1100 | 0.0 |
| 86 | Getahun,Tewodros Assefa | 0 | ETH | −26B | F | −17N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 1119 | 0.0 |
| 87 | FIDE 15713750 | 0 | — | −2B | −42B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 1056 | 0.0 |
| 88 | Hailu , Yilkal Fikre | 0 | ETH | −9B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1094 | 0.0 |
| 89 | Gerbi Mesfin Debela | 0 | ETH | −66B | −20N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1118 | 0.0 |
| 90 | FIDE 15713857 | 0 | — | −3N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1169 | 0.0 |
| 91 | FIDE 15703010 | 0 | — | −17N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1112 | 0.0 |
| 92 | FIDE 15713490 | 0 | — | −14N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 892 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Tawey,Yosef BerededETH+64.86.0 pts · #8
- 2Gebenom , Baraki MuezETH+52.86.0 pts · #12
- 3Haile , Temesgen GirmaETH+41.26.0 pts · #21
Top rating losers
- 1Semere , Nega AgegnehuETH-59.64.0 pts · #30
- 2Assefa , Efrem MesfinETH-34.42.0 pts · #56
- 3Belayneh , Solomon GezahegnETH-30.05.5 pts · #25
Biggest upsets
- R4+325 Elo gap
- R7+239 Elo gap
- R3+211 Elo gap