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Ramakabane, Refuoe
🇱🇸FIDE 14317311· Male· Lesotho· Born in 1983
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Refuoe Ramakabane, a 43-year-old player, is rated 1574. He has fluctuated between 1547 and 1652 over the past 2 years. 16 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 BMI Lesotho Open Chess Championship-Open Section, 2026 New Year Opener Chess Championship, and 2025 Lesotho National Chess Championship. Also played 1 rapid (including Summer Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including 2026 New Year Opener Chess Championship Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2016–2017) and 23 months (2021–2023). His peak of 1689 was reached at age 41 (Mar 2024); he also reached #2 nationally in Feb 2014 and spent 12 months in top 5.
Current rating
1574
Standard
Rpd1693·Blz1624
All-time high
1689
−115 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 41
Mar 2024 · age 41
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#156,257
#156,257 · players worldwide · of 216,808
12 months in National top 5 (2014–2015)
12 months in National top 5 (2014–2015)
Career timeline
16 entries2024
100 career games
at age 41
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+161 Elo)
1528 → 1689
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 41
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 41
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1689
at age 41 · −115 from today
Mar 2024
1st 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 1482
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+16
1558 → 1574
Tournaments
4
28 games
Score
17/ 2860.7%
14W6D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/3 | #3 | 2312 | +27.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/3 | #34 | 2385 | -18.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #43 | 1976 | -31.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/5 | #6 | 2596 | +39.0 |
Rankings
/
Lesotho
#48
out of 85 players
Africa
#6,486
in continent
World
#156,240
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Lesotho
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World
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