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Lekau, Ramokotjo
🇱🇸FIDE 14317281· Male· Lesotho· Born in 1991
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Ramokotjo Lekau, a 35-year-old player, is rated 1633. He has slipped back 80 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 BMI Lesotho Open Chess Championship-Prestige, 2026 New Year Opener Chess Championship, and 2025 Lesotho National Chess Championship. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 New Year Opener Chess Championship Blitz) recently. He took a 23-month break between Sep 2021 and Sep 2023. His peak of 1753 was reached at age 33 (Mar 2024); he also reached #2 nationally in Feb 2014 and spent 23 months in top 5.
Current rating
1633
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1672
All-time high
1753
−120 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 33
Mar 2024 · age 33
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#134,568
#134,568 · players worldwide · of 218,279
23 months in National top 5 (2014–2024)
23 months in National top 5 (2014–2024)
Career timeline
15 entries2024
23 months in national top 5
longest streak 16 months · since Feb 2014
Mar 2024
Best 12-month gain (+148 Elo)
1605 → 1753
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 33
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1753
at age 33 · −120 from today
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1605 → returned at 1589
Sep 2021
Re-crossed 1600
at age 30
Aug 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-80
1713 → 1633
Tournaments
5
36 games
Score
18/ 3650.0%
14W8D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/6 | #35 | 1447 | -30.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/6 | #15 | 1736 | -9.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #21 | 1847 | -9.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #13 | 1729 | -25.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/2 | #20 | 2586 | -6.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSechaba Khalema
🇱🇸LES·1785
+3 −6 =2
11 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsTokelo KlaasCM
🇱🇸LES·1882
+0 −4 =5
9 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsKhanyapa Theko
🇱🇸LES·1884
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsKhiba Selatela
🇱🇸LES·1660
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsRefuoe Ramakabane
🇱🇸LES·1574
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Lesotho
#33
out of 85 players
Africa
#5,459
in continent
World
#134,560
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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