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Makgabana Kunli
🇧🇼FIDE 11319038· Male· Botswana· Born in 2009
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Makgabana Kunli, a 17-year-old player, is rated 1429. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 15-month break between Jul 2024 and Nov 2025. Recent appearance: 2025 BCF Youth Chess Championships- Under 16 Boys Section. His peak of 1465 was reached at age 15 (Mar 2024).
At junior level, he reached #19, #11 and #10 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1429
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1465
−36 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 15
Mar 2024 · age 15
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#210,648
#210,648 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
19th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1429
Jun 2026
2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1435 → returned at 1429
Jul 2024
Best 12-month gain (+353 Elo)
1112 → 1465
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 15
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1465
at age 15 · −36 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-6
1435 → 1429
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
2W0D3L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/3 | #11 | 1643 | -5.6 |
Rankings
/
Botswana
#173
out of 183 players
Africa
#8,939
in continent
World
#210,332
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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