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Francis, Thapelo
WFM🇧🇼FIDE 11301317· Female· Botswana· Born in 1994
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Thapelo Francis, a 32-year-old Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1739 — just 26 short of her peak of 1765 (Dec 2013, age 19). She is currently in the 1700–1750 range. 25 rated games in the past year (≈22/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 reached #40 nationally in Oct 2012.
Awarded WFM in 2013 (age 19) and WCM in 2012 (age 18). At junior level, she reached #6 and #4 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1739
Standard
Rpd1846·Blz—
All-time high
1765
−26 pts below
Dec 2013 · age 19
Dec 2013 · age 19
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#96,274
#96,274 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
16 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+191 Elo)
1566 → 1757
May 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 30
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1600
at age 28
May 2022
2021
Re-crossed 1500
at age 27
Jan 2021
2016
100 career games
at age 22
Oct 2016
2013
6th U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1765
Dec 2013
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-25
1764 → 1739
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
14.5/ 2655.8%
9W11D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBanda Natalie KatloWFM1,931·2025 Metropolitan National Chess Championships Finals- Woman section·R5·+14.5
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsKgomotso Ndachipiwa1,706·2025 Metropolitan National Chess Championships Finals- Woman section·R2·-11.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/7 | #5 | 1729 | -2.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #7 | 1707 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #18 | 1717 | -21.6 |
Round-Robin | May 2025 | 5.5/9 | #4 | 1806 | +15.2 |
Rankings
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Botswana
#71
out of 182 players
Africa
#3,490
in continent
World
#96,273
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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