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John Oratile Petronel
🇧🇼FIDE 11317442· Female· Botswana· Born in 1998
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John Oratile Petronel, a 28-year-old player, is rated 1487 — just 15 short of her peak of 1502 (May 2025, age 27). She plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge- Women Section.
Competes as a woman since 2019. Previously known as Oratile John (until Jul 2022). At junior level, she reached #18 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1487
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1502
−15 pts below
May 2025 · age 27
May 2025 · age 27
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#190,707
#190,707 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Crossed 1500
at age 27
May 2025
All-time peak 1502
at age 27 · −15 from today
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+366 Elo)
1122 → 1488
May 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 26
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 26
Mar 2024
2022
Renamed to John Oratile Petronel
at age 24
Jul 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-15
1502 → 1487
Tournaments
1
12 games
Score
2/ 1216.7%
5W0D7L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNalamalpu Eesha ReddyWCM1,781·2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge- Women Section·R4·-3.1
2.[L]vsOtimile MayaWCM1,813·2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge- Women Section·R7·-2.6
3.[L]vsTanaka Dziyanyi1,819·2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge- Women Section·R1·-2.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/4 | #24 | 1804 | -16.8 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge- Women Section (-16.8 Elo, finished #24).
Rankings
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Botswana
#160
out of 183 players
Africa
#8,120
in continent
World
#190,631
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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