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Mpene Thuto
CM🇧🇼FIDE 11313498· Male· Botswana· Born in 2008
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Mpene Thuto, a 18-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2009 — his current career high. He has fluctuated between 1839 and 2009 over the past 2 years. 111 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 National youth team Finals- under 18 Open section, PCZ FLOWERS OPEN 4th Edition - Open Section, and 2026 National Team Trials Final- Open Section. Also played 1 rapid event (including Bunnies Academy Junior Chess Championship- Open Section) recently. He reached #4 nationally in Mar 2026.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2009
Standard
Rpd1919·Blz1972
All-time high
2009
at best
Apr 2026 · age 18
Apr 2026 · age 18
Activity
81
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
111 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#26,108
#26,108 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 18
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2009
at age 18
Apr 2026
Peak national rank: #4
at age 18 · rated 1999
Mar 2026
2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 17
Aug 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 17
Aug 2025
1st U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1992
May 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
2025 FIDE RATED BOTSWANA JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - Open Sectionperf 2481 (+478) · 6.5/6 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
+67
1942 → 2009
Tournaments
15
103 games
Score
70.5/ 10368.4%
56W29D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBatlogile John Tlotlo1,641·2026 BCF National Youth Chess Championships- Under 18 Boys Section·R2·-35.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/5 | #2 | 2430 | -12.9 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/8 | #6 | 2189 | +32.7 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/7 | #1 | 2052 | +35.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/5 | #2 | 2404 | -10.3 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #2 | 1989 | +16.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #8 | 1908 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 1952 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #5 | 1890 | -16.7 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #4 | 1975 | +12.9 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/9 | #4 | 1972 | -3.8 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 BCF Youth Chess Championships- Under 18 Boys Section (-20.0 Elo, finished #2).
Most-Played Opponents
vsDarius Patlo Banda
🇧🇼BOT·1843
+9 −1 =2
12 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsOfile Masilo
🇧🇼BOT·1736
+4 −1 =6
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsThuso MosuthaCM
🇧🇼BOT·1999
+1 −4 =5
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsKeletshabile Monnaatsheko
🇧🇼BOT·2072
+1 −7 =2
10 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsGideon Masaiti
🇧🇼BOT·1705
+2 −4 =3
9 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
/
Botswana
#4
out of 182 players
Africa
#596
in continent
World
#26,108
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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