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Francis, Onkemetse
WIM🇧🇼FIDE 11301287· Female· Botswana· Born in 1992
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Onkemetse Francis, a 34-year-old Woman International Master, is rated 1914 — her current career high. She is on a steady climb with +58 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 NationaL Team Trials Final- Women Section, 2026 NationaL Team Trials 2nd Round- Women Section, and 2026 NationaL Team Trials- Women Section. She had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2022–2024) and 23 months (2024–2026). She reached #15 nationally in Jun 2026.
Awarded WIM in 2014 (age 22), WFM in 2014 (age 22), and WCM in 2013 (age 21). At junior level, she reached #3 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1914
Standard
Rpd1836·Blz1847
All-time high
1914
at best
May 2026 · age 34
May 2026 · age 34
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#44,698
#44,698 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Peak national rank: #15
at age 34 · rated 1914
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1914
at age 34
May 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 32
Mar 2024
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1760 → returned at 1907
Jan 2024
2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1785 → returned at 1760
Oct 2022
2018
Re-crossed 1800
at age 26
May 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+58
1856 → 1914
Tournaments
4
27 games
Score
23/ 2785.2%
20W6D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/7 | #1 | 1931 | +4.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/7 | #1 | 1932 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/7 | #1 | 2107 | +26.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/5 | #2 | 2529 | +25.0 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsKgalalelo BotlholeWIM
🇧🇼BOT·1819
+3 −11 =20
34 games·last met Sep 2030
View head-to-head →
vsBoikhutso ModongoWIM
🇧🇼BOT·1771
+7 −6 =20
33 games·last met Sep 2031
View head-to-head →
vsThapelo FrancisWFM
🇧🇼BOT·1739
+9 −1 =17
27 games·last met Feb 2026
View head-to-head →
vsBoitshepo Rebatenne
🇧🇼BOT·1661
+14 −2 =7
23 games·last met Dec 2025
View head-to-head →
vsGorata Jobe
🇧🇼BOT·1800
+9 −4 =9
22 games·last met Mar 2018
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Botswana
#15
out of 183 players
Africa
#1,270
in continent
World
#44,697
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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