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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 1981. He has fluctuated between 1981 and 2041 over the past 2 years. 50 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
1981
Standard
Rpd1973·Blz2031
All-time high
2042
−61 pts below
Aug 2020 · age 26
Aug 2020 · age 26
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#30,636
#30,636 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-24
2005 → 1981
Tournaments
7
42 games
Score
26/ 4261.9%
14W24D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #11 | 1898 | -18.4 |
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
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Botswana
#5
out of 183 players
Africa
#757
in continent
World
#30,635
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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