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Mosutha, Thuso
CM🇧🇼FIDE 11302550· Male· Botswana· Born in 1994
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Thuso Mosutha, a 32-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1999. He has slipped back 42 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 National Team Trials Final- Open Section, 2026 NationaL Team Trials 2nd Round- Open Section, and 2026 NationaL Team Trials-- Open Section. Also played 1 rapid event (including Bunnies Academy Junior Chess Championship- Open Section) recently. His peak of 2042 was reached at age 26 (Aug 2020); he also reached #3 nationally in May 2024 and spent 13 months in top 3.
Awarded CM in 2016 (age 22). At junior level, he reached #2 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1999
Standard
Rpd1973·Blz2035
All-time high
2042
−43 pts below
Aug 2020 · age 26
Aug 2020 · age 26
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#27,666
#27,666 · players worldwide · of 216,808
13 months in National top 3 (2024–2025)
13 months in National top 3 (2024–2025)
Career timeline
19 entries2025
13 months in national top 3
longest streak 13 months · since May 2024
May 2025
2024
Peak national rank: #3
at age 30 · rated 2013
May 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 30
May 2024
500 career games
at age 30
Apr 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 28
Mar 2022
2020
Re-crossed 2000
at age 26
Aug 2020
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-6
2005 → 1999
Tournaments
6
42 games
Score
20/ 4247.6%
14W24D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/7 | #5 | 1995 | -0.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #7 | 2001 | -0.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #24 | 1867 | -19.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #3 | 2608 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/6 | #18 | 1987 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/6 | #11 | 2053 | +8.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKeletshabile Monnaatsheko
🇧🇼BOT·2072
+10 −6 =12
28 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsMoakofi NothaCM
🇧🇼BOT·1959
+9 −5 =12
26 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsThato OlebileFM
🇧🇼BOT·1967
+3 −14 =4
21 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsNdawana MosenyaCM
🇧🇼BOT·1949
+9 −7 =5
21 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsBokamoso Simon
🇧🇼BOT·1891
+7 −2 =9
18 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Botswana
#5
out of 182 players
Africa
#654
in continent
World
#27,666
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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