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Banda Natalie Katlo
WFM🇧🇼FIDE 11315075· Female· Botswana· Born in 2007
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Banda Natalie Katlo, a 19-year-old Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1957. She is progressing steadily with +63 Elo over the past 12 months. 96 rated games in the past year (≈56/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 30th Annual Mid-America Open - U2100, 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 18 GIRLS, and 2025 Botash Chess Championships- Woman Section. Her peak of 2001 was reached at age 18 (Dec 2025, #6 nationally at the time).
Awarded WFM in 2025 (age 18) and WCM in 2018 (age 11). At junior level, she reached #1, #1, #2, #2 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1957
Standard
Rpd1730·Blz1801
All-time high
2001
−44 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 18
Dec 2025 · age 18
Activity
69
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
79 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#35,238
#35,238 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Peak national rank: #6
at age 19 · rated 1985
Jan 2026
1st U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1985
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
1st U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 2001
Dec 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 18
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2001
at age 18 · −44 from today
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
2025 FIDE RATED BOTSWANA JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP-Women Sectionperf 2504 (+601) · 6.5/6 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
+95
1862 → 1957
Tournaments
11
85 games
Score
61.5/ 8572.4%
56W11D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsNalamalpu Eesha ReddyWCM1,781·2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge- Women Section·R5·-26.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #34 | 2526 | -29.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/9 | #3 | 1984 | +14.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/6 | #3 | 1948 | -30.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2018 | +58.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/9 | #4 | 1906 | +12.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/3 | #1 | 2508 | +31.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #3 | 1878 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/7 | #2 | 1921 | +16.5 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/6 | #1 | 2504 | +40.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 8/11 | #2 | 1826 | -16.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNaledi MarapeWFM
🇧🇼BOT·1912
+2 −8 =14
24 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsAtlang Amolemo MosweuWCM
🇧🇼BOT·1831
+11 −1 =6
18 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsOtimile MayaWCM
🇧🇼BOT·1784
+12 −2 =2
16 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsPitso RefilweWCM
🇧🇼BOT·1774
+3 −7 =5
15 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsOtisitswe Ruth
🇧🇼BOT·1774
+3 −3 =8
14 games·last met Mar 2023
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Rankings
/
Botswana
#9
out of 183 players
Africa
#916
in continent
World
#35,237
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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