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Otimile Melisa
🇧🇼FIDE 11324678· Female· Botswana· Born in 2014
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Otimile Melisa, a 12-year-old player, is rated 1437 — just 24 short of her peak of 1461 (Jan 2026, age 12). She has fluctuated between 1413 and 1461 over the past 2 years. 21 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 NationaL Team Trials 2nd Round- Women Section, 2026 NationaL Team Trials- Women Section, and 2025 Botswana International Youths and Cadets Chess Championships-U12&U14&U16&18 Girls.
At junior level, she reached #4 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1437
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1427
All-time high
1461
−24 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 12
Jan 2026 · age 12
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#206,988
#206,988 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
4th U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1461
Jan 2026
Best 12-month gain (+35 Elo)
1426 → 1461
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1461
at age 12 · −24 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1400
at age 11
Aug 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 11
Aug 2025
First FIDE rating
1426 · at age 11
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
5
31 games
Score
13/ 3141.9%
13W0D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsMotheo Petlele1,461·2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge- Women Section·R5·-18.0
3.[L]vsJohn Oratile Petronel1,502·2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge- Women Section·R2·-15.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/7 | #13 | 1398 | -25.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #9 | 1774 | +48.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/1 | #16 | 2358 | -11.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/4 | #21 | 768 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/4 | #7 | 1507 | 0.0 |
Rankings
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Botswana
#176
out of 182 players
Africa
#8,671
in continent
World
#206,742
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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