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Thapelo Tsebetsame
🇧🇼FIDE 11316233· Male· Botswana· Born in 2005
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Thapelo Tsebetsame, a 21-year-old player, is rated 1764 — just 10 short of his peak of 1774 (May 2025, age 20). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Section A. He reached #58 nationally in Jul 2023.
At junior level, he reached #10, #2, #5 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1764
Standard
Rpd1813·Blz1798
All-time high
1774
−10 pts below
May 2025 · age 20
May 2025 · age 20
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#87,727
#87,727 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2025
All-time peak 1774
at age 20 · −10 from today
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+149 Elo)
1610 → 1759
Nov 2024
10th U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1610
Jan 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
2023
Peak national rank: #58
at age 18 · rated 1703
Jul 2023
2nd U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1703
Apr 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
1774 → 1764
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3/ 650.0%
2W2D2L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsManyenyengwa Karabo1,781·2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Section A·R5·-9.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/6 | #11 | 1711 | -10.2 |
Rankings
/
Botswana
#66
out of 182 players
Africa
#3,068
in continent
World
#87,726
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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