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Raymond Maretlwaneng
🇧🇼FIDE 11318309· Male· Botswana· Born in 2006
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Raymond Maretlwaneng, a 20-year-old player, is rated 1767 — just 16 short of his peak of 1783 (Jan 2026, age 20). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 NationaL Team Trials-- Open Section, 2026 NationaL Team Trials- Open Section, and 2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Section A. He took a 15-month break between Jan 2024 and May 2025. He reached #53 nationally in Jun 2023.
At junior level, he reached #3, #2, #3 and #5 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1767
Standard
Rpd1716·Blz—
All-time high
1783
−16 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 20
Jan 2026 · age 20
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#86,863
#86,863 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
All-time peak 1783
at age 20 · −16 from today
Jan 2026
2025
3rd U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1770
Oct 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1619 → returned at 1756
Jan 2024
100 career games
at age 18
Jan 2024
2023
Peak national rank: #53
at age 17 · rated 1721
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
2025 FIDE RATED BOTSWANA JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - Open Sectionperf 2420 (+650) · 6/5 · #3
Evolution
+11
1756 → 1767
Tournaments
4
19 games
Score
13.5/ 1971.1%
13W1D5L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsDarius Patlo Banda1,697·2025 FIDE RATED BOTSWANA JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - Open Section·R7·+7.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/4 | #40 | 1797 | -16.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #22 | 2671 | +12.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/3 | #24 | 2558 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/5 | #3 | 2420 | +15.0 |
Rankings
/
Botswana
#61
out of 183 players
Africa
#3,053
in continent
World
#86,861
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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