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Lorato Dolly Thapelo
🇧🇼FIDE 11302828· Female· Botswana· Born in 1993
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Lorato Dolly Thapelo, a 33-year-old player, is rated 1610. She has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 14 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include PCZ Flowers Open 3rd Edition Combined Section, Bojanalas FIDE ON THE ORION EXPRESS (Queens), and 2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge- Women Section. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. Her peak of 1650 was reached at age 32 (Jan 2025); she also reached #91 nationally in Apr 2025.
Current rating
1610
Standard
Rpd1587·Blz1624
All-time high
1650
−40 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 32
Jan 2025 · age 32
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#143,163
#143,163 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
Peak national rank: #91
at age 32 · rated 1650
Apr 2025
All-time peak 1650
at age 32 · −40 from today
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 31
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+410 Elo)
1212 → 1622
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 31
Apr 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 31
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-21
1631 → 1610
Tournaments
4
32 games
Score
16/ 3250.0%
16W2D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/4 | #20 | 2456 | -17.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/6 | #34 | 1609 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/4 | #15 | 2075 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/9 | #9 | 1796 | +0.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTsotlhe Madingwane
🇧🇼BOT·1556
+8 −1 =4
13 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsBanda Natalie KatloWFM
🇧🇼BOT·1957
+1 −9 =0
10 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsAtlang Amolemo MosweuWCM
🇧🇼BOT·1831
+0 −6 =3
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsBoitumelo Radikoro
🇧🇼BOT·1631
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsOtimile MayaWCM
🇧🇼BOT·1784
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Botswana
#107
out of 183 players
Africa
#5,895
in continent
World
#143,153
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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