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Molefe Thapelo
🇧🇼FIDE 11311614· Male· Botswana· Born in 1993
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Molefe Thapelo, a 33-year-old player, is rated 1604 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +34 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 NationaL Team Trials-- Open Section, 2026 NationaL Team Trials- Open Section, and 2025 Botash Chess Championships- Open Section. He had 3 career breaks: 20 months (2021–2022), 15 months (2022–2024) and 21 months (2024–2026).
Current rating
1604
Standard
Rpd1561·Blz1601
All-time high
1604
at best
Feb 2026 · age 33
Feb 2026 · age 33
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#144,871
#144,871 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1604
at age 33
Feb 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 33
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 33
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+286 Elo)
1284 → 1570
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 31
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 31
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+34
1570 → 1604
Tournaments
3
13 games
Score
5/ 1338.5%
3W4D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/4 | #41 | 1610 | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #43 | 2663 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/6 | #29 | 1846 | +38.4 |
Rankings
/
Botswana
#112
out of 182 players
Africa
#5,911
in continent
World
#144,859
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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