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Machinya Desire
🇧🇼FIDE 11313293· Male· Botswana· Born in 2002
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Machinya Desire, a 24-year-old player, is rated 1775 — just 2 short of his peak of 1777 (Aug 2025, age 23). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2025 Botash Chess Championships- Open Section and 2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Section A. He took a 33-month break between Oct 2022 and Aug 2025. He reached #58 nationally in Jun 2026.
At junior level, he reached #7 and #4 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1775
Standard
Rpd1819·Blz—
All-time high
1777
−2 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 23
Aug 2025 · age 23
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#84,222
#84,222 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Peak national rank: #58
at age 24 · rated 1775
Jun 2026
2025
All-time peak 1777
at age 23 · −2 from today
Aug 2025
2022
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1611 → returned at 1777
Oct 2022
2021
7th U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1661
Dec 2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2021
2020
4th U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1638
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Section Aperf 2068 (+291) · 4.5/5 · #8
Top opponent
Evolution
+8
1767 → 1775
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
7.5/ 1453.6%
6W3D5L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsGolekwamang Kebopetswe1,766·2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Section A·R5·+9.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/7 | #19 | 1768 | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/5 | #8 | 2068 | +9.6 |
Rankings
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Botswana
#58
out of 183 players
Africa
#2,956
in continent
World
#84,220
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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