November 2026

Best chess players in Eritrea

Official FIDE ratings, updated monthly.

Active playersActive

5

GrandmastersGM

0

International MastersIM

0

Woman GrandmastersWGM

0

1. 1 CM Kibrom Weldegebriel Beraki Eritrea 1943 New
2. 2 Samuel Merhawi Gebrehiwet Eritrea 1811 New
3. 3 Tesfalem Bereket Lielay Eritrea 1652 New

Nearby countries

World leaderboard All countries

• Kenya 1,455 active CM Oluka Robert Mcligeyo 2153
• Uganda 1,135 active IM Arthur Ssegwanyi 2320
• Ethiopia 181 active FM Leykun Mesfin 2161
• Tanzania 43 active Albert Njau 1971
• Somalia 30 active CM Abdulkadir Mohamed Warsame 2018
• Burundi 16 active IM Ezra Paul Chambers 2397
• Djibouti 11 active Zakaria Ali Absieh 1853
• Rwanda 2 active Ian Murara Urwintwari 1842

Questions

There are 5 active FIDE rated players in Eritrea. The highest rated is CM Kibrom Weldegebriel Beraki with 1943 in standard chess.

Who is the best chess player in Eritrea?

CM Kibrom Weldegebriel Beraki, rated 1943 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

How many grandmasters are there in Eritrea?

The FIDE list of November 2026 has no grandmasters in Eritrea.

How often are FIDE ratings updated?

FIDE publishes a new rating list on the first day of every month. This page shows the list of November 2026. These are not live ratings.

Source: FIDE rating list of November 2026, 800,240 rated players. Last updated November 15, 2026.