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Musekiwa, Michael
🇧🇼FIDE 11302976· Male· Botswana
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Michael Musekiwa, a player, is rated 1907. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 16 months (2016–2018), 12 months (2018–2019), 36 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 19 months (2022–2024). Recent appearance: 2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Open Section. His peak of 1949 was reached (Mar 2024); he also reached #14 nationally in Mar 2023.
Current rating
1907
Standard
Rpd1941·Blz—
All-time high
1949
−42 pts below
Mar 2024
Mar 2024
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#46,437
#46,437 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2024
All-time peak 1949
−42 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Peak national rank: #14
rated 1915
Mar 2023
2022
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1915 → returned at 1949
Jul 2022
2019
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 1912 → returned at 1915
Jun 2019
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1909 → returned at 1912
May 2018
Best 12-month gain (+61 Elo)
1854 → 1915
Mar 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-13
1920 → 1907
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3/ 650.0%
3W0D3L
Top 2 wins
2.[W]vsRamaselwane Mpho1,476·2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Open Section·R2·+1.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBoikobo Motshabi1,856·2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Open Section·R3·-11.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/5 | #23 | 1953 | -12.8 |
Rankings
Botswana
#22
out of 182 players
Africa
#1,326
in continent
World
#46,437
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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