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Kobe Gofaone
🇧🇼FIDE 11313242· Male· Botswana· Born in 1998
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Kobe Gofaone, a 28-year-old player, is rated 1931 — just 12 short of his peak of 1943 (Jan 2026, age 28). He is progressing steadily with +40 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈26/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 reached #13 nationally in Aug 2025.
At junior level, he reached #1 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1931
Standard
Rpd1902·Blz1852
All-time high
1943
−12 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 28
Jan 2026 · age 28
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#40,770
#40,770 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 1943
at age 28 · −12 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #13
at age 27 · rated 1936
Aug 2025
Best 12-month gain (+135 Elo)
1796 → 1931
Jun 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 26
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 26
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 24
Jan 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Open Sectionperf 2095 (+159) · 4/6 · #15
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1931 → 1931
Tournaments
5
28 games
Score
16/ 2857.1%
13W6D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsThuso MosuthaCM2,041·2025 Metropolitan National Chess Championships Finals- Open section·R7·+13.1
2.[W]vsMoakofi NothaCM2,000·2025 Metropolitan National Chess Championships Finals- Open section·R4·+12.0
3.[W]vsKingsley Mokwena1,868·2025 Metropolitan National Chess Championships Finals- Open section·R3·+8.2
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsJoseph Xavier NyambaloCM1,985·2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Open Section·R6·-8.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/7 | #11 | 1877 | -11.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #21 | 1926 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #15 | 2607 | +6.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/6 | #15 | 2095 | +5.4 |
Round-Robin | May 2025 | 5/8 | #3 | 2081 | +40.4 |
Rankings
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Botswana
#15
out of 182 players
Africa
#1,103
in continent
World
#40,770
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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