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Makhuwa, Botho
🇧🇼FIDE 11317540· Male· Botswana· Born in 2005
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Botho Makhuwa, a 21-year-old player, is rated 1564. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 21 months (2022–2024) and 16 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: 2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Section A and 2025 FIDE RATED BOTSWANA JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - Open Section. His peak of 1626 was reached at age 19 (Mar 2024).
At junior level, he reached #12, #16, #11 and #7 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1564
Standard
Rpd1665·Blz—
All-time high
1626
−62 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 19
Mar 2024 · age 19
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#160,005
#160,005 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2026
65th 20-35 player nationally
at age 21 · rated 1564
May 2026
2025
12th U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1564
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+249 Elo)
1377 → 1626
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 19
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 19
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-62
1626 → 1564
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
6/ 1250.0%
5W2D5L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsBartlett Ezra1,756·2025 FIDE RATED BOTSWANA JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - Open Section·R5·-10.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/3 | #44 | 2048 | -37.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/3 | #28 | 2520 | -24.4 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Section A (-37.2 Elo, finished #44).
Rankings
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Botswana
#129
out of 182 players
Africa
#6,666
in continent
World
#159,987
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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