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Mokgathi Kebonyephenyo
🇧🇼FIDE 11319623· Male· Botswana· Born in 2001
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Mokgathi Kebonyephenyo, a 25-year-old player, is rated 1850 — just 17 short of his peak of 1867 (Nov 2024, age 23). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Open Section. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 Above & Beyond Travel Fide Rated Blitz Chess Championship) recently. He reached #26 nationally in Jul 2025.
At junior level, he reached #4 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1850
Standard
Rpd1752·Blz1883
All-time high
1867
−17 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 23
Nov 2024 · age 23
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#61,468
#61,468 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
Peak national rank: #26
at age 24 · rated 1866
Jul 2025
2024
All-time peak 1867
at age 23 · −17 from today
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+164 Elo)
1651 → 1815
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 23
Mar 2024
100 career games
at age 23
Mar 2024
2020
4th U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1658
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-16
1866 → 1850
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
1/ 425.0%
1W0D3L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/4 | #30 | 1698 | -15.8 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Open Section (-15.8 Elo, finished #30).
Most-Played Opponents
vsMabengane Ikageng
🇧🇼BOT·1858
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsThuso MosuthaCM
🇧🇼BOT·1981
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Jun 2024
View head-to-head →
vsKuda Bayani
🇧🇼BOT·1903
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Mar 2024
View head-to-head →
vsMhusiwa Thabiso Junior
🇧🇼BOT·1850
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2024
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Botswana
#30
out of 183 players
Africa
#1,940
in continent
World
#61,467
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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