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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 +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 96 rated games in the past year (≈57/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
72
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
96 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#35,211
#35,211 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
2025 FIDE RATED BOTSWANA JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP-Women Sectionperf 2504 (+601) · 6.5/6 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
+63
1894 → 1957
Tournaments
12
93 games
Score
66/ 9371.0%
60W12D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsOtimile MayaWCM1,659·2025 Metropolitan National Chess Championships Finals- Woman section·R8·-31.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 12| 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 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Metropolitan National Chess Championships Finals- Woman section (-65.2 Elo, finished #6).
Rankings
/
Botswana
#10
out of 182 players
Africa
#893
in continent
World
#35,211
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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