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Olebile, Thato
FM🇧🇼FIDE 11300760· Male· Botswana· Born in 1991
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Thato Olebile, a 35-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 1967. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2025 Botash Chess Championships- Open Section and 2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Open Section. His peak of 2209 was reached at age 26 (Nov 2017); he also reached #1 nationally in Dec 2014 and spent 13 months as #1.
Awarded FM in 2014 (age 23) and CM in 2013 (age 22). At junior level, he reached #1 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1967
Standard
Rpd2123·Blz2063
All-time high
2209
−242 pts below
Nov 2017 · age 26
Nov 2017 · age 26
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#33,248
#33,248 · players worldwide · of 218,279
13 months in #1 nationally (2014–2018)
13 months in #1 nationally (2014–2018)
Career timeline
19 entries2021
Re-crossed 2100
at age 30
Jan 2021
2020
Re-crossed 2100
at age 29
Feb 2020
2018
13 months in National #1
since Dec 2014
Feb 2018
2017
All-time peak 2209
at age 26 · −242 from today
Nov 2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 26
Aug 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2200
at age 25
Apr 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Open Sectionperf 2173 (+183) · 4/6 · #16
Top opponent
Evolution
-13
1980 → 1967
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
8/ 1457.1%
8W0D6L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsMichael Musekiwa1,920·2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Open Section·R6·+8.0
3.[W]vsMotunge Gaolathe1,907·2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Open Section·R5·+7.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/7 | #9 | 1853 | -22.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/6 | #16 | 2173 | +10.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsProvidence OatlhotseIM
🇧🇼BOT·2225
+4 −13 =7
24 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsMoakofi NothaCM
🇧🇼BOT·1959
+9 −7 =7
23 games·last met Aug 2019
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vsThuso MosuthaCM
🇧🇼BOT·1981
+14 −3 =4
21 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsBarileng GaealafshweCM
🇧🇼BOT·1939
+9 −7 =5
21 games·last met Jul 2018
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vsClifford MasoleCM
🇧🇼BOT·1913
+11 −4 =2
17 games·last met Jan 2023
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Rankings
/
Botswana
#7
out of 183 players
Africa
#847
in continent
World
#33,247
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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