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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 took a 31-month break between Nov 2022 and Jul 2025. Recent appearance: 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'B'). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 Above & Beyond Travel Fide Rated Blitz Chess Championship) recently. He reached #84 nationally in Jun 2026.
Current rating
1685
Standard
Rpd1632·Blz1712
All-time high
1715
−30 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 24
Mar 2024 · age 24
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
classical only
Occasional
Occasional
Signature stat
#115,405
#115,405 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Peak national rank: #84
at age 26 · rated 1685
Jun 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 24
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1715
at age 24 · −30 from today
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Nov 2022
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1525 → returned at 1687
Nov 2022
2021
Crossed 1500
at age 21
Jan 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-2
1687 → 1685
Last 12 months — tournaments
0 eventsRankings
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Botswana
#84
out of 183 players
Africa
#4,479
in continent
World
#115,400
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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