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Sebetlela Gaasite
🇧🇼FIDE 11318716· Male· Botswana· Born in 2004
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Sebetlela Gaasite, a 22-year-old player, is rated 2067 — just 5 short of his peak of 2072 (Feb 2026, age 22) and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈34/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. Also played 1 rapid (including Bunnies Academy Junior Chess Championship- Open Section) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 Above & Beyond Travel Fide Rated Blitz Chess Championship) recently. He reached #2 nationally in Nov 2025 and has been in top 3 for 13 months and counting.
At junior level, he reached #1, #2 and #1 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2067
Standard
Rpd2064·Blz2009
All-time high
2072
−5 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 22
Feb 2026 · age 22
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#18,755 · players worldwide · of 218,279
National top 3 since Jun 2025
National top 3 since Jun 2025
Career timeline
12 entries2026
13 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 13 months · since Jun 2025
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2072
at age 22 · −5 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #2
at age 21 · rated 2054
Nov 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 21
Jun 2025
2024
1st U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1981
Aug 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 19
Nov 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+25
2042 → 2067
Tournaments
5
27 games
Score
18.5/ 2768.5%
13W11D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/7 | #3 | 2037 | -5.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #3 | 2010 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/5 | #2 | 2278 | +19.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #18 | 2647 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/7 | #9 | 2105 | +12.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsThuso MosuthaCM
🇧🇼BOT·1981
+5 −1 =6
12 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsKeletshabile Monnaatsheko
🇧🇼BOT·2072
+1 −3 =4
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsBokamoso Simon
🇧🇼BOT·1891
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsMpene ThutoCM
🇧🇼BOT·2009
+0 −0 =6
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsKgotlane Oratile
🇧🇼BOT·1981
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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Botswana
#3
out of 183 players
Africa
#365
in continent
World
#18,755
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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| 3 | 2,067 | |
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| 365 | 2,067 | |
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