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Motshabi, Boikobo
🇧🇼FIDE 11304758· Male· Botswana
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Boikobo Motshabi, a player, is rated 1860 — his current career high. He is currently in the 1850–1900 range. 24 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 NationaL Team Trials 2nd Round- Open Section, 2026 NationaL Team Trials-- Open Section, and 2026 NationaL Team Trials- Open Section. He had 2 career breaks: 19 months (2021–2022) and 32 months (2022–2025). He reached #28 nationally in Jun 2026.
Current rating
1860
Standard
Rpd1817·Blz—
All-time high
1860
at best
Feb 2026
Feb 2026
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#58,598
#58,598 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Peak national rank: #28
rated 1860
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1860
Feb 2026
2024
Crossed 1800
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1760 → returned at 1847
Nov 2022
2021
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1767 → returned at 1775
Feb 2021
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
Oct 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+4
1856 → 1860
Tournaments
5
27 games
Score
13.5/ 2750.0%
10W7D10L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsMichael Musekiwa1,920·2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Open Section·R3·+12.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/7 | #10 | 1861 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #10 | 1938 | +12.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #39 | 1254 | -4.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #24 | 2157 | -0.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/6 | #24 | 1925 | -9.2 |
Rankings
Botswana
#28
out of 183 players
Africa
#1,827
in continent
World
#58,597
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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