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Gorata Mere
🇧🇼FIDE 11319739· Female· Botswana· Born in 2003
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Gorata Mere, a 23-year-old player, is rated 1591 — her current career high. She is on a steady climb with +63 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 NationaL Team Trials 2nd Round- Women Section, 2026 NationaL Team Trials- Women Section, and 2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge- Women Section.
At junior level, she reached #31, #32 and #23 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1591
Standard
Rpd1543·Blz1537
All-time high
1591
at best
May 2026 · age 23
May 2026 · age 23
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#150,390
#150,390 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
All-time peak 1591
at age 23
May 2026
2024
73rd 20-35 player nationally
at age 21 · rated 1559
Oct 2024
100 career games
at age 21
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+368 Elo)
1181 → 1549
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 21
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 21
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge- Women Sectionperf 1841 (+288) · 4/6 · #10
Top opponent
Evolution
+63
1528 → 1591
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
11.5/ 2154.8%
10W3D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAtlang Amolemo MosweuWCM1,826·2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge- Women Section·R1·+16.6
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsMoshoboro Sharell AronaWCM1,729·2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge- Women Section·R7·-5.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #8 | 1645 | +16.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #7 | 1854 | +20.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/6 | #10 | 1841 | +24.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsNalamalpu Eesha ReddyWCM
🇧🇼BOT·1798
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsMhate Lame
🇧🇼BOT·1517
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsLaone Phoebe MoshoboroWCM
🇧🇼BOT·1681
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsGosego Moseja
🇧🇼BOT·1403
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsLorato Dolly Thapelo
🇧🇼BOT·1610
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Botswana
#116
out of 183 players
Africa
#6,251
in continent
World
#150,375
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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