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Suresh Babu Goutham
🇧🇼FIDE 11327375· Male· Botswana· Born in 2011
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Suresh Babu Goutham, a 15-year-old player, is rated 1488. He has slipped back 75 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 National youth team Finals- under 16 Open section, 2026 BCF National Youth Chess Championships- Under 16 Boys Section, and 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 14 OPEN. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Blitz Open Section) recently. His peak of 1591 was reached at age 13 (Nov 2024).
At junior level, he reached #13 and #3 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1488
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1444
All-time high
1591
−103 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 13
Nov 2024 · age 13
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#190,303
#190,303 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
13th U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1549
Jan 2026
2025
3rd U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1567
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Nov 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Nov 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 13
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1591
at age 13 · −103 from today
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-75
1563 → 1488
Tournaments
7
49 games
Score
29.5/ 4960.2%
25W9D15L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMohanakrishnan Madhav1,530·2026 BCF National Youth Chess Championships- Under 16 Boys Section·R3·+20.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAnanda Hariharan1,572·2026 BCF National Youth Chess Championships- Under 16 Boys Section·R4·-17.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/4 | #75 | 2547 | -36.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/3 | #4 | 2305 | -8.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/4 | #6 | 2373 | -15.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/4 | #26 | 2546 | -7.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/4 | #7 | 1995 | -2.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/2 | #6 | 2324 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/2 | #29 | 2533 | -2.4 |
Worst Elo result: 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U16 Boys) (-36.0 Elo, finished #75).
Rankings
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Botswana
#159
out of 183 players
Africa
#8,103
in continent
World
#190,230
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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