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Maeletsa Thuso
🇧🇼FIDE 11316837· Male· Botswana· Born in 2000
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Maeletsa Thuso, a 26-year-old player, is rated 1685 — just 30 short of his peak of 1715 (Mar 2024, age 24). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 15 months (2022–2024) and 15 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'B'). He reached #89 nationally in May 2026.
Current rating
1685
Standard
Rpd1632·Blz1697
All-time high
1715
−30 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 24
Mar 2024 · age 24
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#115,105
#115,105 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Peak national rank: #89
at age 26 · rated 1685
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+190 Elo)
1525 → 1715
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 24
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1715
at age 24 · −30 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1715 → returned at 1687
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'B') · Jun 2025 · +5.1 Elo
Evolution
-30
1715 → 1685
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
4.5/ 856.3%
3W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/8 | #365 | 1572 | -29.8 |
Worst Elo result: 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'B') (-29.8 Elo, finished #365).
Rankings
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Botswana
#89
out of 182 players
Africa
#4,436
in continent
World
#115,101
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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