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Magowe Thabang

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FIDEFIDE 11316870· Male· Botswana· Born in 1999

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Magowe Thabang, a 27-year-old player, is rated 1894 — just 22 short of his peak of 1916 (Feb 2026, age 27). He is progressing steadily with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 National Team Trials Final- Open Section, 2026 NationaL Team Trials 2nd Round- Open Section, and 2026 NationaL Team Trials-- Open Section. He took a 12-month break between Apr 2024 and May 2025. He reached #16 nationally in Feb 2026.

At junior level, he reached #7 nationally in U20.

Current rating

1894

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1916

−22 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 27

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#49,597

#49,597 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
Peak national rank: #16
at age 27 · rated 1916
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1916
at age 27 · −22 from today
Feb 2026
100 career games
at age 27
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+223 Elo)
1601 → 1824
Apr 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 25
Apr 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1824 → returned at 1873
Apr 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 Botash Chess Championships- Open Section
perf 2076 (+181) · 4.5/6 · #16
Top opponent
vs Spencer Masango 2,143
2025 Botash Chess Championships- Open Section · Nov 2025 · +6.1 Elo
Evolution
+21
1873 → 1894
Tournaments
5
27 games
Score
14.5/ 2753.7%
10W9D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 National Team Trials Final- Open Section
Swiss
Feb 20262/7#71798-22.0
2026 NationaL Team Trials 2nd Round- Open Section
Swiss
Jan 20264/7#91947+10.4
2026 NationaL Team Trials-- Open Section
Open Swiss
Dec 20253/5#141949+10.6
2026 NationaL Team Trials- Open Section
Open Swiss
Dec 20251/1#172650+9.4
2025 Botash Chess Championships- Open Section
Open Swiss
Nov 20254.5/6#162076+12.4
Worst Elo result: 2026 National Team Trials Final- Open Section (-22.0 Elo, finished #7).

Rankings

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Botswana
#23
out of 183 players
Africa
#1,483
in continent
World
#49,596
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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8
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10
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Africa
1
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2,628
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,437
9
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10
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2,412
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1483🇧🇼Magowe Thabang1,894
World
1
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2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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9
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