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Mothata, Omaatla Aobakwe
🇿🇦FIDE 14331322· Male· South Africa· Born in 2006
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Omaatla Aobakwe Mothata, a 20-year-old South African player, is rated 1590 — just 15 short of his peak of 1605 (Mar 2025, age 19). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: 2026 Northern Cape Open Chess Championship (B) and Spartan Bishops Inter-Regional Chess Championships 2025 Elite (U20).
At junior level, he reached #67, #50, #23 and #29 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1590
Standard
Rpd1524·Blz1524
All-time high
1605
−15 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 19
Mar 2025 · age 19
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#150,281
#150,281 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2025
67th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1605
Apr 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Mar 2025
All-time peak 1605
at age 19 · −15 from today
Mar 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+289 Elo)
1298 → 1587
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1590 → 1590
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
8.5/ 1270.8%
8W1D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsEthan Van Vreede1,655·Spartan Bishops Inter-Regional Chess Championships 2025 Elite (U20)·R5·-8.2
3.[L]vsLebogang Difotso1,739·Spartan Bishops Inter-Regional Chess Championships 2025 Elite (U20)·R2·-6.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/3 | #8 | 2384 | -0.4 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 3/2 | #7 | 2497 | -15.0 |
Worst Elo result: Spartan Bishops Inter-Regional Chess Championships 2025 Elite (U20) (-15.0 Elo, finished #7).
Rankings
/
South Africa
#966
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#6,184
in continent
World
#150,266
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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