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Petlele, Motheo

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FIDEFIDE 14329506· Female· South Africa· Born in 2005

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Motheo Petlele, a 21-year-old South African player, is rated 1473 — just 9 short of her peak of 1482 (Jul 2024, age 19). She has fluctuated between 1416 and 1482 over the past 2 years. 36 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bojanala Closed Chess Championships 2026 (Ladies), 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (Adults), and COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Open Event. Also played 1 blitz event (including COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Blitz Open Event) recently.

At junior level, she reached #82 and #30 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1473

Standard

Rpd1460·Blz1497

All-time high

1482

−9 pts below
Jul 2024 · age 19

Activity

21

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#195,872

#195,872 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2024
82nd South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1482
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+382 Elo)
1100 → 1482
Jul 2024
All-time peak 1482
at age 19 · −9 from today
Jul 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 19
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 19
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 ZONE 4.5 AFRICA CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN
perf 2112 (+696) · 4/5 · #16
Top opponent
vs Amir Muqqri Mohd Saprin 1,910
COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Open Event · Nov 2025 · +8.7 Elo
Evolution
+12
1461 → 1473
Tournaments
7
53 games
Score
20/ 5337.7%
20W7D26L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Bojanala Closed Chess Championships 2026 (Ladies)
Swiss
Feb 20263/5#41597+19.8
2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (Adults)
Open Swiss
Dec 20252.5/5#181689+10.2
COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Open Event
Open Swiss
Nov 20253/9#781614+25.0
2025 ZONE 4.5 AFRICA CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN
Open Swiss
Oct 20254/5#162112-8.8
Bojanalas FIDE ON THE ORION EXPRESS (Rooks)
Swiss
Oct 20253.5/2#392370-3.2
Bojanala's Rusties - The Champions' tournament (Rooks)
Swiss
Sep 20252/2#282357-14.0
2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge- Women Section
Open Swiss
Jul 20252/4#261709-17.0
Worst Elo result: 2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge- Women Section (-17.0 Elo, finished #26).

Rankings

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South Africa
#1,540
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#8,348
in continent
World
#195,775
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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8
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Africa
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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8
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9
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10
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8348🇿🇦Petlele, Motheo1,473
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195775🇿🇦Petlele, Motheo1,473