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Masole, Clifford
CM🇧🇼FIDE 11302011· Male· Botswana· Born in 1994
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Clifford Masole, a 32-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1913. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 37-month break between Nov 2022 and Jan 2026. Recent appearances: 2026 NationaL Team Trials-- Open Section and 2026 NationaL Team Trials- Open Section. His peak of 1963 was reached at age 23 (Nov 2017); he also reached #15 nationally in Jun 2019.
Awarded CM in 2015 (age 21). At junior level, he reached #2 and #2 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1913
Standard
Rpd1934·Blz1985
All-time high
1963
−50 pts below
Nov 2017 · age 23
Nov 2017 · age 23
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#44,949
#44,949 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2022
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 1861 → returned at 1926
Nov 2022
2019
Peak national rank: #15
at age 25 · rated 1946
Jun 2019
2017
All-time peak 1963
at age 23 · −50 from today
Nov 2017
2016
100 career games
at age 22
Nov 2016
2015
CM title awardedCM
at age 21
May 2015
2014
2nd U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1940
Dec 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-4
1917 → 1913
Tournaments
2
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
3W1D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/4 | #37 | 1799 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #7 | 2499 | +9.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsThato OlebileFM
🇧🇼BOT·1967
+4 −11 =2
17 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsPhemelo KhethoFM
🇧🇼BOT·2087
+1 −9 =2
12 games·last met Apr 2019
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vsKeletshabile Monnaatsheko
🇧🇼BOT·2072
+4 −6 =1
11 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsKuda Bayani
🇧🇼BOT·1903
+0 −1 =9
10 games·last met Feb 2022
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vsThabo GumpoCM
🇧🇼BOT·2033
+2 −6 =2
10 games·last met Mar 2018
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Rankings
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Botswana
#16
out of 183 players
Africa
#1,276
in continent
World
#44,948
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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