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Bokani Tswelelo
🇧🇼FIDE 11325364· Male· Botswana· Born in 2004
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Bokani Tswelelo, a 22-year-old player, is rated 1663. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 19-month break between Feb 2022 and Oct 2023. Recent appearance: 2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Section A. His peak of 1759 was reached at age 20 (Mar 2024); he also reached #66 nationally in Dec 2023.
At junior level, he reached #8 and #11 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1663
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1759
−96 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 20
Mar 2024 · age 20
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#122,966
#122,966 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+245 Elo)
1514 → 1759
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1759
at age 20 · −96 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Peak national rank: #66
at age 19 · rated 1617
Dec 2023
8th U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1617
Dec 2023
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Oct 2023
2022
11th U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1514
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-36
1699 → 1663
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3/ 650.0%
3W0D3L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsSebabole Tumisang Trevor1,535·2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Section A·R5·+12.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsGolekwamang Kebopetswe1,766·2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Section A·R4·-14.2
2.[L]vsManyenyengwa Karabo1,781·2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Section A·R2·-13.5
3.[L]vsGothusaone Laolang1,785·2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Section A·R6·-13.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/4 | #31 | 1908 | -36.0 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Section A (-36.0 Elo, finished #31).
Rankings
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Botswana
#94
out of 182 players
Africa
#4,810
in continent
World
#122,961
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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