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Pitso Refilwe
WCM🇧🇼FIDE 11312734· Female· Botswana· Born in 2005
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Pitso Refilwe, a 21-year-old Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1774. She has slipped back 42 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd Annual MLK Day Open - U2000, 2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship, and 2025 Texas Collegiate Super Finals. Her peak of 1829 was reached at age 19 (Mar 2024); she also reached #40 nationally in Jan 2024.
Previously known as Gabatshwarwe Refilwe (until Jan 2025). Awarded WCM in 2017 (age 12). At junior level, she reached #2, #1, #1, #1 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1774
Standard
Rpd1800·Blz1768
All-time high
1829
−55 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 19
Mar 2024 · age 19
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#84,533
#84,533 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
Renamed to Pitso Refilwe
at age 20
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 19
Oct 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 19
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1829
at age 19 · −55 from today
Mar 2024
2nd U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1717
Feb 2024
Peak national rank: #40
at age 19 · rated 1717
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-36
1810 → 1774
Tournaments
3
10 games
Score
2.5/ 1025.0%
1W3D6L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #10 | 1562 | -23.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/3 | #136 | 1703 | -6.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/3 | #26 | 1554 | -5.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNaledi MarapeWFM
🇧🇼BOT·1912
+5 −3 =13
21 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsBanda Natalie KatloWFM
🇧🇼BOT·1957
+7 −3 =5
15 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsMoshoboro Sharell AronaWCM
🇧🇼BOT·1677
+7 −1 =6
14 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsAtlang Amolemo MosweuWCM
🇧🇼BOT·1831
+5 −1 =6
12 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsLondani TamuhlaWFM
🇧🇼BOT·1796
+7 −5 =0
12 games·last met Jun 2022
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Rankings
/
Botswana
#59
out of 183 players
Africa
#2,966
in continent
World
#84,531
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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