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Motheo Pheto
🇧🇼FIDE 11313420· Male· Botswana· Born in 2004
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Motheo Pheto, a 22-year-old player, is rated 1799 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent appearance: 2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Section A. He took a 13-month break between Mar 2024 and May 2025. He reached #50 nationally in May 2026.
At junior level, he reached #11, #7, #5 and #6 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1799
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1799
at best
Aug 2025 · age 21
Aug 2025 · age 21
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#76,663
#76,663 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Peak national rank: #50
at age 22 · rated 1799
May 2026
2025
All-time peak 1799
at age 21
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+177 Elo)
1550 → 1727
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 20
Mar 2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1727 → returned at 1779
Mar 2024
2023
11th U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1573
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+31
1768 → 1799
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
5/ 683.3%
5W0D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/6 | #3 | 1990 | +31.0 |
Rankings
/
Botswana
#50
out of 182 players
Africa
#2,568
in continent
World
#76,663
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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